6 Tips to Avoiding Overuse Injuries

Spokane Valley is a wonderful place to work out and stay in shape. If exercise is your forte, you want to be careful to avoid overuse injuries. Overuse injuries occur gradually as physical stress remodels structures such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. Remodeling involves both the breaking down and the building up of tissue. When […]

How to Treat and Prevent Knee Pain at Home

Are you experiencing knee pain? We have good news: it’s often treatable from the comfort of your home. Today, we’re going to go over a few ways to alleviate your discomfort so that you can get back to feeling great and performing at the highest level. Disclaimer: This blog only applies to those with general […]

Active Release Technique

  At Summit Chiropractic we use Active Release Techniques, also referred to as A.R.T., which focus on the relief of fibrosis adhesions in the muscle, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves through soft tissue release. These adhesions in our tissues can be caused from overload due to repetitive use, which can lead to weakness in the […]

How Chiropractic Care Helps Athletic Performance

For the professional athlete – or even a weekend warrior who plays a particular sport – the ability to move freely is key to performance on the field. Top-notch athletic performance requires muscle strength, flexibility, proper body mechanics and technique to prevent injury and allow maximum effort. At the Summit Chiropractic and Sports Institute, we’re […]

Here’s What You Can Do To Help Prevent Sports Injuries

There is a growing epidemic of preventable youth sports injuries that are destroying athletic hopes and taking dreams away. In the U.S., about 30 million children and teens participate in some form of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries each year, which cause some loss of time of participation, are experienced by the […]