Many pain syndromes are related the myofascial system and underlying skeletal abnormalities. These posts address such areas, issues, and ways to address such conditions.
Our Toxic World | Arsenic Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Arsenic is a natural component of the earth’s crust and is widely distributed throughout the environment in the air, water and land. It is highly toxic in its inorganic form. Long-term exposure, mainly through drinking-water and food, can lead to chronic arsenic poisoning. […]
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Our Toxic World | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM I really do try to stay upbeat in most situations. Take a deep breath and carry on right? But what if that deep breath is killing you? What if instead of qi you get environmental toxins? American culture used to be baseball and
Joint Hypermobility | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Hypermobility means that your joints are more flexible than other people’s (you may think of yourself as being double jointed). When this causes pain, it might be joint hypermobility syndrome. People with high levels of flexibility often gravitate towards activities where flexibility is a
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Let’s Talk About Stress | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Stress | Abq has both benefits and downfalls. It is an adaptation needed for survival. We have evolved through the fight or flight response, which provides the physical energy and mental focus to remove us from dangerous situations (Segerstrom, 2006). Examples of
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Leaky Gut Syndrome | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Leaky gut, or “intestinal permeability” is a condition in which the lining of the small intestine becomes damaged, causing undigested food particles, toxic waste products and bacteria to “leak” through the intestines and flood the bloodstream. The foreign substances entering the blood can cause
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Acute vs Chronic Pain & Inflammation Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM What was the mechanism of injury? When did it start? What have you done at home to address it? When you ask someone for advice about pain, you tend to get a slew of questions rather than anything constructive. A good first
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Golfer’s & Tennis Elbow | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM While many people are familiar with the names of these conditions, there is less widespread understanding about how they differ. Both tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) and golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis) are injuries to the tendons attaching your forearm muscles to the bone
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Foam Rolling, Myofascial Release, Stretching…What’s the Difference? Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Foam Rolling, Myofascial Release, Stretching…What’s the difference really? Most of us will instinctively try to loosen a tight muscle. This is especially true when it causes pain. Many different techniques have been developed to fulfill this need. They fall into two
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Frozen Shoulder | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM Frozen shoulder is a condition that affects your shoulder joint. It usually involves pain and stiffness that develops gradually, gets worse and then finally goes away. This can take anywhere from a year to 3 years. The Nuts and Bolts of Frozen Shoulder Your
The Elimination Diet | Abq Sports Chiropractic & Massage | Placitas, NM An elimination diet is an eating plan that “eliminates” a food or group of foods believed to cause an adverse food reaction, often referred to as a “food intolerance.” By removing these foods for a period of time and then reintroducing them during a “challenge”
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