Why do cheap flip-flops hurt your feet (and your back)?
After a long winter (and in Wisconsin, spring and fall) of wearing wool socks and clunky boots, it can be tempting to replace your entire shoe rack with flip-flops as …
After a long winter (and in Wisconsin, spring and fall) of wearing wool socks and clunky boots, it can be tempting to replace your entire shoe rack with flip-flops as …
When you throw your back out or wake up with a stiff neck, your first instinct is likely to call your chiropractor. It’s no surprise that back pain and neck pain are by …
As humans, we tend to overcomplicate things. If we find something that’s helpful or beneficial to our lives, we inevitably seek to tweak it, complicate it, and tweak it some more, until it …
In a world of addictive pain medications, risky surgeries, and the cost of healthcare being the number one cause of personal bankruptcy, choosing chiropractic care to get better fast and optimize your …
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), also called runner’s knee or simply anterior knee pain, is by far the most common type of knee pain I treat as a chiropractor in Brookfield, WI. And it can …
Low back pain is one of the top reasons people seek medical care in the US – it’s certainly the most common reason patients seek us out …
A few months back I discussed how to correct anterior pelvic tilt – also known as ‘butt and gut syndrome’. It quickly became (by far) the most-read article on my blog, so if you haven’t read …
If you’ve been slouching over your laptop working from home every day for the past two years, you’re certainly not alone. The makeshift home offices everyone’s been confined to since the pandemic …
Foam rolling: These days, it seems like everybody’s doing it. A growing number of health and fitness pros – chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, and personal trainers alike – extol the soft-tissue benefits of …
We all love doing compound exercises with heavy weights at the gym. But bench presses, squats and deadlifts alone aren’t going to get you sculpted arms because they aren’t sufficiently targeting and isolating the muscles …
Almost everyone at some point or another has turned their head and heard a loud CRACK(!) … and probably gotten cringes from everyone within earshot. So the idea of a …
If you’ve dealt with uncomfortable burning pain in your chest, especially after eating, then you already know what acid reflux is. It’s an extremely common condition that’s a chronic problem for over 60 …
If it’s hurting, you’re not alone.
About a quarter of the worldwide population is experiencing back pain at any given point in time, and nearly all of us (around 85%) will deal with it at …
If you’re a patient at Ascent Chiropractic, you’ve probably heard me harp about strengthening your core. Your core musculature impacts everything you do, even activities that you wouldn’t necessarily associate with …
It’s normal to be a little sore after an intense coughing or sneezing fit. Forcing enough air out of your lungs to clear your airways of mucus and other irritants can put serious strain …