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Chiropractic for athletes in Westwood

How we Help Athletes Push Further in Westwood

By OConnor | May 29, 2017 |

Chiropractic is tailor made for athletes Pushing further in a chosen sport comes down to specialization- of both body and brain. As you grow in your sport, your body is developing a unique set of muscles that help you perform the way your brain demands. Chiropractic is about regulating the link between brain and body,…

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Treating Frozen Shoulder in Westwood

By OConnor | May 17, 2017 |

Frozen shoulder can take up to a year to go away (by itself) Also known as adhesive capsulitis, frozen shoulder often occurs after an injury and it causes symptoms of stiffness, pain and reduced range of movement. Whether the injury sustained was acute or cumulative, the tissues surrounding the shoulder joint stiffen and scar tissue…

Back pain in Westwood

Learning to Listen: Is your Butt Causing you Pain?

By OConnor | May 4, 2017 |

Westwood, your butt is calling and it’s time you listened! When it comes to lower back pain, there are dozens of factors to be considered as the cause: complex networks of nerves, muscles, and ligaments, not to mention, the vertebrae and intervertebral discs all interact and should all be considered when you feel a twinge…

Sciatica in Westwood

Sciatica in Westwood

By OConnor | May 4, 2017 |

Sciatica is a common impingement syndrome The sciatic nerve is the largest in the human body- running from the lower back down the back of each leg. Because of its size and location, the sciatic nerve is prone to injury and pressure from a variety of conditions, the most common of which are: Disc herniation…

Back pain in westwood

Flexion-Based Intolerance in Westwood

By OConnor | April 26, 2017 |

Flexion-based movement is the most common source of back pain in our culture We spend so much time in bad posture- at our desks, on our couches, hunched over our phones; we spend less time than ever moving, whether purposefully or not, which is a key way to alleviate pressure from your spine. Your spine…

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Westwood, When is the Best Time of Day to Workout?

By OConnor | April 20, 2017 |

The best time is whenever you make it!  Truth be told, this is a silly debate, because any time of day you get going on a workout is the best time for you. However, it is worth noting the advantages of a morning time workout vs. the afternoon and vice versa. And here’s another thing:…

forward head posture

How Modern is your Posture?

By adminjosh | April 18, 2017 |

Forward head posture is the defining body position of the 21st century Forward head posture (FHP) is not a new thing- it’s been around forever under the more common moniker of, “reader’s neck.” But what hasn’t been around forever is its pervasiveness in society: more people, and younger people, than ever are walking around with…

Sports Injuries

By adminjosh | April 5, 2017 |

Traumatic injuries account for most injuries in contact sports such as ice hockey, association football, rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football, Gaelic football and American football because of the dynamic and high collision nature of these sports. Collisions with the ground, objects, and other players are common, and unexpected dynamic forces on limbs and…

Adjustments

By adminjosh | February 1, 2017 |

Spinal adjustment, according to authors Meeker and Halderman, is the one core clinical method that all chiropractors agree upon. Chiropractic adjustment can only be applied to joints in the spine and correction of misalignment or subluxation that may occur in that area. 95 percent of all spinal adjustments in the world are performed by chiropractors.…

Whiplash

By adminjosh | November 30, 2016 |

Describing a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck. Cervical acceleration-deceleration” (CAD) describes the mechanism of the injury, while the term “whiplash associated disorders” (WAD) describes the injury and symptoms. AnatomyThere are four phases that occur during “whiplash”: Initial position (before the collision) Retraction Extension…