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Back to School

Back to School

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Beyond Stretching

Beyond Stretching

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Summer Travel

Summer Travel

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Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

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Heart Health

Heart Health

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Health Goals

Health Goals for the New Year

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Pain Free

Pain Free Living Is the Best Gift

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Travel Tips

Travel Tips for Thanksgiving

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Halloween

Halloween

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Spine Health

Spine Health

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Immune Function

Immune Function

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Enhancing Athletic Performance

Enhancing Athletic Performance

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Lifestyle Choices

Lifestyle Choices

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Spring Activities

Spring Activities

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Nutrition

Nutrition

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Wellness planning

Wellness planning

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Stress

Stress

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Lower back pain

Lower Back Pain

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Chiropractic treatment

Chiropractic treatment and RSV

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How to Do Active Recovery

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How to Spend Your Memorial Day in a Quality Way

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Protecting Yourself Against Getting Sick

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COVID-19 Update — Getting Back to “Normal” Again

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Is Getting Enough Sleep Really that Important?

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Outdoor Workout Tips for Quarantine Life

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Quick and Easy Nutrition Tips

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Tips to Keep Your Spine in Line

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Coronavirus Facts and Fiction

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Getting in Shape at Home

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Working the Smart Way from Home

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Back to School

By Scorca

As kids head back to school, parents often think about new clothes, supplies, and after-school activities. What many don’t realize is that the school year can place new stress on a child’s growing body. From heavy backpacks to long hours at desks, these daily habits can affect posture, spinal alignment, and overall health. That’s where…

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Beyond Stretching

By Scorca

Chiropractic Care for Desk Workers If you spend long hours at a desk, you know the toll it takes on your body. Tight shoulders, a stiff neck, and an aching back become part of daily life. Many people turn to stretching for quick relief, but the truth is simple—lasting relief goes beyond stretching. That’s where…

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Summer Travel

By Scorca

Summer Travel and Spinal Health: How to Stay Aligned on the Go Summer is travel season—family road trips, beach vacations, cross-country flights. While getting away is good for the soul, it can be tough on your spine. Long hours sitting in cars, hauling luggage, and sleeping in unfamiliar beds all put extra stress on your…

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Spring Cleaning

By Scorca

Spring Cleaning Your Health: A Chiropractic Approach Spring is the season of renewal—a time to declutter, refresh, and set the stage for healthier habits. While many people focus on tidying up their homes, it’s just as important to “spring clean” your health. Chiropractic care offers a natural way to reset your body, improve mobility, and…

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Heart Health

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February is Heart Health Month, a time to focus on cardiovascular wellness and the steps we can take to keep our hearts strong. While diet and exercise are well-known factors in heart health, one often-overlooked contributor is spinal alignment. Proper spinal health plays a crucial role in circulation, nerve function, and overall cardiovascular well-being. Here’s…

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Health Goals for the New Year

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It’s the perfect time to set fresh health goals and prioritize your well-being. Whether you want to exercise more, lose weight, or simply feel better in your daily life, chiropractic care can help you succeed. By focusing on improving your body’s function, chiropractic adjustments make movement easier, reduce pain, and help you achieve lasting results.…

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Pain Free Living Is the Best Gift

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Living without pain is one of life’s greatest treasures. When your body feels strong and balanced, you’re free to enjoy each day to its fullest. Chiropractic care offers a natural and effective path to pain-free living, making it one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself or your loved ones. Chiropractic Care Relieves…

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Travel Tips for Thanksgiving

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Staying Comfortable with Chiropractic Support: Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings, but for many, it also means long hours of travel by car, plane, or train. These journeys can take a toll on your body, especially your spine and joints. Fortunately, chiropractic care can help you stay comfortable and pain-free during your holiday travel.…

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Halloween

By Scorca

Halloween brings excitement with trick-or-treating, costumes, and festive activities, but it can also put stress on your spine. Whether you’re walking long distances with your kids, carrying heavy bags of candy, or setting up decorations, it’s essential to protect your back and posture during these fun events. Here are some chiropractic tips to help you…

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Spine Health

By Scorca

As students return to school, their backpacks grow heavier, and their screen time increases. These factors can have a lasting impact on their posture and spinal health if not addressed early. By taking simple steps, you can protect your child’s spine and promote healthy habits that last a lifetime. Choose the Right Backpack The first…

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Causes of Your Back Pain: Extension Intolerance

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Extension-based intolerance  Extension-based pain is caused by the opposite of flexion-based back pain; while the latter is exacerbated by bending over, extension-based pain is caused by too much arch in the back, often brought on by conditions such as anterior pelvic tilt. The people most affected are those who are frequently on their feet, and…

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Highly Effective Workout Habits

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Working out is not a chore; it is a commitment. It’s a commitment to your health in the moment, to the longevity of your body and to preserving range of motion in old age. If you are someone who struggles to get motivated when it comes to working out, take a minute to boil it…

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The Hype on Standing up at Work

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 Sitting is lethal in large doses, but so is standing! Any position is bad, especially for your back, when held for long periods of time. All the hype surrounding sitting as the new smoking ignores the fact that plenty of jobs require standing for long periods of time also, and the back pain can be…

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tight hip flexors

Stretch of the Day: the Kneeling Hip Flexor Release

By Scorca

What do tight hip flexors mean to you? Hip flexors are one of the least thought of factors when it comes to back problems, but their presence is surprisingly common in people who suffer symptoms of low back pain. When we are sedentary for long periods of time, or even pursuing activities such as cycling…

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Ignoring your Lower Back Muscles is a Mistake

By Scorca

These are some of the most important muscles in your body And they are some of the most neglected in the gym. People often prioritize looks and strength over functionality when it comes to weight training. This is a critical mistake from a chiropractor’s perspective because it often leads people to leave out some of…

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falling asleep

How to Relax and Sleep in Peace

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Having trouble falling asleep in Fremont, CA?  For many people, sleep becomes trickier with age; we find it more difficult to fall asleep and are woken up by noises that previously would not have disturbed us. If you have consistent trouble falling or staying asleep it could be indicative of a sleep disorder. But if…

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Muscle Cramps: Pesky but Preventable

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What is a muscle cramp?  Whatever you call them, you probably know what they feel like. A cramp is an involuntary contraction of a muscle; the proverbial charlie horse. They cause such severe pain you could swear you were stabbed and they usually stop your workout in its tracks. In the middle of a muscle cramp…

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How to Have Fun while Getting Fit

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Spring is the time for rediscovering the joy of movement  Fitness should never be a chore. At Scorca Chiropractic Center, we think you should either grow to love your fitness routine or change it completely. There is no point putting your body through exercises that your brain does not enjoy. A more intelligent and effective way…

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the joy of walking

Rediscovering the Joy of Wandering Aimlessly

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What is the purpose of walking?  Walking is more and more being boiled down to two categories: functional, point A –> point B style walking and walking as a health aid. With the advent of wearable fitness devices, we can now track our steps and compete against friends to see who walked furthest and fastest.…

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Rethinking the Daily Commute

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Commuting can be harmful to body and brain.  Car seats are hardly made for comfort and they often fall short in supporting good posture; combine this with the fact that humans instinctively move their head forward toward the windshield, creating an imbalance atop the spine and you have a recipe for pain that compounds over…

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Self Care blogs are on the website in order to help Scorca Chiropractic patients live a healthy and active life.

Furthermore, Dr. Scorca is incredibly passionate about empowering each patient with the knowledge and resources to take control of their health and wellness.

Dr. Scorca provides patients of all ages with non-surgical solutions to healing pain and injury and has been doing so since he began.

He utilizes state-of-the-art equipment and various treatment therapies to provide appropriate care to each and every patient.

The amazing care provided by Dr. Scorca since he opened his practice is what makes him one of the most sought after chiropractors in Fremont, CA, and the surrounding areas.

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