Integrating chiropractic care into your self-care routine is a proactive step toward maintaining health and well-being.

Figuring out where to start can often be overwhelming. Just picking something without judgement can help you spring into movement and start to get that fire lit.

Stretching is good for us, but sometimes it’s difficult to know where to start. At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter where you start — the important thing is that you start somewhere, anywhere. So, ignore the impulse to deep dive about which stretch is the best and just begin.

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to having better posture because we are all different. The biggest takeaway is to move as much as possible throughout the day adding a variety of positions that encourage symmetry, open angles and stretches to reinforce positive habits.

Don’t skip the warm up. If you take the time and devote 5-10 minutes for a warm up before your run you are less likely to get injured. You might even get stronger in addition to enhancing your performance. Dynamic warm ups are an opportunity to check in with your body and help you lungs, muscles and brain to get into the right space to clock those miles. And it’s easier than you think.

This series of 3 exercises are geared towards building proper motor control patterns to coordinate movement in the low back. Aimed at increasing stability and range of motion throughout the entire spine and helping to get fluid moving between the joints and maintain functional spine health through daily movements such as gait.

Just what does the orange mean, you ask. Wait. I thought it was a lemon. Or maybe a grapefruit. Can it be a grapefruit? Sliced oranges, grapefruits, lemons and limes. Orange is warm and happy and brings joy to me. Perhaps it is that simple.

One of the biggest challenges of working at a desk seated is the volume of time accumulated in one position. As the day moves on our muscles get stiffer and more accustomed to resting in a long and weak position or a short and tight ones. Movement and variability of posture is the solution. Creating habits that encourage your body to relax while you work and shift into different positions throughout the day. These stretches are put together to give you some ideas on how to move and stretch while seated.

Your doctor’s office should be a safe and judgement free zone. Unfortunately biases and stigmas still exist even in these spaces for many of us. It is important to have this conversation and work hard to overcome these challenges to create a more welcoming environment that also makes for better medicine practices and healthier outcomes for our patients.

Vacation is a form of self care and can be an integral way to self manage stress. Stress has a way of creeping into healing and exacerbates the physical pain we have. If we are stressed chronically then we become more inflamed and our healing times lengthen making combating an injury more frustrating and challenging. 

Finding a chiropractor is a personal matter but also a lot of common sense things go into making the decision. Read on to find out my top 10 criteria to consider when choosing a chiropractor or any health care practitioner for that matter. Your health is incredibly important and having a team of practitioners you can trust and feel confident in is a great first step towards living a healthier life.

I opened my doors and started seeing patients one year ago. This is a reflection on the past year, a moment to celebrate and an outlook for many more years to come!

3 simple tips leading to 3 big areas of focus for you to work on and start assessing your own patterns and presentations to prevent injury in running. Understanding your weaknesses is the key to addressing them and gaining success.

Runners often experience neck and shoulder pain. Without a precipitating traumatic event we must first assess our posture to see if that is contributing to this pain. Neck stretches, exercises and mobilizations are discussed as well as using tools such as lacrosse or tennis ball and a foam roller to help run pain free.

I wanted to share this story about a milkshake diet I was once prescribed to shine light on what we talk about when we talk about weight. And emphasize we simply don't know what our colleagues, friends, and even family are dealing with when it comes to health management and how even seemingly complimentary comments about someone's weight can miss the mark. 

Everyone is always asking who I treat as a chiropractor, do I have a specialty or niche. My gut reaction is to scream at them and say, “Everyone, I treat everyone!” But rather than scream at them I thought it would be helpful to define my treatment paradigm as well as emphasize that beyond athletes I help everyone move better, conquer aches and pains and become active roles in their own health and wellness.

Take some time to focus on your feet! Working the intrinsic muscles of your foot for healthy arches, plantar fasciitis prevention and to give them a break and roll them out.

Rolling out wrist and hand pain. Prevention of numbness and tingling from overuse syndromes related to typing and mouse work.

Learn about ways to combat neck and shoulder pain caused by poor posture while sitting.

Poor posture and prolonged sitting can lead to lower back pain. Here are a few tools to help you get through long days of sitting.