Author Archives: Austin Erickson

Try This Smoothie Before Bed for a Good Nights Sleep

A large percentage of Americans struggle to either fall asleep or to stay asleep preventing them from getting the regenerative sleep they need to be healthy.  Sleep is a very important process where the body repairs damage to muscle, replenishes … Continue reading

The #1 Thing to Do to Prevent Arthritis

Arthritis is a major health concern in the Unites States today. We know because people with moderate to severe arthritis usually have stiff achy joints that sometimes get more painful with changes in the weather or flare up after seemingly … Continue reading

The Surprising Leading Cause of Summer Back Pain

Summer is great time of year. We can finally get outside and get active and do all the projects we’ve been waiting all winter to get going on. The extra sun exposure also ramps up our vitamin D levels and … Continue reading

Are You Getting the Full Benefits of Sleep?

Have you ever had a night when you couldn’t sleep? You spent hours tossing and turning, trying to relax and get some health restoring sleep only to finally drift off an hour or two before the alarm went off and … Continue reading

Making This 1 Change Can Lower Blood Sugar Dramatically

Did you know that high blood sugar is a leading contributor to countless diseases in the United States?  It’s been called a silent epidemic because so many Americans have blood sugar issues and either have no idea or are not … Continue reading

The Top 5 Ways to Injure the Spine

We’ve all been there. One minute your doing something around the house or at work, the next your bent over double because of excruciating low back pain that seemingly came out of nowhere. Most of the time our reaction is … Continue reading

What is the Best Age to Get Adjusted for the First Time?

We all know chiropractic adjustments are great for feeling better and maintaining the function of the spine. But when should you first start getting your kids adjusted? This is the one question I hear most often from parents and here … Continue reading

Picture This… Sciatica Pain Gone

Sciatica. This one word is used so much in my office. Over and over patients come in with complaints of sciatic pain, leg pain, pain shooting down the leg.  If this sounds like you or someone you know, please keep … Continue reading

The #1 Reason Chiropractic Improves Health

You have probably heard that chiropractic is great for many conditions. Migraine headaches, carpal tunnel, numbness and tingling in the limbs and many more. But what is it about chiropractic that allows it to benefit so many seemingly unrelated conditions? Consider … Continue reading

How Long Should a Sprain Take to Heal?

Lets face it. Injuries are a part of life. And whether they occur at work, at play or another time they limit our enjoyment of life by causing pain, limited movement and reduced ability to get work done. So how … Continue reading