by Todd Hartwig | May 23, 2016 | Health/Prevention
One of the most common ways to injure your back is through improper lifting technique. Proper lifting technique is actually quite simple. The difficult part is not taking a shortcut. Here are the key elements when lifting something: 1) keep the weight as close to...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 27, 2016 | Health/Prevention
The worst way to sleep is on your belly. When you do, especially on a soft mattress, your lumbar spine (low back) is forced into excessive extension and can damage the joint surfaces of your spine. In addition, your neck is turned to the right or left much more than...
by Todd Hartwig | Jan 26, 2016 | Health/Prevention
What we put into our body affects virtually everything our body does. Obviously, the more we eat the more calories we consume. Eat too much and you’ll gain weight. But, the amount we eat is often less important than what we eat. Eating too many inflammatory foods...
by Todd Hartwig | Jan 7, 2016 | Health/Prevention
Happy New Year! What did you resolve to do this year? If better health is a goal of yours, Marcum Chiropractic should be the first place you visit this year. Our team can offer you most of the best chiropractic, massage and acupuncture services available. We can help...
by Todd Hartwig | Nov 25, 2015 | Health/Prevention
We all have something to be thankful for this year. Hopefully your health is one of those things. If not, please come see the staff at Marcum Chiropractic so we can help you improve your health and have even more to be thankful for in the near future. Please call us...
by Todd Hartwig | Nov 19, 2015 | Health/Prevention
Osteoporosis (decreased bone density) is often thought of as a disease the affects only women. This is not true. Many men have osteoporosis. The best ways to prevent osteoporosis from affecting you are 1) do not smoke, 2) eat a balanced diet with many non-dairy...
