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What’s the Best Way to Lift Things Safely?

If I had a dollar for every time someone came in here because they’d wrecked their back lifting something incorrectly, those dollar bills would probably circumnavigate the globe. People sometimes get into an “auto-pilot” state and fail to think critically about what they’re doing. When they realize they’ve made a mistake, it’s too late. They’re […]

woman sitting at the computer with neck pain

We’ve talked about “text neck” and proper sitting posture before, but I have so many people coming to me with complaints caused by sedentary work styles that I’m revisiting the whole sitting at a computer question. When you work at a computer for long hours, every day, it’s normal for your body to respond negatively. […]

What is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome? Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome has the common name of shin splints. It’s an injury that typically forms when the tendons, bone tissue and muscles are overworked, and generally occurs when an exercise activity is intensified. We see many people weekly in our New York Clinic here in Manhatten and […]

Matching patients with the right medical practitioner can be tough. Not everyone “clicks” and most patients need to feel comfortable with the clinicians treating them. As a matter of fact, I’d be willing to say that it’s a key factor in treatment. You need to like the person who’s treating you, but you also need […]

Life hack for neck and shoulder pain Do you find you get neck and shoulder pain by sitting at your desk on the computer often? This is one of the biggest problems we see with office workers in New York, so we’ve come up with five quick life hacks to help get your pain to […]

We realize life gets crazy sometimes and you are not always able to get in and see us at Back and Body in our Manhattan location when you have a problem, although we would always encourage you to come in especially if you have a more serious issue. We know many of you get tight […]

Opioid Crisis Might Be Worse than You Think Says New York Chiropractor One of the big news stories at the moment is the opioid crisis that the country is facing, not only from illegal drugs, but also prescription drugs as many have succumbed to addiction there as well. It is truly tragic and the problems […]

Are you dragging yourself to work every day with back pain? Maybe it’s just intermittent, but when it hits, it hits hard. You may be missing work days because of back pain when it’s at its worst. 1 in 4 working people in the USA today experiences at least one back pain event in a […]

A lot of people are leery about acupuncture. And it’s not just the needles. People are suspicious of the discipline, because it’s not sited in the Western Medical tradition. This aspect of public opinion is familiar to me. As a chiropractor, I know that my own discipline has faced public skepticism. The fact is that […]

young people standing in the street looking at their mobile devices

The breakfast table. The conference room. The subway. The sidewalk. The coffee shop. It doesn’t matter where you are. All around you, people’s heads are bowed over their mobile devices. Our obsession with mobile communications is taking a toll in the form of the dreaded text neck. And it’s no wonder. That melon on top […]