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Pinched Nerve in Neck: Causes and Treatment
Have you been diagnosed with a pinched nerve? Or maybe you have pain in your arm, neck, and shoulder and wonder if it’s stemming from your neck? A pinched nerve in your neck is can cause pain all the way down your arm. In medical terms, we call it “cervical...
Reduce Inflammation for Less Back Pain…Without Medication
Let me guess, you suffer with chronic back pain? You’ve also heard that if you could reduce inflammation, you may have less back pain. Is that right? Great! That means you've probably heard the reports of the dangers of inflammation. That left unchecked it can lead to...
How You Can Improve Your Posture (and Reduce Pain)
Want to feel unstoppable? Stand up, throw your shoulders back and your chest out, raise your head proudly and hold your hands in fists by your sides. This is the “superhero” pose– so called because every superhero movie seems to show the heroes in this stance....
Can Chiropractic Therapy for Sciatica Give You Pain Relief?
If you or a loved one suffer from sciatica, then you’re familiar with the sudden flare-ups and debilitating pain. It’s common too. In fact, an article from Harvard Medical School says, “As many as 40% of people will get it during their life, and it becomes more...
What Causes Chronic Neck Pain
Chiropractors have long been known as “back doctors.” Yet, they offer so much more. Studies show chiropractic care benefits asthma, ADD, neck pain, shoulder pain, carpal tunnel, scoliosis, and more. The reason is because chiropractors are the “doctors of the spine”...
6 Benefits of Chiropractic Care (It’s Not Just for Back Pain!)
(Updated and Expanded May 2019) Most people think of chiropractic care as back pain relief (and they’re right!) Yet, there are many other benefits of going to a place like Discover Chiropractic too. Over the years, studies have found that chiropractic care is an...
Pinched Nerve in Lower Back? Here’s Relief
Imagine your lower back. It connects your lower body to your upper body via the spinal column, tissue, tendons, and miles of nerves. There’s a place for everything though it’s not hard for parts of your body to shift and sometimes get out of place. Take a pinched...
Ouch! Did Your Back Go “Out?”
“My back went out” or “I threw my back out” are odd expressions but the pain is anything but odd. That sharp, stabbing back pain can bring you to your knees. Perhaps the only thing worse than the throbbing pain is not knowing when it might happen. It can strike at any...
Golfing? New Study Shows The “X-Swing” May Be a Source of Back Pain
Avid golfers know the game is having a moment of bad press when it comes to back pain and spinal injuries. But why? Golfers have long dealt with spinal problems, rotated cuff injuries, and a host of other hazards. Is there really a greater risk these...
Why A Back Adjustment Can Reduce Physical Pain
Remember the old song about the ankle bone being connected to the leg bone? That’s a perfect example of how the body is connected. One bone leads to another, the nervous system carries blood and oxygen through the body and if you’re in pain, a back adjustment may...
What is a Wellness Chiropractor?
“Wellness” is more than a trendy buzzword. It's a proactive approach to your health by eating healthy food, getting regular exercise and ideally, seeing your chiropractor on a regular basis to keep you functioning at your optimal capacity. Does that surprise you? A...
4 Common Causes for Neck Pain
Neck pain is no fun. One common cause of neck pain is as simple as what Dr. Jeff calls “text neck.” If that’s the case, the solution is simple, be aware of how much time you spend looking down at your phone or tablet and try to keep it eye level instead. But there are...
How Chiropractic Therapy for Sciatica Can Help
If you suffer from sciatica, you may wonder if chiropractic therapy can help you find relief. After all, chiropractors can help relieve all types of body aches, why not sciatic pain? Sciatica, as you may know, starts in your low back and shoots into one or both...
Avoid Back Pain While Holiday Gift Wrapping
Let me guess, you’ve done your shopping and you’ve got a stack of holiday gifts to wrap. Congrats! Now comes the fun part, wrapping them. You may love this part or you may dread it. Either way, if you’ve ever plopped yourself on the floor to wrap, you know that it...
What is Chiropractic Medicine?
You’re probably familiar with the concept of chiropractors. Most people associate them with “cracking backs” for pain relief and while there is a kernel of truth to this idea, there’s a lot more to it. In fact, you might be surprised at what that so-called “cracking”...
How Often Do You Need a Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain?
https://youtu.be/uXjqZAm5OpU If you’re like one of the millions of people who suffer from low back pain, you want to feel better. You’ve tried massage, you’ve tried pills, you might even be considering back surgery. But before you go that route, you decide to try...
Top Pain Relief Benefits of Chiropractic Therapy
Imagine, debilitating pain shoots up and down your right arm. The pain starts in your back and ends in your fingers. It hurts so much that typing even one keystroke is excruciating. As you can imagine this is not good when your job requires hours a day on the...
Raking Leaves? Avoid Back Pain with These 4 Tips
Fall leaves are pretty but they can be a pain to clean up. Which means many Doylestown area residents will spend time raking leaves this weekend (and over the next few weeks.) Fall yard work like leaf raking is great exercise and it’s nice to enjoy the crisp...
Protect Your Back When Snow Shoveling: A Chiropractor’s Guide for Bucks County
Here in Bucks County, Pa. it seems like the winter predictions for a cold and snowy one are coming true. “Bomb-cyclones,” blizzards, or just plain old snow has most of us shoveling snow and trying to maintain balance on icy sidewalks. Not only is it cold, but winter...
Can Chiropractors Help Reduce the Opioid Crisis?
With the opioid crisis threatening millions of lives, you may wonder about alternative pain relief. While drugs like can definitely help, certain drugs may have longer term side effects that can have a detrimental effect. The fact is, legal painkillers like oxycodone,...
Thank you! Best of Bucks Chiropractor 7 Years in a Row!
Thank you so much for voting us Best of Bucks in 2019! It’s a true honor. Our patients voted McQuaite Chiropractic as "Best of Bucks" for 7 years in a row! We're thrilled! We're delighted to help you relieve back and neck pain, headaches, asthma, scoliosis, and...
You Can Experience a Digital X-Ray at the Best Local Chiropractor in Doylestown
The best medical care starts with understanding a complete picture of your health. Here at McQuaite Chiropractic, we’ve always started with x-rays so that we can get as accurate a view as possible. We say, “To see is to know, and we won’t guess about your health.” “We...
How Chiropractic Treatment for TMJ/TMD Can Relieve Your Discomfort
If you experience jaw pain on a frequent basis, you might be suffering from TMJ. TMJ is short for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) which you may think of it as your upper and lower jaws. Yet medical professionals usually refer to discomfort here as a "disorder" or...
Got Bursitis? Chiropractic Care May Help
If you have painful joints, it could be bursitis. As you may know, the joints are common areas to feel pain in – tendonitis, arthritis, and bursitis -- these are all typical conditions. Each can cause swelling and they certainly cause pain. Bursitis refers...
Can Chiropractic Care Help Your Spinal Stenosis
According to Spine-Health.com, “spinal stenosis is an abnormal narrowing of a body channel.” That may sound odd but hopefully, it will make more sense in just a moment. Imagine your spinal column running from your brain to your lumbar (lower back) region. As you...
How Chiropractic Care May Help Children with ADHD
Updated: August 8/14/2020 As you probably know, ADHD is a topic of ongoing clinical trials. One 2019 study found some evidence that chiropractic care helped participating children with ADHD. You can see it here. Specifically, this particular trial focused on seeing if...
Can Chiropractic Care Help Your Sinusitis?
Sinusitis is another word for a classic sinus infection. Fever, chills, headache, all the classic cold symptoms that can accompany it can make you feel miserable. You probably know it's due to a bacteria, virus, or other irritants that get through your nasal...
4 Tips for Kicking the Winter Blahs
Here in Bucks County, Pa. it’s been raining and cold for a month. Couple that with election negativity and it’s enough to give anyone a bad case of the winter blues. It's natural to want to stay in and cozy up on the couch with a blanket. The short days do affect your...
Don’t Forget to Breathe and Other Stress Relief Tactics
In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s common to feel like you have too little time and a to-do list that stretches to the North Pole. Between holiday shopping, travel, parties and your usual busy life, it’s a lot. It's important to incorporate a few simple...
There are Many Chiropractic Offices in Doylestown
Here in Bucks County, Pa., we’re fortunate to have many chiropractors to choose from. Why, there are probably a dozen of chiropractic offices in Doylestown and they’re all good doctors. So how do you choose? Many people choose their chiropractor based on...
Find Relief for Your Pinched Nerve Neck Pain
Your body has more than 90 BILLION nerve cells. Each of these carries messages to other parts of your body. Those messages show up as sensations like neck pain or back pain. If you're prone to neck pain, you might wonder if you have a pinched nerve. Like it sounds,...
A Chiropractic Adjustment for Headaches Can Help You Find Relief
Has election season given you a headache? It’s no wonder. It’s been quite a ride. But if you’re prone to headaches regardless of elections, you may appreciate a natural solution. Over the counter medications and Joplin medical marijuana (among other providers of this...
Treat Tendonitis with Chiropractic Care
Chiropractic Care May Help Your Tendonitis The Natural and Holistic Approach If you experience a sore, achy shoulder, elbow or knee, you may have tendonitis. Like many injuries, it’s an inflammation usually caused by repetition and you may have heard of it as...
4th Year in a Row! McQuaite Chiropractic Wins Best of Bucks
"You can always count on a cheerful welcome from Dr. Jeff's staff. The office has a warm comfortable feeling. You can really tell when a person loves what they do and Dr. Jeff does. He is an excellent chiropractor. There is no better place to be when it comes to...
Prevent Sports Injuries with Chiropractic Care
Did you see the Women’s Cycling event in the Olympics? If you didn't, the lead biker took a massive spill on the pavement towards the end of the race. Ouch! That put an American Mara Abbott in the lead for roughly 20 excruiting minutes. In the final seconds, three...
Find Leg Pain Relief with Chiropractic Treatment
There many reasons why you might have leg pain. You may have torn a muscle, even blood clots (deep vein thrombosis) can cause pain. However, it’s possible that your leg pain actually stems from your lower back. You might remember that old song, the one about the thigh...
Protect Yourself from Summer Sports Injuries
Summer...you may have visions of outdoor BBQ's, and maybe, moving your exercise program outdoors. Kayaking, golfing, biking, running...these are popular summer activities around Doylestown. However, as a chiropractor, I see frequent summer sports injuries. They're...
What is Family Chiropractic Care?
You may be aware that chiropractic care can relieve back pain. However, you may not be aware of the full range of chiropractic care for everything from asthma relief to carpal tunnel syndrome. In fact, family chiropractic care goes way beyond back pain and can truly...
How A Chiropractic Treatment for Sciatica Can Help You Find Relief
According to the Mayo Clinic, sciatica affects nearly 3 million Americans. If you’re one of them, you’re familiar with the pain that starts in your lower back and radiates down one of your legs and boy does it hurt! You also probably know that long periods of sitting...
Prevent Spring Cleaning Injuries By Doing This
Have you ever felt sore after doing seasonal yard work? Have you ever pulled a muscle dragging those fallen leaves to the curb? Unfortunately, spring cleaning injuries are pretty common. In fact, every year more than 21 million people end up in the emergency room....
How Chiropractic Treatments Can Help Prevent Sports Related Injuries
Have you seen them yet? School’s in session which means every afternoon the streets of Doylestown are filled with running packs of high school athletes. They run to get in shape for their sports no matter the weather -- even in the 90+ degree days we had recently. But...
Do You Suffer with Shoulder and Neck Pain?
One of the biggest chronic pains of the 21st century is neck and shoulder pain. Frankly, it’s not surprising. Most of us spend hours a day hunched over computers and mobile devices. Compound that with sports injuries and/or other types of injuries (like whiplash) and...
Have You Seen a Chiropractor for Neck Pain?
Neck pain can come in many forms. Stress, poor posture, even sleeping at an awkward angle can all affect how your neck feels. A chiropractor for neck pain can help you find the reason for your chronic pain and work on healing it. Here are a few of the reasons for neck...
How to Find a Chiropractor in Bucks County
Bucks County is blessed with a wealth of good chiropractors. How do you find the right one for you and your family? Like any medical provider choosing the best chiropractor in the villages comes with a mix of skill, location/hours and personal “fit.” How to Find a...
Improve Your Golf Game with Chiropractic Care
Now that it’s golfing season here in Bucks County, you may find yourself playing a round or two at The Bucks Club or Pinecrest or one of our many other local golf courses. If you’d like to improve your golf game – injury free – you may find preventative chiropractic...
Enjoy Natural Pain Relief via Chiropractic Care
Let me guess, you’re eager to experience natural pain relief and get off the roller coaster of meds. Am I right? Maybe your chronic pain hasn't responded to prescription medication or you'd rather try a natural pain relief approach. Chiropractic care may be the right...
Got Low Back Pain?
Should You Go with Chiropractic Care or Traditional Medicine? Most people suffer with low back pain at some point in their lives. You're probably one of them. Maybe you suffer from low back pain because you sit too long or you've had an injury. You might be coping OK...
Reduce Neck Pain with this Neck Injury Treatment
Crash! Do you hear the sounds of metal on metal or feel the impact of a car crash first? No matter which, a car accident can cause you to feel achy the next few days even if you’re not hurt. It can also jerk your neck severely which causes whiplash. It is one of many...
Treatment Options for a Frozen Shoulder
Pain and lack of mobility are classic symptoms of a frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis. One of the least understood shoulder conditions; it’s characterized by a persistent pain in the shoulder joint that gets worse over time and limits your mobility. Exact cause...
How to Get Neck Pain Relief
Updated: 2/27/2020 If you suffer from chronic neck pain do you know the reason why? Millions of Americans suffer from neck pain for all kinds of reasons from whiplash to spending too many hours hunched over a digital device. You might be surprised at the way you can...