Chiropractic Treatments For Headache Relief

Headache Relief With Chiropractic Treatments Chiropractic treatments for headaches help patients to get relief from headache.  Headaches are a common problem and many factors such as poor posture and stress can lead to different types of headaches.  Sometimes...

Chiropractic Adjustments & Spinal Care

Chiropractic Spinal Adjustments The word “subluxation” comes from the Latin words meaning “to dislocate” (luxare) and “somewhat or slightly” (sub).  A subluxation means a slight dislocation (misalignment) or biomechanical malfunctioning of the vertebrae (the bones of...

Chronic vs. Acute Pain

What Is Acute Pain? Acute pain begins suddenly and is usually sharp in quality.  It serves as a warning of disease or a threat to the body.  Acute pain may be caused by many events or circumstances, including: Surgery Broken bones Dental work Burns or cuts Labor and...

Acupuncture For Drug Free Pain Relief

Chiropractic Care & Acupuncture Acupuncture is the insertion of acupuncture needles in specific points on the body which are considered to affect the Qi (energy) pathways.  It is used for the correction of imbalances in energy and thus in body-mind function that...

Ice or Heat? – That Is The Question

A question that comes up in the office often is “do I ice or heat the area of problem?” Depends. If you have an acute condition (think – I just sprained my ankle, or I just hit my thumb with a hammer – ouch!) then use ice.  The sooner you can...

MN Chiropractor discusses knee pain

MN Chiropractor talks about knee pain. Usually we know how we got the knee pain.  Running, walking, jumping sports (basketball, volleyball), stepping off the curb wrong etc.  Chiropractic and acupuncture can be helpful for these acute injuries to the knees. But what...