Chiropractic & Pain Relief Blog

Between 1999 and 2008 the mean inflationary adjusted costs for ambulatory neck and/or back pain in the United States increased by a factor of 95%.1 According to the study by Davis et al the largest proportion of increased costs are associated with specialty visits rather than primary consultations, clearly indicating that spine care places a tremendous burden upon the health care system. In addition primary care physicians are overburdened with managing the needs of diabetic and high blood pressure patients. This has caused a gap in the healthcare system for those patient with back and neck pain disorders.

Texting has made communication swifter and more accessible than ever before, but that is not without pitfalls. Texting is distracting, and texting while driving has been documented as even more dangerous than drinking behind the wheel. Texting can exacerbate joint pain and, in more serious conditions, lead to neurological damage. With eyes glued down to a screen, texting can lead to everyday aches and pains.

On average, how many minutes a day do you think you spend on your smartphone texting, checking your email, playing games, or searching one of your many downloaded apps? Ten? Twenty? Sixty? More?

A recent study from the Journal of Behavioral Addictions that has found that young woman typically spend 10 hours daily engaged with their cell phones. No, that isn't a typo. They spend roughly ten hours.

A recent study of laser therapy and athletic performance revealed that when laser light treatments were applied to specific muscle groups soon after a workout muscle strength improved by 55% compared to working out alone over a 12 week period. Get the most from your workouts and perform better in competition with laser treatments.