Back Pain and Spinal Posture

Back Pain and Spinal Posture

In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below.   Several painful back conditions – stenosis, disc bulge or herniation, spondylolisthesis and sciatica – are due to improper spinal alignment.   Proper Spinal...
Exercise Makes You Smarter

Exercise Makes You Smarter

You’re probably heard these benefits of exercise: Elevated Mood Weight Management Better Sleep Reduced Stress Lower Blood Pressure But did you know exercise also makes you smarter? That’s what John Ratey, MD author of  Spark: The Revolutionary New Science...
Why and When to Stretch Your Muscles

Why and When to Stretch Your Muscles

I recently met a fit young man who loves to run. A mutual friend brought us together, introducing me as someone who might be able to help with his back pain. He had seen a chiropractor who told him the curve in his lower back had flattened which was probably...