Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan Medicine) is a holistic system of Health and balance formed during the 8’th-12’th centuries in Tibet, incorporating elements of the indigenous Bon tradition,Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and Greek medical traditions combined with a foundation in Buddhist psychology. According to Sowa Rigpa, we are all unwell mentally because we are all, to varying […]
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It’s fair to say that we are all in various states of spinal decay, but the key word here is “various”. We’re not all equal, some of us are degenerating faster than others. Imagine for a moment if you’d never been to a dentist for a teeth cleaning, and you’d never maintained your dental health with […]
read moreA funny thing happened to me last week. I was closing the clinic, and as I went to lock the front door as I have hundreds of times before, I found I could barely turn the key to lock the door. The door seemed to close normally, the key just didn’t want to turn. I […]
read moreIt’s not that hard to “crack” someone’s back, in fact it merely requires some force and someone willing to have their spine treated poorly. That’s because sinovial joints will “pop” when they’re moved beyong what they are used to. That doesn’t make it a good idea. Joints, whether in humans or any other animal, have […]
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We tell all our patients that Chiropractic is a process, a path to regain our health, and it takes time and repetition. So, if you’re looking for a quick fix, should you see a chiropractor? We like to compare the Chiropractic process to working out, going to a gym 3x/week to build the body you [...] read more
Youtube has created many Chiropractic stars, who film themselves adjusting people, sometimes with highly questionable technique. But hey, they’re getting the likes and clicks they want, and the public can’t tell the difference between quality technique and poorly delivered, rough manipulations (unless you’ve deeply studied spinal biomechanics). Well if you haven’t guessed, we’re not big [...] read more
We love to see “miracles”, they happen regularly in Chiropractic. It’s not about how quickly people feel better, but rather how much their lives can change for the better. But is it realistic to expect miracles? Can we be disappointed if we don’t get a miracle? Rarely, we see people who we cannot help very [...] read more
Can Chiropractic help with__________? There are many reasons to see a Chiropractor, from help with spinal issues to neurological issues, postural problems, and so on. Chiropractic adjustments restore normal spinal function, improving many bodily functions. However, whatever our reason for seeing a Chiropractor, Chiropractic really only has one purpose, which is to help us raise [...] read more
Don’t be fooled: Check their credentials! To be a real chiropractor requires a college degree and additional 4-6 years of full time, graduate study. There are 13 Chiropractic colleges in the USA, two in Spain, and a few in the UK and France. There are none in Portugal. If someone calls themselves a chiropractor, […]
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Posture braces, good idea?
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