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Banded Glute Bridges & 3-Way Planks: The Smart DIY Fix For Back Spasms

February 22, 2021
Banded Glute Bridges & 3-Way Planks: The Smart DIY Fix For Back Spasms

Not all musculoskeletal problems are the same! There’s a common assumption that all joint and muscle pain is caused by the same root problems, and therefore should all be able to be treated similarly. Since using a lacrosse ball on the bottom of the feet helps with plantar fasciitis, and using a peanut ball helps […]

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Beet Juice: The Newest ‘Performance Enhancing Drug’?

February 15, 2021
Beet Juice: The Newest ‘Performance Enhancing Drug’?

Can beet juice improve athletic performance? One of the latest hypes for endurance athletes isn’t from one of the big sports labs. In fact, it’s not from a lab at all. And even though it looks like the perfect Valentine’s Day cocktail, it actually tastes a little bit like, well, dirt. And it’ll probably make […]

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5 Resolutions We Should All Be Making For Our Physical & Mental Health In 2021

January 4, 2021
5 Resolutions We Should All Be Making For Our Physical & Mental Health In 2021

Here’s how to start the New Year off right! The Year-That-Must-Not-Be-Named is finally over. A worldwide pandemic. Racial injustice. The stock market crash. Billions of people radically changing the way they work and socialize. It was, by almost any measure, a terrible year, and I’m pretty sure everyone feels the same way about 2020 as […]

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Don’t Have Time For A Full Workout? Try Exercise “Snacks” Instead

December 28, 20201
Don’t Have Time For A Full Workout? Try Exercise “Snacks” Instead

Exercise doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing. If you don’t have the time or space to get a full workout in (or if you’re just not comfortable going back to the gym yet), welcome to the club. Just like almost everything else in 2020, we’re all finding new ways to make our lives and bodies work […]

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6 Back Pain Myths – BUSTED!

August 10, 2020
6 Back Pain Myths – BUSTED!

Let’s get the facts straight about back pain! Despite billions being spent, and millions of patients being prescribed opiates or surgery every year, back pain remains the world’s leading cause of disability. However, much of what people think is common knowledge about back pain may actually be making things worse. Misinformation about back problems abounds. […]

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#*&%! Studies Show Swearing During Your Workout Boosts Strength & Performance

August 3, 20201
#*&%! Studies Show Swearing During Your Workout Boosts Strength & Performance

Can swearing at the gym make you stronger? Anyone who’s ever really pushed themselves to run farther, lift heavier weights, or spin faster knows that intense exercise can cause even the most reserved gym-goer to unconsciously mutter expletives. And if you don’t typically cuss when you’re working out, you may want to try it: New […]

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Get Moving Again – A Sedentary Lifestyle Is More Harmful Than You Think

June 29, 2020
Get Moving Again – A Sedentary Lifestyle Is More Harmful Than You Think

It’s Time To Get Off The Couch! This year will certainly be remembered for a lot of things, but 2020 will probably also go down as the year of the couch potato. Being sedentary goes hand in hand with staying indoors. There’s probably never been more opportunity to stay at home and binge television series […]

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TMJ Pain? The Best TMJ Exercises To Fix Jaw Pain & Clicking

June 15, 20204
TMJ Pain? The Best TMJ Exercises To Fix Jaw Pain & Clicking

Does your jaw click? At Ascent Chiropractic, we see a lot of patients with TMJ problems. It’s not exactly an uncommon condition – 12% of Americans suffer from chronic TMJ syndrome pain (also known as TMD). TMJ syndrome happens when the temporomandibular (jaw) joints aren’t working correctly. Sometimes this leads to a dull painful ache […]

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Painful Wrists? Do These Wrist Exercises For Better Strength & Flexibility

June 8, 20201
Painful Wrists? Do These Wrist Exercises For Better Strength & Flexibility

Fitness Fix: Help for Weak Wrists! Maybe you’re recovering from an athletic injury, or you’re finding you need to end push-up sets early to shake out your wrists. Or maybe your wrists are screaming from long days spent at your computer or even just holding onto a squirming baby for hours at a time. Whatever […]

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The 6 Best Exercises for Better Mobility

May 25, 20203
The 6 Best Exercises for Better Mobility

Get moving with these moves! At Ascent Chiropractic, we see athletes every day ranging from pro cyclists to kayakers to powerlifters. And while, yes, they’re often here for relief from the back pain & neck pain the rest of us experience, they also come to us to help improve their natural mobility. I’m constantly preaching […]

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Why Do You Get Sore After Workouts? The Science of DOMS

May 11, 2020
Why Do You Get Sore After Workouts? The Science of DOMS

No pain, no gain? We’ve all experienced that day-or-two-after-a-workout agony – the kind where just getting out of your car or wobbling up the stairs makes you feel like you’re 95 years old. It’s called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and if you’ve been in the gym enough you’re probably not a stranger to it. […]

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Quarantine Home Workouts: Moving Your Workouts From The Gym To The Living Room

March 30, 20202
Quarantine Home Workouts: Moving Your Workouts From The Gym To The Living Room

Gym closed? Here’s how to avoid the #Quarantine15. Let’s be honest, the majority of Americans are going to come out of this quarantine in one of two ways: super fit because they’ve had nothing to do but workout for weeks or in dire need of a diet and serious chiropractic care because they rarely left […]

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Cardio Before Or After Weightlifting? Here’s What The Science Says

November 11, 20192
Cardio Before Or After Weightlifting? Here’s What The Science Says

Workouts: Should You Lift or Do Cardio First? I get it: we’re all insanely busy and it’s a miracle that we can get to the gym at all. So when we work out, most of us try to get in both strength training and cardio exercise in a single session. But should you do weights […]

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The Best Exercise For Shoulder Health That You Should Be Doing (But Probably Aren’t)

September 23, 201915
The Best Exercise For Shoulder Health That You Should Be Doing (But Probably Aren’t)

Fix your posture, grow your delts & heal your shoulders! What the heck are face pulls? If you’ve ever been treated for a shoulder injury at Ascent Chiropractic there’s a good chance you know all about them. But if you’ve never done them before, face pulls just might be one of the best-kept workout secrets.

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Deadlifts Causing Low Back Pain? Save Your Spine By Doing This Instead

July 22, 20192
Deadlifts Causing Low Back Pain? Save Your Spine By Doing This Instead

What’s Better For Your Back: Barbell or Hex Bar Deadlifts? The deadlift is one of the gold standard lifts in the gym. It’s pretty simple, really: You load a barbell up with weight, grab it with a shoulder-width grip, plant your feet on the floor and pull until the weights come off the floor.

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Weightlifting: Are Cheat Reps Worth It?

June 3, 2019
Weightlifting: Are Cheat Reps Worth It?

Cheat Your Way to More Muscle? I get this question from my athletes often: When it comes to weightlifting, are ‘cheat’ repetitions worth it? You’re probably not surprised to know my short answer is ‘no.’ The long answer, however, is that not all cheating is created equal.

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How Muscle Memory Works & Why It’s Essential To Understand

May 28, 2019
How Muscle Memory Works & Why It’s Essential To Understand

What Actually Is Muscle Memory? Muscle memory is a fascinating topic that’s essential to understanding what’s going on with your musculoskeletal system. And it’s for more reasons than simply making your muscles look good now that summer’s finally arrived (although I’m plenty aware that that’s important to my patients too).

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The Hard Truth: Working Out Isn’t Optional

May 6, 20193
The Hard Truth: Working Out Isn’t Optional

There’s no excuse for not exercising – your life depends on it! Sure, some of us live for the “workout high” — that intoxicating feeling derived from getting your heart rate up and pushing your body’s limits, while for others exercise is a chore, an item to be checked off their to-do list.

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How To Fix Forward Head Posture

April 8, 2019
How To Fix Forward Head Posture

Correcting ‘Computer Guy’ Posture! 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 it yet check it out. So let’s expand on that by discussing the exceedingly-common upper […]

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Is It Pain Or Just Soreness? How To Tell The Difference

March 18, 2019
Is It Pain Or Just Soreness? How To Tell The Difference

Feeling especially sore after a workout? Whether it’s a nagging sore shoulder or a stiff and painful lower back, there are a couple warning signs to look out for to determine if it’s a normal post-exercise ache or something you should seek medical attention for. Before you test a minor ache and turn it into […]

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Get Abs Without Back Pain: How To Strengthen Your Core Without Harming Your Back

January 28, 2019
Get Abs Without Back Pain: How To Strengthen Your Core Without Harming Your Back

The Best Core Strengthening Exercises that Won’t Harm Your Back! THE CORE. We hear about the core and the importance of strengthening the core all the time, and if you’re a patient at Ascent Chiropractic, you’re probably sick of hearing me talk about why you need to be working on your core musculature.

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The 10 Best Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes To Build Muscle, Burn Fat & Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet

January 2, 201918
The 10 Best Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes To Build Muscle, Burn Fat & Make 2019 Your Best Year Yet

Make 2019 Your Year For Maximizing Your Fitness! When January first rolls around, the season of excess quickly transforms to a season of new expectations – more than 40% of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions. But – surprise, surprise – 80% of those people are no longer following them by the first week of […]

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The Top 6 Most Important Health Studies of 2018 (That Will Change Your Life!)

December 28, 20181
The Top 6 Most Important Health Studies of 2018 (That Will Change Your Life!)

Rounding up the most important research of the year! 1. Reducing your risk of diabetes could be as simple as taking vitamin D and fish oil. The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is expected to rise by 20% in the next 12 years, but consuming a diet rich in vitamin D and fish oil […]

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Fix Your Workout & Save Your Shoulders: Retract Your Shoulder Blades!

November 26, 20184
Fix Your Workout & Save Your Shoulders: Retract Your Shoulder Blades!

Protect Your Shoulders & Back In The Gym! When it comes to proper lifting form, trainers and fitness gurus tend to harp on making sure your lower body lifts are performed properly. A lot of people end up underestimating how technical upper body exercises actually are, and reserve all that technique work for the big […]

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You’re (Probably) Doing Pushups Wrong – Here’s Why

October 29, 20183
You’re (Probably) Doing Pushups Wrong – Here’s Why

Fix your pushup mistakes! Most of us (including me!) learned how to do pushups in grade school. Ever seen a grade schooler try to do a pushup? It’s not pretty, and unfortunately, few people ever get better.

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Neuroscientists: This Is Still The Closest We Have To A ‘Miracle Drug’

October 1, 20188
Neuroscientists: This Is Still The Closest We Have To A ‘Miracle Drug’

Want an all-natural solution to decrease pain, improve your mood, protect your brain from age-related decline, and enhance your memory? Sound too good to be true? It’s not, but unfortunately, even though we’d all love a miracle drug that we could take in the morning and go on with our everyday lives, it’s not as […]

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Seriously, Stop Doing Sit-ups! (Do These Exercises Instead)

August 27, 20183
Seriously, Stop Doing Sit-ups! (Do These Exercises Instead)

Why Are We Still Doing Sit-ups and Crunches? Myths (especially myths concerned with health and fitness) take a long time to die. As a sports chiropractor, over the past ten years I’ve seen many ridiculous fitness trends come and go, and it’s finally time for sit-ups and crunches – mainstays of core and abdominal training […]

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Save Your Back By Switching From Back To Front Squats

June 11, 2018
Save Your Back By Switching From Back To Front Squats

Squats have long been a staple of lifting programs. It’s easy to see why: it’s hands-down the most effective exercise for building strength, speed, and size, and has a remarkable carryover to everything from the vertical jump to Olympic lifts. When you squat you use pretty much every muscle from the waist down. The big […]

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Great Arms Are Built, Not Born: The Best Evidence-Based Biceps/Triceps Workout

April 23, 201818
Great Arms Are Built, Not Born: The Best Evidence-Based Biceps/Triceps Workout

The 8 Best Arm-Sculpting Exercises. 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 of the triceps, biceps, forearms and shoulders. To maximize arm strength and size gains, we’ll […]

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The 8 Best Evidence-Backed Ways To Increase Testosterone Naturally

April 9, 201813
The 8 Best Evidence-Backed Ways To Increase Testosterone Naturally

Why Do We Care So Much About Testosterone? There are very few factors more important than testosterone when it comes to overall health and function in men. Of course, we all know about testosterone’s ability to increase muscle mass and strength by increasing muscle protein synthesis. But studies also show the major benefits of testosterone in […]

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More Reasons To Get Moving: Poor Fitness Levels Linked To Weaker Brain Fiber & Higher Dementia Risk

March 12, 20181
More Reasons To Get Moving: Poor Fitness Levels Linked To Weaker Brain Fiber & Higher Dementia Risk

Our Brains Were Wired To Move. For millions of years, our ancestors moved – walking, running, climbing – as an integral part of daily life. Today, most of the modern world doesn’t move nearly as much as we were designed to, and new research suggests that it’s one of the major factors contributing to the […]

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The Research-Backed Approach To High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) To Maximize Fat Loss

February 8, 201836
The Research-Backed Approach To High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) To Maximize Fat Loss

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the biggest buzzwords in the fitness industry. The basic idea to do short periods of all-out work followed by short periods of active rest to make the body work harder (and burn more calories) than it might during extended steady-state cardio.

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Live Healthier, Longer: 5 Research-Backed Secrets To Extending Your Healthy Years

July 8, 20172
Live Healthier, Longer: 5 Research-Backed Secrets To Extending Your Healthy Years

Put More Years In Your Life & Life In Your Years Most of us wish to have a long and healthy life span. Most importantly, we all wish to remain healthy and active for as long as we’re alive. However, with human life changing dramatically over the last century, never before has the risk of […]

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Weekend Warrior? What You Can Do Right Now To Reduce Your Risk of Injury

June 21, 2017
Weekend Warrior? What You Can Do Right Now To Reduce Your Risk of Injury

Are You A Weekend Warrior? Planning on getting together with the guys for a game of football this weekend? Shooting some hoops or running a 5K? If so, are you sure your body is prepared for this kind of intense physical activity?

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10 Research-Proven Ways To Stick To Your Workout Routine (For Good!)

June 13, 20178
10 Research-Proven Ways To Stick To Your Workout Routine (For Good!)

Starting A New Exercise Plan: Sound Familiar? You splurge on new workout clothes and equipment, sign up for the most exciting fitness classes, and hit the gym like an addict for two weeks. But it starts with just one missed workout, progresses to a couple absences per week, and then you’ve completely fallen off the […]

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The Back Pain Basics: Are You Following These Back Health Rules?

February 15, 20174
The Back Pain Basics: Are You Following These Back Health Rules?

Avoiding Back Pain As we age and our bodies become more susceptible to damage from every day activities, back pain can become increasingly problematic. Minor aches and pains can progress to long-term damage if we are not careful how we carry out certain activities. Consider these tips when engaging in daily activities to keep your back […]

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Stressed Out? Try These 10 Proven Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels

August 1, 20168
Stressed Out? Try These 10 Proven Ways To Reduce Your Stress Levels

Stressing Out? Have you ever seen the “Stress Reduction Kit” poster that directs the stressed-out user to place the kit on a firm surface, BANG HEAD HERE, and repeat as necessary (or until unconscious)? Unfortunately, stress is a fact of nature, but dealing with it doesn’t have to be as painful as the Stress Reduction […]

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Ascent Chiropractic

16620 W Bluemound Rd
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone: 262-345-4166
Fax: 262-753-6908
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  • The Crazy, Unadulterated History of Chiropractic & Spinal Manipulation Apr 12

    It’s a fact: chiropractic works. There’s a reason why over a million...

  • Happiness Chemicals In The Brain (And How To Activate Them!) Apr 5

    Get happy – it’s science! We all spend a lot of time...

  • Do Inversion Tables Actually Work For Back Pain? Mar 29

    Inversion table therapy: does it work? Stay up late enough watching TV...

  • Can You See A Chiropractor When You’re Pregnant? Mar 22

    Q: Can I get adjusted while I’m pregnant? Good news, moms-to-be suffering...

  • Get Rid of Shin Splints – Forever! – With This Simple Exercise Routine Mar 15

    End shin splints for good! The sun is out, the weather’s warming...

  • Godzilla Neck vs. Kong Butt: Fixing MONSTER Posture Problems Mar 8

    Forward Head Posture vs. Anterior Pelvic Tilt! My immediate reaction upon seeing...

  • COVID-19: Your Questions Answered on Vaccines, Immunity, and What’s Next Mar 1

    Got questions? We’ve got answers. While the US hit a grim milestone...

  • Banded Glute Bridges & 3-Way Planks: The Smart DIY Fix For Back Spasms Feb 22

    Not all musculoskeletal problems are the same! There’s a common assumption that...

  • Beet Juice: The Newest ‘Performance Enhancing Drug’? Feb 15

    Can beet juice improve athletic performance? One of the latest hypes for...

  • Better, Safer Alternatives to the “Big 4” Lifts Feb 8

    More gym gains, fewer nagging injuries! Contrary to popular long-standing belief, you...

  • Will Going Out In The Cold Give You A Cold? Feb 1

    Can you really get sick from cold temperatures? Your mom always told...

  • The Back Exercise Everyone Needs To Add To Their Workout Jan 25

    Make this back exercise a staple. You know how important back strength...

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