December 30, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
Back pain relief is just one component of chiropractic care, but it is often a patient’s first introduction. Back pain is horribly debilitating affecting all aspects of work and personal life. If you are suffering from back pain, you are not alone. Here are a few facts about back pain that may (or may not) surprise you.
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August 22, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
More and more you are seeing professional golfers use chiropractic care to stay at the top of their games. Lori West, how is a professional golfer says that the reason she is still playing golf today is because of chiropractic care. Almost 2 decades ago she visited the chiropractor for the first time and says that it immediately improved her golf game.
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April 8, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
One question that I hear all the time from my patients is “how does my wife or husband know if they should be seeing a chiropractor?” There are multiple ways to know if you should be seeing a chiropractor and not all of them have to do with pain and discomfort. I have developed a test for the neck to determine if you are a candidate for chiropractic care called the “head turn test”.
Categories: neck pain | Tags: advice, arm pain, Bellevue Chiropractic, Bellevue Chiropractor, education, hand pain, headaches, health, neck pain | No Comments »
March 17, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
Low back pain is a very common problem affecting 80-90% of all of us at some point in our lifetime. Why is that you ask? There are many reasons. One of the biggest reasons is that we are 2-legged animals carrying 2/3rds of our weight above our waist. Studies have shown deterioration or arthritis occurs much sooner in us vs. our 4-legged animal counterparts. A 180 lbs man carries roughly 120 lbs above the waist. This means, every time he bends over, in order to stand upright, he needs to lift 120 lbs PLUS whatever he is lifting. Hence, the argument of, “but I only bent over to lift a pencil and my back went out,” seems on the surface as impossible but in reality, the man in our example is lifting the pencil plus 120 lbs.
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March 15, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
There comes that time of year, every single year, where we have to do physical activities that we may not necessarily want to do, but really have no choice. Even as I speak right now the snow was falling in Bellevue, and with snow comes shoveling of that snow. This is a seasonal activity that I categorize as “have to” activities as opposed to “want to” activities. Being that the snow is falling now let’s talk about the seasonal activity of shoveling snow. The neat thing about this talk is that even if snow is not an issue where you live, this information can also be used in your gardening, digging, or any other yard related activities.
Categories: Back Pain | Tags: back injuries, Back Pain, Bellevue Chiropractic, Bellevue Chiropractor, health, low back pain, Prevention, shoveling injury, snow injury, wellness | No Comments »
January 19, 2011 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
Life is stressful. If you live, work and play in Bellevue Washington as I do you especially know this to be true. I was just driving in downtown Bellevue yesterday and the traffic made me tense and irritated. In our modern world stress comes in many forms, from job stress to family stress. All this stress is starting to takes its toll on our bodies and I see the signs of this every day in my chiropractic office. One problem that has a cause of stress is TMJ.
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September 2, 2010 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
It wasn’t that long ago that dentists, surgeons, and doctors did not have any of the technology that they have today. Technology that makes care less painful, healing time much less, and the whole experience of medicine much more enjoyable. Technology has also taken its rightful place with in the chiropractic profession as well.
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September 1, 2010 | Posted by Dr. Michael Weir
Every Bellevue Chiropractor is very different in their approach to treating your spine and body. This is a good thing because not every body was created the exact same and they all differ in how they respond to care. The following are things that I tell my family to look for when looking for a chiropractor out of state and what you should be looking for in your Bellevue Chiropractor
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