Avoid Back Pain While Holiday Gift Wrapping

By Jen Phillips AprilDecember 12, 2018December 23, 2018 back pain back pain

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 doesn’t take long before…

How Often Do You Need a Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain?

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 chiropractic treatment for low back pain. After all, at least 22 million Americans…

Raking Leaves? Avoid Back Pain with These 4 Tips

By Jen Phillips AprilOctober 12, 2018November 27, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care back pain, doylestown chiropractor

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 air of the season, yet, it…

New “Non-cracking” Adjustment Technique Now Offered

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteApril 25, 2018June 3, 2018 back pain back pain, doylestown chiropractor, non cracking chiropractor

Dr. Jeff McQuaite is pleased to offer a new adjusting technique for his patients that does not include “Snapping, Cracking or Twisiting”, utilizing the Arthrostim and Vibracussor. The Arthrostim is a natural solution and revolutionary procedure that helps neck and back pain sufferers get out of pain safely and gently without any side effects. It…

Protect Your Back When Snow Shoveling: A Chiropractor’s Guide for Bucks County

By Jen Phillips AprilJanuary 5, 2018June 3, 2018 back pain, lower back pain, massage therapy protect your back

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 activities like snow shoveling can put…

Can Chiropractors Help Reduce the Opioid Crisis?

By Jen Phillips AprilDecember 1, 2017June 3, 2018 back pain, neck pain relief

With the opioid crisis threatening millions of lives, you may wonder about alternative pain relief. While drugs like tramadol 50mg can definitely help, certain drugs may have longer term side effects that can have a detrimental effect. The fact is, legal painkillers like oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, fentanyl may be ok in small doses but…

7 Reasons Why You Voted Us Best of Bucks Chiropractor 5 Years in a Row

By Jen Phillips AprilOctober 24, 2017June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care, pediatric chiropractor Best of Bucks Chiropractor

Thank you so much for voting us Best of Bucks in 2017! It’s a true honor. We enjoy helping you relieve back and neck pain, relieve headaches, asthma, and in general, helping you feel great. For fun, we decided to ask some of you what makes you choose McQuaite Chiropractic for your chiropractic care and…

Why a Chiropractic Treatment after a Car Accident is a Good Idea

By Jen Phillips AprilSeptember 2, 2016January 9, 2019 back pain, neck pain, neck pain relief, pain management

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 is likely out of alignment. Think about it, if you’ve ever hit a large pothole, you know how much that can damage…

Protect Yourself from Summer Sports Injuries

By Jen Phillips AprilJuly 8, 2016June 3, 2018 back pain, neck pain relief, Sports

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 usually caused by an overly zealous exercise program. If you’ve spend the past several months watching Game of Thrones rather than…

How to Protect Yourself from Common Golf Injuries

By Jen Phillips AprilJuly 1, 2016June 3, 2018 back pain, neck pain relief, Sports

In my Doylestown chiropractic practice, I regularly see golfers this time of year for back pain or rotator cuff pain — sometimes even wrist pain. It’s not surprising when you think about it. Spending several hours hunched over is enough to give anyone lower back pain. Then, when you think about the repetitive motion…

Prevent Spring Cleaning Injuries By Doing This

By Jen Phillips AprilMarch 18, 2016June 3, 2018 back pain back pain, falls, spring injuries

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. Sprains, tendonitis, serious cuts and even fractures are common during…

Acetaminophen Doesn’t Help Your Lower Back Pain

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteSeptember 10, 2014June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care, lower back pain lower back pain

Do you pop Tylenol for your lower back pain? A new study shows it doesn’t work. The study followed 1600 people for four weeks and it was released in The Lancet, a respected medical journal. The group was divided into thirds with one third taking acetaminophen, the ingredient in Tylenol on an as needed basis….

Are Your Cortisone Shots Helping?

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteSeptember 5, 2014June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care cortisone shots

If you’ve been getting cortisone shots for back pain and you don’t feel pain relief, it may not be your imagination. A recent study presented at the International Spine Invention Society Annual Meeting found that only about 34% of patients who receive these injections feel any relief. Also called epidural steroid injections (ESIs), these shots…

Discovering Your Natural Back Pain Treatment

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteJune 17, 2014June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care natural back pain treatment, natural pain relief

Are you looking for natural back pain treatment? 80% of Americans experience back pain at some point in their lives. Many of you live with chronic back pain and lose tens of hours of your lives hurting. For many patients, natural back pain treatment can be a combination of: 1 Adjusting your workspace – Are your…

Does Your Back Ache?

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteFebruary 19, 2014June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care 1 Comment

Winter’s been a bit hard on us this year and you know what that means. Snow shoveling and spills on the ice are happening all over Central Bucks and can leave you with a serious back ache. In fact, just the other day a new patient limped in after slipping on icy steps. We did…

Spinal Decompression Offers Surgery Free Relief

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteJanuary 6, 2014June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care, spinal decompression spinal decompression

Gravity has a way of pulling things to earth, including your spine. If you have sciatica, degenerative disc disease or are simply stiff and sore from too much sitting, spinal decompression can offer you relief. Just as it sounds, spinal decompression is a method of elongating your spine using a special computerized table. See, it…

Could Your Back Pain Solution Be On the Table?

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteDecember 4, 2013December 17, 2015 back pain, Chiropractic Care 1 Comment

Landmark Study Finds Solution to Back Pain is On the Table If you’re one of 31 million Americans who suffer with 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 their back pain with only one month of chiropractic treatments. The…

Back Pain Relief: How Chiropractic Care Helps

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteOctober 4, 2013June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care, lower back pain

Hippocrates (Greek Physician 460-357 B.C.) said, “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases.” Chiropractic healthcare workers hold to the belief that proper alignment of the body’s musculoskeletal structure (particularly the spine) will enable the body to heal without the use of medication and surgery. Over 22 million Americans visit…

Lower Back Pain Causes

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteAugust 16, 2013June 3, 2018 back pain, Chiropractic Care

According to the NIH, lower back pain and headaches are the most common ailment among Americans. People spend almost $50 Billion in remedies and treatments. Of course, it’s a big difference to experience the occasional lower back pain because you overdid it in the garden vs. experiencing chronic pain that won’t go away. In either…

Chronic Lower Back Pain and Chiropractic Care

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteAugust 16, 2013December 20, 2015 back pain, Chiropractic Care

Chronic lower back pain affects millions of people. From arthritis to osteoporosis to disc problems, there are dozens of ways your back pain can affect your life and keep you in pain. Chiropractic care is a gentle means of adjusting your spine so it returns to it’s rightful place relieving pain and pinching. Many people…