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The Role of Your Core in Preventing Back Pain

Reinhardt Chiropractic

The Role of Your Core in Preventing Back Pain When we think about core strength, six-pack abs or intense gym workouts often come to mind. A strong, healthy core plays a vital role in protecting your back and preventing pain. ” Back muscles: Supporting the spine and helping maintain posture.

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How Custom Orthotics Improve Posture and Spine Health

Reinhardt Chiropractic

How Custom Orthotics Improve Posture and Spine Health Custom orthotics play a vital role in improving posture and supporting spine health. They help correct imbalances that may be affecting your posture and overall spinal health. Over time, this misalignment can lead to chronic pain and poor posture.

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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

Assessment is where strategies to improve balance, posture, and functional movement are born. Posture assessment is a simple way to determine how efficiently the body can bear weight and move under the influence of gravity. This indicates the feet are integral in efficient posture and balance. CDC Older Adult Fall Prevention.

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

12 Recently, authors in the Cochrane Collaboration reviewed the effects of acupuncture on preventing tension-type headaches. A likely symptom generator can be an excessive extension of the occiput on the atlas in functional postures. Acupuncture for the Prevention of Tension-Type Headache (2016). J Bodyw Mov Ther. Europe PMC.

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Chiropractic Care to Treat & Prevent Sports Injuries

Canadian Chiropractic Association

Chiropractors, as joint, muscle and nervous system experts, can help prevent and manage sports-related injuries. Preventing Sports Injuries with Chiropractic Care Injury prevention is essential for maintaining long-term participation in sports and exercise. Click here to find a chiropractor near you 1.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

ChiroUp

1,9) Successful management involves identifying contributory cervical and thoracic spinal joint dysfunction, paraspinal hypertonicity, and postural stressors such as upper-crossed syndrome. 3) Improve Ergonomics: Optimize seated, standing, and laptop workstations to reduce spinal stress and improve posture.

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Pain management through improved ergonomics

Chiropractic Economics

With the increasing shift toward sedentary work environments, improper posture, prolonged sitting and poor ergonomics significantly contribute to the prevalence of back, neck, shoulder and wrist pain. Key ergonomic adjustments for pain prevention Workstation design A well-designed workstation is essential for musculoskeletal pain management.