Ally Spine Center Blog

Chiropractic And Dentistry –Healthcare For Life I often think of how much dentistry and chiropractic have in common. Each profession possesses a philosophy of prevention rather than just the treatment of disease. In the case of dentistry, it wasn’t very long ago that most only went to a dentist with a big problem to solve…

Chiropractic And Smartphones – Increasing Communication Did you know the telephone and chiropractic were discovered at nearly the same time in our country’s history? The phone, discovered by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and chiropractic, discovered by Dr. D.D. Palmer in 1895 have both made tremendous advancements over the years and have helped increase communication…

Who Invited Arthur Itis? Most of the time patients tell me the reason they have the arthritis in their knees, hips or spine is because it ‘runs in their family’. The truth is that osteoarthritis is not a familial trait-in other words, not passed along genetically. The reality is we invited Arthur Itis to the…

Gravity… Friend Or Foe? As a chiropractic physician I consider that gravity plays a strong role in the function of our nervous system and certainly recognize that when a spine is well aligned it bears the forces of gravity more normally and doesn’t decay prematurely. In fact, your spine is the engine to your brain!…

How Does A Disc Slip Anyway? I couldn’t count the number the times over the years a patient has told me they were diagnosed with a “slipped disc”. Usually, they’ve already seen their primary care doctor and then gone to see a physical therapist and then had an MRI if their symptoms persisted. Often, they’ve…

Teaching An Old Spine New Tricks We’ve all heard the expression, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”. I’m not sure if that’s true or not—I’ve always been more of a cat person anyway. But as a practicing Chiropractic Physician for over twenty years, I do know it is possible to align abnormal spinal…