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Trigger Points for Fibromyalgia and Chiropractic Care
If you’re one of the 4 million people suffering from fibromyalgia, you know how it commands your life. From debilitating pain to constant fatigue, fibromyalgia is a mysterious disease because there’s no clear cause. What IS known is it can cause headaches,...
Can a Chiropractic Alignment be a Natural Pain Reliever?
Aches, pains, and being just plain physically uncomfortable are things that happen to all of us as we age. Sometimes back pain, knee pain, and other chronic pains are due to accidents and injuries. Others we can chalk up to years of bad habits (like poor...
What is the Fastest Way to Relieve Back Pain Without Medicine?
If you're like many people, you want to find natural pain relief. After all, medicine is only a short-term solution – a band-aid if you will. It only masks the symptoms but doesn’t solve the underlying problem. Plus, with the opioid crisis in Bucks County and beyond,...
Want Upper Back Pain Relief? Try Chiropractic Care
Do you find yourself wincing in pain after a long workday? Hunching over the computer will do that to you. What about playing golf or tennis? Practicing yoga? Is your favorite recreational activity straining your muscles? Finding upper back pain relief may be...
What is a Chiropractic Adjustment?
A chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which chiropractors use their hands and other objects to apply sudden force to the spinal joint. Your chiropractor knows exactly where to apply the pressure so you feel maximum pain relief. The purpose of a chiropractic...
Hip Impingement: What Is It and Can a Chiropractor Help?
Have you ever felt an unusual pain or stiffness in your thighs or groin? Sometimes people who suffer from hip impingement feel a pain deep in the glutes or feel their hips pop when bending over or moving forward. Unfortunately, not much is known about the cause of hip...
End Pinched Nerve Suffering Without Surgery
If you've ever said (or thought), "you're getting on my nerves," you might be onto something. In all seriousness, when something presses on your nerve, it does hurt. And, while your relatives can't actually press your nerves, another body part can. That's what causes...
Spinal Decompression Offers Surgery Free Relief
Just like Newton's apple, fell to gravity, so can your body. Ok, we all know things start to sag as we get older, even your spine. 33 bones make up your spine. Add in the discs, tendons, nerves, and gravity compressing everything together and it's no wonder it can...
This Natural Pain Management Approach Helps You Feel Better
Are you one of the 20.4% of American adults living with chronic pain? If you are, you'd probably like to find a solution. Chronic pain can last for years and impact your quality of life in significant ways. At first, you make small adjustments to accommodate your...
Is Poor Posture Causing Your Neck and Back Pain?
Ballet dancers have excellent posture, but what about the rest of us? Most of us spend hours every day sitting. We're slumped over computers and phones. Then we slouch on the couch watching Netflix. All that slouching affects our breathing, energy levels, and...
Non-Cracking Chiropractor Adjustment Offered in Doylestown
Does the idea of having a chiropractor "crack" your back make you nervous? Many people say, "Yes." They miss out on the potential pain relief because the "popping" sound can be nerve-wracking. True story, the first time Dr. Jeff adjusted my neck, I screamed in...
What’s the Difference Between a Chiropractic Adjustment and Cracking My Back?
If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a chiropractic adjustment and cracking your back, you’re not alone. After all, many people feel better after getting a friend to help “crack their back.” So how does it differ from a chiropractic adjustment? Of...
Spinal Decompression: Find Your Pain Relief
If you suffer from neck or back pain, you're not alone. 60-80% of adults do and some of it is debilitating. If your neck or back pain feels chronic, you might be a perfect candidate for spinal decompression. What is Spinal Decompression? Spinal decompression is a...
Backpack Safety: Is Your Child’s Bag Causing Pain?
"Stand up straight!" It's the refrain of parents everywhere. Whether slumped over their phones to heavy backpacks, today's kids are at risk of all types of back and neck pain. Backpack safety is something to consider. Dr. Jeff McQuaite of McQuaite...
What is Cervical Radiculopathy and How Can Chiropractic Care Help?
If you feel tingling down your arms or shooting arm pain, you may have cervical radiculopathy. More commonly known as a “pinched nerve” in the neck, cervical radiculopathy can be excruciating. Or it can be a dull pain. Firstly, no matter how it feels for you, you’re...
Why a Chiropractic Treatment after a Car Accident is a Good Idea
One of the things people don’t always realize is how damaging car accidents can be to your body. Even it seems “minor” and there’s only a little dent in your fender, your body sustained a jostle big or small. Think about it, if you’ve ever hit a large pothole, you...
Back Pain Relief: How Chiropractic Care Helps
Hippocrates (Greek Physician 460-357 B.C.) said, “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.” Chiropractors also have a favorite saying, “Your spine is your lifeline.” The reason is that your spine connects everything in your body. From...
Could Your Back Pain Solution Be On the Table?
Landmark Study Finds Solution to Back Pain is On the Table If you’re one of 31 million Americans who suffer from back pain each year, you’ll be excited by recent findings. SPINE Journal reports a 9-month study found participants experienced a significant decrease in...
How to Protect Yourself from Common Golf Injuries
In my Doylestown chiropractic practice, I regularly see golf injuries when the weather turns nice. Sometimes it's back pain or rotator cuff pain. Sometimes it's wrist pain. It may come as a shock but golf is actually a pretty injury-ridden sport. Often, golf...
Do You Need a Chiropractor?
The American Chiropractic Association estimates 35 million people visit the chiropractor each year. You might wonder, "do you need a chiropractor?" After all, most people turn to the chiropractor due to neck or back pain, but as they discover more about the benefits...
Protect Yourself from Common Summer Injuries
Here in Bucks County, Pa. summer means BBQs, yard work, and cool nights spent enjoying the fireflies. Yet, if you’re like a lot of people, it also might mean overdoing it in the garden or in your last golf round. Some of you are probably avid bikers,...
Cortisone Shot in Your Lower Back and Chiropractic Care: What to Expect
Doctors recommend cortisone shots for all manner of aches and pain. In fact, there are more than 9 million cortisone injections performed a year! From herniated discs, joint problems, and even allergies, some people respond well to cortisol injections. However, you...
Is a Baby Chiropractor Right For Your Family?
Taking your baby to the pediatrician for wellness checks is common. Taking your baby to a chiropractor is less common for many. Yet, according to the U.S. National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, roughly 8% of chiropractic patients are five years old or...
Herniated Disc: Definition, Symptoms and Causes
Back pain can hit at the most random times. You bend down to pick up your dog’s leash and wham! You’re clutching your back in pain. Could it be a herniated disc? Maybe. Also known as a slipped or ruptured disc, if these discs crack open they can spill their...
How Chiropractic Treatment Can Help Seasonal Allergies
Spring temperatures are finally here and for many of you, that means seasonal allergies. You want to get out and enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather. However, if you’re suffering from itchy eyes, sneezing, and other allergy symptoms, then it’s not so fun. It might...
The Natural Way to Heal Chronic Pain in Doylestown, Pa.
Do you suffer from chronic pain? Where is it? Is it in your back, wrist, neck, or leg? There are natural solutions to heal chronic pain throughout your body. It starts with discovering the source of the chronic pain and then creating a treatment plan to address it....
Can Chiropractic Care Help with Sciatica and Herniated Disc?
If you’re looking for a drug-free, effective treatment for sciatica or a herniated disc, chiropractic care may be able to help you. Often these two conditions go hand in hand. First, there’s a herniated disc and then sciatica. That’s not always the case, but it...
Can a Child Chiropractor Help Your Child?
Chiropractors can do so more than help with back pain. If your child suffers from colic, asthma, sports injuries, or other problems, a child chiropractor may be able to help. The point of chiropractic care is prevention and restoration for all ages. And, yes, even...
How Chiropractic Care Helps Chronic Inflammation
If you’ve heard the dangers of chronic inflammation, you’re probably wondering how you can reduce yours. A Washington Post article reports that many people don’t even know they have it until it’s already damaging their bodies. In fact, scientists believe chronic...
What is Wellness Chiropractic?
Let me ask you a question. Do you ever think about “wellness?” As in, “I want wellness?” These days, “wellness” is a buzzy catchphrase that pertains to everything from essential oils to yoga to chiropractic care. And since no one wants “unwellness” or...
Can a Doylestown Chiropractor for Sciatica Help You?
According to Harvard Medical School, roughly 40% of people experience sciatic pain in their lives. Like many aches and pains, it can worsen as you get older. You might feel pain when part of the nerve is pinched, you have a herniated disc, other irritation. ...
Ways Chiropractic Care Can Help You and Your Family
According to the American Chiropractic Association, roughly 35 million Americans seek chiropractic care in a given year. The reasons why are many. Some people go for chronic pain relief while others appreciate it as a part of their overall wellness plan. Widely...
Boost Your Immunity with Chiropractic Care
When the leaves turn gold and copper, you know winter is right around the corner. For some, seasonal allergies act up and the first colds of the season start. Yet, if you’re like most wellness-minded folks, you want to boost your immunity. Chiropractic care...
Remote Learning Ergonomics: How to Help Your Kids
With remote learning underway, many schools are attempting to establish guidelines for behavior. Cameras on, dressed, and sitting in front of the computer at the time school starts is par for the course at many schools. Yet, where are your children sitting? Are they...
What Are the Best Sleeping Positions to Prevent Back and Neck Pain?
When was the last time you woke up with back or neck pain? If you said, “today,” and that’s typical for you, then it’s worth thinking about how you sleep. As you can imagine, your sleeping position impacts your spinal health. Have you ever fallen asleep in a chair and...
Benefits of a Maternity Massage
Congratulations on your new arrival! Pregnancy is an exciting time. Of course, it also comes with a lot of changes in your body (and emotional) state. You’re probably eating healthy, maybe taking prenatal vitamins, and looking for all the ways to support your body and...
Can Chiropractic Relieve Your Joint Pain?
Most people associate chiropractic care with back pain. Yet, your chiropractor can help in other ways too. Take chiropractic for joint pain. It might make sense that a chiropractic adjustment to your spine can relieve shoulder pain, but you might not think about it...
Working from Home? Here’s How to Create an Ergonomic Home Office
There’s nothing quite like being hunched over your computer on your sofa for hours on end to quickly dispel the work from home dream. Sure, it’s nice to skip the commute but without an ergonomically friendly work area, you’ll likely find yourself in pain...
Why Does My Neck Crack?
Have you ever turned your head and heard your neck crack? Sometimes it feels great and other times, maybe not so good. Either way, you might wonder about that sound. What’s with it? It turns out there’s a special word for it. That word is “crepitus” which...
Stress Management In the Time of Covid (or Anytime)
stop People are creatures of routines. We crave stability and knowing what to expect. Knowing what to expect gives us a sense of control. Feeling out of control is part of the reason the current COVID crisis is so difficult. All of our routines are disrupted. We don't...
You Can Build a Strong Immune System During a Pandemic
Pandemic life is strange. All of our routines are disrupted and even simple things like going to the grocery store can feel like an epic undertaking. It's even stranger now that Spring is finally here. In Doylestown, Pa, the flowers are blooming and the weather...
7 Ways to Improve Your Mobility and Feel Better With These Simple Tips
If you’ve ever twisted an ankle stepping off a curb, then you know that it’s not only painful but keeps you chair (or bedridden) for awhile. If you’ve had a gout flare-up, it can be difficult to walk. Or if you simply haven’t been getting exercise, you may find...
Chiropractic for Joint Pain: Can it Help You?
Several years ago, I twisted my ankle. I was wearing boots with a small heel, walking down a Philadelphia sidewalk, and boom! A patch of the uneven pavement caused my foot/ankle to roll. While painful, I still hobbled the dozen or so blocks back to my car. Later, it...
How You Can Improve Mobility with Chiropractic Care
Have you thought about your mobility? When chiropractors and other health professionals talk about mobility, it’s usually in relation to your range of motion. So, can you comfortably turn your head, rotate your hands, shoulders, feet, bend your knees and elbows, etc....
6 Ways to Protect Your Joints as You Age
It’s easy to take our bodies for granted. You can walk, bend over, sit and stand, and maybe even run and dance. But one wrong step can change everything. Twist your ankle stepping off a curb and you may find yourself traveling through the airport in a wheelchair...
Benefits of Massage Therapy
When was your last massage? For many, it’s been awhile. Once thought of as a indulgence, the medical community now recognizes the benefits of massage therapy. You may know it reduces stress and relieves pain. But did you know massage therapy also releases feel-good...
7 Ways to Supercharge Your Immune System
Do you feel over-extended this time of year and your immune system is low? It's common. There are work-related holiday gatherings, kids’ programs, and all manner of social invites. Sometimes, it can seem like you’re on a treadmill frantically wrapping gifts and...
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
If you’re considering trying chiropractic care for the first time, you may have a lot of questions. Questions like: Can it help my chronic back pain? Is chiropractic care safe? Do you need to go multiple times? Is it covered by insurance? The answers are yes, yes,...
Common Chiropractic Terms for Curious New Patients
Every profession has its lingo and chiropractors are no different. While you certainly don’t need to know all the terminology, you might find it interesting to know a few common chiropractic terms. For example, chiropractors use the terms subluxation, manipulation and...
Is Chiropractic a Good Scoliosis Treatment for You?
Is Chiropractic a Good Scoliosis Treatment for You? If you’ve been diagnosed with scoliosis, you probably have questions. What is scoliosis exactly? Will you have to wear a brace, how will it affect your life, and what type of scoliosis treatment will help? As you...