Pain Relief

Reduce Your Tension Headaches

Tension headaches are the most common type of headache, and they result from neck strain or stress. For this type of headache, the pain appears from all head parts, including the scalp and neck. Most people will talk of a headache behind the eyes and tightening of neck muscles. The headache can last for a few minutes while, in other cases, go on for days. Once you start experiencing a headache, most people will go for the counter painkillers. The headache might go away and reoccur. Taking these medications over prolonged periods can have severe side effects such as liver damage. Studies show that chiropractic care provides a permanent solution to non illness-related headaches. There are different types of headaches. The type of headache is defined by the symptoms: the location of the pain and the type of the pain.

How Your Chiropractor Can Help with Sciatica

Many patients come to us at Preferred Chiropractic seeking relief for sciatic pain. Though often talked about, sciatica is not as common as people believe. So, how do you know if you have it and what can you do to treat it? Here’s what you need to know about sciatic pain and how chiropractic can help.

Joint Pain? Try Chiropractic!

Waking up with achy, painful joints is never a good sign. It will make you want to roll back over and pretend the day hasn’t started! If you are suffering from constant joint pain, you know this is a common occurrence. Most of us will experience some level of joint pain in our lifetime and you aren’t stuck just living with it. Here’s how chiropractic can help relieve joint pain.

Morning Back Pain: Causes and Treatments

Morning Back Pain: Causes and Treatments

Chronic back pain sufferers experience the most stiffness and pain first thing in the morning. It can feel incredibly defeating to wake up feeling as if you’ve only gotten three hours of sleep when you had six. Waking up feeling energized and well rested is important to beginning a productive day, and morning back pain often interferes.  

Headaches: Common But Not Normal

You're most likely experienced them before; they can be throbbing, dull, and even debilitating. Some occur on only one side of the head, whereas others are so severe they produce sound and light sensitivity or nausea. There is a commonly held belief that everybody suffers from headaches. While they may be common, they definitely aren't normal.

Beat Your Back Pain!

We've all been there before: you're doing the same everyday tasks you always do, and all of a sudden, you are experiencing back pain. You, along with so many others think, "But I didn't even do anything!". What you probably don't realize is that what you did five minutes ago or even five days ago isn't always the cause of your current problem.

5 Tips to Soothe Sciatic Pain

If you are one of the many millions of people suffering from sciatic pain, you've probably heard chiropractic can provide relief. Unlike medication or surgery, chiropractic helps sciatic symptoms without all the uncomfortable side effects or risky procedures. Though chiropractic care is effective, it requires time. Healing, repair, and relief don't just happen overnight. So what can you do to promote faster relief?