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TMJ Treatment To Prevent Jaw Pain The Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the joint that is found between the Mandible (the jaw) and the portion of your skull called the Temporal bone. This joint allows the jaw to move up and … Continued

Selecting The Proper Running Shoe To Prevent Hip Pain In our chiropractic care office, we see a wide range of runners, ranging from those just starting out to serious athletes training for an UltraMarathon. No matter what your athletic ability, … Continued

Chiropractic Treatment For Shoulder Pain After lower back pain, shoulder pain is by far the next most common complaint that we see in our office. The assessment of a shoulder complaint begins with simple observation of the patient. The upper … Continued

  The Components of Health-Related Fitness The basic components of health-related fitness are cardiovascular function, body composition, strength, and flexibility. These are the very same components found in performance-related fitness. The major difference lies in the degree to which each … Continued

High Blood Pressure As blood circulates through the body, it presses against the walls of the arteries. The force of this action is called blood pressure. When the pressure is too high, the arterial walls become distorted; they may narrow … Continued

Working in Stooped Positions Stooped positions often result in back pain. When you stand with your back straight, the stresses on the discs and ligaments of your lower back are considerably lower than when you stand with your back bent … Continued

Low Back Pain Low back pain accounts for the majority of chief complaints seen in our clinic.  In the general population, approximately 80% of adults will have a disabling event of lower-back pain (LBP) sometime during their lifetime.  However, a … Continued

  Osteoarthritis – Arthritis Relief Springfield MO Arthritis.  The very word fills us with a specter of fear and pain.  People think of getting old, unable to get around, and of becoming more dependent upon others.  Arthritis is not just … Continued

Chiropractic Ways To Treat Your Headache A severe headache causes significant financial impact on the individual, the employer, and the health care system.  Taking into consideration the cost of lost work and productivity, billions are spent annually in the United … Continued

Are You Getting Enough Fiber? Most Americans don’t eat enough fiber, according to the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine.  The average American adult consumes only 14 to 15 grams of fiber per day.  The IOM standard suggest consuming between 25 … Continued