Self Care Blog
Before popping pills… …it is worth considering a more natural approach to healthcare. So many people resign themselves to the idea that pain relief is a choice between medication and ”grinning and bearing it,” until the pain retreats. Depending on the severity of your pain, some level of medication may be unavoidable, but you certainly don‘t…
Remember when work meant toiling away in a field sewing and reaping crops? Neither do we. As we move further and further away from our ancestral past, it seems that more professions are shifting into the office chair. This transition toward white collar labor is making us more sedentary as a society, partly because we…
Back pain causes weight gain; weight gain causes back pain What are we to do in this situation? Let’s start by focusing on the relationship between the two: how do weight gain and back pain perpetuate each other? Very simply: Weight gain creates an additional burden on the spine, straining muscles and causing problems including…
Pain and stress go hand in hand One influences the other or, more pointedly, the two perpetuate each other. Subluxation, which refers to slight misalignments of the vertebrae, is a perfect example of this concept. When you are stressed, your muscles tighten and remain contracted, often for the duration of a given stressful period. Tight…
When the holiday season becomes stressful… It’s easy to see how it happens; you had no time to spare to begin with. All of a sudden the month of December’s calendar is full of holiday appointments, activies and engagements. Holiday shopping creates a financial strain before you even factor in the physical stress of going…
Forget the holiday ham, let’s focus on the hamstrings Tight hamstrings are a key contributor to lower back pain. Running through the back of the thigh, from hip to knee, the hamstrings are perfectly placed to cause dysfunction. Tightness in the hamstrings creates a pull that increases stress on the lower back, contributes to muscular…
A friendly reminder from your chiropractor this holiday season The holiday season is about taking stock of what really matters in life. That usually boils down to family, friends, peace, happiness and good health. But we would like to hold up a candle for something we see as equally important: the health of our spines.…
Mechanical back pain hampers athletes in Fremont Mechanical back pain is a blanket term that applies to any pain or dysfunction related to the spine and the supporting structures and musculature. The most common mechanical back pain in sports involves joints of the spine moving out of place. Misalignment of the spine contributes to the…
Individualized sports rehab in Fremont At Scorca Chiropractic Center, we know that every injury is unique. That’s why we perform a comprehensive medical exam to determine a patient’s medical history and musculoskeletal health profile. Your injury forms part of a picture within the framework of your greater health. From this vantage point we detail a…
A more dynamic approach to healing sports injuries At Scorca Chiropractic Center, we work with many athletes who are trying to stay one step ahead in the game and another step ahead of injuries. Chiropractic is an important part of the toolbox for optimizing athletic performance, including sharpening reaction times and improving range of motion.…
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