Cold Laser Therapy or Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) is a treatment that utilizes specific wavelengths of light to interact with the cells of the body. Each ...

Over the years I have marveled at how chiropractic has kept me healthy and working, even through significant injuries. In one or even a few sessions, problem...

Cardio-Walking Almost anyone can walk, even if it is around the block. My 82-year-old mother has been walking a mile, twice a day for years. Walking contribu...

Get chiropractic treatments. Clinical research has shown that when the L5 nerve is compromised by subluxation or stenosis, the bladder is more susceptible to...

Patients always ask me this question: “now that my back is pain free, how can I keep it that way?” There are multiple answers to this question: good diet, pr...

So many patients present with “shoulder” pain. They point to their shoulder joint, down their upper back and down their arm, calling it all shoulder pain. Th...

Someday, due to careless drivers, weather conditions or a distraction, you may be in an auto accident. Should this happen, regardless of the severity of the ...

Throughout the year, patients present to my office with symptoms of headaches and vertigo. Often, their regular physician is unable to diagnose the cause. Di...

Months ago, I was listening to NPR when an “investigative reporter”, no doubt a lover of baguettes, bagels and beignets, sought to gain scientific evidence t...

Think you may need shoulder surgery? If you have a clear diagnosis, such as a significant rotator cuff tear that requires a surgical procedure, then be sure ...

Do you feel ever feel blue when the season calls for joy? Are you dreading “getting through” Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years? Or are you sim...

By Dr. Valerie Girard, Chiropractor. Chiropractors have been treating successfully hiatal hernias and acid stomach issues for over 40 years. Interestingly en...

By Dr. Valerie Girard, Chiropractor. Have you thought about including a probiotic into your diet? Perhaps you have heard about probiotics and are not exactly...

December 17, 2017 @ 2:45 PM Having had to evacuate from soon to be the largest forest fire in California history, I am thinking of the serious health consequ...