Chiropractor Kalamazoo MI

Headaches may range from mild aches to prolonged stabbing pain that can lead you to feel incapacitated. Issues that could trigger a headache may include lifestyle factors, underlying medical conditions, chronic illnesses, stress, or even unknown reasons. Chiropractic care can help provide headache relief so the pain doesn’t slow you down.

A feeling of sharp pain or achiness along the neck could be a sign of other underlying issues. Issues with the neck may prevent you from having full range of motion, and can lead to other injuries. Our chiropractic services are designed to help lessen and relieve the pain so you can gain full range of motion again without the pain .

Back pain may be focused on a specific area of the upper, middle, or lower back or be more generalized. This pain can be incapacitating, preventing you from moving or bending over. Our care treatments can help relieve the pain in the tissues along the back, and allow you to return to your normal activities.

Upper back pain is something that is most likely caused by a sudden injury, but is something that can occur due to issues revolving around bad posture. An upper back strain is possible from being overworked. Many people do not realize that upper back pain is something that happens in conjunction with any type of neck pain, and/or rib heads, as the two are closely related and may be strained from the same traumatic injury.

One of the ways that upper back pain can happen is through muscle strains. Any activity that targets the upper back can cause pain. Excessive exercise that your back is not prepared for can cause strain, which in turn, causes more back pain.

Sciatica is a relatively common form of low back pain and leg pain. Sciatica may be caused by general compression or irritation of one of five spinal nerve roots that give rise to each sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the left or right or both sciatic nerves. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a specific diagnosis for what is irritating the nerve root, causing the pain. This is an important factor, because treatment for sciatica or sciatic symptoms often differs, depending upon the underlying cause of the symptoms and pain levels. The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, or various parts of the leg and foot. In addition to pain, there may be numbness, muscle weakness, pins and needles or tingling and difficulty in moving or controlling the leg. Typically, the symptoms are only felt on one side of the body.

During pregnancy, many physiological and endocrinological changes occur as the body is creating the environment for the developing baby.

Amongst these is a significant change in the balance of her body as a result of her normal weight gain. The issue arises from the placement of this additional weight. Since the baby resides in the uterus, this weight adds stress to the pelvic region of her body. Establishing pelvic balance and alignment is another reason to obtain chiropractic care during pregnancy. When the pelvis is misaligned it may reduce the amount of room available for the developing baby. This restriction is called intrauterine constraint. A misaligned pelvis may also make it difficult for the baby to get into the best possible position for delivery. This can affect the mother’s ability to have a natural, non-invasive birth. Breech and posterior positions can interfere with the natural ease of labor and lead to interventions such as c-sections.

Our chiropractic team has the experience to provide you with a tailored plan to help you have as smooth and pleasant a pregnancy as possible. Our staff is trained to recognize and relieve the symptoms that plague most pregnant moms. By seeking chiropractic care proactively, you can both ensure your baby develops healthily and your well-being

Our chiropractic approach is proven to help mothers have a successful pregnancy. The careful adjustments for pregnant women are different in nature from typical chiropractic care in order to ensure the health of your baby. More often than not, mothers who visit our clinic find that the chiropractic care they experienced helped them avoid painkillers during pregnancy altogether. Research also shows that chiropractic care can actually reduce the time spent in labor.

This hand condition involves the compression of the median nerve that may lead to numbness, a tingling sensation, or pain along the hand. Chiropractic treatments focus on relieving the pain caused by the compression and providing corrective treatment & exercises that help prevent this from becoming a long-term condition.

Shoulder pain can occur in a number of places along the upper body such as shoulder blades, rotator cuffs, arm joints, or along the upper back. Our treatments focus on determining the root location of the problem and helping to soothe the shoulder pain you are experiencing.

Scoliosis is a sideways “S” curve of the spine that causes stiffness and pain. If it is detected early, Chiropractic care can help improve this condition and scoliosis treatment will prevent it from worsening over time. Our chiropractor looks at your overall health, examines your spine and other factors of your lifestyle, to help identify the problem’s cause. Palpation, orthopedic, and neurological tests will be performed as well as x-rays to determine the extent of the scoliosis. Regular chiropractic visits to manage and observe the progression of scoliosis, are an integral part of living a happy and full life.

Some common symptoms of TMJ include pain in your jaw, cheek, teeth, or front of the ear when you chew or yawn, clicking noises in the jaw, an inability to open your mouth wide, or having your jaw lock when you are able to open it. You also may notice that your upper and lower teeth no longer fit together properly when you close your mouth. Some patients experience headaches, hearing issues, dizziness, or earaches as part of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder.