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A new article most weeks since 2018: posture, headaches, kids and backpacks, desk days, pregnancy, the seasons. Search them all, or start with the newest.

  • Running Tips for a Healthier Back and Spine

    Running Tips for a Healthier Back and Spine

    We talk a lot about daily activities that can compromise our spine and our back. Running is another activity that, when performed without keeping your spine in mind, could end up putting your back out of whack. Below are some tips that will help you get the most out of your conditioning without causing lower…

  • 3 Key Contributors to Spine Problems

    3 Key Contributors to Spine Problems

    We’d like to go over some pursuits, activities, and everyday acts that many of us engage in that are less than ideal for our spine in addition to other areas of the body, like the lower back and the neck, for instance. At Barton Chiropractic Clinic we believe just as much in preventive medicine as…

  • Getting the Most Mileage Out of Your Chiropractic Adjustment

    Getting the Most Mileage Out of Your Chiropractic Adjustment

    Chiropractors utilize the chiropractic adjustment to remove a patient’s subluxations (or misalignments) that are found in a patient’s vertebrae. It can make a HUGE difference in your overall health. If you leave your spine and back unchecked and neglected, your subluxations could end up disrupting the brain/body communication system. This can end up causing an…

  • 3 Stretches to Minimize Back Pain

    3 Stretches to Minimize Back Pain

    Barton Chiropractic Clinic we honor the inborn potential of all our patients to be truly healthy. A part of health and wellness is taking care of our bodies, which go through a lot of wear and tear, not just when we’re exercising, but when we’re going through our daily activities. Our jobs, stuff we do at…

  • Most Common Memorial Day Weekend Injuries

    Most Common Memorial Day Weekend Injuries

    Today we thought we’d go over some of the most common injuries that occur during Memorial Day Weekend, which is a time when some of us indulge in certain behaviors (and often beverages) that put us in injury-prone situations. At Barton Chiropractic Clinic we get a fair amount of patients who experience injuries from activities…

  • Spine-Friendly Tips for Gardening

    Spine-Friendly Tips for Gardening

    Tis the season for making your yard look better than your beloved neighbors. At Barton Chiropractic Clinic, we like to educate our patients about best practices for the back and spine during everyday activities — because those are the types of daily motions we engage in which usually end up injuring us. Yard Work is…

  • Chiropractic Care for Youngsters

    Chiropractic Care for Youngsters

    It’s no secret that neck pain (NP), lower back pain (LBP), mid back pain (MBP) are now acknowledged widely to start early in life. Lifetime prevalence of back and spine pain increases during adolescence, often reaching aggravated, adult levels starting at the age of 18. Spine and back health should be taught early on. Many…

  • Chiropractic Care for Recent Graduates

    Chiropractic Care for Recent Graduates

    Barton Chiropractic Clinic treats patients of all ages, from infancy to senior citizens, and we see quite a bit of kids and young adults who experience back and spine discomfort due to lugging around backpacks, sitting in stiff chairs, and staring at screens all day. Chiropractic Care is a great gift for recent graduates, whether…

  • Why You Should Consider Chiropractic Care for Mom This Mother’s Day

    Why You Should Consider Chiropractic Care for Mom This Mother’s Day

    Moms everywhere this month are likely anticipating lunch at their favorite restaurants, maybe dinner and a movie, maybe roses and chocolate. Spa days and massages are also hot ticket items during Mothers Day. But did you ever consider getting that special person in your life the gift that keeps in giving? Comprehensive Chiropractic Care is a…

  • 3 Ways to Fight Tech Neck

    3 Ways to Fight Tech Neck

    Tech neck is something that happens to us when we spend a little too much time starting downward with our necks in a flexed state — this might entail your smartphone, or it could be your personal computer or laptop. The act of looking downward puts your cervical spine in an uncomfortable position, resulting in…

  • Health Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

    Health Consequences of Sleep Deficiency

    In this day and age many of us wrongfully overvalue requiring little or no sleep to go through our daily lives. You might hear about the high-powered executive only sleeping 4-6 hours nightly. Maybe that works for them now, but that lifestyle is sure to catch up with them down the road. Read on to…

  • Sciatica and Chiropractic Care

    Sciatica and Chiropractic Care

    Sciatica is a condition that starts in the lower back or the buttocks and stretches into either one or both legs. Sciatica comes along with a pain that can vary in intensity, from moderate to severe, occasional to constant. Sciatica is Synonymous with the Following Sensations: Burning Aching Shooting Pain Radiating Pain Tingling Numbness Remember…

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