Spring into Springtime

As springtime in Santa Barbara nears, the weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting seeds, mowing, and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of [...]

Migraines and Chiropractic Care

Clinical Trial Shows Chiropractic Helps Migraines
A clinical trial reported in Medical-News.net  on May 22, 2005 showed that 72% of migraine sufferers experienced either ’substantial’ or ‘noticeable’ improvement after a period of chiropractic [...]

Pinched Nerves

In Santa Barbara, with so many physical activities, many people tend to injure themselves. One of the most common injuries is a “pinched nerve”. The term “pinched nerve” is somewhat of a catch-all phrase that is commonly used to describe the pain associated with a variety of conditions from subluxations, to tunnel syndromes to the [...]

Wellness

Remember staying home from school when we were sick and returning when we were feeling better? We learned to think of being sick as having obvious symptoms. This belief is now killing us. These days, most of us die from lifestyle-induced diseases whose first symptom is… death!
With the great conditions here in Santa Barbara, even [...]

Women’s Health

Women have special needs, from menstruation to pregnancy to menopause. Chiropractic care may be able to help women deal with these life changes.
Menstrual cramps
During menses, women discover they not only experience cramping in the lower abdominal region but also lower back pain. Pressure on the nerves leading to the uterus can be relieved through [...]

Dizziness

Dizziness can be both an annoying and a puzzling symptom. Many disorders can cause dizziness, from ear infections to poor circulation. However an often-overlooked cause is joint misalignment or “dysfunction” of the neck.

Posture

Santa Barbara is a hot bed of physical activities, from surfing and sailing to yoga and pilates to hiking and cycling. Physical activity is important keeping us healthy and happy. With all the exercises available, keeping good posture is one that tends to slip our mind.

Why should we have good posture? So nerves can exit and thereby carry

Sleep Ezzzz!

Having trouble sleeping? Hopefully I can help. By following these simple steps, you may have a better night of sleep soon.

Subluxation

What is subluxation?
According to Wikipedia:
Vertebral subluxation is used to describe myriad signs and symptoms which may occur as a result of spinal vertebrae being out of whack. Chiropractors believe that a subluxation complex is a functional bio-mechanical spinal lesion that can alter neurological function, which in turn, is believed to cause neuromusculoskeletal and visceral disorders. [...]