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Chiropractic Care Improves Heart Rate Variability

If you’re looking for more reasons to consider chiropractic care, then add improved heart rate variability (HRV)1 to the list.  While many people (mistakenly) think of chiropractic as some form of back pain treatment, there are many more benefits.  This recent evidence for improvements with heart rate variability is among several that highlight the role [...]

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Chiropractic Care Can Improve Cardiac Function and Blood Pressure

Just when you were starting to think you understood the benefits of chiropractic care, along come another study to throw a monkey wrench into your ideas.  Because, the thing is, these studies are proving that chiropractic care has much more to offer than simple relief of neck or back problems.  Yes, as it turns out, [...]

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How Does Network Spinal Analysis Work?

One of the most common questions people have when they begin care (whether or not they actually voice that concern to me) is ‘how does Network Spinal Analysis (NSA) work?’  In other words, how can such a gentle touch do anything to help your back pain, neck pain, headaches, fibromyalgia or other health concerns that [...]

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Spinal Degeneration On Xray Time Lapse Video

You may have wondered how the spine actually changes shape or contour over time due to spinal tension and the demands placed upon it by life. A colleague of mine and chiropractor in Boulder, CO recently shared this video. It shows how the degenerative changes take place in the spine over time. Understand, these changes [...]

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Gilbert Chiropractor Shares Because He Cares

Yep, you guessed it, that’s me, Dr. Mike.  I’ve never been good at making New Year’s resolutions or promises to keep.  It isn’t that I make them and fail, I just haven’t kept track of things this way.  This year, I’ve gotten off to a good start by reading a post that was written by [...]

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Can Chiropractic Help with Conception and Infertility?

Let’s start with the short answer – Yes, chiropractic can help you conceive.  Now, let’s move on to the longer version of the answer.  Many people think or have been led to believe that chiropractic care is just for the relief of back pain or injuries sustained from an accident.  We’re the ‘bad back doctors’, [...]

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How Do You Know If Your Child Needs A Chiropractic Adjustment?

First of all, congratulations on being an awesome parent who considers such things!  The structure and function of your child’s spine is one of the most important things you can take care of early in life.  It will set the foundation – literally – for the way they develop from an early age. The reason [...]

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Your Child’s Amazing Developing Nervous System

Make no bones about it (lame chiropractic pun intended), your child’s nervous system is a vast potential of connections to the world around him or her.  You can just see this is the way they take in the world from an early age.  They require the parents for safety, true, but more and more evidence [...]

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Muscle Spasms or Trigger Points, Which Is It?

Whether you are experiencing muscle spasms or more local trigger points doesn’t really matter, both of them are a pain.  The reason why it is important to know about these muscular conditions is that they may be mistaken for other issues and other symptoms may mimic these. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, [...]

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Why Is It Important to Stay Hydrated on the Golf Course?

Like with all sports, it is very important to stay well hydrated.  This is in large part a great part of superior performance.  Without getting into the nitty-gritty of the physiology and biochemistry of this principle, a little background won’t hurt. Since our bodies are made of water, in large part, having it replenished is [...]

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