Vanderloo Chiropractic Blog

Torticollis can be brought upon due to the way your baby was positioned in utero. In some cases, infants develop torticollis after birth due to the birth process itself (especially cesarean, vacuum extraction, and forceps deliveries). Such interventions during birth put extra stress and can cause damage to the upper neck. Muscles in the upper…

Exercise is an important part of many patients’ daily routine. It can help regulate proper blood sugar levels and metabolic activity. It can improve emotional health by means of endorphin release. It can maintain healthy joints by lubricating joint spaces and strengthening musculature around the joint. Exercise in general is a healthy activity. So, why…

How often do you find yourself throwing in a movie or turning on an easy Netflix series to keep the kiddos distracted or to pass by time? While this may be helpful, and needed on occasion, it is important to carefully plan out and control the amount of screen time we are exposing to our…

When I talk to patients about their posture, many will hang their heads and remark something like “I know, it’s bad” or “I need to work on my posture.” Many of these patients think that their “bad” posture is entirely their fault. Nothing could be further from the truth. Like breathing, posture is a function…

Let’s talk psychological stress! There is a lot of stress in our lives, especially recently with our current COVID-19 crisis! But did you know how far stress actually impacts our bodies at a physiological level!? Let’s first talk about two kinds of stress. We have our “acute” stress response, meaning, a stress response that lasts…

Many patients seem surprised when I tell them that the source of their headache, or even migraine, may be caused by referred pain from a problem in the neck. Typically, patients seeking mainstream medical care for headaches are left to an anti-inflammatory such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen to take the edge off or possible invasive…