Your spine is a column of 24 bones, or vertebrae that surrounds and protects your spinal cord and is held together by muscles, tendons and ligaments. Discs between and joints at the back of your vertebrae allow your spine to flex, twist and extend. Your body’s framework, including your spine, allows for a broad range […]

An athlete is anybody who participates in sports or other kinds of physical activity. Most of us are athletes, then, in one form or another. Striving for athletic accomplishment – however you define it – is a great goal but striving for optimal health is an equally important aim. Like this? Check out our Facebook page at Petchauer Chiropractic LLC

Sitting. Who knew something so seemingly innocent could, in many cases, contribute to poor health? Sitting itself is not a disease but when performed for prolonged periods (and without physical activity) it can lead to a wide variety of health problems, from heart disease to type 2 diabetes to weight gain to low back pain. Like this? Check out our Facebook page at […]

Blood pressure is the force exerted by your blood against the walls of your blood vessels as it pumped out of your heart and around your body. Many factors can affect your blood pressure, including the strength and efficiency of your heart, the volume and thickness of your blood, the health and elasticity of your […]

Chiropractic care is a suitable complementary healthcare option for people of all ages, including older individuals. The safe, gentle and effective techniques along with the comprehensive head-to-toe approach used by many practitioners makes chiropractic the perfect profession to address seniors’ musculoskeletal health problems.   Like this? Check out our Facebook page at Petchauer Chiropractic LLC