I love watching the apple and cherry trees begin their spring journey from dormancy to life. It starts with a little green bud on the tips of the branches, and before you know it, the whole tree is covered in full green leaves. Shortly after you see white buds and then the beautiful blossoms. It doesn’t all happen at once, because the tree must begin a process of waking up after winter before it can get “juices” flowing, before it is ready for the stress of the leaves and then the fruit.

Back in grade school, they used to line us up and have a nurse check us for scoliosis. At least we were told she was a nurse, but she looked an awful lot like the lunch lady. We were told that curves in our spine were bad, and the sideway ones can be.

The crazy thing about our bodies is that we aren’t normally symmetrical, and the difference between the left and right sides can sometimes cause us problems.

The human body is an amazing thing, it is capable of lifting hundreds of pounds, running miles and miles, and swimming across lakes. When we think of how our bodies do those things, the big muscles and strong back usually come to mind. That’s not wrong, but it overlooks the millions of tiny processes that occur inside our organs, and inside our cells, to make those amazing accomplishments possible.

There are many other conditions that we see at the office, but these are the most common (at least I think so. I haven’t really kept track and I don’t know how to look it up).

Every year, I see a surge in patients that hurt themselves cleaning up for the warm weather ahead. These injuries can almost always be avoided. Here are a few tips

Heart health should be a priority for all of us. You hopefully are wondering how chiropractic can help keep your heart strong and healthy.

The main component of a chiropractic treatment is the adjustment. The adjustment is a way of introducing motion into a joint that is stuck or dysfunctional.

We help your body function how it should and keep you moving. This care has helped many patients stay active as they age. It is never too late to get moving.