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Constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement – or CrossFit in its simplest form, is a popular form of exercise for folks these days. It combines elements of complex Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics movements, and intense aerobic exercise.  Those who have ever (or regularly) step/ped into a “box” know just how beneficial the “sport of fitness” can be...

Are you sick and tired of nagging muscle aches and pains? A new service offered here at Assurance Chiropractic may be the answer you are looking for. Functional Dry Needling (FDN) is a fantastic tool for the treatment of a wide variety of soft tissues including (but not limited to) myofascial trigger points (those annoying...

At one point in time or another, we have all experienced a muscle spasm or cramp - that sudden feeling of a muscle grabbing onto itself and not letting go can be enough to stop you dead in your tracks. Spasms can happen for a number of reasons, some of which are benign (things like...

Snap, crackle, pop.  If you hear these noises more often from your hips than your cereal bowl then you might have a farily common problem known as snapping hip /coxa saltans, or "dancer's hip" (how many names does one condition need?). What the heck is snapping hip anyway?  Well it's pretty simple to describe in...

A new article from The Annals of Internal Medicine (AIM) that focused on the effectiveness of various treatments for neck pain is getting a lot of press these days, so I figured it was a good time to talk a little bit about various aspects of this condition. Neck pain is a fairly common complaint...

If you've been an active runner for an extended period of time you have likely experienced bouts of lateral (outside) knee pain at some point in your career.  The chances are also pretty high that the pain you were experience was caused by a tight iliotibial band (ITB). Ilio-wha? Yeah, I know, more anatomical jargon. ...

Sure we have all heard these terms before, but do you really know what they mean?  When to try self-care versus seeking care?  How to avoid these types of injuries in the first place? By the end of this article you will. Strains are a term used to designate the over stretching or tearing of...

Back pain is a nearly ubiquitous problem that will affect around 80 percent of us at some point in our lives. The most typical form of back pain that affects patients is referred to as uncomplicated mechanical back pain, which is to say that the pain is not related to something more sinister in nature...

A new form of athletic taping was developed and introduced by Japanese chiropractor Kenzo Kase in the 1970's, which he dubbed Kinesio taping.  Since then, this brightly colored tape (boring beige, bold black, brilliant blue and "we swear it's red" but is actually pink) has been adorned by athletes at the highest level, weekend warriors...

Over the past couple decades, people's occupations have forced them to work primarily seated at a desk in front of a computer, typing and mousing away for hours at a time.  The human body, believe it or not, was not designed for sitting for hours at a time and the physical manifestations of these stresses...