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Despite decades of successful holistic care, myths about chiropractic care persist while facts are slow to spread. The fact remains that chiropractors make a real difference in wellness by focusing on the balance of your musculoskeletal system.  A visit to an office of Active Care Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can put...

There’s a trend in medical treatment today toward drug-free treatments, spurred in part by the worldwide opiate crisis. Re-exploring ancient therapies adds options to the therapeutic toolbox without relying on pharmaceutical treatments that often take their own toll on patients.  At Active Care Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, we practice a modern...

For decades, cold laser therapy has been a drug-free way to treat a range of pain conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome and osteoarthritis. The properties of low-level laser light stimulate body healing responses.  Most medical laser devices use heat to get results, whether it’s to coagulate collagen as with many...

The pain relief you feel after a chiropractic adjustment can be substantial and virtually instantaneous. It’s natural to want that relief to last. There are ways you can maximize the benefits of your adjustment, both before and after your appointment.  It doesn’t matter what condition caused you to visit Active...

Dizziness is a common human condition that virtually everyone experiences on occasion. Vertigo is dizziness in Technicolor. Instead of a feeling of lightheadedness, vertigo introduces a swirling sensation of spinning, in the room or inside your head.  Peripheral vertigo starts in the inner ear or vestibular nerve, and it’s what...

There are many myths and misconceptions still floating around about chiropractic care and, in particular, with chiropractic adjustments and pregnant women. It’s common during pregnancy to experience back pain, and chiropractic adjustments often relieve this with a simple and safe procedure.  However, many worry that chiropractic treatments may somehow induce...

Herniated discs are common spinal dysfunctions that don’t always cause symptoms, but when they do, these can be extreme and debilitating. Fortunately, most cases heal on their own, but you can often accelerate healing with treatment.  Many people associate back pain from herniated discs with chiropractic care, and with good...

The connection between headaches and neck pain is both complex and obvious. There are sometimes physical reasons while other times the problem might include psychological and social contributors. Regardless of the causes, headaches and neck pain frequently occur together.  When connected head and neck pain is only an occasional problem,...

Because of the weight and inertia involved in an automobile accident, significant force can be transferred to your body, even in low-speed collisions. A common injury involving these forces is whiplash, where the momentum of your head overcomes the counterbalancing power of your neck.  The snapping or whipping motion that...

The condition called sciatica isn’t a medical disease on its own, but rather a name for the collection of symptoms that commonly accompany sciatic nerve irritation. As the largest and longest nerve in your body, the pair of sciatic nerves run down each leg after branching off the spinal cord...

Migraines are more than simple headaches. A neurological disease that can bring your day to a sudden halt and keep you in silence and darkness for days, migraine pain is pulsing and intense, affecting about 12% of the American population.  The reasons why some people suffer from migraines aren’t fully...

As neck and shoulder pain specialists, the team at Active Care Chiropractic & Rehabilitation knows that most shoulder pain stems from tendons in the rotator cuff of the shoulder. The rotator cuff stabilizes the joint, the most mobile in your body.  Tendon tissue in the shoulder can become irritated with...

Arthritis, affecting over 53 million people in the United States, is a condition marked by joint inflammation that can significantly affect your daily activities through pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. Beyond medical interventions, incorporating specific lifestyle changes can help you manage arthritis pain effectively. Known for our expertise and compassion,...

Most people will deal with back pain at some point in their lives. In fact, it’s the leading cause of disability across the globe. You don’t want to be a statistic. If you have back pain, seeking treatment and getting relief means you can return to doing what you love....