Everyone knows the value of exercise. Whether your exercise journey is for the reason of weight loss or for better health, there is a common concern of not knowing when you should push through or ignore what you are feeling. As we have helped many to stay active or exercise safely, we have seen many injuries due to exercising. The … Read More
Good and Bad Food for Thyroid (Especially if You Have Neck Pain)
If you are reading this article you probably have one of two conditions, neck pain and curious about your thyroid’s relationship to your neck and/or you have thyroid condition with neck pain. We have a Part 1 to this article called “How to tell if you have thyroid problems”, and would help you to understand why we are choosing these foods. … Read More
Our story (continued)
(story continued from above)…Forward 2012, my wife and I were blessed with our first child. We were happy and enjoying our new family, but realized something was wrong with our son. He was labeled with the diagnoses of eczema. This is a common condition nowadays that many doctors uses medications (steroids) to patch up the symptoms. I knew there are … Read More
8 Factors to Consider When Finding a Sports Medicine Doctor in Long Beach
Getting hurt while playing any sport can be scary, frustruation, or confusing. In the modern medicine world where we are surrounded by high science technology, you are either experiecing that it is hard to get consistent message on what is best for your sport injury. You might have high strict medical care standards as you have only one body to take … Read More
5 Reasons Where Holistic Physical Therapy Can Help Regain Your Mobility
As you walk, play, and work, you are probably not thinking about how and what your body is doing to allow you to move from point A to B. We are too busy living life and doing what needs to be done for that day. You may pause or begin to pay more attention to your body when your daily … Read More
How to Tell if You Have Thyroid Problems Related With Your Neck Pain
Pain is complex. If pain was simple, our country would not be in an opioid epidemic with pain addiction being on the rise. When you add hormones to the holistic big picture, it truly makes a medical practitioner have to look at you as an individual to make the best choice for you. Our saying is that your body works … Read More
Foods That Help Back Pain
Back pain is the most common muscle and joint condition that deprives many people of feeling and moving like their best. As modern medicine is improving with precise surgical techniques and advanced diagnostic tools, back pain is still on the rise. Digestion disorder is on the rise as society is relying on quick nutrient lacking food options, high-stress lifestyle, and jam-packed flavors … Read More
4 Factors Causing Your Neck Pain From Running and 10 Practical Tips
Neck pain from running is not as common as back pain, runner’s knee, or any other forms of tendinitis and bursitis. This does not mean that it is not as serious and should not be pushed through. As a Holistic Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapist trained in making sense of injuries in relation to how you move, running is … Read More
3 Problems With Yoga Neck Stretches and 3 Fixes (Part 2)
Neck pain can be worse than back pain for some people. In a modern society where you have to look down and turn your head to drive, it annoyingly reminds us of the sharp neck pain. As a Holistic Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy clinic, we believe that neck pain is rarely an issue alone, but an underlying compensation … Read More
How to safely do yoga when dealing with neck pain (Part 1)
The medical community is recognizing the power of yoga as a medium to enhance mobility and muscle flexibility.  Consumer Report magazine recently endorsed yoga as a proven alternative to back pain relief. When it comes to neck pain relief, as a Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy clinic in Long Beach, we realize that our medical colleagues and doctors are slow to … Read More