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Articles on chiropractic care, recovery and pain relief from our Orlando clinic.
Rib Out of Place? Symptoms & Relief in Orlando | Mattia
People often describe a "rib out of place" as a sharp, stabbing pain in the upper back or chest that gets worse with a deep breath, a twist or a sneeze. Most of…
Holiday Travel and Your Back: Long Drives, Flights, and Luggage
Every year, the week after Thanksgiving and the first week of January are two of the busiest in our office, and the story is usually the same: six hours in the…
Spinal Decompression: 12 Questions Patients Ask (Straight Answers)
Spinal decompression is the treatment patients ask the most questions about, and the one with the most overheated marketing around it. This post answers the…
Pinched Nerve: Where It Happens and How We Approach It
"Pinched nerve" is what patients say. It's a useful phrase, but the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke [lists it in its…
Active Release Technique (ART): What It Is and Who It Helps
Some muscle pain doesn't respond to stretching, doesn't respond to rest, and doesn't show up on any scan. The shoulder that aches after every swim. The forearm…
The Webster Technique in Pregnancy: What It Is and Isn't
If you've searched for a prenatal chiropractor, you've seen the phrase "Webster certified" — and, on many of those pages, the claim that the Webster Technique…
Chiropractic X-Rays: What They Show & When You Need One
Some chiropractic offices X-ray every new patient. Some never do. Both are wrong as a policy, because the question isn't "do you X-ray?" — it's "what would this…
Numbness and Tingling in Hands or Feet: A Nerve Problem?
Pins and needles in a hand you slept on is one thing. Tingling that shows up on its own, keeps coming back, or has started to feel like numbness is a different…
Tech Neck: What Screens Do to Your Neck and What Helps
Look at how you're holding the device you're reading this on. If your chin is dropped toward your chest and your shoulders have crept forward, you're in the…