What Causes Neck Spasms?

General | May 9, 2022

What Causes Neck Spasms?

When a muscle spasm occurs, your muscles tighten and then contract involuntarily. This can happen suddenly and without warning. Muscle spasms can occur all over the body, and the location of your muscle spasms can help determine the root cause. You can’t control when muscle spasms occur, and they can…

Shoulder Pain After Car Accident

Accident Recovery | Apr 29, 2022

Shoulder Pain After Car Accident

A car accident is typically the last thing you expect to happen when you are going about your day. Suddenly, another driver runs into your vehicle from behind, and you now face the stresses of dealing with a car accident. From insurance reports to car repairs, the last thing you…

Emotional Aspects of Back Pain

Back Pain | Apr 29, 2022

Emotional Aspects of Back Pain

No one likes to experience back pain. Having such a crucial part of your body in any metric of discomfort—be it a mild ache or a day-ending agony—will no doubt put a major damper on your mood. However, something that many people don’t know is that this simple fact of…

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Chiropractic | Apr 27, 2022

Pressure in the Head: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Headaches can come in many different varieties. There are those generalized, dull headaches that you might get after a stressful situation, intense aura migraines that force sufferers into darkness, and even “thunderclap” headaches that peak in under a minute but can knock a grown man to the floor in agony.…

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General | Mar 29, 2022

How to Relieve Rotator Cuff Pain at Night

If you’ve ever experienced a shoulder injury, you may know just how stressful nights can be. Instead of relaxing in bed, people with rotator cuff pain will often have the worst symptoms at night, even when the day is almost pain-free. To avoid this nighttime stress, it’s important to properly…

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General | Mar 25, 2022

What Does Arthritis Pain Feel Like?

Arthritis is a type of health condition that refers to inflammation of the joints. While most commonly associated with aging, you might be surprised to learn that arthritis does not just affect the elderly. There are many different types of arthritis that can cause pain and discomfort in people of…

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General | Mar 22, 2022

How to Sleep with a Frozen Shoulder

The shoulder is the most flexible joint in the human body, and as such, it is significantly more vulnerable to injury. And there are a lot of different kinds of injuries! Shoulder pain could come from a dislocation, separation, fracture, rotator cuff tears, and many others. One of the most…

Pinched-Nerve-in-the-Upper-Back-Causes-and-Treatments

Back Pain | Mar 21, 2022

Pinched Nerve in the Upper Back: Causes and Treatments

Everyone has experienced that tingling sensation of a pinched nerve every now and again. You may have been sitting in one place for a long period of time or with your legs crossed and noticed your foot started to “fall asleep.” Did you know that the uncomfortable pins and needles…

How to Treat Acid Reflux Back Pain

Back Pain | Mar 16, 2022

How to Treat Acid Reflux Back Pain

Acid reflux and back pain seem to go together like sauerkraut and leather—that is to say, they really don’t. However, they tend to occur in tandem more often than one might expect. This raises a few questions. Why do acid reflux and back pain tend to be comorbid? Does one…

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General | Mar 13, 2022

Why Does My Hand Keep Falling Asleep?

If you’ve gone to bed at night and have woken up to your hands being numb in the morning or even the middle of the night, you’re one of the many Americans who experience some type of tingling or hand numbness during sleep. And like many other people, you’re wondering…

what-does-a-slipped-disc-feel-like

Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Feb 28, 2022

What Does a Slipped Disc Feel Like?

Millions of people visit the doctor each year for back pain. One cause of back pain could be what is known as a slipped disc. The spine is made up of bones known as vertebrae that stack one on top of the other. In between each of these vertebrae are…

sprained-toe-vs-broken-toe

Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Feb 25, 2022

Sprained Toe vs. Broken Toe: How to Tell the Difference

At some point, we’ve all stubbed our toe against a piece of furniture and know how painful that simple act can be. Our toes actually have a relatively large number of nerve endings, which is why seemingly small injuries can be so painful. This is true of not only stubbing…

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Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Jan 31, 2022

Broken Thumb: Symptoms, Treatment, Recovery

A thumb injury might seem minor or inconsequential, but a broken thumb can be severely painful and disrupt your daily life. With a broken thumb, you’ll find yourself unable to hold or pick up many objects. Lithia Springs Chiropractors are experts in pain relief, injury recovery, and yes, even broken…

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Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Jan 31, 2022

Punctured Lung: Symptoms, Treatments, and Recovery

When you think of the potential injuries you can suffer due to a car accident, things like whiplash or a concussion may come to mind first. While these are common, there is a wide range of possible car accident injuries you may not think about. For example, a punctured lung…

Why-Does-My-Back-Hurt-When-I-Wake-Up

General | Jan 12, 2022

Why Does My Back Hurt When I Wake Up?

A sore back is one of the defining traits of growing older, and that’s likely in part to the back being so structurally complex. We’ve seen the caricatures: saggy old men with canes and walkers, hunchbacked grandmas in floral gowns, the disgruntled, raspy calls of “oh, my aching back!” We’ve…

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Back Pain | Jan 5, 2022

How Can Poor Posture Result in Back Pain?

Posture. It seems like such a simple thing, yet we as humans seem to have a hard time getting it right. How many times have you been told to “stop slouching” or “stand up straight”? We’ve all heard the quips and warnings, but does bad posture cause back pain? Research…

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Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Dec 25, 2021

What Happens When You Crack Your Back?

Have you ever stretched to relieve back pain or pressure and heard a popping noise immediately before you begin to feel better? Often called “cracking your back,” this is a common series of movements for many people. There are a lot of myths about whether this is dangerous or why…

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Accident Prevention, Accident Recovery | Dec 20, 2021

Lower Back Pain and Cancer: What You Need to Know

For most adults, occasional lower back pain is a fact of life. A day of too much sitting or physical activity can cause soreness that will disappear after a few days of care. Others may have chronic back pain as a result of health conditions, lifestyle factors, or prior injuries.…

Can a Chiropractor Help with Sciatica

Chiropractic | Dec 10, 2021

Can a Chiropractor Help with Sciatica?

Have you ever experienced a sharp or stabbing pain that seems to start in one place and then radiate into other areas? When a nerve is compressed or damaged, it can cause pain that shoots through to other parts of the body that the nerve controls. One of the most…

What to Wear to the Chiropractor

Chiropractic | Dec 5, 2021

What to Wear to the Chiropractor

If you are visiting a chiropractor for the first time, then you might have a few questions about what to expect. One common question for people receiving chiropractic care for the first time involves what to wear to the chiropractor. While there isn’t one specific chiropractic outfit necessary, there are…

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