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In middle school and junior high, I was obsessed with Greek mythology. I think I was into different artist renderings of the gods. Olympus’ residents…

Health care professionals get asked the most bizarre questions: Why aren’t peanuts a nut? How do I know if I’ve been brainwashed? What’s it called…

People love to talk, don’t they? Sometimes it feels like they like to talk most confidently about that which they know the least about. There…

What is that sound? That ticking sound? Is it an old heirloom? In a way, it is. That’s the sound of our biological clock, it…

When someone asks historians to describe 2020 I believe the description will go something like this, “Imagine being stuck in Geppetto’s workshop. After months of…

The temporomandibular joints may not get a lot of attention from us, but they may be the most used joints in our body. The TMJ…

Most of us assume that whiplash looks something like this: via GIPHY When in reality, it can look as simple as this: via GIPHY Depending…

via GIPHY TFW sciatica pain is shooting flaming balls of glass through the lower back Sciatic nerve pain is a monster from Mordor. It was…

Based on my calculations 6% to 18% of adults suffer from recurrent migraines, about 6% of men and about 18% of women. Sorry ladies. via…

There’s a lot of lore floating around out there about chiropractors and chiropractic. As a chiropractor in Springfield, Illinois I’ve heard it all. Many new…

If someone thought that massage was just for this: via GIPHY I would definitely understand where they were coming from. The entrancing relaxation powers of…

We don’t often think of our jaws as being a source of pain or a problematic area. Our jaws are meant for eating delicious food,…

Kate Middleton, Amy Schumer, Kim Kardashian, Kelly Clarkson, what do all of these ladies have in common? Besides… via GIPHY They all suffered from Hyperemesis…

It’s like if I stuck a metal rod into a fire and let it rest there overnight, then they removed it from the fire, attached…

The last thing someone dealing with a headache wants to do is spend time examining each aspect of their pain to determine if they’re suffering…

Hey it’s Dr. Nick, your favorite chiropractor for low back pain in Springfield, Illinois. When a patient visits our office with lower back pain the…

To all our pregnant readers out there, Congratulations! Pregnancy is an experience that at least half the population will never go through, and for good…

I’ve had to dispel many myths about chiropractic throughout my career. It’s a pleasure doing it because a lot of this lore is really creative….

When most people think of whiplash they think of this: via GIPHY Or this: via GIPHY And if they’re a nerd they think of this:…

Sleep is the ultimate reset. We’re told to sleep on important decisions, to get a good night sleep to stomp out an oncoming sickness, that…