“I get numb hands when sleeping, but thought it wasn’t worth mentioning.” A surprising pattern I’ve noticed in practice is that a significant number of my new patients suffer from nightly hand numbness, and most think it’s not fixable! Once they mention that their hands go numb when sleeping, it takes a few simple orthopedic tests to narrow down what […]
When people think of chiropractors, they usually picture a physician cracking someone’s neck or back to put them “back in alignment.” While it is true that most chiropractors address the various facets of spinal joint dysfunction, our scope of practice encompasses many aspects of healthcare that most would more readily attribute to a medical doctor, massage therapist, naturopathic doctor, or […]
Pick up something heavy, get stronger—that’s the answer, right? While strengthening muscles seems like a simple equation, anyone who has tried to get stronger knows it’s not easy. We’ll break down how to strengthen weak muscles naturally. There are three steps to drug-free, natural muscle strengthening: Step 1 to Strengthen Weak Muscles Naturally: Reactivate Activating a muscle is a familiar […]
When you only feel good for a week or less after an adjustment, it’s time to dig deeper! Muscle activation provides a roadmap to the root of your symptoms…
Good posture doesn’t just help you look confident—it can improve your health and help you feel confident too. Inhibited muscles can make it difficult to maintain good posture without conscious, continuous effort. Our muscle exam provides a snapshot of how inhibited muscles contribute to your unique motor pattern and posture. Muscle activation coupled with targeted rehab exercises may be just the boost you need to effortlessly stand tall and strong again.
Inhibited muscles may be behind your SI joint dysfunction! Muscle activation can be highly effective in improving pain and mobility in the SIJ.
Welcome to the inaugural entry in our Inhibited Muscle Series! Muscle activation is steadily becoming more common in the US, but many people are still unfamiliar with it. In this series we discuss why muscle inhibition can be the reason for many common musculoskeletal ailments, and in turn, how muscle activation could rapidly turn those ailments around. Plantar fasciitis is […]