Finding ways to occupy your time during social distancing can be tough. For kids and teens that often means spending hours gaming, but all that time playing could end up being a real pain in the neck. Neck pain isn’t the only complaint from gamers. Chiropractors see shoulder issues, tendinitis, cubital tunnel syndrome of the…

Applying heat when you should be applying ice can make your injury worse, which is why it’s important to understand when you should be applying ice versus heat. When you suffer a traumatic injury, the body tries to protect itself by creating inflammation to help it heal. You will often notice the area to be…

When patients suffering from acute pain visit a chiropractor’s office, they usually are looking for immediate, short-term relief. One of the best ways to get that relief it is by icing the injury. The body’s first response to injury is to swell, a common side effect of inflammation. Inflammation is one of the ways the body…