Posts tagged sports chiropractic
Shoutout SoCal Feature

…everything I do is meant to inform the people I work with about their bodies, why they’re experiencing pain or discomfort, what factors may be affecting their experiences, and how we can work well together. My management plans and programs are catered to the individual in order to meet their goals. Some people seek me out to resolve pain, but most people have bigger goals in mind – pain or discomfort tends to be the limiting factor for those bigger goals.

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New Service: Spinal Decompression

Spinal Decompression can be a used to effectively manage spinal nerve pain in cases of disc herniations, sciatica, and even advanced arthritis. The modality works by stretching the spine in a controlled manner to create negative pressure and space, allowing the spinal discs to heal more efficiently and diminishing the perception of pain.

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We Have Moved!

Our much anticipated move has taken place! As of this last Monday, April 19th, we are 100% operational out of our new office at 560 Stevens Avenue, Solana Beach CA 92075.

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Treatment Spotlight: Intro to Spinal Manipulation

Spinal manipulations are very safe when performed by trained professionals such as chiropractors, and while little risk does exist it’s on a case by case basis that your chiropractor will assess you if spinal manipulations are suited for your needs.

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Treatment Spotlight: Blood Flow Restriction

BFR follows this basic principle and allows you to create artificial instances of hypoxia by restricting the flow of blood to a part of the body and perform lower intensity exercises with high repetition that results in the same effects as high intensity exercise.

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Buyer's Guide: How to Pick a Massage Gun

Massage guns offer a good option for self-treatment via a handheld device that can be adjusted to different speeds that allows you to work on some of your “sticky” muscles. Some types of massage guns even come with multiple attachments that range for a more pointed massage, or a rounder smoother massage. So many models exist so we’ll be breaking down what to look for at different price points!

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Staying Active this Holiday Season

Whenever the holidays come around it gets really easy to avoid exercise in favor of additional sleep and good food. It’s great to take these kinds of breaks for ourselves, but it’s also important to do what we can to stay active and doing so is actually a lot easier than it sounds. Today, we’re going to take a look at some easy ways to stay active during the holiday season and even from the comfort of your own home.

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FSA/HSA Balances!

As the year draws to a close, we’ll be taking a look at how you can make the most of the services that we offer here at the clinic. We do our best to make healthcare as accessible as possible and one of the ways we do so is through the acceptance of Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).

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5 Supplements for Seasonal Allergies

As the change of seasons comes about so too do allergies, which can be difficult to deal with. While medications to combat allergies do exist, there are also various ways in which we can supplement our bodies with more natural means that will help reduce the severity of allergies and improve our overall health over time.

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Treatment Spotlight: Cupping

Overall, cupping is a very safe treatment to use for quite a variety of conditions. Your chiropractor will mostly focus on using it for musculoskeletal conditions in order to help with the healing process and help reduce pain. If you have any questions about cupping or think that it might be something for you please feel free to ask next time you’re in the office!

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X-Rays (What are They Good for?)

The x-ray was accidentally discovered in 1895 by a German physicist named Willhelm Röntgen who was experimenting with light tubes that were emitting low levels of radiation. He dubbed the radiation “x” rays to represent the unknown nature of this new discovery. While Röntgen was successful in creating very basic images using this newfound type of electromagnetic radiation called the “x” ray it wasn’t until about a year later in 1896 where the first clinical use for the x-ray was used…

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Back Pain: An Overview

Today, we’re going to take a look at a very common but also varied condition that affects more than 31 million Americans and is among the leading causes for disability. We’re also going to be going into some causes, concerns, and assistance you can get from the chiropractor involving the condition. So without further ado, let’s take a peek into back pain.

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Treatment Spotlight: E-STIM

Equipping an EMS machine after a workout allows an athlete to let the muscles continue working to bring in fresh blood without straining the muscle as if it were exercising. This allows the body to recover much more efficiently that it normally would.

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1 Year Raffle Details!

September’s quick arrival finally kicks off the start of the long awaited raffle! With that we’re going to take a quick look at the overall rules for the raffle and what goodies you can win by participating. For those who didn’t catch one of my previous blog posts announcing the raffle, participation and entry into the raffle is 100% free! So let’s dive right in.

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Scraping: What Does it Do? IASTM Explained.

“Today we’ll be exploring one of my favorite manual therapy techniques; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation or IASTM for short. You might recognize this as the “scaping” or “stripping” intervention I use at the office! The history of IASTM stems from China in the 1300’s. The technique was called Gua Sha (gwahsha), which is Chinese for “scraping.””

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