What is a Disc? Discs are shock-absorbing rings of fibro cartilage that separate the bony vertebral bodies while allowing movement at each spinal level and enough room for the major spinal nerves to exit from the spinal canal and travel to the limbs. Discs are firmly attached to the vertebrae (bones), above and below. The…
What’s Degenerative Disc Disease?
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is typically associated with aging. As you age, your discs, like other joints in the body, can degenerate (break down) and become problematic: that’s a natural part of growing older as your body deals with years of strain, overuse, and maybe even misuse. However, DDD can occur in people as young…
Disc Problems
What is a Disc?Discs are shock-absorbing rings of fibrocartilage that separate the bony vertebral bodies while allowing movement at each spinal level and enough room for the major spinal nerves to exit from the spinal canal and travel to the limbs. Discs are firmly attached to the vertebrae (bones), above and below. The ring around…
Does your BACK GO-OUT without WARNING?
Have you ever bent down to pick something up as light as a pen and your back goes into intense spasm, making it impossible to stand up straight again? Was the pencil really heavy enough to induce all that pain in your back? No, of course not. It was just the straw that broke the…
Reasons Why Chiropractic is the Best Option for Disc Herniation
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If you’ve been diagnosed with a disc herniation, you might be worried about your options for recovery. You’ll be happy to know that chiropractic is a great alternative to risky procedures. A disc herniation occurs when one of the jelly-like discs in your spine loses its integrity and bulges or pushes out from its normal…
An Overview of Sciatica
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Sciatica is a term that usually describes pain that originates or travels down the sciatic nerve. Sciatica is a symptom, not a disorder, and is the result of an issue in the lumbar spine. The sciatic nerve is also very big; its about the size of the human finger! Sciatic nerve fibers originate on the…
Our body’s shock absorption system
Our body’s all have their own systems to deal with the daily stresses that are put on our joints. Muscles and connective tissue are the main ways our body deals with these stresses, by absorbing forces before they impact bones. Yes, our body’s joints are intricately designed, and for very specific purposes, but imbalances can…
Flat Feet Can Cause Back Pain
There is a consistent disbelief that low back pain has nothing to do with the health of the arches of one’s feet. The correlation seen between flat feet and back pain prove otherwise, and this is why it’s important to get your feet looked at. Flat feet cause structural imbalances that interfere with the mechanics…
Fort Collins Chiropractor Explains Why Chiropractic is Distinctive
What makes chiropractic so different than any other type of health care? Why is the care at Rocky Mountain Chiro Care so distinctive? Dr. Mat a Fort Collins Chiropractor shares his perspective below… 1. Wellness Now we have all heard the phrase “wellness” tossed around, but what does it really mean? Wellness is defined as…
Maintenance Chiropractic Adjustments Recommended by Spine Journal
This is going to be one of those huge research articles in Chiropractic that the media just didn’t run with . In this research article from SPINE Journal recommends following up initial intensive chiropractic work with maintenance care (with a frequency of twice a month) for better outcomes for chronic low back pain and prevention…