What makes HealthWorks Family Chiropractic so unique? In case you haven’t noticed, there are Chiropractic offices on virtually every block. While all provide Chiropractic care, we all utilize different techniques within the field. There are over 200 different...
Can a chiropractor help during pregnancy? Typically, pregnant women will seek out chiropractic care for a couple of reasons. One of the first reasons is all the stress on the body. While in most pregnancies it's the lower back in some cases stress can affect the...
How do you unlock your hamstring? There are several techniques to help release the top of the hamstring. The hamstring comes up and attaches right underneath your glute on your tailbone. This area can get very tight, especially when we are doing too much sitting. That...
What causes tight gluteus maximus? The glutes are a very tender muscle and you're going to find plenty of sore spots in that muscle group. You can use a large massage ball or even a softball to help release that muscle. The glutes are also a very strong muscle and do...
What causes a tight TFL? The TFL in your IT band will get particularly tight or painful if you're doing a lot of sitting or if your low back is compromised. It gets tight because it tries to do the work of all the other muscles around it causing it to become sore and...
What are exercises to do at home? This is the wall exercise. Find a wall, stand with your back up against it and make sure all of your major joints are touching the wall. With your feet and hips against the wall place your shoulders and head against the wall as well....
What is the Atlas/C1? The cervical spine (neck) contains 7 bones or vertebrae labeled C1 – C7. The C1 vertebra, known as the Atlas, is the first bone in the spinal column. It's named Atlas, after the Greek Titan who was condemned to hold up the world on his shoulders...
What happens when your adductors are tight? Your adductors are the muscles on the inside of your leg that bring your leg in and they can get particularly tight and create issue in the dynamic of how you walk. This can also affect how your pelvis moves and create some...
Where is the gluteus medius located? Your glute medius is a small muscle that runs along the crest of your hip and then down by your hip joint. How you find it on yourself is that you will want to find the very top of your hip bone. Then slide down over the bone and...
What happens if your rectus femoris is tight? Your rectus femoris is the big muscle that goes from your knee to your hip along the front of your leg. The muscle itself and the fascial layer on top of it can get very tight from too much sitting. While this is a really...
