Stop running if you’re in pain. Seriously. One of the most common sentences we hear when working with a patient in pain is: “My (insert body part) hurts when I (insert activity).”“My back hurts when I run.”“My shoulder hurts when I lift weights overhead.”“My right elbow hurts when I’m giving kittens belly rubs while practicing ninja…
Simple, secret weapon for getting out of back pain! The Egoscue Static Back is a simple, passive position that you lay in for 5-20 minutes. It might be the missing ingredient for solving your joint pain issues, especially if you have acute back and/or neck pain. It unloads all of your weight bearing joints and…
Core training is one of the most talked about, often misunderstood, and hotly debated topics in the health and fitness industry, and it is one of the most common topics on which we get questions here at the clinic. In this article our goal is to dispel some of the common myths and provide you…
At Hosmer Chiropractic Health we pride ourselves on providing patients with a holistic approach to treatment which includes chiropractic care, massage therapy, and physical rehabilitation. We find that the patients who incorporate all three of these modalities are the ones who get better the quickest and maintain this improvement the longest. All of our patients have…
Hey everyone, It’s Craig Fitzpatrick, the newest Chiropractic Assistant (CA) at Hosmer Chiropractic Health. Two weeks ago, my fellow C.A. Dan Lauth and I became Certified Functional Movement Techniques Providers in both Basic and Performance Kinesiology Taping. Cool, right? Aren’t you impressed? “Sorry, Craig. I have no idea what you’re talking about.” No problem! Hopefully…
Stiffness and general discomfort. Dull, burning sensations. Excruciating, incapacitating muscle spasms. Back pain can take a lot of different forms. But no matter what type of pain you’re feeling — you just want it to go away so you can be comfortable again and go about your life. A key first step is understanding what…
Is Your Sleep Position Harming Your Health? Back. Side. Stomach. Fetal. Which sleep position is healthiest? As a chiropractic physician, this is a question I hear a lot. It’s also a question I love to address, given the importance of a good night’s rest to peoples’ overall health and happiness. So what’s the answer? It…
Think standing desks are a recent trend or just a fad? Leonardo Da Vinci used one. As did Benjamin Franklin, Ernest Hemmingway, Virginia Wolfe, and Winston Churchill. While these great figures didn’t have insights from recent scientific studies about sitting versus standing at work, they no doubt had good anecdotal reasons behind their decisions. If…
I came up with this triceps mobility exercise after a tough CrossFit workout that left my triceps sore and tight. Get your Supernova Mobility Ball out and give it a try and be sure to stretch the triceps after for 2 minutes on each side.
Diabetes has been a significant issue for many Americans over the past few decades. With the trends of poor nutrition and a lack of exercise, diabetes is poised to continue to be a major problem well into the future. New research, however, suggests that vitamin D could decrease your risk of developing diabetes as an…