Don’t look now, but the holidays are fast approaching. Your intense activities of cleaning, decorating, and shoveling snow to clear the path to the house can put an awful stress on the neck, mid-, and low back. At Wurth Chiropractic Center we want to help you avoid spinal injuries that can ruin even the best-made holiday plans. At the first sign of a “twinge” in the neck or low back, stop what you are doing and rest for at least 15 minutes. If the twinge persists or increases to moderate discomfort, apply moist ice to the area for no longer than 10 minutes. Don't Ignore the Signs That “twinge” is a warning sign that you have strained your spine beyond its capacity to perform that activity and there is now an injury. Contact Wurth Chiropractic Center for an evaluation and adjustment of … [Read more...]
Stress and More Stress
Stress has had quite an impact on all of us this year. Who knew we would be dealing with a virus so dangerous it would affect our ability to work, play, or go to the store to buy bread? Now More than Ever Of course, we dealt with stress before COVID-19 invaded our lives, but most situations came and went. We could usually work out strategies for our problems in a matter of days or weeks. Most of us felt we had workable plans for situations that might arise. Perhaps most significantly, we weren’t staring death in the face every day. Okay, maybe “staring death in the face” is a little overstated, but COVID-19 is a mean son-of-a-gun virus for us to deal with. It’s sent shockwaves through our lives and escalated our stress. How the Body Copes How does the human body deal with elevated … [Read more...]
