by Todd Hartwig | Apr 27, 2017 | Sports Injuries
All athletes suffer injuries at some point. The worst thing you can do is just “rub some dirt on it.” When you are injured, get treatment as soon as possible. Marcum Chiropractic’s Dr. Todd Hartwig is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 20, 2017 | Shoulder / Mid back
Following a violent sneeze or cough people often complain about pain under one or both of their shoulder blades. The pain is usually due to dysfunction of where the rib meets the spine. When the rib “pops out of joint” the surrounding muscles go into...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 13, 2017 | Treatment
Using ice/cold packs to treat an injury can have very positive results. The decreases in inflammation, swelling and pain can be very rapid and significant. The most important thing to keep in mind when using any type of cold pack is to limit the use to no more than...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 6, 2017 | Safety
Now that the weather has finally acted like Spring many people are spending significant time gardening and doing yard work. While these are excellent healthy activities, be sure to take care in how you do them! A very common way in which people hurt their back this...
