Palmer Chiropractic and Wellness

07/04/2023

Not bad for 45 trips around the sun…Happy 4th!!!

10/11/2022

07/18/2022

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”

Palmer Chiropractic 3217 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com
Open Mon.-Fri. 9am-2pm
Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 3101-802-0100

For the elderly adult, falls can result in severe injury and a loss of independence. One major cause for serious falls in the older population is dizziness. While there are many causes of dizziness, one that is often overlooked is dysfunction in the cervical spine that affects proprioception, or

05/09/2022

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:

“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”

Palmer Chiropractic, 3217 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com

Open Mon.-Fri. 9AM-2PM

Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-200-5995

Low back pain (LBP) can have many causes. The primary goal of the chiropractic physician is to identify the main pain generator(s) and manage the patient accordingly. When first presenting for care, the patient tells us (the doctor of chiropractic) about their complaint in the history por

04/25/2022

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”

Palmer Chiropractic: 3217 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com
Open Mon.-Fri. 9am-2pm
Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-802-0100

Headaches are a very common problem that can have multiple causes ranging from stress to trauma.  To make matters worse, there are MANY different types of headaches. One such type is the “cervicogenic headache” (others include migraines, cluster headaches, etc.). The main

03/21/2022

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:

“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
Palmer Chiropractic, 3217 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com
Open Mon.-Fri 9am-2pm
Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-802-0100

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) develops when the median nerve is pinched at the palm-side of the wrist causing numbness in the index, third, and thumb-side half of the ring/fourth finger. Since the median nerve passes through the neck, it’s possible that dysfunction in the neck can interfere

12/09/2021

“To the best of my ability, I agree to
provide my patients convenient, affordable,
and mainstream Chiropractic care.
I will not use unnecessary long-term
treatment plans and/or therapies.”]

Palmer Chiropractic
3217 Highland Ave, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Office Hours Monday-Friday 9am-2pm
Walk Ins Welcome
310-802-0100
drchristopherpalmerblog.com

Running is a form of exercise that many people utilize to stay in shape, lose weight, and reduce stress, among other reasons. While many avid runners do their best to ignore hip pain while on the road, trail, track, or treadmill, there is a point when their pain forces them to seek care. Let&rsqu

11/17/2021

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:

“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”

Palmer Chiropractic, 3217 Manhattan Beach CA 90266

www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com

Open Mon.-Fri. 9am-2pm

Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-802-0100

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a debilitating disorder affecting the median nerve as it passes through the wrist and into the hand. In addition, median nerve compression can also occur in the neck region, making some patients’ problems more complex. At its essence, carpal tunnel syndrome is a di

11/04/2021

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:

“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”

Palmer Chiropractic 3217 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.DrChristopherPalmerBlog.com
Open Mon.-Fri. Hours 9-2pm
Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-802-0100

Has your chiropractor ever asked, “Did you do your exercises?” How did you respond? If you’re like 96% of the general population, you probably scrambled, looking for excuses that your chiropractor would “buy.” Of course, he or she is not out to humiliate you or make

12/16/2020

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken
The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
Palmer Chiropractic 3217 Highland Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
www.drchristopherpalmerblog.com
Open Monday-Friday 9am-1pm
Walk-Ins Welcome or To Make an Appointment, Call 310-802-0100

When it comes to a condition like low back pain, does it matter what type of healthcare provider a patient initially visits for treatment? A study published in 2015 looked at this question and found that the type of healthcare provider a patient initially consulted had a dramatic effect on both t

12/14/2020

Zero talk about this on a daily basis by the “officials”

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Patients admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 and vitamin D deficiency showed a 3.7-fold increased odds of death. Men in the advanced stages of COVID-19 pneumonia had the greatest deficit.