A recent systematic review in the prominent journal Headache showed that spinal manipulation could have an effect on headache days and pain intensity in patients with migraine headaches. While this is old news to many practicing chiropractors, this is one of the first instances that a major headache journal has acknowledged that manipulation could have […]
The effects of a single session of chiropractic care on strength, cortical drive, and spinal excitability in stroke patients. Scientific Reports 2019 Holt K, Niazi IK, Nedegaard RW, et al. AbstractFull Text Summary A research team based out of the New Zealand College of Chiropractic who have been publishing a great deal on the neurophysiologic impact of […]
Read Time: [6 minutes] Outline: The cervical spine has been a known source of dizziness since the 1950’s with a classification as cervical vertigo. While the true spinning sensation of vertigo is not common with cervical spine issues, a feeling of imbalance, disorientation, light headedness, swaying, and unsteadiness have all been linked to problems in […]
Historically I’ve been a big advocate of being “in-tune” with your body. For the most part, I do think that a generally healthy person can benefit from developing a better awareness of what their body is experiencing. It’s a good guide for adapting your training and developing a meditative practice like breath awareness. In recent […]
It’s no longer a secret that the composition and health of your gut has an substantial impact on the health of the brain and nervous system. Research on the role the gut microbiome has exploded in the last 10 years with blockbuster studies showing that your gut bacteria composition can affect mental health conditions like […]
When people think about growing new brain cells and optimizing brain health, they think about playing games like Sudoku or Luminosity. The idea being that we need mental games to flex our mental muscle. The problem is that mental games like Sudoku and Luminosity have failed to demonstrate any meaningful evidence that it alters brain […]
One of the biggest complaints in people with dizziness is that they can’t exercise because exercise makes their symptoms worse. This is a particularly difficult problem in athletes who have suffered a concussion because the dizziness upon activity is preventing them from getting back to their sport. When people have problems with dizziness on exercise, […]
One of the keys to successfully completing a maximum effort lift is to not think so much, and just pull and push with all of your might. On the surface it seems really simple. Get this heavy object from point A to point B in a straight line, but all of the moving pieces that […]
One of the main components of every examination we do with new patients is a video balance test. You can see what that looks like in the video below: It’s true that our office works with a lot of people who come in with dizziness or balance complaints, but we do this exam on people […]
Arnold-Chiari malformation is a condition in which portions of the brain (the brain stem or cerebellum) descend below the skull and into the spinal canal. You can see an image of a normal brain MRI and a classic Chiari malformation shown below. The estimated prevalence for Chiari is about 1 in 1000 people. The good […]
