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Warming up and cooling down – is it really that important?
It is critical to your body’s well being to warm up before your workout and cool down after your workout. The key to warming up is to warm up in a sport-specific way. What does that mean? If you’re going to jog, start with a fast paced walk, then move to a slow...
Health Update
The WHO has now classified Monkeypox as a public emergency of international concern. At ProActive Chiropractic, we are continuing to use the utmost precautions to keep our community safe. At our office, we use hygienic face paper rolls that are changed between each...
Food to Boost Your Mood
The one question that I get from everyone who lays on my table is “How did my body get so misaligned?” There are three main reasons that cause misalignments; physical stress (traumas), emotional stress (thoughts), and chemical stress (toxins). Has your neck or back...
Putting more thoughts behind your steps
The body is designed to work as one. Your neck or back pain could be coming from somewhere else entirely! Whenever we are standing, walking, or running, our feet are the first point of contact that make it possible for us to stay vertical. The lower limbs are the...
Diaphragmatic Breathing: Are you doing it right?
Are you feeling stressed or always on edge? Are your neck muscles always stiff and tired? It could be your posture, or it could be the way you’re breathing. We don’t often think about each individual breath we take, but did you know that there’s a correct way to...
The solution to your back pain is hiding in your core! (Video)
Taking care of your core is so important! A surefire way to keep you doing what you love and preventing injury is through maintaining and strengthening your core muscles. A lot of us deal with lower back pain in our daily lives, but we often forget that there are ways...
Shoulder Adjustment Baseball USF baseball player’s throwing shoulder fixed (Video)
Shoulder injuries are often mistreated or misdiagnosed. This is made even worse by doctors that tell you that you have to take time away from your sport to let it heal. Many of our patients show up feeling defeated with a lack of mobility in their body that prevents...
5 Exercises to Heal Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (Video)
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is characterized by pain and tenderness on the back of the ankle, numbness around the inner heel, or pain when you sweep your heel outward or bring your toes toward your head. Try these five exercises before you try a doctor’s office, and you...
Video: Is Sleeping on Your Stomach Bad?
Do you wake up with back pain every day? Do you suffer from insomnia? If you sleep on your stomach, let us tell you why you should stop, using evidence based methods that can provide you relief. It is...
Four simple solutions for Morton’s Neuroma (video)
If you’re suffering from Morton’s neuroma, don’t look for pain relief by going to a surgeon until you've exhausted every other option. Try out these four, easy exercises that can be done from home and bring you some relief in just a couple of days. We love all of the...