A Time of Expanding Perspectives

A Time of Expanding Perspectives

I realized the other day when my neck was knotted up and I had a headache creeping up the right side of my temple that I seldom look from side to side. No right head turning, no left head turning as I go about my day, looking straight ahead, focusing on what’s in...
How to Care for Our Muscles and Joints: Part 1

How to Care for Our Muscles and Joints: Part 1

This is the first of a 3-part blog series on caring for yourself between chiropractic visitsWritten by Dr. Kelley Silon If you have ever been surprised because you did not realize that your muscles were sore until a treatment with your chiropractor or massage...
What Does a “Rib Out” Mean?

What Does a “Rib Out” Mean?

Written By Dr. Megumi Moskowitz Symptoms and Causes of a ‘Rib Out’A commonly used chiropractic terminology “rib out” actually means a rib joint dysfunction.  An acute rib joint dysfunction can cause an incredibly sharp, stabbing pain frequently felt under...
The Diagnosis of Chronic Pain

The Diagnosis of Chronic Pain

The link between physical and emotional painWe all bring different histories to present time. ‘Our body keeps score,’ as Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk  says in his book on trauma. The medical model teaches us that pain and suffering are a result of disease or injury....
The Importance  of Vitamin D

The Importance of Vitamin D

Portland’s winter months are fast approaching. With the winter season comes shorter daylight hours and overcast skies that offer minimal sunshine. Decreased sunlight can have a larger ripple effect on us than we realize. Darker days may affect our mood (Seasonal...
The Benefits of Belly Breathing

The Benefits of Belly Breathing

Take a deep breath in through your nose and breathe out through your mouth. When was the last time you thought about breathing? Perhaps in your last yoga or Pilates class? Maybe during physical therapy? Or maybe even…never? It’s an automatic thing after all. Breathing...