When The Body Craves Salt: EP Wellness and Functional Medicine
Although salt is satisfying to the palate and necessary for survival, when the body craves salt, it can be a…
A Brief History Between Traction Therapy & Spinal Decompression
Introduction
Dealing with pain in muscles can cause multiple risks, leading to disability and unhappy life. …
Running Piriformis Syndrome: EP Wellness Doctor Rx
The piriformis is a large and powerful muscle beneath the gluteal/buttocks muscles. It runs from the bottom of the…
A Modern Epidemic Known As Back Pain
Introduction
Back pain is a common issue experienced by people all over the world. The human body's main structure…
Back Adjustments Should Be Done By A Professional Chiropractor
Back problems can affect everyone. The most healthy individuals can experience back issues from time to time…
Assessing Hip Flexors With MET Therapy
Introduction
The hips play a crucial role in maintaining stability and mobility in the body. However, incorrect…
Power Strength Training: Wellness and Functional Medicine Clinic
Power is the combination of strength and speed over time. Strength is how much force an individual can exert. Power…
Assessing The Adductors & Hamstrings With MET
Introduction
The thigh muscles provide mobility and stability to the hips and upper body. They allow for leg…
Balance Exercises -Stability – Performance: Wellness Doctor Rx
Body balance is essential for walking, tying shoelaces, picking up objects, etc. Balance is an acquired skill that…
Anti-Inflammatory Nutritional Strategies Using MET
Introduction
The immune system is crucial in protecting the body from foreign pathogens that cause inflammation in…
Automobile accidents and collisions can cause knee and ankle injuries in various ways. Automobile crashes are considered high-energy collisions versus slip and fall traumas which are generally low-energy. However, a 30mph or under-collision can have…
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Healthy Breads: EP Wellness and Functional Medicine Clinic
The right kind of bread can be an extremely healthful food. Eating more whole grains is associated with lower weight and reduced…
MET Treatment Of The Postural Muscles
Introduction
Many of us are moving around from one location to another. When we are on our feet all the time, it can cause the…
Sacroiliac Sprain: EP’s Wellness Doctor Rx
A joint is where two bones meet. The two sacroiliac or SI joints connect the spine, pelvis, and hips. This strong joint balances…
Osteoporosis Relieved By MET Therapy
Introduction
The musculoskeletal system allows the various muscle groups to surround the bones and joints through ligaments and…
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Arm Discomfort Symptoms: EP Wellness Functional Medicine Clinic
The function of the arm is to allow for movement of the wrist and hand. Various muscles initiate the arm's actions, large muscles flex and extend, pronate and supinate, and the more sensitive muscles allow fine motor control. Lifting…
Breathing and Posture: EP Wellness and Functional Medicine Clinic
Breathing nourishes the whole body and regulates important functions like heart rate and blood pressure. It also reinforces proper body mechanics to lessen the stress on the body when moving. Busy lives combined with sedentary work and…
Why The Spine Goes Out of Alignment: Wellness Doctor Rx
As humans, there are a variety of stressors experienced daily. Stress collects in various body areas, most commonly the upper back, jaw, and neck muscles. Stress leads to tension in the muscles. The built-up tension can cause the spinal…
Muscle Inflammation Relieved By The MET Technique
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When the body sustains an injury or a virus, the immune system springs into action by sending out cytokines to the affected area and causes a process known as inflammation. Inflammation in the body is good for eliminating…
Daily Ways To Stay Active: EP Wellness and Functional Clinic
Learning how to stay active with busy lives and schedules takes practice. There are daily ways to incorporate physical movement into the everyday routine and shed sedentary habits in favor of more active ones resulting in improved overall…
Invisible Injuries – Auto Accidents: EP Wellness Doctor Rx
Automobile accidents are emotionally and physically traumatic events. After an accident, individuals assume that they are okay if they don't have any broken bones or gashing cuts. However, even minor accidents can lead to significant…
Muscle Cramp: EP’s Wellness and Functional Medicine Clinic
Pretty much everyone experiences a muscle cramp at some point. A muscle cramp is an involuntarily contracted muscle that does not relax, similar to a spasm, but a cramp lasts longer and is usually a forcible contraction. During a cramp, the…
Body Misalignment Digestive Problems: EP Wellness Doctor Rx
Body misalignment can cause various symptoms to be experienced, ranging from headaches, neck and back pain, sore feet, discomfort in the joints, muscles, or nerves, and digestive problems. Improperly aligned vertebrae can press against…
Softball – Baseball Injuries: EP Wellness Doctor Rx
Softball and baseball require running, jumping, throwing, and swinging movements. Even for the fittest athletes and weekend warriors, the body and the neuromusculoskeletal system will go through overuse injuries, throwing-related injuries,…
Intercostal Muscle Strain: EP Wellness Doctor Rx
Intercostal muscles are the muscles within the rib cage, commonly called the intercostals, which connect the ribs and make up the chest wall. An intercostal muscle strain refers to an injury between two or more ribs. If these muscles become…
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