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Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Men’s Health

June is filled with quite a few awareness events to recognize the amazing men in our lives, including Father’s Day, Universal Father’s Week, Men’s Health Awareness Week, and Men’s Health Month. I’d like to especially recognize men’s health this month. Many don’t think about all the components of their health and oftentimes, men try to

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10 Shocking Back Pain Statistics

Back pain is one of the biggest health problems around the world and something most people will experience at some point in their lives. It is one of the most common reasons people initially visit a chiropractor and one of the most common complaints to doctors. This is such a common health problem, so there

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Thoracic Spine Mobility: Test & Treat

If you’re reading this, then you are probably sitting. More than likely, you’re hunched over your desk, or your phone, or maybe even just on your couch. When we are in these positions, usually we aren’t sitting with the best posture. One aspect of bad posture is the “rounding” of the thoracic spine. The thoracic

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Hamstrings & Sciatic Nerve: Test & Treat

In this installment of Test & Treat, we’re looking at the hamstring muscles and the sciatic nerve. We’re lumping these two together for two reasons. First, the tests are pretty similar. Secondly, and more importantly, many people believe they have tight hamstrings when the issue is often a tight sciatic nerve. Quick disclaimer: These tests

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Hip Flexors: Test & Treat

Worried about tight hip flexors? This muscle group can often be an issue with low back pain, hip pain, knee pain or even shoulder pain. However, not every person who has one of these issues has tight hip flexors. That leads to a lot of unnecessary stretching, where that time could be better used for

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The “Best” Low Back Pain Exercise

If you’re reading this, you probably have low back pain.  Or maybe a family member or a friend has low back pain.   So you want to find the BEST exercise(s) for low back pain.  All over the internet, there are hundreds of videos and articles and blogs on the best exercises for low back pain. 

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How Lack of Sleep Makes You Suck at Life

How was your sleep last night? And what about the night before that? How about three nights ago? Did you feel relaxed and refreshed each morning after getting the recommended 7-9 hours? Or are you among the growing group of people who don’t get 7+ hours each night?  A 2013 Gallup poll showed that a

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Fake Surgery vs Real Surgery. Any Difference? Part-I

Fake Surgery vs Real Surgery? Any Difference? Part-I Surgery for spine or joint pain is very common.  According to the CDC, there were 63 million visits to orthopedic surgery centers in 2010.  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons estimates that there were 1.5 million spinal surgeries performed in 2011.  When people are told they need

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Low Back Pain Care in Prairie Village

Low Back Pain Prairie Village Chiropractic Care How prevalent is low back pain today? Research has show that 70-80% of the population will suffer from low back pain.  That means that in the Kansas City metro area alone, over 1,750,000 people will suffer from low back pain.  Often, low back pain will go away on its

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