Sarpy Chiropractic Blog

There is constantly false information being spread about Chiropractic. But the reality is we have a safety record that is the envy of all other health and medical professions. Perhaps the most dangerous false myth is that Chiropractic care can, in rare circumstances cause a particular type of stroke involving the arteries in the neck. However the research completely contradicts this. We spend this short episode explaining the truth! Check out this episode!

If opioid drugs have zero evidence of benefit, and a hugely increased risk of major adverse events, addiction, and death (as we discussed in last week’s blog), then what can we do? Well this is where chiropractic comes in ! It is well known from the scientific literature that chiropractic is very effective at helping people with low back pain, neck pain, and headaches. It works because chiropractic helps the brain know more accurately what’s going on within the body, which then helps the brain to be better able to switch off the feelings of pain. We know that chiropractic adjustments have a major effect on the pre-frontal cortex, which is a part of the brain that is very involved in pain that becomes chronic (meaning lasts for months or years). So research is currently showing that chiropractic is, more often than not, going to be able to prevent pain from becoming chronic. On top of that, research is absolutely showing that if you use a chiropractor you are far less like...

Opioids really have become a modern day health care crisis! We have an opioid epidemic in the US due to the use and abuse of these drugs that has become a nightmare public healthcare issue. So the purpose of this blog is help prevent you from becoming a statistic! We know beyond doubt that pain is created in the brain. When you feel pain, it’s because your brain has decided you need to feel pain either due to tissue damage or potential tissue damage. Pain exists to warn us that we are creating an issue, or that damage has already occurred. Or it can let us know what we shouldn’t do so we can heal. So, it’s not a good idea to mask this pain, but instead we need to work with our body so that we know if we are healing or not. As you can see, pain can actually be very useful! Opioids are designed to trick your brain into not feeling pain, and while on the surface this sounds great, it’s not always such a great idea at all! There’s actually a ton of issues associat...

Migraine headaches can be one of the most disabling conditions people suffer from. They cause people to lose all ability to function normally and often results in needing to lie down in a quiet, dark room. Can Chiropractic care help? Well, let’s look at what the research shows. *Spoiler alert - the research fairly unanimously shows that chiropractic is at least as effective, but nearly always more effective at helping with migraine headaches compared to medications, massage, and other common migraine treatments. Check out this episode!

We can probably all agree that the media often runs with sensationalized headlines that have no facts to back them up! This especially happens if there's a potential injury or death caused by anything health related outside of medicine. If there's a chance that someone reacted badly to essential oils then all essential oils are demonized. A celebrity chef in Australia was hammered in the media a few years ago for saying changing our diet could fix 90% plus of our health problems, and while science is on his side, the media made him out to be crazy! But we don't bat an eyelid at these numbers - 251,000 deaths per year in the USA from medical error, or over 300,000 deaths per year from adverse reactions due to pharmaceutical drugs in Europe and the USA combined. How does all this relate to Chiropractic? Well in 2016, a celebrity model, Katie May, died of a stroke. There were headline claims made in the media and by her family that her stroke occurred after see...

When we tell people that Chiropractic can often (but not always) help with migraine headaches, many people are skeptical because they've heard that Chiropractic is simply for back and neck pain! So how could Chiropractic help with migraine headaches? Research shows that when your spine isn’t moving properly, it changes the way your brain perceives what’s going on in and around your body; the way it integrates sensory information; and therefore changes the way your brain controls your body. When we have these segments that are not moving properly, it can manifest as all sorts of symptoms such as migraine headaches, low back pain, colic, and many other things.   Chiropractic adjustments clear up communication so that your brain doesn’t have to guess what's going on anymore so your nervous system can then function better. This is why we see so many great symptomatic improvements with Chiropractic care, but also why we can’t help everyone. These spinal irrit...

Is your baby waking multiple times in a night, taking short catnaps, crawling into your bed every night, climbing out of the crib, or needing a particular rocking motion to sleep?  If yes, then you need to meet Nicole from Healthy Little Sleepers. She is the number 1 certified infant & toddler sleep specialist in Omaha and she might have the solutions you're looking for! Listen in to meet Nicole and hear about her amazing journey! Nicole can be reached here: https://www.healthylittlesleepers.com/ https://www.instagram.com/healthylittlesleepers/     Check out this episode!

We are so happy to be able to announce that in June 2020 we will be opening our Elkhorn location. In light of this we wanted to introduce you to Dr Christine Rollman, who will be the chiropractor in our Elkhorn office. Dr Rollman brings 18 years of experience as a Chiropractor, and has a very inspiring story about how she came to even find Chiropractic. We know you'll enjoy this episode! Check out this episode!

Low back pain can be, well, a pain in the butt! Literally and figuratively! So for anyone who suffers from low back pain injuries, it would make sense to try and find ways to prevent it. In this latest podcast episode we discuss how lower back pain occurs and the role that the Chiropractic adjustment plays in improving our body’s ability to prevent these injuries! Check out this episode!

As research performed in the last few decades has shown, Chiropractic is known to change & improve various aspects of nervous system function, including motor control, brain reaction times, and brain cognitive processing (the speed with which our brain processes information). So, it makes sense that if any of these areas are lacking then you should be at greater risk for injury, especially when we are talking low back injuries (due to how important brain control is over the vitally important spinal muscles). We know that if you can’t activate your trunk and core muscles before rapidly moving an arm, this can potentially result in a strain or sprain of the low back. This is known as the feed forward mechanism - if our spine doesn't first stabilize properly before we move our limbs then we greatly increase our risk of injury at the spinal level. These injuries usually start as microscopic injuries that we don't even notice but like everything else they continue to b...

For a lot of new parents, fevers in their children are one of the scariest things they may have to deal with. And unfortunately, a lot of the information out there is extremely counter productive! So why do we even get fevers in the first place? Well, a fever does 2 things for the body: 1.      A fever activates the immune system, allowing the body to become more efficient and effective at fighting the bacteria or virus. 2.      It slows down the ability of the bug to reproduce. So we have to realize that fevers are actually helping our body and are not the enemy they're often portrayed to be! We have to remember too that fevers will fluctuate throughout the day depending on our body needs and circadian rhythms. This means that they will often spike at night when the body can really focus on fighting the bug, but then will drop a little throughout the day when the body needs to do other things. Perhaps the biggest piece...

Fevers can be quite scary, especially when you’re a new parent and your little one is suffering and burning up! And to make things worse, a lot of the information circulating about fevers and how to manage them is very counter productive! In this episode we discuss everything parents need to know about managing fevers, how they work, and when to seek immediate medical assistance. Check out this episode!