

Pain: A Complicated Signal-Part 2
Let's talk a bit more about different sources of pain. As mentioned in Part 1, our nervous system translates many sources of pain differently depending on the origin (read part 1 here). This is extremely helpful, because it helps us as Chiropractors identify the cause of the pain, so we can address it at the source and eliminate the pain. This is what makes our treatment so unique. Throughout this series we will discuss different types of pain and how we treat them. Let's tak


Kids and Chiropractic Care
In our family oriented practice, we treat patients of all ages. Children in particular are excellent candidates for chiropractic care because their spines respond so well to the chiropractic adustment. Examining a child’s spine is very important, because running through it is the spinal cord containing billions of nerve fibers that send messages and energy from the brain to every part of the body. Think of the different things that can cause changes in a child's spine - the


Understanding Spinal Degeneration (Arthritis)
“Some people claim they are ‘too busy’ to attend to something as ‘minor’ as nagging back pain,” says Dr. Todd Staker. Dr. Ben Schemmel: “Others, in today’s uncertain economic environment, put caring for themselves way down on their ‘To-Do’ list, and we think that is an unfortunate mistake. The old saying, ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’ is absolutely true when we’re talking about the health of the spine. “That nagging back problem, left untreated, could deve