Author Archives: Joseph Merckling
Stretch Before Spring
Spring is here and that means many people will spend time outside planting, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Since gardening requires bending, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for that kind of strenuous activity. Thus, it is important to stretch your muscles before reaching for your gardening tools. The back, upper…
Tips to Improve Your Posture
It’s no secret that bad posture, such as slouching and forward flexing your head, can cause neck and back pain. With just a few simple changes to your posture you can alleviate much of this discomfort. And other chiropractic treatments are a safe, drug-free way to help you maintain good posture and spinal health.
Are You a Millennial Hunchback?
Millennials are suffering from neck pain as much as people twice their age because of the widespread use of smartphones and other mobile devices. This is commonly known as “tech neck”. Proper chiropractic care can help improve posture and alleviate the pain associated with tech neck.
Back & Neck Pain is Surprisingly Prevalent for Americans
A recent report shows that nearly 2/3 of all Americans suffered from back or neck pain in their lifetime severe enough to seek medical help. Don’t let pain interfere with your life! Chiropractic is the logical, drug-free first choice. Learn more about what research shows about chiropractic care.
The Effects of Bad Posture
Does Bad Posture Have You in a Slump? Improper posture can cause a variety of issues including stress, fatigue, and low back & neck pain. Here are some tips for improving your posture and your health.
The Kinesio Benefit
Kinesio Tape is rehabilitative taping that is designed to help the body’s healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints. The tape can be used for all generations ranging from pediatric to geriatric, and successfully treats a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions. Kinesio Tape has been widely used…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Merckling Family Chiropractic!!
New Year’s Resolution! Occasionally, things come up that can throw us off our healthy schedules and it seems as though we cannot buy enough time. This is very common around the Holiday’s when family and friends take priority over other issues in your life. Fortunately, New Year’s resolutions give us all another chance to re-prioritize our lives…
Vitamin D Brightening Your Day
What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is an essential fat soluble vitamin, which actually functions more as a steroid hormone than a vitamin. Hormones are responsible for genetic expression causing the production of various proteins which perform direct functions within the body. Vitamin D aids with calcium absorption, bone development, immune functioning and alleviating inflammation. It is involved in…
