Downers Grove Chiropractic Spine and Injury Center Blog

Consider that you just injured yourself or you have had issues going on for a while. In this situation, people often ask themselves — and end up asking me — “Should I stretch or exercise if I’m injured?” My question for you is, does stretching or exercising cause pain? If the answer is yes, then…

One thing I hear a lot in this office is, “I don’t know what happened, doc, it just came on all of a sudden.” “All of a sudden, I got this pain.” “I threw my back out.” Things don’t happen all of a sudden. Sometimes we have major injuries that happen relatively suddenly, sure. When…

What Is Osteoarthritis? Let’s talk about arthritis. The most common form of arthritis you’re going to see and hear about is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition, with which you see bone spurs and decreased disk space. This leads to degenerative disc disease. These two things are preventable. If you don’t get to the reason…

Sciatica pain goes from your low back, down your legs, maybe all the way to your feet. It can create numbness, tingling, burning, and sharp shooting pains. It is not fun, and it can cause people to be in a lot of pain, and even significantly decrease their quality of life. People who are in…

Do you need proof that your treatment is actually working, that the adjustments and the treatment that you’re getting are actually making a difference? I believe that we should have proof, and that’s why in our office, we always measure the differences of when you first came in to where you end — especially through…

Undiagnosed Problems Ligament issues are one of the most common injuries that go undiagnosed. One of the most common and severe types of ligament injuries is called alteration of motion spinal integrity, also known as AOMSI. Not only is it permanent, but with each segment that is involved, it comes with a 25% whole body…