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Poor posture can wreak havoc on your spine, leading to more than just a hunched appearance. From neck and back pain to headaches, fixing your posture is crucial at any age to prevent long-term damage.

Why do some headaches only affect one side? From neck strains to migraines, we explore the most common causes of one-sided headaches — and what you can do to stop them in their tracks.

Are you dealing with persistent low back pain? Understanding your back pain is key to feeling better. Find out the four sneaky causes that could be causing your chronic back pain — and how to fix them — in our latest blog.

Have you been living with disc-related lower back, leg, or neck pain for too long? Spinal decompression therapy may be the solution — provided you meet a few prerequisites. Learn about the benefits of this innovative treatment here.

Every year in the United States, millions of people sustain whiplash injuries — usually in a rear-end car accident. Here’s how our comprehensive chiropractic care approach can help you heal from this traumatic neck injury.

Neck pain affects as many as one in five Americans at any given time. Acute neck pain that comes on suddenly is frequently caused by minor cervical muscle strain that heals quickly — here’s what you should know. 

OTC medications only mask your pain temporarily. Cold laser therapy, on the other hand, provides long-term pain relief by advancing healing. Find out how it works — and learn about the many invaluable benefits it has to offer.

Herniated disc pain can limit mobility, disrupt sleep, and prevent you from engaging in your usual activities. Learn about three holistic, drug-free treatments that can ease pain, promote healing, and get you back to your active life.  

If you suffer from chronic headaches, you’re not alone; we can help. Discover how our holistic approach helps improve headache severity and frequency — simultaneously reducing your reliance on pain medication. 

You know that chronic neck pain can limit your activities, disrupt your sleep, and increase your stress levels, but can it make you feel tired all the time, too? Learn more about the relationship between chronic neck pain and fatigue.

If you have a bulging, herniated, or compressed disc in your lower back that’s causing chronic lower back pain or persistent sciatica, spinal decompression therapy can be an ideal solution. Here’s how it works and when it’s a good option.

Just as activity can either alleviate or aggravate lower back pain, your sleep position also has the power to ease a back pain problem or make matters worse. Learn which sleep positions are bad for back pain — and which are best.

If you’ve been injured in a fender bender, you want to recover immediately. Taking these three steps can protect your well-being — and help you get the care you need to heal quickly — after a car accident.

The effects of poor posture don’t stop at muscle spasms, shoulder tension, back aches, and neck pain. Learn about eight surprising health problems that are more likely to develop when bad posture is the norm — and find out how to avoid them. 

Your cervical spine is vulnerable to many problems that can make it feel chronically stiff and achy, but certain habits can worsen matters. Learn what you should stop doing if you want less neck pain. 

As persistent, fatiguing, and debilitating as fibromyalgia pain can be, it can also be successfully managed with the right approach. Find out how cold laser therapy works to ease FM pain and restore an improved quality of life.

You probably know your body transforms dramatically when you're pregnant. But do you know how pregnancy can affect your spine health? Learn about a few common spine problems during pregnancy and how to relieve discomfort.

Chronic poor posture isn’t simply an aesthetic concern — it’s a severe problem that can set the stage for many health conditions, including chronic headaches. Here’s how faulty posture and headache pain are connected.

If you wake up with a stiff, achy neck most mornings, the wrong sleep position may be to blame. Find out how the right sleep position supports proper spinal alignment, and why having “good resting posture” is so important.

Chronic back pain can disrupt sleep, limit mobility, and make it hard to accomplish daily tasks. Learn how noninvasive cold laser therapy eases ongoing back pain and promotes healing to help you get back to your active life.

If you’re tired of being sidelined by recurrent headaches, we can help. Learn how chiropractic care takes a holistic, comprehensive approach to relieve headache and migraine symptoms and keep chronic headaches under control.

If you’re experiencing aches and pains after a car crash, seeing our team as soon as possible is a good idea. Learn how to prepare for your post-accident chiropractic visit and what you might expect during your appointment.

Do you struggle with persistent lower back pain? Chances are poor posture is contributing to your problem. Here’s why postural rehabilitation should be a critical component of the treatment plan that will ease your pain for good.

In a world that’s largely run through computer and smartphone screens, poor posture and persistent neck pain have become common, interrelated problems. Here’s how forward head posture hurts your neck — and what you can do about it.

More than a “severe headache,” migraine is a chronic neurological disease affecting millions. Learn how regular chiropractic care can help you reduce the frequency and severity of migraine.

Most people seek chiropractic care for the first time when they want to end chronic back or neck pain. But regular chiropractic care provides a range of health benefits you don’t want to miss out on — here’s what it can do for you.

Spinal decompression is a holistic back pain therapy that gently stretches your spine to ease disc-related pressure and pain, promote blood flow to damaged areas, and foster long-term healing. Here’s how it works — and what it can do for you.

Motor vehicle accidents happen in seconds, but it’s not unusual for crash-related injuries and pain to appear hours, days, or weeks later. Explore the phenomenon known as delayed-onset pain and discover why it happens.

Sit up straight! Sounds like nagging, but it’s actually good advice for your health and well-being. In fact, even a “little” slouch can have a big impact on your wellness. Here’s how good posture can improve your quality of life.

Dr. German is a 1987 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.

Have you just been in a car accident? Or is a friend or relative suffering from a recent car crash and you are wondering what you should do to rule out serious health problems resulting from the accident?

A new study came out that observed specific postural adaptations that are related to Asthma severity.

Car accidents are notorious for causing hidden injuries, which are injuries with no outward symptoms, like bruising swelling or cuts. You may not even notice any symptoms until two or three days after your car accident.

In the longest study ever performed on whiplash-injured patients (a study looking at the health status 17 years after injury), 55% of the patients still suffered from pain caused by the original trauma. (Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2002)