Relieving Back Pain

April 8, 2010

Spinal Stability: Preventing Low Back Pain

November 5, 2009

Soon after initiating treatment for low back pain, I try to stabilize my patients core by strengthening their abs and back.  Early onset of rehabilitation helps to decrease the likelihood of a relapse. Stabilizing and strengthening the spine can also be used to help prevent back pain. Stabilization of the spine can be very simple. [...]

Active Release Technique

September 26, 2009

I recently re-certified in Active Release Technique – Lower Extremity. I hate to sound overconfident but after 10 years of practicing massage therapy I didn’t think I would learn a tremendous amount from a seminar. I must say that the Active Release instructors were very impressive and helped me greatly improve my treatment effectiveness. They worked with [...]

I Didn’t Know You Treated That!

September 12, 2009

I hear this statement often, “I didn’t know you treated that. I thought you only worked on backs.”
I have to take some responsibility for this by not explaining myself throughly when speaking to people. I understand that some chiropractors only treat the spine but because of my comprehensive chiropractic school training (see links below), [...]