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You know the saying, “you have to crawl before you can power walk.” I think that’s the correct saying? From the moment we are born, we have to earn the right to progress in our movement milestones. Benchmarks like controlling eye movement in a matter of weeks,...

“I heard on a podcast that stretching doesn’t work... Does stretching work?” This is a question that I received from a patient just this past week. While being a staple modality for overall fitness, stretching has certainly become controversial over the last ten...

Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over half of the American population is living in pain, and the most popular type of pain is, you guessed it: back pain. Two out of five US adults have experienced back pain in the past three months. That’s a hefty...

Chiropractors worldwide are asked this question weekly: I’ve thrown my back out, can a chiropractor help? The short answer: yes. We work with patients of all ages and physical abilities to help provide support after they’ve injured their lower back. Today, we’ll...

Migraines are a common type of headache that affect millions of Americans. Not only are they painful, but they can lead to other symptoms that can wreak havoc on your daily routine, impair your sleep patterns, interfere with your social and work life, and so much...

Clinical studies on chiropractic care during pregnancy have shown that 75% of pregnant patients who received chiropractic treatment described a decrease and/or relief of pain. “You should see someone for that.” A common phrase we hear in our adult lives that we can...

Don't let Golfer's Elbow keep you from improving your game. Today we're going over our recommendations to help you get back in the swing of things. Jack "Golden Bear" Nicklaus, otherwise known as the greatest golfer of all time, said that if his forearms started to...

Like most other things in our life, fitness is best when simplified. That’s why today, I’m sharing with you our top two simple tips to help you avoid injuries at the gym (or with your home workout).   Here’s the truth, this is not the first piece of information ever...

Joint inflammation is one of the leading reasons patients visit our Seattle and Portland chiropractic clinics. Because it’s so prevalent, providing effective, safe solutions is important to us.  We want our patients to feel confident with their body and how it works,...

In this post, we're going to talk about what happens to your body when you sit for too long. Have you heard the phrase, "sitting is the new smoking"? Does that sound a little morbid and severe? I mean, come on, how can sitting for an extended amount of time be...