Restoring Joint Play
One of the key components of chiropractic care is the restoration of normal “joint play” where two bones come together to form a joint.
Joint play refers to the little bit of joint space – the “wiggle room” a healthy joint should have to allow for it to move freely.
The loss of joint play leads to pain, stiffness, lack of movement efficiency, and an altered pattern of feedback to the brain.
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New research about chiropractic and headache
A research summary in 2025 shows once again that chiropractic is the treatment of choice for headache.
Here’s a proven nutritional product for arthritis
Steroids and NSAID's can make arthritis and cartilage degeneration worse. A nutritional product combining boswellia with celery seed is safe and effective.
HVLA adjustments
High velocity, low-amplitude chiropractic adjustments have unique benefits for the biomechanics of the spine and nervous system control of movement.
Two more research studies showing superiority of chiropractic for low back pain
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This snake isn’t the only thing that moves its spine to get around
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Latest WHO guidelines on chronic low back pain
The WHO, recognizing chronic low back pain as the world's leading cause of disability, recommends spinal manipulation as practiced by chiropractors.
Spinal cord stimulators don’t relieve pain
A Cochrane review in 2023 found little evidence that implanted spinal cord stimulators were effective for chronic back pain.
Guest post: Hiking the Camino de Santiago by Jane M.
One woman prepares to hike 70 miles of the Camino de Santiago.
How many chiropractic visits are the right amount?
Headache sufferers got better relief the more adjustments they received over a 6 week period.
Get your tissues moving: How chiropractic boosts immunity
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2023: 45th anniversary of an important moment in chiropractic history
The 1978-1979 New Zealand governmental commission on chiropractic was a landmark moment in the history of chiropractic.
NSAID’s are bad for your heart, too
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