by Todd Hartwig | May 23, 2013 | Low Back Pain
The two most important elements to preventing low-back pain are 1) maintaining a healthy weight and 2) keeping core muscles (abdominals and back muscles) strong and conditioned. At Marcum Chiropractic Clinic we can help you get out of pain and stay that way! Call us...
by Todd Hartwig | May 16, 2013 | Auto Accidents
Following a car accident you are MORE likely to get into another one! Why? Your range-of-motion in your neck/back is decreased, your reflexes are sluggish and your anxiety behind-the-wheel is much greater. In addition, concentrating is difficult when in pain and...
by Todd Hartwig | May 9, 2013 | Chiropractic
“I did a lot of things to stay in the game, but the most important was the visit to my chiropractor.” -Jerry Rice
by Todd Hartwig | May 2, 2013 | Chiropractic
If you have pain or tingling in one or both of your legs it may be due to sciatica. Sciatica is caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve which results in discomfort at that point and potentially anywhere further down the leg. Through chiropractic adjustments and...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 25, 2013 | Health/Prevention
The human body is very good at adapting to injuries and pain. However, the adaptations often cause other problems. For example, an injured right ankle will cause you to put more weight on your left leg. This increases the stress going through the left foot, ankle,...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 18, 2013 | Treatment
Marcum Chiropractic provides chiropractic, massage and acupuncture therapies. The treatments provided by all of the practitioners can help with and often times eliminate numerous ailments ranging from headaches to foot pain. If you are unfamiliar with what...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 11, 2013 | Health/Prevention
Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) is the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States. Its use results in approximately 140,000 poisoning cases, 56,000 ER visits and roughly 100 deaths each year. Please think twice before reaching for the pain medicine. Other...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 4, 2013 | Chiropractic
A recent study in the medical journal Spine found a strong association between chiropractic treatment and the avoidance of lumbar spine surgery. In this study, only 1.5 percent of those who were treated by a chiropractor first (versus a surgeon) ended up having...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 29, 2013 | Chiropractic
Chiropractic- because it works!
by Todd Hartwig | Feb 21, 2013 | Health/Prevention
In this computer-age we live in we are sitting more at work, home, travel and even during many recreational activities. Sitting with poor posture is becoming an epidemic in our world today. It leads to back pain, headaches, spinal deformities, breathing problems and...
