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All About Heat Therapy
Last month we discussed when to use heat vs. ice therapy for pain. This month we're going to deep dive into heat therapy, when to use it, for how long, and much more. How it Works When you warm up a sore joint or tight muscle, your blood vessels enlarge. This allows...
Heat or Ice? Which is Better for Your Pain?
Have you ever found yourself with an ache or pain wondering, "Should I apply heat or ice?" Here we'll explain which situations call for heat and which call for ice, as well as what to do if neither is helping. First off, a general rule of thumb is to use ice for...
Is Stress Sneaking In Through Your Food?
We've all got enough on our plates-too much stress shouldn't be one of them! And when we say plate, we mean that literally. Stressors can be found all around us, even in our food. That's why when you’re feeling stressed, it's important to skip the comfort food and...
7 Surprising Causes of Back Pain
Back pain plagues more than 1 in 10 people worldwide. And when we think of back pain, we often think of injury, accident, or overuse. But there are many other, less commonly known, causes of back pain. Knowing these may help you pinpoint the cause of your pain and...
Natural Headache Relief
Does the current state of the world have you experiencing more headaches than normal? Tension, anxiety, stress... These can trigger headaches in anyone at any time. But there are natural ways to relieve headache pain and calm the tension causing it. Hydrate –...
How to Spot Dehydration & Increase Your Water Intake
Did you know that by the time we feel thirsty, we are often already dehydrated? And since our fluid levels affect our ability to control our temperature, pulse, blood pressure, digestion and millions of other functions, it's something to take seriously. Common Ways We...
The Thing About Pain
Pain is serious. And relieving it is big business. Those who suffer from pain spend billions seeking its relief. In fact, pain is often what prompts people to visit our practice. It turns out there are some very important reasons why we're equipped to sense pain....
10 Reasons to Avoid Sugar
While nutrition experts tend to disagree on a variety of topics, they all seem to agree that we're consuming far too much sugar. Besides contributing to the obesity epidemic, sugar in its various forms is causing diabetes cases to skyrocket. Sugar, in its many forms,...
Stress and Your Spine
Many of the problems that show up in the spine are the result of our attempts at accommodating stress. Stress is part of everyday living, and the COVID-19 global pandemic is the biggest crisis to happen in our lifetime. Long story short–it’s understandable if you’re...
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