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3 Things to Know About Tailbone Injuries While the tailbone is made of strong, mostly fused bones, the area can be extremely sensitive. If you’ve ever injured this portion of your spine, you probably know it from the pain you experienced. While tailbone injuries can be serious, they can also be addressed by a Rochester…

Should You Ice or Heat a New Injury? In the face of an injury, your first goal is likely to find relief in any form. This can come in the form of whatever you have on hand – ice, heat, pain medication, or anything else. While relieving pain is important, there is an ideal way…

4 Things to Know About Range of Motion If you’ve ever worked with a chiropractor or physical therapist, you may have heard them talk about improving your range of motion. But what exactly does that mean? Range of motion refers to the flexibility and ease of movement within our bodies that most of us take…

What Is Neuroplasticity? Have you heard the saying, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” Well, we can’t speak for dogs, but research has proven that this saying is not accurate when it comes to us humans. And that’s great news! For decades, it was believed that our brains were fixed, rigid, and un-malleable,…

Neuralgia and Chiropractic Care Neuralgia is a general term for nerve pain. Nerve pain can be caused by many things, from autoimmune disorders that attack the nerve fibers themselves to compression that pinches a nerve and inhibits normal function. Regardless of the cause, there are few treatment options for neuralgia. Some use medications, but those…

Childhood Experiences Can Bring About Health Concerns in Adulthood During childhood, our brains are growing and forming, and we’re learning about the world around us and how we fit in that world. Unfortunately, for some children, it is also a time of stress and deprivation that can lead to a lifetime of complications with their…

Importance of Rest   This time of year is notorious for being busy. Much of the busyness is fun—holiday parties, shopping for loved ones, and making family memories. But if you’re too busy and not getting enough rest, you won’t enjoy this magical time of year as thoroughly as you otherwise could. It’s always important…

5 Reasons You Need a Chiropractor If You Work A Lot Everything you do in life takes a toll on your body, whether you’re sitting most of the time, doing manual labor, or constantly on your feet. Each different profession will require different things from your body, and it’s in your best interest—both short-term and…

Whether you’ve got a teenage superstar soccer player or a rookie five-year-old baseball slugger, young athletes have different physical needs than other kids. In order to keep them healthy and active for many years to come, it’s important to get your young athlete under chiropractic care. Here are six reasons to get started today. It…

Four Things You Need to Know About Sitting Disease Have you ever heard of sitting disease? It’s a relatively new term and condition, but it is wreaking havoc on the health of Americans. At Vitality Precision Chiropractic, our Rochester Hills chiropractors are passionate about educating the community about healthy habits and optimizing their spinal health,…