Patients going through pregnancy have very specific reasons to explore chiropractic care during all stages of pregnancy. Below Holmes Chiropractic discusses some of the ways that chiropractic adjustments can help facilitate a smoother, more successful pregnancy and labor process.

Your Body Changes During Pregnancy

The fact that your body changes during pregnancy is something you cannot avoid, but something you can take measures to address. Your back and spine can become seriously out of whack as you’re forced to haul around another life. Chiropractic adjustments will help provide posture correction, not to mention provide drug-free, all-natural pain management solutions that are good for you and your baby.

Improve Cognitive Function

It’s pretty common for pregnant patients to feel anxiety during their process, and chiropractic care is the perfect antidote to boost mood and have you firing on all mental cylinders when you need it the most.

Improve Labor and Delivery Time

Chiropractic treatments help loosen the body up, which has been shown to improve overall labor time and reduce delivery time as well.

If you have any additional questions about the efficacy of chiropractic care during pregnancy, contact Holmes Chiropractic today.

Proper lifting technique is an important precaution to take, especially considering that 80% of human beings on the planet will experience some sort of back pain during their lifetime. Back injuries are common in the workplace, too, and many of them come as a result of failing to utilize proper lifting technique.

When lifting heavy objects, both at work and at play, please try to take some of the measures we list below. 

Keep a Wide Base

Make sure your feet are shoulder-width apart. Ideally, you’ll also have one foot slightly ahead of the other, to establish a good, sturdy foundation before you lift.

Lift with Your Legs

Never lift with your back. Always squat down to lift a heavy object, remembering to put all of the pressure on your legs.

Keep Your Head Up and Maintain Good Posture

When lifting, keep your head up, looking straight ahead, and make sure that your back is straight. As an extra measure, make sure that you carry whatever you’re lifting close to your body to avoid back injury.

If you have any questions about how you can practice perfect lifting technique, or if you experience a back injury at work or outside of work, contact Holmes Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation. 

Did you know that chiropractic care offers immense benefits beyond simple back repair and injury treatment?

It’s true! When you come in for a chiropractic adjustment you are opening your life up to a whole new chapter when it comes to your overall wellness. Below Holmes Chiropractic goes over a few of the lesser known benefits of chiropractic treatment.

Improve Mood and Reduce Depression

Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to increase mental clarity, boost mood, and reduce overall anxiety and depression in many patients. There is an undeniable connection between your spine and your brain, and when your spine gets out of whack, all sorts of problems can occur.

Boost Gut Health

Your gut is connected to your brain just like your spine is. When your GI tract is out of whack, chiropractic adjustments might do the trick to bring back your inner balance.

Boost Your Immune System

Chiropractic care has also been shown to boost your immune system. Think of chiropractic adjustments as your body’s “tune-up,” bringing back equilibrium, helping all of your body’s important processes perform at optimum capacity.

If you have any addtional questions about how chiropractic care can benefit you, contact Holmes Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation.

At Holmes Chiropractic many of our patients seek treatment for back and neck injuries, but we also see patients who experience leg injuries as well. Chiropractic care treatments have been shown to be beneficial to the body in numerous ways, a drug-free pain management solution and a means of correcting your body when it’s all out of whack.

Many of our patients experience back injuries while engaged in athletics, but knee injuries are also extremely prevalent in sports.

Below are some of the sports where athletes commonly experience knee injuries.

Basketball

If a player gets injured on the court, chances are it’s going to be the player’s knee, leg, or ankle. We’ve seen players tear their ACL and MCL, not to mention snap their Achilles tendon. We’ve even seen players break their shins from the wear and tear of running, jumping, and landing.

Karate/MMA/Muay Thai

Combat sports are also super hard on the knees. Many kickboxing, karate, and MMA champions have experienced knee surgeries as a result of the repetitive motion of kicking, not to mention leglocks and grappling.

Football

Football’s open field running and tackling leave your legs and knees especially susceptible to injury.

If you have any questions about how chiropractic treatments can benefit the body and mind, contact Holmes Chiropractic today. We have a long track record of treating both athletes and regular working folks.

Have you ever heard that expression “you’re only as healthy as your spine?” It’s true, in many ways. Your spine health is directly linked to your physical and mental wellness, as a matter of fact. Below, Holmes Chiropractic goes over a few ways that you can take care of your back on a regular basis.

Do Yoga

Yoga is a great companion to chiropractic care as a way to improve flexibility and range of motion. It’s also very good for your back, neck, and spine. There are many poses that help decrease stress and muscle tension.

Reach Your Ideal Body Weight

If you’re walking around with more than a few extra pounds, it might be time to think about losing a little weight as a way to improve your body’s functionality, not to mention reduce overall wear and tear.

Visit Your Chiropractor

Visiting your local chiropractor is the number one drug-free, all-natural way to reduce pain and avoid injury to your back, neck, and spine.

Contact Holmes Chiropractic today to learn more about how our chiropractic treatments can improve your health and wellness.

When it comes to health coaching, which is one of the many wellness services Holmes Chiropractic provides in addition to chiropractic adjustments, there are a few key qualities a quality health coach should exhibit. Below we go over some of those qualities to look for when looking for a top-notch chiropractic treatment center.

1.) Good Reviews

You can look your prospective chiropractor and health coach up on Yelp and on social media channels to check out what patients have to say about them. Make sure that most of the reviews are glowing!

2.) Great Qualifications

Make sure your chiropractic care specialist and health coach has the education and training to practice in your state. Check the school(s) they went to and where they got their practical training. Look for chiropractors who have a great reputation with their patients and peers.

3.) Custom-Tailored Health Coaching

Make sure that your health coach custom-tailors their solution to meet your body type, your specific needs, and achieve your goals.

If you have any question about why Holmes Chiropractic is one of the leading health coach providers in our community, contact us today.

Holmes Chiropractic treats many patients who are active in athletics and basketball players are people who can specifically benefit from chiropractic care. In honor of the NBA Finals, we thought we’d go over a few ways that chiropractic care benefits basketball players in particular.

Your Back Takes a Lot of Abuse

Whether you’re running or stationary in the paint, crashing for rebounds, basketball puts a lot of pressure on your back, which can be relieved by chiropractic adjustments.

Chiropractic is Good for Your Joints

Your joints also take a lot of abuse in the physical game of basketball, which can be aleviated with chiropractic treatments, which are drug-free solutions and natrual pain relief.

Chiropractic Helps You Avoid Injury

Chiropractic adjustments can help increase your flexibility and range of motion, which will end up helping your ability to stay on the court by helping you avoid injury.

Contact Holmes Chiropractic to learn more about how our chiropractic treatments can help you optimize your wellness. Schedule your consultation today!

Memorial Day weekend is a perfect opportunity for you to stay active and keep your spine in mind. When it comes down to us, in many ways, we’re only as healthy as our spine. Spine misalignment can seriously put our bodies out of whack and mess with the connection and messaging going on between the body and brain.

Below are a few ways to keep your spine healthy this holiday weekend.

Drink Plenty of Water

Staying hydrated will ensure your body and brain run at optimum capacity. Drinking half your body weight in ounces of water daily is great for your spine and your joints as well. Keeps the body lubricated!

Activate Your Core

Try paddleboarding or some calisthenics on the beach to work your body’s core muscle group. Building your back is important to staying healthy and well.

Eat Healthy Food

Stay away from hotdogs and burgers if you can. Instead eat clean, whole foods and plenty of fruits and veggies.

If you have any questions about how chiropractic care can compliment a healthy lifestyle, contact Holmes Chiropractic today to schedule your consultation.

Did you know that chiropractic care is an especially useful tool in the athlete’s toolbox? It’s true! Not many athletes go to chiropractic care when they start thinking about advanced wellness and recovery techniques, but chiropractic has a lot to offer athletes in the realm of joint and muscle relief, cognitive function, and for injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Chiropractic is Good for Recovery

Athletes put a lot of stress on their body, which chiropractic care is the perfect antidote for. Chiropractic adjustments will help your body both recover from and prevent injury as well!

Improved Cognitive Function

The communication lines between your brain and your body might be jammed up due to misalignment. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to improve memory and neuro functionality. 

Stress Relief

Training for athletes as well as games and events can put a person through a lot of stress, which, again, chiropractic care is the perfect antidote for. Chiropractic care will help you achieve more restful sleep, reduce anxiety, and improve sense of overall wellness.

If you have any additional questions about how chiropractic care can benefit you, contact Holmes Chiropractic today.

Sleep can be an evasive thing for some, whether it be parents getting used to childcare, or even someone working the graveyard shift. Many folks also use caffeine and other supplements to fuel their day, sometimes taking caffeine late into the afternoon, which can increase anxiety and affect your sleep.

Below are a few ways to take your sleep back on a nightly basis.

1.) Exercise, Exercise, Exercise

Being physically active is a great way to burn that extra energy that might be keeping you up at night. After a day of “getting after it” you’ll also have healthy endorphins flowing in the brain, not to mention the fact that you’ve pushed yourself to physical exertion.

2.) Eat Well

Eating well means lots of veggies, trying to cut or limit processed carbs and sugars, as well as eliminating foods and beverages from your diet that aren’t doing anything for you nutritionally, like, say, soda and candy.

3.) Meditate

Meditation and engaging in mindfulness exercises will help reduce your anxiety and help you achieve inner peace, not to mention help you gain more restful sleep.

4.) Chiropractic Care

Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to help with neuro functionality and circulation and may help with anxiety and insomnia. Contact Holmes Chiropractic today to learn more about how chiropractic care can help you.