Chiropractic Care
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Getting Martial Artists Back to the Mats: Evidence-Based Chiropractic Care for BJJ and Muay Thai Injuries
If you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Muay Thai, you already know that these martial arts demand everything from your body. The explosive movements, repetitive strain, joint manipulation, and high-impact nature of these disciplines create unique injury patterns that require specialized treatment approaches. At Performance Health, we work with martial artists who need more than generic…
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The Future of Injury Prevention: Pre-Hab and Movement Assessment Screening
In sports medicine, we’ve traditionally operated in a reactive model—wait until someone gets injured, then treat the injury. But what if we could identify vulnerability patterns before an injury occurs? What if we could strengthen the weak links in your movement chain before they become the site of your next orthopedic injury? This is the…
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How Chiropractors Treat Tendonitis: Evidence-Based Solutions for Shoulder Pain
That nagging shoulder pain that flares up when you reach overhead, lift weights, or even just grab something from the back seat of your car—if you’re dealing with tendonitis, you know how frustrating it can be. What starts as a minor annoyance can quickly evolve into something that affects your workouts, your sleep, and your…
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Don’t Let Running Injuries Sideline Your Goals: A Runner’s Guide to Prevention and Recovery
If you’re a runner, you know the feeling—that nagging pain in your shin, the burning sensation in your heel, or the tightness that just won’t quit. Whether you’re training for your first 5K or your tenth marathon, injuries can feel like they’re derailing everything you’ve worked for. The good news? They don’t have to. At…
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The Science of Sleep Positions: How Your Sleeping Posture Affects Spinal Biomechanics
Why Sleep Position Matters for Optimal Spinal Health Your sleeping position directly impacts the biomechanical forces acting on your spine for 6-8 hours each night. Poor sleep posture can create sustained mechanical stress on your vertebral joints, intervertebral discs, and surrounding musculature, leading to morning stiffness, chronic pain, and compromised nervous system function. The Gold…
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How Regular Exercise Improves Sleep Quality and Spinal Health
The Exercise-Sleep Connection: Why Movement Matters for Rest Regular physical activity is one of the most powerful tools for improving sleep quality, but the timing and type of exercise matter significantly. When done correctly, exercise strengthens your core muscles, improves spinal alignment, and promotes deeper, more restorative sleep. How Exercise Enhances Sleep Reduces Sleep Onset…
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Foods That Sabotage Your Sleep (And What to Eat Instead)
How Your Diet Directly Affects Sleep Quality and Spinal Health What you eat and when you eat it can dramatically impact your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep. Poor food choices don’t just affect your digestion – they can increase inflammation throughout your body, including around your spine, leading to discomfort that keeps you…
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Create the Perfect Nighttime Wind-Down Routine for Better Sleep
Why Your Evening Routine Matters for Spinal Health and Sleep Quality Your body needs time to transition from the activity of the day to the rest of the night. A proper wind-down routine doesn’t just help you sleep better – it allows your spine and nervous system to decompress, leading to more restorative rest and…
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Champions Choose Chiropractic: How Professional Athletes and Teams Leverage Spinal Health for Peak Performance
Walk into any professional locker room, training facility, or Olympic village, and you’ll find something that might surprise casual observers: chiropractors working alongside team physicians, physical therapists, and strength coaches as integral members of the sports medicine team. This isn’t a recent trend – it’s a recognition of what elite athletes have known for decades:…
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Beyond Pain Relief: How Chiropractic Care Enhances Athletic Performance and Prevents Injuries
When most people think of chiropractic care, they imagine someone seeking relief from back pain or a stiff neck. While chiropractors certainly excel at treating these conditions, their role in sports medicine extends far beyond pain relief. For athletes at every level, chiropractic care represents a powerful tool for injury prevention and performance optimization. As…
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Listen to Your Body: When Those “Simple” Aches and Pains Need Professional Attention
Every athlete knows the feeling: that nagging pain in your shoulder, the stiffness in your lower back that wasn’t there last week, or the knee that feels “off” but doesn’t exactly hurt. As sports seasons ramp up and our bodies readjust to athletic demands, it’s common to experience new aches and pains. But how do…
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The Foundation of Athletic Success: Why Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs Matter More Than Ever
As summer winds down and athletes of all ages lace up their cleats, dust off their racquets, and return to the field, court, and track, there’s one crucial aspect of sports performance that often gets overlooked in the excitement: proper warm-up and cool-down routines. Whether you’re a high school quarterback preparing for Friday night lights,…
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Are You At Risk for Chronic Knee Pain?
Do your knees hurt? You’re not alone. Chronic knee pain is thought to affect up to 25% of adults and can significantly limit your mobility and quality of life. Your knee is a hinge joint that primarily moves back and forth (flexion and extension) and allows some twisting or rotation. Every step you take places…
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Try These 3 Chiropractor-Approved Tips for Reducing Holiday Stress
Bottom Line: We all know someone who gets sick around the holidays every year. Are they just unlucky? Well, while it probably would have helped if someone had shared some tips for reducing holiday stress like those we’re about to share with you (insert *fake cough*)… Thankfully, luck doesn’t have anything to do with it!…
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3 Unique Ways Chiropractors Can Help Relieve Holiday Stress
Bottom Line: Did you know… chronic stress – especially chronic holiday stress – can contribute to health challenges like anxiety and even back pain. Why? When your body is in a constant state of stress, it produces hormones that can disrupt almost all of your body’s natural processes. That’s one of the big reasons discovering…
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How Holiday Stress Affects the Body (and How Chiropractic Can Help)
Bottom Line: Your stress level and spinal health are linked through your nervous system. Just think about what happens to you physically when you get stressed out. More specifically, think about how holiday stress affects the body. Your muscles tense, your breathing patterns change, and often, so does the way you move. As the leading…
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Got Chronic Holiday Stress? Chiropractic Can Help.
Bottom Line: As the leading chronic pain chiropractor, we know a thing or two about stress and the effects it can have on our neighbors before, during, and after the holiday season. And stress can actually be a good thing. If a lion were chasing you, an increase in heart rate, muscle tension, and focus…
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Be Like Mike: How To Improve Your Sports Performance
Athletes and active people are always looking for a competitive edge. No one may embody that spirit more than basketball legend Michael Jordan. He won multiple world championships and gold medals, breaking almost every record in the NBA. So, what was the secret to his success? Aside from a tremendous amount of hard work and…