by Todd Hartwig | Mar 17, 2016 | Low Back Pain
Studies have shown that at least 80% of Americans will have a serious bout of low back pain at some point in their life. Many people will have multiple episodes. How do you avoid having low back pain? Two things: 1) don’t be overweight and 2) strengthen your core. ...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 10, 2016 | Auto Accidents
The neck is the most frequently injured part of the body during a motor vehicle collision. Why? The reason is because our necks are not strong enough to resist the force of the head moving very quickly after being hit. This results in the muscles frequently get...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 4, 2016 | Auto Accidents
Results from a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study reveals a startling statistic: manipulating a cellphone while driving is the most regularly occurring distracting behavior and increases the odds of a collision 5 fold! The IIHS study also...
by Todd Hartwig | Feb 25, 2016 | Chiropractic
Stretching is one of the most undervalued aspects of health. While most people are concerned with building and adding muscle the importance of lengthening and maintaining flexibility is often ignored. Muscles are what move our bodies. If the muscles are not...
by Todd Hartwig | Feb 18, 2016 | Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI)
Dizziness is a common complaint after a car accident or an injury in which a person has hit their head on something. However, dizziness can present itself with no trauma or accompanying injury. Many times in cases like this, the root of the dizziness is in the...
