by Amy Westrick | Dec 7, 2015 | For Patients, Uncategorized
Ice hockey is definitely not a sport for the faint of heart. As an extraordinarily high contact sport, ice hockey players are constantly at risk for injury. Hockey in and of itself is physically demanding requiring speed, agility, balance, strength, and flexibility. ...
by Amy Westrick | Aug 5, 2015 | For Patients, Injuries-Symptoms, Pediatric Chiropractic
Let’s say you’re watching your child play sports on campus and suddenly he gets hit directly on the head or face. I know this isn’t such a pleasant thing to think about but if your child is an athlete in football, hockey or soccer, it’s certainly a reality. You rush...
by Amy Westrick | Jul 29, 2015 | Auto Accident Injury, For Patients, Pediatric Chiropractic
We all look forward to holidays and days off when we can go on family vacations, but there’s a hidden predator out there on the road: drunk drivers. It’s these bad apples of society that can literally ruin your life – temporarily or long-term – if your family ends up...
by Amy Westrick | Jul 22, 2015 | Auto Accident Injury, For Patients, Treatments
What Whiplash Treatment Did You Get? If you’ve been to the medical doctor for your whiplash injuries, you may be wondering why your treatment really isn’t working. The doctor took x-rays of your neck, diagnosed you with whiplash, and your treatment was painkillers and...
by Amy Westrick | Jul 15, 2015 | Auto Accident Injury, For Patients
After an auto accident injury, most people opt for getting down to the Emergency Room to make sure they don’t have any broken bones or serious injuries. This is a pretty smart move, because undiagnosed injuries can potentially harm you – or even kill you. One example...
by Amy Westrick | Jul 8, 2015 | Auto Accident Injury, For Patients
If you’ve ever been involved in automobile accidents, you know that you might walk away unharmed and not feel any pain whatsoever or you might have pain that starts immediately afterward. Scientists at the Toronto Western Research Institute wanted to find out what...
by Amy Westrick | May 10, 2015 | For Patients, Injuries-Symptoms
Most likely, you have some understanding that your spine is made up of many small vertebrae, which essentially are small bones stacked on top of each other with discs separating them in between. When viewed from a side perspective, a healthy spine has a gentle curve...
by Amy Westrick | May 9, 2015 | For Patients, Patient Info
Some of our first-time patients at our chiropractor’s office in Providence, RI or at our neighboring chiropractic center in Fall River, MA feel nervous when they come to see us for the first time. If it is your first time at the chiropractor, we want you to feel...
by Amy Westrick | May 9, 2015 | For Patients, Treatments
Coordination and balance are two functions of the body that are easy to take for granted. That is, until you lack finesse in either of them and end up falling! ChiroHosting Both these functions happen as a result of nerve transmission interference – mainly from the...
by Amy Westrick | May 9, 2015 | For Patients, Injuries-Symptoms
It is estimated that between 60 to 80% of people will experience back pain in their lifetime. One of the most common causes of this pain is a herniated disc. This condition also contributes to sciatica, or pain running down the side of the leg. What exactly is a...
