Downers Grove Chiropractic Spine and Injury Center Blog
Storytelling Is Key In Personal Injury
I think from my perspective, so much of my job truly is storytelling. It’s telling the story of how you got hurt and then how you hopefully got better. ‘Back sprain’ doesn’t tell me anything. When you dive into the specifics and you really get into what actually is mechanically wrong here, what’s really going…
Downers Grove IL Chiropractor Discusses Proper Child Backpacks
Downers Grove IL Chiropractor Discusses Proper Child Backpacks Although children are smaller than adults, and their bodies are still growing and developing, parents tend to weigh them down with backpacks that are far too heavy and unbalanced. Lower back pain is the most common health issue suffered by Americans and in many cases, it all…
Numbness & Tingling
A numbness and tingling sensation, whether it be in your hands, your feet, or parts of your back or neck, is never good. It feels like pins and needles. Sometimes it gets better, and sometimes it gets worse, depending on the position you’re in or what you’re trying to do. It’s not fun to have…
Neck Pain
Do you experience neck pain, numbness and tingling that comes out from your neck and goes down your arms, and into your shoulders? Your hands might get numb or start to feel cold, especially when you wake up first thing in the morning. These are things that we see a lot in our office, and…
Treatment & You
Your treatment should be 100% dependent on the type of injury you have, what your limitations are, and where you want to be when treatment is done. Those are the three cornerstones of not only the type of treatment you need, but how that treatment is going to be applied and the time frame of…
Ligament Injuries
Almost no one talks about ligament injuries, but they are incredibly important. We see three main kinds of ligament injuries. Car accident injuries Sports injuries Everyday injuries (for example, falling down the stairs) When these happen, the most common undiagnosed injury is a ligament injury. When it’s not diagnosed, it can’t be treated properly. This…