Recent Chiropractic & Wellness Articles

Body in Balance wants their neighbors in Vancouver, WA to understand wellness better. We discuss chiropractic, low back pain, neck pain, migraine relief, wellness, prevention, and more.
Practitioner examining a woman's upper back and shoulder blade while she holds the back of her neck, with redness highlighting pain at the base of the neck

What We Look For When a Patient Says “I Have a Rib Out”

If you’ve ever felt a sudden, sharp pain between your shoulder blades that catches when you twist, reach, or take a deep breath, you may have described it this way:...
Body in Balance patient experiencing hip and lower back pain while doing laundry at home in Vancouver, WA

Hip Pain? Here’s How We Figure Out What’s Really Going On

When someone comes in telling us their hip hurts, the first thing we usually ask isn’t what happened. It’s “show me where.” That question does more than you’d think. One...
Man showing poor posture and pain while hunched over his desk at work

How Poor Posture Quietly Causes Pain Over Time

If you’ve ever seen someone hunched over their phone or slouched at a computer, you’ve probably heard someone joke, “You’re going to regret that posture someday.” It’s not really a...
Woman stretching her shoulder outdoors, a common way to ease muscle strain or pinched nerve symptoms

Pinched Nerve or Muscle Strain? How To Tell the Difference (And When To See a Chiropractor)

One of the most common questions I hear from new patients is, “How do I know if this is a pinched nerve or just a pulled muscle?” It’s a great...
Person experiencing back pain relief after chiropractic spinal adjustment care

What Is a Spinal Adjustment and How Does It Actually Work?

If you’ve never been to a chiropractor, you’ve probably wondered at some point what a spinal adjustment actually is. And if what you’ve seen is mostly social media clips of...
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Why You Should Get Checked After a Car Accident Even If You Feel Fine

One of the most common things we hear after a car accident is some version of “I thought I was okay at first.” That reaction makes a lot of sense....
Woman sneezing from seasonal allergies that chiropractic care may help relieve in Vancouver WA

Can Chiropractic Help with Seasonal Allergies?

If you live in the Pacific Northwest, you already know the drill. One day the sun comes out, the trees start blooming, and suddenly half of Vancouver is sneezing. Watery...
Woman sitting on a couch holding her head in pain, illustrating the debilitating symptoms that chiropractic care for migraines aims to address.

Does Chiropractic Care for Migraines Actually Make a Difference?

If you’ve ever had a migraine, you know it’s not just a bad headache. It’s the kind of pain that can stop your day entirely. Light sensitivity, nausea, throbbing pain,...
Man with tech neck pain seeking chiropractic care at Body In Balance.

Tech Neck: What a Chiropractor Wants You to Know Before It Gets Worse

I hate to say it, but smartphones have created a level of job security for chiropractors that I never really asked for. Those handheld supercomputers we carry around all day...
A man sitting at his desk overwhelmed by stress, highlighting how chronic stress affects the body and why chiropractic care for stress relief may help.

Can Chiropractic Care Help Your Body Handle Stress Better?

I came across an article in Golf Digest recently that talked about something most people wouldn’t immediately associate with performance… your nervous system. The article centered around a concept called...