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 activities like snow shoveling can put…

Got Low Back Pain?

By Dr Jeff McQuaiteMarch 25, 2015June 3, 2018 Chiropractic Care, lower back pain, pain management

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 low back painyou sit too long or you’ve had an injury. In some cases back pain can be incredibly disabilitating, rendering it painful to sit or stand…

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….

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…