26 10, 2016

The Prevalence of Back Pain in School Kids Who Use Backpacks

By David Mruz|2020-04-13T13:25:18-04:00October 26th, 2016|Back Pain, Chiropractic, Most Talked About, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on The Prevalence of Back Pain in School Kids Who Use Backpacks

Backpack pain is an all too common condition of school-age children. While back pain is a known and widely-studied issue in adults, its prevalence in school-aged children has received comparatively little scientific attention. Elementary, middle, and high school students must often carry backpacks that weigh enough to cause chronic back pain, poor posture, and even decreased lung volume. I have written about this issue before, but recently, several studies reveal the truths behind childhood back pain and ways to mitigate it. [...]

18 10, 2016

5 Tips Chiropractic Patients Can Use When Choosing The Perfect Pillow

By David Mruz|2020-04-13T13:23:55-04:00October 18th, 2016|Uncategorized, Chiropractic, FAQs, News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on 5 Tips Chiropractic Patients Can Use When Choosing The Perfect Pillow

Looking for the perfect pillow for your neck pain? Neck pain is nobody's friend, and it is definitely not an ideal sleeping companion. Pain-filled nights can leave a person dull, groggy, and not ready to face the day in the morning. Unfortunately, certain sleeping positions can further aggravate neck pain to the point it robs a person of a good night's sleep. If you suffer from neck pain, the toll it takes on deep sleep isn't news to you. What may surprise you, however, [...]

16 10, 2016

How Our Greenville Chiropractic Can Help Patients Who Suffer From Arthritis

By David Mruz|2020-04-13T13:22:25-04:00October 16th, 2016|Back Pain, Chiropractic, Health Tips, Most Talked About, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on How Our Greenville Chiropractic Can Help Patients Who Suffer From Arthritis

Arthritis care is a hot topic in media and drug ads. It is becoming more common for people to visit chiropractors to treat a variety of different kinds of pain. Greenville SC chiropractic treatment provides many benefits to people who suffer from a wide variety of conditions like arthritis. In today’s article, I'll explore how Greenville SC chiropractic can help patients who suffer from arthritis and give you additional arthritis care suggestions including how to alleviate the pain that’s associated with it. What a [...]

5 10, 2016

Pokémon Go and Text Neck – 5 Things Parents Should Know

By David Mruz|2020-04-13T13:20:40-04:00October 5th, 2016|Chiropractic, FAQs, Most Talked About, News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Pokémon Go and Text Neck – 5 Things Parents Should Know

As a chiropractor Greenville, SC, I've written before about text neck, but the popularity of Pokémon Go among our youth made me decide to revisit the subject. I'll admit, writing a blog post about Pokémon Go seemed very strange to me. You may have noticed teens roaming the streets of Greenville, SC on weekends. They can be spotted wandering our parks, our malls, sometimes muttering at their phones, sometimes coordinating in groups. They are the Pokémon hunters, and they’re out in [...]

4 10, 2016

Cold and Flu Season? Tips to Boost Your Immune System

By David Mruz|2020-04-13T13:19:12-04:00October 4th, 2016|Diet, FAQs, Health Tips, News and Events|Comments Off on Cold and Flu Season? Tips to Boost Your Immune System

Tips To Boost Your Immune System during Cold and Flu Season October begins cold and flu season. Every year at this time of the year, the CDC begins their drumbeat to promote the yearly flu shot to everyone 6 months old and older. The CDC.gov website reports that the 2016-2017 flu vaccine will protect against only 3 types of flu viruses. Only a few paragraphs later, the CDC states "Flu viruses are constantly changing so it's not unusual for new flu [...]