What kind of exercise should I do?
The short answer to this question is, any that you can! The big picture is, movement in any capacity is better for you than not moving. In addition, the …
Rehabilitation
Improving Back Durability with Exercise
People often ask why their pain, often in the same area of the back, returns from time to time. When they have completed a course of treatments and experienced …
Deadlifting and Back Pain
The deadlift is a great exercise. Perhaps it gets a bad reputation because of the word, “dead.” Other people dislike or completely avoid the deadlift because it can cause low …
Treatment of a Crick in Your Spine
Have you ever wondered why you can be having a fabulous morning, take a shower, start toweling off and then develop a crick in your spine? You bend over …
Is Chiropractic Safe During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy often raises questions about the safety of common activities. Exercises, medications, and foods that usually give little concern suddenly become a question of safety for baby and mother. …
3 Exercises for Anterior Knee Pain
Pain in the front of the knee is a very common problem. This anterior knee pain may also be referred to as patellofemoral pain syndrome, runner’s knee, jumper’s knee, …
How is Whiplash Neck Injury Treated?
Whiplash is a generic term for when the neck is suddenly jolted in one direction and then another, creating a whip-like movement. Whiplash is most commonly seen with motor …
Movement Screens to Guide Rehabilitation
The movement system, consisting of muscles spine/joints, and nerves, operates in a complex balance of of mobility and stability to support our human frame through a variety of environments. …
Use Microbreak Exercises to Reduce Tension While Working
Do you sit in the same position for more than 30 minutes at work? If so, you probably experience mild or sometimes intense low back and neck pain. This …
Chiropractic Therapy Improves CrossFit Performance
Barbell Shrugged interviewed Dr. Brad Cole for episode 31 of the popular podcast. CrossFit is an international fitness revolution and high performance sport. The functional movements (squatting, picking up …
Find Your Game- Chiropractic for Optimal Fitness and Function
October is National Chiropractic Month and the focus this year is “Find Your Game.” This simply means achieving optimal function at any level of fitness. That includes everyone from …
‘Prehabilitation’- Rehab of predisposing factors
Prehab (pre-rehabilitation) is a rehab concept that focuses on identifying predisposing factors to injury. It asks, “why does it hurt?” after answering “what hurts?” Injuries usually occur at weak …
Chiropractic Rehabilitation of the Spine and Joints
As part of a course of treatment at Cole Pain Therapy Group, many patients participate to some degree in chiropractic rehabilitation, involving rehabilitation of the nerve, muscle, and skeletal system. The …
Drug-free Pain Relief During Pregnancy
As many new mothers can attest, the muscle strains of pregnancy are very real and can be more than just a nuisance. The average weight gain of 25 to …