Whole Health Chiropractic: Blog

Chiropractic care is typically sought out by people seeking relief from neck or back pain.  However, Dr. Anthony Oberti and the staff of Whole Health Chiropractic also treat extremities like the knees, elbows, and the shoulders. The shoulder joint is the body’s most mobile joint. It is surrounded by nerves, tendons, bursa, and other tissues which can all experience irritation and cause pain. This complex structure may require your chiropractor to assess your overall health and condition to target the root of the problem.  Shoulder pain can have many causes.  Whether pain began after an injury or has increased over time, chiropractic treatment is a safe and effective way to treat damage to both hard and soft tissue.  When shoulder pain is caused by joint irritation, relief can often be achieved through an adjustment.  Pain in the muscles can be addressed by massage or stimulation therapy, and a chiropractor will recommend exercise and stretches if needed. To learn more about chiropracti...

Thanks to increased awareness of chiropractic among the public, many people are now fixing bad posture at work. However, there is another period of several hours every day during which people may unknowingly be hurting their backs: when they’re asleep. At Whole Health Chiropractic, we commonly see patients suffering from back strain, and want them to get better rest. The sleep position which most benefits peoples’ spinal health is on their backs with a pillow under their heads. This will keep their spine aligned and pressure off their internal organs. The downside is that gravity is working against their airways. People who sleep on their backs commonly suffer from sleep apnea and snoring because the soft tissue of their throats sags. People suffering from sleep apnea sometimes try sleeping on their stomachs to reduce snoring. But doing this forces the head backward and to the side. It also extends the lumbar region of the lower back, making it the worst sleep position for spinal healt...

Many people suffer from headaches on a regular basis.  For some they are a common annoyance, and for others a debilitating condition.  We see headache medication advertised everywhere, but the relief these drugs provide is always temporary and doesn’t address what has caused the headache.  Depending on the cause and severity, a chiropractor may be able to relieve your headache pain without the use of drugs. A chiropractic adjustment can provide relief, especially from tension headaches that originate from strain in the neck. Realigning the vertebrae in your neck and taking pressure off of any compromised nerves relieves pain and discomfort.  Regular adjustments will also help prevent future headaches caused by strain in the neck.  A chiropractor can also assign movements that both exercise and relax the muscles to prevent future strain.  If your headaches are frequent and a cause hasn’t been determined, a chiropractor may want to evaluate some details of your daily routine.  Things lik...

The physiotherapy offered at Whole Health Chiropractic in Nampa is meant to resolve some of the most common sports and work-related injuries. The shoulder is a complex group of body parts, and unfortunately, tears to the rotator cuff are a common ailment among tennis players, as well as painters and other people whose work requires them to raise their arms for long periods. We stress the need for prevention but are prepared with several complementary treatments for those whose rotator cuffs have worn out. To understand how the muscles in a rotator cuff tear, imaging a whole wearing through a pair of jeans. The injury may be due to a sudden, dramatic change, but it is usually due to individual threads breaking down over time. However, there are several other shoulder injuries which feel similar to a rotator cuff tear, so it is essential for people with shoulder injuries to visit Dr. Oberti to determine whether the muscle is the problem. The worst rotator cuff tears may require surgery, ...

At Whole Health Chiropractic, Dr. Oberti provides patients with safe, effective relief from a number of causes of back pain, including the notorious herniated disc. Also known as a slipped, bulging, or ruptured disc, a herniated disc is an injury in which fluid leaks from the spongy material separating the vertebrae and into the surrounding tissues. While the threat they pose to overall health varies widely, they are nearly always quite painful. The discs between vertebrae serve an important function in keeping the spine springy, but they wear out over time. When their gel-like fluid pushes through the disc walls, it ends up pressing against other soft tissues. This may be the source of a patient’s back or neck pain, but when leaking fluid presses on nerves, other body parts may be affected, as well. Sciatica is the term used to describe pressure on the sciatic nerve, which can result in incontinence or leg pain, and a herniation in a lumbar disc is one of its most common causes. The g...

Car accidents that aren’t major collisions are often overlooked by those involved.  More worried about a car repair or being late for work, we don’t always stop to assess what damage may have been done to our bodies. Because of the sudden and unnatural movement of a body during a car accident, anyone involved should visit a chiropractor for evaluation. At Whole Health Chiropractic, we know some passengers feel the effects of whiplash injuries immediately following an accident, while others may walk away not feeling injured and experience pain later. This is why a chiropractor should always be consulted. Most often, passengers involved in an accident experience either pain or stiffness in the neck and back. A chiropractor can evaluate these injuries, as well as treat damage to both hard and soft tissue. Depending on a patient’s evaluation the chiropractor may perform an adjustment, recommend a massage, or assign exercises to help heal a particular injury. If you have been involved in a ...

Massage therapy is often presented as a way to pamper yourself, but the long-practiced therapy has many health benefits. Dr. Anthony Oberti and Whole Health Chiropractic offer chiropractic massage to promote a multifaceted approach to chiropractic care. Combining chiropractic treatment and massage therapy helps improve a patient’s overall musculoskeletal health and functionality. Another benefit of massage therapy is releasing toxins built up in the muscles, which can then exit the body. This is important for chiropractic patients and anyone with injuries because it helps the body heal itself Massages are performed in a calm, soothing environment. The relaxation achieved through massage won’t heal injuries, but is still important to overall health, especially for patients with chronic pain or stress. Your massage therapist can target problem areas, or focus on relaxing certain muscles in order to help your chiropractor perform an adjustment. Regular massage also increases circulation a...