Your sleep position plays an important role in your musculoskeletal health. Poor sleep positions can put undue pressure on joints, intervertebral discs, and muscles that lead to pain, and difficulty performing your daily tasks. Many of our patients at Mid Iowa Chiropractic have reported less pain after learning better positions for their bodies while they [...]
Flexion distraction technique is a smooth gentle treatment we use to focus care to the problematic area of the low back. Most patients describe the feeling as a "great stretch I can't do on my own." After we take a history and perform an examination we can determine if flexion distraction is the most effective [...]
Chiropractic is a safe, effective way to treat back pain without medication. At Mid Iowa Chiropractic we strive to get you back to your best you efficiently, and there are never high pressure sales. Every patient is different, and deserves treatment tailored specifically to their needs. Call today to learn more! 515-344-1143 https://www.facebook.com/midiowachiro/
Why don't we have a "cure" for low back pain? Low back pain can be considered a global epidemic. It affects hundreds of millions around the world, and costs billions in lost productivity. Not to mention the psychological, financial and social toll it takes on those who deal with low [...]
How long do I need to wait after an injury? There’s a good chance that you have pulled your hamstring, pulled quadricep or injured a muscle somehow, and there’s a good chance you will again. The pain is intense, sudden and can drop you like a sack of potatoes OR it really [...]
Less sleep = more pain, but more pain = less sleep. The pain / sleep dilemma Pain and quality sleep are, for many, mutually exclusive. Research has shown that the less quality sleep a person gets, the greater the intensity of their pain. Then there’s the flip-side where you [...]
Don’t let osteoarthritis tell you what you can’t do One in 5 Americans has been diagnosed by a doctor as having arthritis, but the actual number of sufferers may be much higher. Arthritis is broadly defined as deterioration of the protective material in our joints leading to pain, swelling, inflammation [...]
Less sleep = more pain, but more pain = less sleep. The pain / sleep dilemma It can happen when you’re vacuuming, standing up after sitting for a length of time, shoveling snow, or bending over to unplug your laptop. The pain shoots through your low back like lightning, and [...]
Could traction be the answer to your low back pain or sciatica? Today I want to talk to you about a low back treatment that should be at the top of your list of interventions if you suffer from low back pain. It’s called lumbar flexion distraction. Flexion distraction technique [...]
