Te Puke Chiropractic Blog
How Chiropractic Can Help To Minimize Pain And Let You Enjoy Your Twin Pregnancy
How Chiropractic Can Help to Minimize Pain and Let You Enjoy Your Twin Pregnancy We have just had a patient last week at our Mount Maunganui Chiropractic clinic tell us that they are pregnant (second time) but that the surprise is that it’s TWINS!!!! I was just thinking to myself I haven’t written a blog…
Dealing With Scheuermann’s Disease in Te Puke – Mid Back Pain And The Scheuermann’s Kyphosis
Dealing With Scheuermann’s Disease in Te Puke – Mid Back Pain And The Scheuermann’s Kyphosis WHAT IS SCHEUERMANN’S KYPHOSIS In short, this condition, sometimes called Scheuermann’s Disease, occurs when the front of the upper spine grows slower than the back of the spine. This causes the vertebrae to become wedge-shaped, with the narrow part of…
Pinching A Nerve? Why Chiropractic Likes To Get You Off Of Your Nerves
Pinching A Nerve? Why ChiropracticLikes To Get You Off Of Your Nerves Have you ever experienced bad neck pain in Te Puke? How about persistent sciatica or constant tingling down your arm? The most likely cause of these conditions is a pinched or trapped nerve. Pinched nerves are often extremely painful and if left unattended,…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Help For Those In Te Puke
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Help For Those In Te Puke Can you imagine being told by doctors that the only “approved” medical treatment for your condition is to have your first rib removed? This is what Alex (a colleagues patient) was told after being diagnosed with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in Te Puke several years ago. Te…
A Pain In The Butt! Piriformis Syndrome And How Chiropractic Helps Time And Time Again
A Pain In The Butt! Piriformis Syndrome And How Chiropractic Helps Time And Time Again Commonly confused with sciatica, piriformis syndrome in Te Puke causes similar pain in the lower back and buttocks that often extends down the back of the leg and into the foot. It is caused when the piriformis muscle irritates the sciatic…
Does It Hurt To Get Adjusted?
Does It Hurt To Get Adjusted? This question is one I hear relatively often in my 2 clinics….and one that I would like to discuss in detail (even though the answer is no) here. The question is, “Do chiropractic adjustments hurt?” To someone who knows nothing about Chiropractic, it’s a valid question that they deserve…