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“I’ve heard we’re slowly shrinking with age. Can chiropractic help in some way to counteract this?”

The answer is: Help, I’m Shrinking! When I go to the grocery store, an elderly lady who shall remain nameless often checks me out at the register and knowing I'm a chiropractor she asked me recently, "So what can you do about shrinking old ladies?" Now that was a funny question but believe it or not I had an answe

The Incredible Shrinking

Human Species

You've all seen it. The hunched over, sometimes painful excessive curvature seen on some elderly. There's a medical term for this called Dowager's Lump and it causes pain and loss of movement.

What can you do about it if anything? Well, science tells us that this is caused by poor posture and sometimes by lower bone mineral density otherwise called BMD. According to a recent study found in Spine Magazine, it was found that gravity and poor posture - what we chiropractors call "postural stress" - caused deformity and curvature in the spine of a full-spine model.  You don't have to be a "poor posture" victim. Maintaining a healthy spine is the key. This includes exercise, effective posture techniques (which I can teach you on your next visit), optional back pillows at work and home, and of course chiropractic maintenance.

Haven't been in to see us for some time? Don't be a stranger! If you’ve seen a return of some pain or soreness, we want to see you. If you or someone you know has been feeling in pain for more than 48 hours, please seek a chiropractor immediately. We’re only a phone a call away. Life is so sweet without pain! 

We’re here to help!