Articles Tagged ‘Bellevue Chiropractor’

Its that time of the year again in Washington! Now that the sun has finally come out again its time to get back in to the garden. Bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping are a big part of gardening, yet rarely do we think of gardening as a physical activity. “Many people think gardening as an innocuous activity, but it puts the body in positions it hasn’t been in for months-bending, sitting on the ground, stooping, working on all fours,” says Dr. Hancock, DC of Chicago.

What if I had told you 40 years ago that you would be able to see a dentist with no pain? Or, if that one day a doctor would be able to perform surgery by watching a TV? You most likely would have laughed at me! Now that we are in the year 2010 all of these things and so much more are a reality. Even in the field of chiropractic technology is advancing patient care.

According to the Center for Disease Control, up to 45 million Americans suffer with severe forms of headaches.

Sciatica is a condition in which the sciatic nerve is being irritated and sending pain down the leg. It can also give numbness, weakness, or even tingling in the low back and down the leg. The sciatic nerve is one of the largest nerves in the body and travel down the leg starting at the buttock.

It is amazing to watch the popularity of “social media” such as facebook and twitter grow and grow! Did you know that in the last 3 years the active users of facebook has grown from 12 million to 500 million! You are hard pressed any more to find someone who does not have a facebook account to stay connected to their family, reconnect with old friends or classmates. This growth of facebook has opened up a whole new way to help doctors and educators teach and inform the world. In order to stay connected to my patients I have set up a facebook account for my practice which I share up to date research and tips on staying healthy. To visit my page simply go to http://www.facebook.com/bellevuechiropractor. I also want to give you some tips on how to use facebook to stay healthy.