D'Iberville Chiropractic & Rehabilitation

12/01/2025

Exercises And Stretches For Upper Right Back Pain Relief
🔶 Gentle Shoulder Blade Squeeze

▪️Sit or stand tall with arms at your sides.
▪️Slowly squeeze your shoulder blades together as if you’re tucking them into your back pockets.
▪️Hold for 5 seconds, then relax. Repeat 10–12 times.
👉 This strengthens the rhomboid and trapezius muscles, which often become weak from poor posture.

🔶 Seated Thoracic Extension
▪️Sit in a sturdy chair with a backrest at mid-spine level.
▪️Place your hands behind your head.
▪️Lean your upper back over the chair edge while keeping your lower back stable.
▪️Hold for 5 seconds, then return. Repeat 8–10 times.
This opens the chest, stretches tight muscles, and mobilizes stiff vertebrae.

🔶 Cat-Cow Stretch
▪️Start on your hands and knees.
▪️As you exhale, round your spine upward like a cat.
▪️As you inhale, lower your belly and lift your chest.
▪️Continue for 10 slow breaths.
This yoga-inspired move keeps the thoracic spine flexible and reduces stiffness.

🔶 Wall Angels
▪️Stand with your back against a wall, feet slightly forward.
▪️Keep your lower back pressed gently into the wall.
▪️Slowly raise your arms up and down like making a snow angel.
▪️Perform for 1–2 minutes.
This trains the shoulder stabilizers and improves posture, reducing strain in the upper right back.

🔶 Upper Back Foam Rolling Routine
▪️Lie on your back with a foam roller placed horizontally under the shoulder blades.
▪️Cross your arms across your chest or support your head.
▪️Roll slowly up and down the upper back for 1–2 minutes.
▪️Pause on tight spots and breathe deeply.
Foam rolling helps release muscle knots and improves blood flow to stiff tissues.

Stretching exercises

12/01/2025

11/28/2025

🔹 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞 (𝐂𝐆𝐇)

👉Cervicogenic headache is a chronic, typically unilateral headache originating from the upper cervical spine (C1–C3), including bony structures and myofascial tissues. Pain is referred to the head, often affecting the occiput and/or eyes.

👉The C1–C3 nerve roots transmit pain to the trigeminocervical nucleus, a region in the upper cervical spinal cord where sensory fibers from the trigeminal nerve and upper cervical roots converge. This anatomical and functional link allows pain to be referred bidirectionally between the neck and the face/head.

👉Additionally, convergence of sensorimotor fibers from the spinal accessory nerve (CN XI) and upper cervical nerves may also contribute to cervical pain being referred to the head.

💡𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬:
𝑫𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝒕𝒚𝒑𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍.
Common findings:
• Cervical spine movement dysfunction
• Muscle impairments
• Joint dysfunction in the upper cervical spine
• Pain/tenderness in upper neck, head fascia, TMJ, and mandible
• History may reveal repetitive motion, prolonged static postures, or past injury.
• Pain is usually unilateral but can be bilateral.
• May report dizziness or light-headedness, but fainting is a red flag.

Bogduk et al (2004,2023)

Disclaimer:
👉 Sharing a study is NOT an endorsement.
👉 You should read the original research yourself and be critical.

11/27/2025

We would like to wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving! In observance of Thanksgiving our office will be closed Thursday Nov 27th and Friday Nov 28th. We will be back in the office Monday Dec 1st. Thankful for all of you.❤️🙏

11/27/2025

The spinal cord connects the brain and body, carrying vital communication to the brain and instructions back out to the body.

If this feedback loop is disconnected or has interference, it can create dysfunction in every system of the body.

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11/26/2025

11/25/2025

Cutting added sugar for only one week can create noticeable changes in how your body functions. Within the first day, your energy becomes more steady because your blood sugar isn’t jumping up and down. Cravings may appear at first, but your system quickly adjusts as it begins relying on more natural sources of fuel.

By the middle of the week, many people experience lighter digestion, reduced bloating, and a clearer sense of focus. Taste buds begin to reset, making whole foods more satisfying. Some early markers linked to heart wellness such as smoother energy patterns and better hydration can also start to improve during this period.

By day seven, most people report better clarity, more stable energy, and a general feeling of balance. While long-term habits create the biggest benefits, this short experiment shows how even small reductions in sugar can help your body feel more refreshed, steady, and resilient.

Source / Credit:
Inspired by wellness research summaries and nutritional guidance from reputable health organizations.

11/25/2025

🌐 The Suboccipital Region: Where Your Neck, Eyes, and Balance Systems Meet

At The Functional Neurology Center, we often talk about how the neck, eyes, and vestibular system (inner ear balance system) must work together for you to feel stable, coordinated, and symptom-free.
One of the most important—but most overlooked—areas involved in this integration is the suboccipital region, located just beneath the base of your skull.

📍 What Lives in the Suboccipital Region?
This small but powerful area includes:
▪ Re**us capitis muscles (major & minor)
▪ Obliquus capitis muscles (superior & inferior)
▪ The suboccipital nerve
▪ Critical blood supply such as the vertebral artery
▪ Deep cervical veins and arteries
▪ Attachments to the atlas (C1) and axis (C2)

These muscles have dense proprioceptive receptors—meaning they constantly send information to your brain about head position and movement.

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👁️ How This Area Connects to Your Eyes

Your eye movements are directly linked to activity in the upper cervical spine through pathways that help stabilize your vision when your head moves.
When these deep neck muscles become tight, injured, or dysfunctional, they can disrupt:
• Smooth pursuit eye movements
• Gaze stability
• Visual focus
• Eye-neck coordination

This is why patients with upper neck dysfunction often report:
✔ Blurry vision
✔ Trouble focusing
✔ Eye strain
✔ “Motion sensitivity” or dizziness when moving their eyes

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🌀 How This Area Connects to Your Vestibular (Balance) System

The suboccipital region communicates directly with your vestibular nuclei in the brainstem.
If there is irritation, weakness, or compensation in these muscles, you may experience:
• Vertigo
• Disequilibrium
• Difficulty walking in busy environments
• Feeling “off balance”
• Sensitivity to bending, turning, or looking up
• Cervical dizziness or cervicogenic headache

This is one reason why chronic dizziness patients often don’t improve until both the vestibular system and the upper cervical system are rehabilitated together.

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💡 Why We Focus on This Area at The FNC

During your exam and rehabilitation program, we assess:
🔹 Suboccipital muscle tone and activation
🔹 Cervical joint position error
🔹 Eye tracking and gaze stability
🔹 Vestibular reflexes
🔹 How your neck muscles respond to movement, balance tasks, and visual demand

Our treatment may include:
▪ Vestibular-ocular rehabilitation
▪ Cervical proprioceptive training
▪ Targeted strengthening of the suboccipital muscles
▪ Manual therapies
▪ Neuro-visual integration
▪ Customized vestibular rehab using VR, GyroStim, and motion platforms
▪ Laser, ARPwave, and neuromuscular re-education

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⭐ Why This Matters

Your upper neck is not just “neck muscles.”
It is a neurological control center that influences your:
✨ balance
✨ vision
✨ posture
✨ spatial awareness
✨ dizziness
✨ headaches
✨ even your autonomic nervous system

When this system is out of sync, daily life can feel overwhelming.
When it’s restored, patients often feel grounded, steady, and clear.

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If you’re struggling with chronic dizziness, headaches, neck pain, or persistent visual-motion sensitivity, we can help.
📩 Email us at info@theFNC.com
📞 612-223-8590

11/24/2025

Shortie video about probably the most prominent neck muscle: The sternocleidomastoid muscle!

http://bit.ly/2w6fsAz

11/21/2025

A revolutionary treatment that stops pain at its source

Australia has unveiled a medical breakthrough that feels like the future arriving early. Scientists have introduced the world’s first MRI machine capable of freezing tumours and relieving deep, stubborn pain without a single surgical cut. This technology blends the precision of advanced imaging with the power of extreme cold, opening a new path of healing for patients who desperately need safer and gentler options.

For years, traditional surgery has been the primary method for removing tumours or treating chronic nerve pain. But surgery carries risks like infection, long recovery times, and the possibility of damaging healthy tissue. Many patients are too fragile to undergo such procedures, leaving them with limited choices and lingering discomfort. This new MRI-based freezing technique challenges those old limitations by offering a non-invasive alternative that targets the problem with pinpoint accuracy.

Inside the machine, doctors can watch the tumour in real time while directing a beam of intense cold straight to its core. The frozen cells shut down, stop growing, and eventually die off, all while surrounding tissues remain unharmed. Because no incision is needed, patients may experience less pain, shorter recovery times, and a lower chance of complications. Some people who have lived with chronic pain for years may finally find relief without facing the risks of major surgery.

This innovation also changes how we think about cancer care and pain management. It shows that treatment does not always need to be aggressive or invasive to be effective. Instead, precision and careful targeting can achieve results that once seemed unreachable. As this technology evolves, it may become a lifeline for patients who cannot undergo surgery or who need a safer alternative.

With breakthroughs like this, medicine moves closer to a future where healing becomes gentler, smarter, and more humane. New solutions are rising and offering hope in places where hope once felt out of reach.

11/21/2025

The nervous system will adapt—until it can't.

That’s when compensations turn into dysfunction.
When the threshold is breached, symptoms begin to surface: behavioral changes, sleep disruption, emotional dysregulation, immune challenges.

This is especially important in pediatrics, where compensatory patterns can go unnoticed for months—sometimes years—before they fully express.
In chiropractic, our role is to identify these patterns before the threshold breaks.

To restore proper neurological input, reduce stress on the system, and raise that threshold—naturally.
In this article, I explore how the neurological threshold is formed, how it’s breached, and how specific chiropractic interventions can restore balance.

Read the full article:
🔗 drmartinrosen.com/the-neurological-threshold

11/20/2025

What if behavioral challenges aren't just psychological—but neurological?

The nervous system controls emotional regulation, sensory processing, and behavior. When it's compromised (often from birth trauma or structural imbalances), children struggle to adapt and self-regulate.

The reality: 15-20% of children are neurodivergent, 54% have chronic health issues. Common ≠ Normal.

🚩 Early warning signs to watch for: Flattened head shape, mouth breathing, poor sleep, delayed milestones, frequent arching

Addressing cranial and spinal imbalances can restore nervous system function, allowing children to adapt, regulate, and thrive—naturally.

Behavior is communication. Symptoms signal a system under strain. When we address the cause—not just the symptom—we give children their greatest potential.

Learn more at drmartinrosen.com