Healthy Ways to Reduce Tension & Stress
Experiencing a small amount of stress on a regular basis can be very beneficial for the mind and body. Healthy doses of stress can help you to be more productive, reach optimum levels of performance, increase your memory, and trigger the fight-or-flight response in dangerous situations. Stress isn’t always bad, but there’s a big […]
What Is the Best Treatment for Sciatic Nerve Pain?
WHAT IS THE BEST SCIATICA TREATMENT? The Quick Answer: For non-emergency sciatic nerve pain, the most clinically effective, non-surgical treatment is targeted conservative care that directly relieves nerve compression. The gold-standard treatment combination includes FDA-cleared DRX9000 Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression, chiropractic spinal adjustments, and Active Release Techniques (ART). This approach reduces intradiscal pressure, realigns the […]
Lower Back Pain Treatment: Chiropractic Vs Back Surgery
Lower Back Pain Treatment in Chicago Instances of chronic lower back pain in America are on the rise. It’s estimated that 8 in 10 Americans will have first-hand experience with back pain. With 80% of Americans expected to experience the disabling consequences of back pain, it couldn’t be more important to understand where the best […]
Sports Chiropractic Care – Ways Chiropractic Can Improve Athletic Performance
Chicago Chiropractic Sports Care Athletic performance can be improved in a number of ways, from following a proper training regime to eating the right foods at the right times. The overall health of your body, as an athlete, will impact your performance, define your endurance, and improve your recovery times, but how can you make […]
Physical Therapy & Chiropractic Treatment for Knee Pain
Physical Therapy & Chiropractic Treatment for Knee Pain Experiencing pain in the knee can be highly disabling, and if the pain is present for prolonged periods of time it can change the way that you live day to day. Seeking professional treatment for knee pain is one of the best ways to achieve a faster, […]
7 Ways to Be Active In Chicago This Summer
With its bold architecture, exciting events and stunning views of Lake Michigan, Chicago is one of the most exciting cities in which to spend your summer. Chicago is packed with activities to enjoy during the summer months. With the season comes sunshine – and lots of it. It gets hot – sometimes too hot […]
Text Neck Syndrome: Is Your Phone Use Causing Neck Pain?
Text Neck Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms and Treatments Excessive smartphone use can really be a pain in the neck—and we don’t just mean the friends who compulsively check their phones or the unaware text zombies walking around the city. Text Neck is a repetitive stress injury or overuse of the neck. Put simply, we’re […]
Don’t Walk It Off: Injuries to Halt Training Over
Whether we’re star athletes, weekend warriors, or casual intramural dabblers, injuries hold no prejudice when they strike their victims. So often, we nonchalantly shrug off these injuries, barely even reaching for a bag of ice before we’re back out on the track or in the gym. Meanwhile, your body is weeping on the inside, hoping […]
Stretches Prevent and Avoid Injury
Stretching regularly is vital to keeping our bodies healthy, fit, and injury free. Despite these benefits, many are unfamiliar with the role of stretching in reducing muscle soreness, the buildup of lactic acids, and injury. Knowing this, the team at Advanced Spine and Sportscare wanted to put together a list of stretches that can provide […]
Sitting vs Standing: Finding A Perfect Balance
The controversy around sitting or standing while at work continues to grow. While many people firmly believe that the sitting disease will cause serious health issues (if it hasn’t already), others think differently. Worried that too much sitting could seriously affect one’s health, consider investing in a sit/stand desks to prevent or even reverse these […]