Foam Rollers Rock!
Just a few weeks ago I promised I would let y’all know what 3rd item I leave in my living room floor to help my physical body. If you’ll remember, the 1st was the Bosu ball, second was the mini-trampoline, and #3 is…the foam roller. Muscle work is incredibly important for a number of reasons! […]
DIY Sinus Relief
There is no more common complaint among my patients than sinus issues over the past few weeks. In fact, I think living in Granbury, a lot of people experience these issues year-round. Thanks to one of your fellow patients here at Clearview, I was made aware of a youtube video that explains how to drain […]
Bouncing Yourself to Better Health
Allow me to tell why I think most of us should be bouncing on a trampoline daily. And, before you conjure up images of your little brothers launching themselves from your parents’ rooftop onto a giant trampoline and then off into the dirt…(wait a sec, was it just our wild family doing stuff like that?!)…I’m […]
4 Reasons to use a Balance Disc or BOSU Ball Daily
Most humans begin losing balance by the age of 30, balance is something that MUST be trained or it WILL leave you. Simply shifting your weight on one of these can help your balance, but increasing the difficulty improves it even more! Any exercise you perform using a balance disc or Bosu ball increases the […]
*NEW* K-TAPING AVAILABLE HERE @ CLEARVIEW!
It’s likely that you’ve seen K-Tape (short for “Kinesiology Tape”) on athletes. The Summer Olympics beach volleyball players really made it famous a number of years ago. You’ll see it very commonly now on people of all shapes/sizes/ages! K-Tape actually lifts the skin away from underlying muscles (as shown in the picture on right), the […]
What You Need to Know About Ear Infections
Kids are more prone to ear infections than adults because the Eustachian tube (the tube between the ear and throat) is still relatively level, unlike an adult with a mature skull which elongates the tube and causes gravity to help with drainage into the back of the throat. This tube is made of muscle and […]
Knees & Toes & Elbows
Many of you will notice that I work on extremities sometimes. Hands down, the most important thing we can do is keep your spine in alignment and correct it when it gets subluxated. The spine is way more important neurologically speaking…however, your other joints matter, too! Typically, with extremity joints, (i.e. shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, […]
It’s time for 2016!
It is my personal opinion that fresh starts are healthy for us! We all need a “clean slate” every now & again. However, I am NOT a fan of the outrageous, impossible-to-accomplish, so-called New Year’s resolutions we’re all so tempted to make at the beginning of each January. So, in light of these thoughts I’m […]
Repairs & Maintenance
I think we really “get” the whole repair and maintenance concept when dealing with our homes or cars or other costly investments we might have in our lives. But, have you ever thought about the fact that our bodies need to be repaired and maintained as well? Our bodies are continually breaking down & replacing […]
12 Cool Facts about Chiropractic that You Probably Didn’t Know
Studies show a spine with proper alignment is up to 16 times stronger than a subluxated (mis-aligned) spine. Loss of the healthy cervical (neck) curve stretches the spinal cord 5-7 cm and causes serious nerve interference…are YOU doing your neck stretches? Studies show that only 10% of our nervous system perceives pain. The other 90% […]