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Seeking treatment from a prenatal chiropractor helps many moms-to-be. Roughly 50 percent of all pregnant women experience back pain during their pregnancy, and up to 75 percent of women experience it during labor. However, only 21 percent of women seek consultation with their medical providers for their back pain, as most of them believe it...

If you’re suffering from sciatica, you’re likely accustomed to the pain, tingling, and numbness that accompany sciatic symptoms. Sciatica is the common name for lumbar radiculopathy, a collection of symptoms that occurs when the sciatic nerve is irritated or compressed causing nerve pain. While sciatica symptoms cause burning, tingling, shooting, and radiating back pain throughout...

Oftentimes you’ll read articles that discuss neck pain, shoulder pain, and most frequently, lower back pain. However, the middle back – also known as the thoracic spine – is often left out of the mix. Is this because middle back pain is less common? Does the thoracic spine suffer less? Let’s find out. What is...

Do you know what premature wrinkles, heartburn, neck pain, and sleep apnea have in common? All of the above can potentially be caused by a poor sleeping position. To find the best sleeping position for your body, consider more than just what’s comfortable. Bearing in mind where you’re placing pressure – even while you sleep...

The thought of being unable to hold a pencil, grip a steering wheel, or even grasp a cup of coffee strikes fear into the hearts of any able-bodied adult. But for many, that fear is on the brink of reality. Carpal tunnel syndrome, a numbing and tingling sensation in the hand and arm that can...

Almost everyone that complains about lower back pain refers to their pain as sciatica. About 80 percent of people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. However, only 5-10 percent of patients with lower back pain actually have sciatica. So, what’s the difference between back pain and sciatica? At ChiroCare of Florida...

More than 42,000 Americans lost their lives due to an opioid overdose in 2016. The opioid epidemic is affecting this country at every level. Now that the nation has come together to fight this epidemic and find alternative solutions to this massive issue, chiropractic care has come to the surface as a possible and viable...

Many terms are used to describe spinal disc damage. Sometimes these terms are interchangeable, and sometimes they are not. For instance, disc pain due to any cause is often referred to as a herniated disc, which can lead to back pain, lower back pain that radiates into the legs, and other symptoms. But, is that...