Platte City Chiropractic

11/11/2025

11/04/2025

This is a great visual to explain what the "chicken moves" (retraction/ B) are doing to your neck; show how the move can stretch so much with such a simple movement.

10/28/2025

We will be closed this Friday, for Halloween!
We got plenty spots left, for the next two days, schedule online or give us a call!

10/23/2025

The office will be closed today (10.23.25); I should be back tomorrow morning. The crud that is going around finally got me.

09/22/2025

Get in early this week!
The office will be closed from this Thursday (9.25) to the following Thursday (10.2).

09/04/2025

Now this is how you build scapular stability!
Anyone that has come to me with a shoulder problem knows how I feel about scapular stability.

08/28/2025

Get in today or tomorrow and enjoy the long weekend!

08/26/2025

Are inversion tables a good idea?
It depends. If it is a spinal muscle/ a postural stretch, then it should help. If it is a sharp stabbing pain in the center of her spine, then no it will not.
Rule of thumb:
If you're really tight, try it out.
If you feel unstable then stay away.

08/21/2025

An interesting question: is osteoarthritis (OA) a normal aging process or a disease process?
The answer: OA is more of a disease process than a normal aging process.

1) There is more degradative enzyme activity in OA but not in normal aging cartilage.
2) Denatured type II collagen is found in both but more predominant in OA.
3) The expression of chondroitin-sulfate epitope (which is only seen in fetal and neonatal cartilage) in OA.
4) They differ in water content (within the joint) and in the ratio of chondroitin-sulfate to keratin sulfate constituents.

08/19/2025

First day of school!