Spinal Disc Health 101: The Proven Benefits of Proactive Care

“Move it or lose it!” I’m not sure where that started, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the person who originally coined that phrase was a chiropractor… thinking about spinal disc health and proactive care. Seriously, it seems that so many of us just don’t realize movement can and is often the best medicine for […]

3 Key Ways to Prevent a Herniated, Bulging, or Slipped Disc

A neighbor of mine once told me “Getting old is not for the faint of heart,” and that’s always stuck with me.  After all, haven’t we all had one of those days where we wake up somehow having managed to injure ourselves in our sleep?  Or, if you’re like an old classmate of mine (who […]

How To Know if You Have a Spinal Disc Problem

When patients ask me for advice on how to know if you have a spinal disc problem, there’s a story that comes to mind every time.  Not too long ago, a friend of mine was over to help me out with one of my weekend projects.  He had been out with his family for some […]

The Anatomy of a Spinal Disc: What Does it Look Like?

Waterbeds were something else, weren’t they?  It’s still crazy to think there was a time where so many of us were sleeping on vinyl “mattresses” that were filled with gallons and gallons of water inside of our carpeted bedrooms.  What’s crazier still is that… they were durable.  They made it through round after round of […]