East Bay Chiropractic Wellness P.C.

Dr. Martin Marmorale

Can Playing an Instrument Cause Back and Neck Issues?

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Our bodies are intended to work with gravity, but sometimes we fall into bad habits of poor posture and over-exerting ourselves, especially during music performances. Fortunately, there are simple steps you can take to decrease the chances these minor aches turn into living with chronic pain.

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How To Avoid Shoulder Surgery

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For many of us, whether we’re athletic into our later years or not, shoulder pain is a reality. A bad fall, golfing, tennis, bowling, or a car accident; there are no shortages of instigating factors that can lead to a torn rotator cuff. Because our rotator cuffs are made up of a series of muscles and tendons connecting our arms to our shoulder blades, healing from rotator cuff damage may be problematic.

Complicated injuries like a torn rotator cuff can be difficult to deal with. When it’s a minor injury, a torn rotator cuff can be handled with rest, icing the affected area, and recommended stretches. If your injury is more severe, it will require a more aggressive approach to recovery, and surgery may also be recommended.

We know that surgery always comes with risks; in many instances, those risks are worth it. When it comes to shoulder surgery, however, it may be more intricate. So, is it possible that there may be alternatives to shoulder surgery?

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Golfer’s Elbow and The Graston® Technique

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As we go through our years of schooling, we’re encouraged to participate in sports and gym classes to develop healthy habits later in life that will encourage us to stay active. Many of us may go on to have a gym membership or home gym, go for runs or jogs, or play sports casually well into middle age, including golf and tennis.

While we’ve mentioned injuries in the past that could be sports related involving the spine, there are plenty that don’t. Some such sports-related injuries not involving the spine include golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow. Could these injuries and sources of chronic pain be treated with chiropractic care even though they don’t involve the spine?

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Is Cracking Your Neck Safe?

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Just about all of us at some point or another have cracked our knuckles before or even cracked our backs and necks. This might be because we were in a lot of discomfort and desperately needed some relief, but for many other people it’s a habit they developed at a younger age. We’ve all heard it’s not good to overdue it on cracking your joints, but many of us don’t necessarily know exactly why that is.

So, is cracking your neck safe?

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Graston Technique for Tennis Elbow

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Are you tired of the tennis elbow stealing your summer? Maybe it’s time to try the Graston Technique® instead of relying on inferior outdated remedies that just don’t work.

It happens. You get that sharp shooting pain in your arm and think maybe you pulled a muscle, or just tweaked it a bit, so you try resting and icing it. Then, you move on to pain relievers, but at best, you can only get the pain down to a dull ache.

Now, it’s time to make some choices. Do you just live with the pain or find a new option?

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