Wellness Articles

What is Sciatica?
Bottom Line: Nearly everyone will have back pain at some point in their life, but with sciatica — well, you'll know something is different right away! So, what is sciatica? What is sciatica pain like? Sciatica really describes a set of symptoms rather than a...

How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
Bottom Line: Life is motion. “Motion is lotion” for your body. You get the idea. The point is that moving every day is crucially important to your overall health and wellness, and stretching (and knowing how to stretch properly) is just as important to making sure...

The Surprising Link Between Posture and Depression
Bottom Line: Posture can either work for or against us. Take it from the leading posture correction specialist in El Dorado Hills and Granite Bay. Each day we’re learning more and more about new health conditions associated with prolonged sitting, ill-positioned...

Postural Stress: The Link Between Tech Neck and Pain
Bottom Line: While it’s true that your anatomy can contribute to the levels of postural stress you experience, so can many of the small decisions you make each day. You’ve probably seen an article or two floating around the web about the relationship between tech neck...

Improving Your Posture to Keep Your Spine Healthy
Bottom Line: Spending more time on the couch, at your computer, and on your mobile devices has probably led you to visit Google to search for ways to start improving your posture a time or two. Those searches have probably also left you wondering… what exactly is...

Is There a Perfect Posture?
Bottom Line: "Sit up straight and stop slouching!" We’ve all heard (or said) it a million times in the name of having perfect posture. You've likely heard this since childhood, and for good reason. Poor posture as a kid can create health challenges later in life....

The Most Common Injuries After a Car Accident
Bottom Line Whether you are just driving to work or taking a big family vacation, an unexpected car accident can cause painful injuries that impact you for months and years to come. The weight of your vehicle combined with motion and speed can create a tremendous...

How to Recover from Whiplash After an Auto Accident
Bottom Line Your spine is a long chain of bones, discs, muscles, and ligaments that extend from your skull down to your tailbone. The cervical spine (your neck) is designed to support your head and protect the nerves that go out to your face, shoulders, and arms....

What You Need to Know About Delayed Pain After a Car Accident
Bottom Line If you can walk away after a car accident without any catastrophic injuries, you should certainly consider yourself lucky. But there is something important we want you to commit to your memory right now. Even if you feel ok after exchanging information and...

Whiplash: How These Injuries Can Cause Chronic Pain
Bottom Line Whiplash is the term used to describe the injuries that occur as a direct result of a forceful, uncontrolled, and rapid back and forth motion of the neck. These injuries can occur during sports, slip and fall, or auto accidents. Most of us have heard of...