Spring is almost upon us and that means more outdoor activities and sports! If you’re like us, then you may not be as active in the winter months in comparison to the rest of the year. Unfortunately, even just a few months of less physical activity can show decreased muscle strength, flexibility, and overall cardiovascular health. So whether you are …
Our Health Community: Batch Balanced
Megan Garvin, owner of Batch Balanced, is making healthy habits easier to have with her incredible (and delicious, might we add) muffins! Read on to learn more about Megan, her business, and her product. Why did you start this business? Batch Balanced muffins began in my home as a way to feed my family highly nutritious food that is easy …
360° Breathing: Can One Breathe Away Pain?
Did you ever think that breathing a certain way may help decrease pain and anxiety? Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, the research shows that it might actually be true! (1,2,3,5) What is 360° breathing? 360 degree breathing is a deep breathing technique that involves using your breath to create expansion in your rib cage and abdomen. It …
Our Health Community: Prudent Produce
For our latest installment of the Our Health Community series, we are so excited to feature Prudent Produce! In Tony’s own words, Prudent Produce combines all the wonderful parts of “… the freshness of a CSA, the organic aisle in the grocery store with the Iowa Food Coop with the convenience of delivery”. Read on to learn more! Tell us a bit …
Snap, Crackle, Pop: Joint Cavitation Explained
What’s that Cracking Sound? The origin of the noise produced during spinal manipulation has been cause for wonder for as long as joints have made noise. Some popular beliefs for the creation of the cracking noise include ligaments snapping, bones cracking, or bubbles collapsing inside the joint. Research has historically been lacking in its ability to explain the mechanism for …
X-Ray Referral Process
At Capital Chiropractic we send our patients out for imaging only when necessary. There are a few reasons we would refer out for an x-ray. Medicaid insurance – If your insurance is a Medicaid policy (Iowa Total Care or Amerigroup, Iowa Medicaid (Elevance and Moline in future) they require chiropractors to have a new patient x-ray on file. Clinically necessary …
Our Health Community: The Keto Kitchen
The Keto Kitchen is a favorite of Capital Chiropractic owners Chris and Abbie, and we’re beyond delighted to feature them in the Our Health Community blog series! Tell us a bit about The Keto Kitchen. Why did you start this business? How has it evolved? What is it today? We started to fill a need that we felt very personally! …
Arm and Hand Numbness Can be a Real Pain in the Neck!
“Neck pain is the fourth leading cause of disability, with an annual prevalence rate exceeding 30%” (1). Neck pain, while unfortunately very common, can be quite the debilitating condition. Losing the ability to turn your head during simple and necessary daily activities, such as driving, adversely impacts one’s quality of life. Getting through episodes of neck pain quickly is …
Meniscus Tear: What’s best – Physical Therapy or Surgery? (You’ll be surprised!)
So you find out you have a meniscus tear – now what? Is surgery the next step? Could you try physical therapy instead? Are there exercises you can do on your own to make it better? You’ll be surprised by what the research shows below! What is a meniscus and what are symptoms that it may be torn? The meniscus …
Our Health Community: Fresh Food Bites
We’re so excited to feature Fresh Food Bites, a blog dedicated to improving gut health through diet, created by dietitian and nutritional coach Laura Marzen! Tell us a bit about Fresh Food Bites. Why did you start this business? How has it evolved? What is it today? Fresh Food Bites started as a food blog, as a creative outlet for …