December 22, 2022

Did you know… chronic stress - especially chronic holiday stress - can contribute to health challenges like anxiety and even back pain. Why? When your body is in a constant state of stress, it produces hormones that can disrupt almost all of your body's natural processes.

December 15, 2022

Your stress level and spinal health are linked through your nervous system. Just think about what happens to you physically when you get stressed out. More specifically, think about how holiday stress affects the body.

December 8, 2022

Remember the last time you saw a car veering into your lane, and your heart rate went through the roof?! That is an acute stress response in action. Your brain and body respond to negative stress whether real or imagined, and chronic stress - yes, including chronic holiday stress - can have a profound impact on your health.

November 30, 2022

If everyday activities where we’re up and moving like vacuuming can take a toll on our back and leave us feeling the same as if we had been sitting down for too long, how exactly does movement help us recover? When it comes to finding the best low back pain relief exercises, you need to think like a chiropractor.

November 25, 2022

In one recent study, researchers found that those low back pain patients with disc issues who received chiropractic care experienced the same if not more relief than patients with the same condition who underwent invasive back surgeries.

November 18, 2022

Low back pain is something that a majority of us - well over 80% of the world’s population - will deal with at some point in our lives. It’s also true that a majority of this community have considered seeking low back pain treatment in Parsippany. But, what causes low back pain exactly?

November 11, 2022

Let’s start with what typically causes sciatica back pain. Sciatic pain is often caused when a spinal disc, excess bone, or overgrown ligaments begin to pinch on your low back's nerves. These nerves travel down your buttocks, down the back of your legs, and into your feet.

November 4, 2022

Would you be surprised if we told you that we were 99.9% certain you had experienced back pain in the last month? Probably not. After all, everyone deals with neck and back pain at some point in their lives, right? You. Your family and friends. Your coworkers and acquaintances. Everyone.

October 27, 2022

In order to keep labor and birth as safe as possible, and to minimize the risk of complications, it is essential to respect the simple, natural, physiologic process of delivery. That’s something our team knows all too well, and a big reason pregnancy and chiropractic care are suited for one another.

October 21, 2022

While expecting mothers may have a glow about them, they’re unfortunately no less immune to body aches and pains than the rest of us. In fact, it's estimated that over 85% of women will deal with back pain at some point during and likely after their pregnancy. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned in years of treating pregnant patients, it’s that finding relief without the use of over-the-counter and prescription medications is possible - and absolutely probable.