Chiropractic

Helpful chiropractic articles from Tacoma chiropractor Dr. Dave Hendrickson.

June 19, 2018

What is a Chiropractor?

What is a Tacoma Chiropractor? Chiropractors are also called doctors of chiropractic. A chiropractor’s job consists of diagnosing and treating a patient with many fitness issues […]
April 24, 2018

Chiropractic Care for Sciatica

Common treatments of sciatica include taking pain medication or undergoing surgery. However, there are other alternatives that are far more effective than these treatments. Chiropractic care […]
April 18, 2018

Why Do Kids Need Chiropractic?

Most misalignments (subluxations) occur in children’s spines due to some very common scenarios. In the normal birth process the doctor uses the head to pull the […]
March 14, 2018

Understanding Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain arises from the shoulder joint but it can also be caused by pain on the surrounding area particularly the neck, diaphragm, and the heart. […]
May 30, 2011

What is Wellness Chiropractic?

There are two different types of chiropractors that see patients: Pain relief and wellness.  Pain relief chiropractors are focused solely on getting you pain-free and  they release […]
May 15, 2011

No Pain, No Problem

This week in the office I heard things like: Why do my adjustments not hold? Why do I need to get checked? I feel fine I’ll […]
May 8, 2011

Your Posture is Killing You

Most people have poor posture and just assume that it doesn’t impact them.  It is just something that happens and they will deal with it later.  […]
April 14, 2011

How Big Do You Want To Go?

Interesting thought.  This week during patient care this theme came up frequently.  When patients asked me what else they could be doing to help themselves stay […]
April 13, 2011

Kids and Chiropractic

Many patients that see kids in the office wonder what back problems they are being treated for.  The reality is that these kids parents understand that […]