Wills Chiropractic Blog

Most of the time, when you hear a cracking sound, it’s not a good thing. Whether it’s a crack of thunder, glass breaking, a broken bone, or something else, the moment you hear it can be unsettling to say the least. However, there’s one situation where a cracking sound shouldn’t cause concern—in the chiropractor’s office during an adjustment.

In this post, you’ll learn what goes on during a chiropractic adjustment, what that sound means, and why frequent adjustments are beneficial.

When you woke up, you knew immediately that you wouldn’t be able to move your neck. As long as you keep still, you’re fine, but turning your head brings substantial pain. Although the last thing you want is someone messing with your neck, you visit your chiropractor. In addition to performing adjustments on your neck, they recommend adding massage therapy to your treatment plan. You’re all about self-care, but you don’t have time to visit the spa!

But is massage therapy therapeutically beneficial or is it just for pampering? Keep reading to learn why you should consider working with a massage therapist for more than just a relaxing day at the spa.

The human body is a complex system, and sometimes, it can be challenging to know the cause when something isn’t working right. After spending hours sitting at your desk at work, your neck hurts and feels tight, but is the problem muscular or could it be indicative of something else? In this post, you’ll learn how to tell and what you should do about neck pain.

At first, you think maybe you’ve strained a leg muscle. After some research on your own, you think the pain in your leg and buttocks could be associated with your sciatic nerve. What exactly can you do to get relief from this nerve pain? How can you relax a compressed sciatic nerve and not become debilitated by it? Try these treatments!

You know you should exercise regularly to lead a healthy lifestyle, but since your knee injury, it’s been difficult to last very long before the pain brings your workout to a screeching halt. How can you be active when traditional exercise is painful or too physically challenging?

While visiting your chiropractor, you learn about Power Plate training, a cutting-edge technology they offer. But what exactly is this training? How will it help you in this situation? Could it replace exercise completely for everyone? Get answers to these basic questions in the content below.

Every now and then, a fad diet or piece of exercise equipment will hit the market with huge claims. After a couple of years, some fall flat while others prove to be effective. Vibration exercise on a Power Plate, which vibrates 25 to 50 times a second, has been around for a while now, and it generally has significant positive results.

However, like most health-related treatments, vibration exercise isn’t something everyone should do. Keep reading to learn who should and shouldn’t use Power Plate and why it is a relatively safe product.

For the most part, people try to avoid hurting themselves—at least on purpose. Sane people rarely cause themselves pain knowingly, but the choices you make after getting neck pain could make the problem worse or extend your recovery. Here are some things you should not do if you experience this common symptom, so you can get relief sooner.

It’s amazing how rejuvenating a good night’s rest can be. Getting restorative sleep can give you energy and help you recover from an injury. For instance, if you have neck pain, getting quality sleep is important for healing, but when it hurts to move your head, how should you sleep? Your position will affect your neck pain, so you need to set your night and subsequent day up for success.

Keep reading to learn more about your sleep position to improve your neck pain.

For some medical conditions, the symptoms clearly point to the problem. During a heart attack, for instance, the patient usually experiences chest pain, shortness of breath, and discomfort in one or both arms. However, most symptoms aren’t exclusive to just one problem.

Low back pain is a symptom that can be confusing—it could be a muscular issue or related to an organ. After all, near your lower back, you have several important organs, including the uterus, kidneys, pancreas, and colon. How can you tell the source of your pain? Try asking yourself these questions, and the answers may help you know which problem is to blame.

Low back pain can stop you in your tracks, making even the smallest movements unbearable. When it sets in, you may not care where it comes from—you just want it gone! However, understanding the causes of low back pain can help you know how to treat it with a chiropractor. In some cases, you may even be able to avoid reinjuring yourself in the future too! Below are some of the most common sources that your chiropractor can treat.