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What is “Swedish Massage”?

Swedish massage is perhaps the most widely known and frequently requested full-body massage technique. The interesting thing is that the name “Swedish massage” itself is only used in countries that speak English or Dutch, and also in Hungary. In fact, the name is not used in Sweden. In most parts of the world, this technique […]

Top 5 Ways to Improve Your Digestion

A well-functioning digestive system is crucial to maintaining your body’s overall health. Without it, you are likely to have bowel problems and suffer from digestive upsets, not to mention a host of other conditions that can result from not getting enough nutrients from the food you eat. The digestive system affects all the other systems […]

How Chiropractic Care Has Helped Me: Introducing Tony Schumacher

Tony Schumacher is a seven-time world champion in the NHRA Top Fuel class of drag racing. During his long career, this race car hero has set all kinds of speed records. In 1999, he was the first driver to break the 330 MPH barrier during competition. However, things took a turn for the worse on […]

The Dos and Don’ts of Donating Blood

Every once in a while, we see or hear news reports about an especially devastating natural disaster happening somewhere in the world. Such catastrophes—whether typhoons, earthquakes or tornados—frequently involve large numbers of serious injuries that require blood transfusions for people to survive. In those moments of enormous need, the International Red Cross and other organizations […]

Is Arthritis in Your Genes? Here’s What You Should Know

There are more than 200 different types of arthritis, and the bulk of them are not what medical researchers and clinicians would call “hereditary” conditions. However, the genetic makeup of some individuals can make it MORE LIKELY that they will develop certain types of arthritis. We call this a “genetic predisposition”. It’s important to understand […]

Do Some Foods Really Help Us Sleep Better?

It’s not hard to find stories in the media about people who claim to be able to live their lives with little or no sleep. Some stories are meant to be sensational—a Vietnamese man reportedly spent the last 33 years without sleep and suffered no ill effects. Other stories just highlight quirky bits of research—one […]

What Does a Chiropractic Occupational Health (DACBOH) Specialist Do?

A chiropractic occupational health specialist helps to prevent and treat workplace injuries. Would you believe that workplace ailments have been a topic of medical concern for over 300 years? In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Bernardino Ramazinni, an Italian physician, had pinpointed over 4 dozen health problems from work-related events or conditions. In […]

What is “Rolfing?”

Rolfing is a trademarked system of body tissue manipulation therapy. Also known as Structural Integration, this therapy is said to “organize the whole body in gravity.” Led by the work of Ida Pauline Rolf who developed the approach in the 1930s in New York, the Rolf Institute of Structural Integration (RISI, founded 1971) is the […]

Keys to a Healthier Golf Swing

The great Jack Nicklaus once said, “The game is meant to be fun.” But the game of golf can quickly become a lot less fun when back pain is involved. Not only does it hurt when you swing a club (sometimes a lot), but your biomechanics also change as your body naturally adapts its movements […]

Are Smartphones Really Addictive? What’s the Evidence?

Although the term “addiction” is usually applied to ingested substances such as drugs or food, we can also become addicted to things and behaviors. The pleasure centers in our brain respond to anything that provides us with a reward, and smartphones are expert at providing those rewards. Although it is not “officially” classified as an […]