Are Chiropractors Real Doctors?
The goal of this article is to highlight the differences in education and training between chiropractors and medical doctors, as well as to share insights from professionals familiar with both fields.The short answer is yes. However, the deeper question may be, “Are...
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
The overwhelming answer is YES! When delivered by a competent and licensed chiropractor, chiropractic care is widely considered safe. But let's take a deeper dive into the nuances and controversies surrounding chiropractic safety.Chiropractic care is a movement-based,...
PRP – The Ultimate Biohack
Who heals you? Is it a doctor, a therapist, a drug, or a treatment? While these interventions can be beneficial, the only thing that can truly heal your body is itself. Our bodies are designed to be self-regenerating, and external treatments merely stimulate this...
Ozone Injections
What Is An Ozone Injection? We use medical-grade oxygen (O2) combined with an ozone generator to make O2/O3. We fill a syringe with it and inject it into a selected area to treat painful, injured, and damaged tissues. Typically ozone is combined in our office with a...
Platelet Therapies (PRP, PPP, etc.)
Are you set to get PRP from us and need to prepare??? Go here to see what you need to know before! If you’re considering PRP, prolotherapy, or stem cell treatment, chances are, you have many questions. You’ve come to the right place! While of course, you’ll have...
Homeopathic Injections
Effective Muscle Stretching
Many professionals will agree that stretching is important for our muscles. However, we are finding that just stretching a muscle isn’t all that effective or beneficial. When we look at a muscle microscopically we see billions of sarcomeres. Sarcomeres are the basic...
Rectal Insufflation
As the name suggests, “Rectal Insufflation” refers to introducing ozone into the body through the rectum. If you are new to ozone, this sounds like a very strange thing to do. However, enemas are not a new thing and oxygen (O2) has been infused rectally during surgery...
Ozone Gas
In its natural state ozone is a gas. You will likely be most familiar with the layer of ozone that covers the earth. The ozone layer is mainly created by UV rays from the sun splitting apart O2 molecules and a certain concentration of them reforming as O3....
Preparation For PRP – What To Know Before
FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN SUB-OPTIMAL TREATMENT! What are Platelets? Platelets are responsible for the first stages of healing when your body is injured. They do two things in your body: Form a clot and prevent you from bleeding to...
Ozone Water
Ozone pumped through water will bubble and dissolve in a way that it is retained. You can think of it like carbonated water used for sodas. However, it will not hold its state as long before becoming "flat". Therefore, it can't be bottled and stored. What would you do...
Ozone Therapy Overview
What do you suppose is the body’s most essential nutrient? Is it food? Proteins, fats, carbs? Maybe water? It is oxygen! If you don’t think that’s true try going the whole day without breathing. You can go days without food, weeks without water, but only minutes...
3 Rules of Pain & The Traffic Light System
In our clinic, we live by and provide care based on 3 overarching principles or rules: If you want to get out of pain... STOP hurting it DO things that help it No amount of #2 can overcome disobedience to #1 These are the FIRST 3 steps to getting out of pain.A...
Do I Need an MRI / X-ray?
This is a common question that I get asked. I am supportive of people wanting to get diagnostic imaging done when they want it. It provides peace of mind and good information. Sometimes, critical information. But, let's discuss some things. What Is Diagnostic...
How Do I Find a Good Chiropractor?
I've been thinking recently about a post I saw asking about a chiropractic visit. They wanted to know if they had been part of a sales gimmick. Having experienced many management groups for chiropractors I thought they had been. The purpose of my writing this is not...
What is Acupuncture?
Dr. Morgan Carlson has been practicing acupuncture for over 30 years and knows more about it than anyone I’ve ever met. Acupuncture itself has been estimated to be 3000 years old. Here is what he helped us all to learn more about it. What is acupuncture? Acupuncture...
Cervicogenic Headaches
Headaches affect almost half of the population. While headaches are common they are not normal. 15-20% of all headaches are "cervicogenic headaches." This means the root cause is a problem in the neck. This type of headache is what chiropractic is most successful...
Shoulder Pain
We are all about functional movement without pain. If you like movement look no further than the shoulder which is the most mobile joint of the body. Usually, when people complain of shoulder pain it isn't a shoulder problem at all. It is a muscle or joint in the neck...
Knee Pain
Knee Pain Knees are a more straightforward joint, made for stability. Don't let that fool you though. Having the ability to open and close while maintaining so much weight comes at a price. A lot of injuries involve the 'cruciate' ligaments. No, not a spell from Harry...
Lower Back Pain
The Chiropractor's Bread and Butter Many people reach out to our Chiropractic office for lower back issues. Lower back pain affects 80% of individuals at some point in their life and 1/3 of the population on a yearly basis. Causes of Lower Back Pain One of the most...