Whole Health Chiropractic: Blog

At Whole Health Chiropractic, we don’t believe there ever comes a point when people need to accept a low quality of life. One of the questions people most commonly ask chiropractors is why people stoop over in old age. There are a few reasons, but none are inevitable. Osteoporosis is usually the culprit. This disease is characterized by tiny cracks in bone tissue. The cracks are typically acquired through small, everyday actions and don’t hurt enough for the patient to think they have a broken bone. But people who have osteoporosis are likely to experience more than one crack, and when enough cracks develop in the vertebrae, the backbones begin to collapse. This causes older people to lose height in addition to causing them to stoop. The best way to prevent osteoporosis is by maintaining good nutrition and posture. For people at risk, there are therapeutic exercises which can help to mitigate the damage. Spinal curvature can be painful, but we help patients manage it through chiropract...

Dr. Anthony Oberti and the staff of Whole Health Chiropractic are passionate about non-surgical treatment methods.  Spinal decompression is a safe, innovative treatment performed with FDA-approved equipment to treat bulging or herniated discs. Herniated discs often have a direct impact on the central nervous system, causing more pain to the extremities. Spinal decompression is a unique treatment developed to target certain issues, and you should always consult your chiropractor to determine if this treatment is appropriate for your issue. The equipment used for spinal decompression resembles a table but has moving parts. Depending on the location of the issue patients lie on their back or stomach, and are secured to the equipment with padded straps.  The treatment alternates between applying distraction forces to the vertebrae and periods of partial relaxation.  The result is the vertebrae slowly and gently separating from each other.  This creates a vacuum effect that helps discs retu...