Rocket City Chiropractic Blog
The Ergonomic Danger That Sedentary Kids Face
Parents: ever feel like you were more active than your children at their age? Instead of tablets and video games, do your childhood memories include late nights of tag with the neighborhood kids? Or invigorated water balloon fights, perhaps scraped knees and elbows from trouble on your bike? It’s recommended that kids get at least…
The Culprit of Severe Lower Back Pain: Cauda Equina Syndrome
Lower back pain isn’t new news. In fact, back pain affects up to 80% of the population at some point in their lives. Between an increase in sedentary jobs and trouble with posture, it’s not too difficult to develop back discomfort at some point. However, if your lower back pain becomes severe, you may have…
Shoulder Bursitis: What To Watch Out For
So, you’ve been diagnosed with shoulder bursitis…now what? That stiffness and achiness that comes with this diagnosis certainly has a way of meddling in daily activities. Reaching overhead, carrying heavy bags or loads– forget it! Shoulder pain is never welcome, but is also a nuisance. The good news is that most instances of shoulder bursitis…
The Dos And Don’ts Of Working Out With Lower Back Pain
Between managing the discomfort of lower back pain and simultaneously trying to heal, it can feel like there’s not much room for activity. When you’re experiencing pain, the last thing you want to do is risk any movement that could potentially make matters worse. Still, completely curbing back pain can be a long process. And,…
The Dangerous, Lesser-known Effects Of Chronic Stress
Who isn’t stressed in today’s modern world? Stress from work, finances, interpersonal relationships…we are all bearing a lot of psychological weight in normal day-to-day life. While stress can seem extremely common, it isn’t always healthy; when stress becomes chronic, we suffer real consequences long-term. At best, the feelings of stress are uncomfortable to bear. At…
7 Common Causes Of Sciatica Pain
Constant hip pain. Pain and numbness that runs down the back of the legs. Pain and tingling in the center of your butt. If you can relate, chances are you’ve been suffering from sciatica pain on some level. Though sciatica pain is actually incredibly common, affecting around 40% of adults, it remains largely misunderstood. Why?…