Winning the Battle Against Back Pain During Pregnancy
The second trimester of pregnancy is when back pain rears its ugly head For many women, back pain becomes prominent during the second half of pregnancy, and gets progressively worse until the due date. There are a host of reasons for this because, as with all things spine-related, back pain is a much more complex…
Pregnancy Doesn’t Have to Mean Nine Months of Pain
Why your back hurts when you become pregnant Hormone changes set the stage for back pain. Relaxin is the hormone that is produced by the ovary and placenta and it is the hormone that all chiropractors are allowed to hate. Quantities of relaxin peak during the first trimester- it makes your body ready for the…
Relaxing Ergonomically: Sitting with Style on your Sofa
Go ahead, take a seat on that sofa… …but remember that sitting itself puts pressure on your spine, and melting into an old sofa for 4 hours of Netflix is not doing your back any favors. At Hayes Family Chiropractic, we are not the types to deny anyone their well-earned relaxation hours; however, we do…
How High Heels Hurt Spinal Health
Is your spine suffering for you to look good? We would never begrudge anyone the chance to look tall and elegant with the perfect pair of heels. However, it is always worth asking: at what price? High heels change the position of our body, with the most significant change affecting the curvature of your spine.…
Chiropractic for Sacroiliac Dysfunction and Related Pain
The sacroiliac joint is one of the most important joints in the body And that is saying something considering that every joint in your body is a focal point of movement and therefore extremely important. The sacroiliac joint just happens to be located at a crucial confluence in the body, linking the pelvis bone (iliac)…
Gentle Chiropractic: Why Mobilization Improves Spinal Health
Mobilization is the act of of making something movable or capable of movement Joint stiffness hurts- whether it is caused by acute injury, chronic inflammation or anything in between, a stiff joint anywhere in the body is going to affect your life in a negative manner. When spinal joints are stiff, the ripple effect is…
Postural Strength Prevents Back Pain
“Back pain is youth leaving the body” But there’s no time to be wistful about the loss of youth! Being proactive about this back pain means figuring out where it is coming from and doing something about it. For most people, the epicenter of back pain is the core, which involves numerous sets of muscles…
Ligaments and Tendons: What Gives when They Give
Ligaments and tendons are your movement assistants Ligaments connect bone to bone. Ligaments add a layer of support and stability to the structures of your body, including joints and spinal motion segments. An injury sustained by a ligament is called a sprain. Tendons connect muscle to bone. Tendons serve to conduct forces across the body…
Decoding Degenerative Disc Disease
Degenerative disc disease is a variable condition In fact, degenerative disc disease is a misnomer: it is a term coined to describe the progression of changes that a spinal disc undergoes overtime. It is a natural process that comes along with aging. Intervertebral discs are made of densely packed layers of collagen fibers and, over…
Correcting Subluxation for Better Body Function
Misaligned vertebrae limit range of motion and cause pain This is the basis for our practice at Hayes Family Chiropractic- the idea that due to the constant accumulation of spinal compression, abrasive movements, poor posture and other more intangible factors, the spinal column is constantly being moved out of alignment. The effect of this misalignment…