One of the biggest things that impacts your ability to move in a healthy way is your footwear. Believe it or not, your choice of shoe can affect your knees, hips, and spine! What happens with the feet travels up the body, impacting posture and movement patterns. A simple but very effective way to invest in your overall body health and support positive mechanics is to look at your choice of footwear.
Read moreHow to Hydrate
It’s common knowledge that it’s good to ‘stay hydrated,’ but what exactly does that mean? You’re probably heard the rule of thumb ‘eight glasses per day,’ but even that is confusing. How big should the glasses be? Do my kids also need 8 glasses of the same size? What if I workout that day? Or don’t workout?
Read moreThe Physical Effects of Stress
With two years into pandemic life and the holiday season in full swing, many of us are feeling stressed. While we typically experience stress as an emotional state, stress has a physical effect as well. It’s important to put into perspective how stress effects the body because no matter how much green juice you drink and how many workouts you do, if you’re not working on managing stress in your life you may find health issues lingering.
Read moreChronic Pain
Often when we see people in the office at Equilibrium, they are in pain. The spectrum of pain is wide and diverse. Though each person’s perception of pain is unique, pain, and especially chronic pain, is a widespread problem that has become more obvious with the opioid epidemic, sparking more research into the root causes of pain and how to effectively treat it.
Read moreHow to Start Moving & Keep Moving
This year’s theme for National Chiropractic Health Month is “keep moving!” When gyms and studios closed and many started working from home full-time, sometimes with children or other dependents at home to manage as well, established movement practices fell by the wayside. So, how do you ‘keep’ moving if you don’t even know where to start?
Read moreThe History of Massage Therapy
Humans have recognized the benefits of massage therapy for thousands of years. Far from being "new age-y” or a “recent health fad” massage is a treatment humans have been using for as long as we know. As we celebrate National Massage Therapy Awareness Week, take a trip through the history of massage therapy with us!
Read moreHow to Stay Safe While Being Active in Hot Weather
Maybe you’re headed off on adventures, or maybe you’ve simply moved your exercise routine outside. Maybe you’re headed somewhere even hotter for some well-deserved time away. Whatever the circumstance, it’s important to know how to stay safe in the heat while being active.
Read moreThe Mask Factor: Jaw Pain and Headaches
Could your mask be causing your jaw pain and headaches? Since masks became a regular and necessary accessory we’ve seen an increase in jaw pain. Patients with existing jaw pain are experiencing more pain than before, and patients who have never had jaw pain before, suddenly do. The same goes for headaches. And while we’re optimistic for the future, masks will probably be a part of our everyday lives for a while yet. There are a few mask factors that can contribute to jaw pain and headaches, some of which are obvious and some that may surprise you.
Read moreAsk a Chiropractor: Primary Spine Practitioner
Spine care in the US has been mired in a crisis of rapidly rising costs with rapidly declining outcomes for patients. Disability related to spine-related diseases (SRDs) is on the rise, costs of medical care for SRDs have skyrocketed in recent years, and despite rising costs there is no evidence of improvement in the quality of care. Across the medical community, many believe that one of the key solutions is for the health care system to have a group of practitioners who are trained to function as primary care practitioners for the spine.
Read moreAsk a Chiropractor: Dynamic & Static Stretching
Stretching is often treated as a panacea — feeling stiff from your workday? Stretch! Want more range of motion? Stretch! Rehabilitating an injury? Stretch! Want to improve athletic performance? Stretch! But it doesn’t always feel that simple. How do you know exactly how to stretch and when?
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