One of the most common reasons that people come to the chiropractor in the winter is back pain, and you might be surprised at what causes it: shoveling snow out of the driveway or off the sidewalk! While it’s important to keep walking areas snow-free to prevent slips and falls, it’s also important to take […]
Sports are great in that they help kids stay outside, active, and learn about the importance of team building. However, as fun as they are, there’s always a chance of injury. In the U.S., approximately 30 million kids and teenagers do sports, and there are over 3.5 million sports injuries every year. According to Johns […]
Sports injuries are not isolated to athletes. Anyone can become injured while physically active. The majority of sport injuries involve a combination of a muscle, tendon, cartilage, ligament, joint capsule, and/or joint itself. The longer your injury and pain continue, the more likely you are doing damage to the specific structures that are injured. Whether […]
ACL injuries, or anterior cruciate ligament injuries, are among the most common sports injuries. The anterior curate ligament is one of the four main ligaments in the knee. When we damage this ligament, it’s usually due to a sudden twist of the knee or a hard impact. ACL injuries are most common in contact sports […]