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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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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 Maybe it’s time to try the Graston Technique® instead of relying on inferior outdated remedies that just don’t work.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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Do Chiropractic Adjustments Relieve Stress?

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As we get older, we tend to deal with more aches and pains, but we also deal with more stressors. Many of us have to juggle work, family, homeownership, and countless other stressors. Pain and stress can intertwine as well. We’ve all been in situations where we experience back pain, neck pain, headaches, and other sources of pain that make our days more challenging and add to the stress we’re already managing. It can also prevent us from having a good night’s sleep, which will add to our stress and take a toll on our overall mental health.

So, how can chiropractic care help mental health?

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Can I Treat Myself with The Graston Technique? 

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If you’re reading this, it’s reasonable to assume that are you’re interested in the Graston Technique®. You may have heard some things about the technique, like how it’s used to treat a wide variety of injuries to help reduce and manage pain to get back to your day-to-day routine and function more normally. Since patients can perform a limited amount of chiropractic techniques at home, you may also be wondering if you can use the Graston Technique® on yourself.

While there are body care tools for home use, such as massage gun, those are the exception. The Graston Technique® requires a highly trained, certified professional to administer it.

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What Is Rotator Cuff Tendonitis?

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For many of us, as we get older, we’re more prone to aches and pains in colder weather and during sharp changes in barometric pressure. We’re not entirely sure of the reason, but those with chronic pain or arthritis are most susceptible to it. Issues with chronic pain are why you hear of so many New Yorkers becoming snowbirds or retiring down to places like Florida.

One such ailment aggravated in the cold weather is rotator cuff tendonitis. That’s a condition where the tendons in your shoulders are inflamed. Tendonitis happens a lot to athletes where your shoulders are vital to your success, including swimming, tennis, baseball, and more.

So, what can we do to help mitigate the pain or perhaps even cure rotator cuff tendonitis?

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Why Is Scar Tissue a Problem?      

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Scar tissue is part of the body’s natural healing process. When injured, our bodies repair the damaged tissue, sometimes leaving behind scars. This tissue is a collection of collagen cells that form as you heal. Scarring can result from accident, injury, surgery, or other conditions.   With some injuries, the development of scar tissue can restrict mobility, flexibility, or range of motion, and this can be painful and problematic if left untreated.

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