Setting an Effective New Year's Resolution

So whether your goal is business, family, health, personal, or spiritual, we’ll look at some ways where these goals can be achieved.

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Back Pain: An Overview

Today, we’re going to take a look at a very common but also varied condition that affects more than 31 million Americans and is among the leading causes for disability. We’re also going to be going into some causes, concerns, and assistance you can get from the chiropractor involving the condition. So without further ado, let’s take a peek into back pain.

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Treatment Spotlight: E-STIM

Equipping an EMS machine after a workout allows an athlete to let the muscles continue working to bring in fresh blood without straining the muscle as if it were exercising. This allows the body to recover much more efficiently that it normally would.

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Scraping: What Does it Do? IASTM Explained.

“Today we’ll be exploring one of my favorite manual therapy techniques; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation or IASTM for short. You might recognize this as the “scaping” or “stripping” intervention I use at the office! The history of IASTM stems from China in the 1300’s. The technique was called Gua Sha (gwahsha), which is Chinese for “scraping.””

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Our 5 Best TriggerPoint Products from the RockTape Shop

“TriggerPoint is a life-enhancing brand focused on empowering people to move and feel better. We design and develop innovative massage therapy tools that mimic the touch of a therapist’s hands, so people of all ages, sizes, and athletic ability can feel their best wherever they are.”

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Maximize Your Movements with RockTape, SKLZ, and TriggerPoint

As RockTape providers, our office has full access to medical discounts through the RockTape website. RockTape is also partnered with SKLZ and TriggerPoint, and both brands have stores through the RockTape Shop.

What does that mean for you?

It means that anything off of the RockTape Shop site can be ordered with a significant discount, just ask a staff member at our office! In the coming weeks, I will be breaking down my personal favorite items from RockTape, SKLZ, and TriggerPoint, from the perspective of effectiveness and value.

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TikTok's Creative Learning Fund

Excited to announce that I’ve signed with 5ive Talent and TikTok to produce educational content through their platform. As many of you know, I am always looking for more ways to give back, educate, and serve my greater community - social media has been an accessible way to do so!

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“What kind of music is Funk Neuro?” with Dr. Stephanie Barbakoff of Oculus Brain Centers

This week of our blog will cover a conversation with Dr. Stephanie Barbakoff of Oculus Brain Centers (OBC). Dr. Barbakoff has her Doctorate in Chiropractic and completed her Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board. Establishing OBC just last year with her partner, Dr. Benjamin Terrano, Dr. Barbakoff serves the greater San Diego community and holds intensive treatment protocols for cases outside of the San Diego.