Gardner Family Chiropractic Health and Wellness Blog

Chiropractor Dr. Ben Rauch has joined Dr. Scott Gardner and the team at Gardner Family Chiropractic where they provide quality chiropractic care focused on helping the body function at its best.

A healthy diet with foods rich in nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids and dark green leafy vegetables will help reduce joint inflammation and improve your joint health.

Creating an ergonomically correct workstation or desk for work or learning is important for our overall health and critical to avoiding muscle strains, forward head posture, joint pain and other issues.

Working from home can be tricky especially when it comes to setting you your workstation in the optimal position. These tips on how high to place your monitor, how to sit properly and comfortably and which type of desk to use will help you prevent pain.

Injuries from accidents or sports can shift the spine out of alignment which impacts the nervous system and body function.  Chiropractors can correct misalignments in young children's spines which will prepare their bodies for growth and development.

Flexibility is a key component of building muscle strength, improving balance and increasing range of motion in the joints. Chiropractors can provide exercises to help increase flexibility.

Many people are looking to 2021 to reset and recharge after a very stressful year. Kickstart a year of healthy living by improving your diet, getting more exercise, maintaining proper posture and seeking chiropractic care.

Joint dysfunction causes pain, swelling and in some cases, loss of motion in the joint. Chiropractors can help identify the cause of the joint pain and provide treatments and exercises to rehabilitate the joints to relieve the pain.

We can develop a number of spinal issues as we age including spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. However, in our younger years, if we maintain a healthy lifestyle and receive chiropractic care, we can help prevent spinal issues later in life.

Maintaining good posture has many positive effects on our overall health including increased energy, better balance, fewer aches and pains and a healthier nervous system.