Chondromalacia Patella

Chondromalacia patella is an often painful "crunching" under the kneecap. It's a form of osteoarthritis, and is often related to abnormal tracking of the kneecap as it moves when you bend your knee. It can be treated by precise, directional ACTIVATOR chiropractic adjustments, and exercises should be given to help correct the tracking of the kneecap.

Disc Degeneration

Disc degeneration may be a result of abnormal biomechanical stresses, including injury. Proper care, including appropriate, low-force chiropractic; nutritional support; ergonomic counseling; exercises and stretches, can help slow or halt the degenerative process.

Facet Compression

Facet compression in the spine can be very painful. The facets are the parts of the vertebrae that actually touch ( the vertebral bodies are separated by the discs). When the facets get "jammed," the muscles and other soft tissue in the area may become tense and inflammed. This needs precise ACTIVATOR chiropractic adjustments to relieve.

Shin Splints

Shin splints is pain in the front of the leg below the knee. Your ACTIVATOR chiropractor knows that it's almost always associated with a misalignment of the fibula, the smaller bone in the lower leg. There may be other misalignments or fixations in joints associated with the tibia, knee, or ankle.

Tennis elbow

Tennis elbow can be stubborn to resolve; it takes careful adjusting with ACTIVATOR Chiropractic, and some physical therapy, which I teach patients how to do themselves at home. I also include nutritional counseling for healing inflammation.

Muscle "splinting?" What's that? When you're injured, the doctor may use a splint to protect the area and help it heal. Your body does the same kind of thing by tightening muscles. It's a built-in protective response, and may also be the body's attempt to "right" things. Where appropriate, getting painful underlying joints adjusted helps tight muscles to relax.

Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is a painful condition in which stomach acid gets up into the esophagus. The sphincter between the lower esophagus and the stomach may not close properly, or there may be a hiatal hernia. As an Activator Chiropractor, I have an adjustment for this which has helped many of my patients who have GERD.

Get ready for Spring

Feeling ready for Spring, getting outdoors and being more active? It's good to prepare by getting my full-body balancing with ACTIVATOR Chiropractic.

Shouldn't we have the right to know what's in our foods? Of course! Take time to stop a moment and sign the petition supporting a 2012 CA ballot initiative require labeling of foods containing GMOs (genetically modified foods). Volunteers at local grocery stores, farmers' markets, etc., are gathering signatures. Learn more at http://www.labelgmos.org/

Flat feet

Flat feet may abnormally stress the knees, causing premature degenerative changes. The right orthotics and ACTIVATOR Chiropractic adjustments can help. Get evaluated if you think this is happening to you.

Spring = A great time to get adjusted!

As an Advanced Proficiency Rated ACTIVATOR Chiropractor, I always balance the whole body, and I do cranio-sacral with every treatment, as well.

Headaches

Headaches are often relieved with upper cervical adjustments and cranial balancing. I include cranial work with every treatment, and make comfortable, precise adjustments with ACTIVATOR Chiropractic.

Scoliosis

Scoliosis--a sideways spinal curve--can, if caught early enough, and if related to pelvic distortion, be corrected. I've had success with this, using ACTIVATOR Chiropractic adjustments and exercises.

Arthritis of the knee

If the kneecap is misaligned, there is abnormal wear-&-tear underneath it, which can contribute to arthritis of the knee. It's easy to correct with ACTIVATOR Chiropractic, and special exercises help the correction to hold.

Neck pain and tension

Neck pain and tension can be a difficult cycle to break. My Chiropractic approach is to adjust misalignments, release fixations, and share home care advice: ergonomics, posture (including sleep), etc., tools patients can use on their own to get relief.

Numbness in the hands

Numbness in the hands or fingers can be caused by nerve impingement at multiple sites--often in the wrist or at the neck. My comfortable, precise ACTIVATOR Chiropractic adjustments can help.

Inversion ankle sprains (turning your foot inward) always affect specific joints in the foot. The sooner you get these adjusted, the sooner you heal. I precisely & comfortably realign these joints with ACTIVATOR Chiropractic.

Coconut oil

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Roasted Roots

Making "Roasted Roots" this rainy day. Beets, yams, carrots smell great in the oven. These richly colored veggies are chock full of hearty winter nutrients.

Care for Feet

What's happening with your feet may be harming your knees, low back, and all the rest of you. Good orthotics can be part of the solution, along with full-body balancing with ACTIVATOR chiropractic. That's my specialty.