Who sees a chiropractor? More and more people will see a chiropractor, but you may be surprised to know exactly why chiropractic care is becoming so much more popular. A recent study found that about 1 in 4 Americans have visited a chiropractor, and almost 20 million...

What Is That Popping Sound During a Chiropractic Adjustment? If you have been adjusted before by a chiropractor you may have noticed a popping sound, that may seem a little strange. Many people think all kinds of strange things about this popping sound, so let’s set...

What is Chiropractic? These days, most of us experience an occasional headache or ‘bad back’ and often just learn to put up with it. However whether this is your first instance of pain or the pain is recurring or in fact the pain is persistent and making day to day...

Visiting a Chiropractor When you first see your chiropractor, you may be among the many people who ask, “how often do I need to come?”. The answer that you may want to hear is once. But chiropractic care, like most things that are really good for us, rarely makes a...

Understanding Chronic Pain Chronic pain can be mild or excruciating, it can be episodic or continuous, it can be merely inconvenient or totally incapacitating. The pain can be from headaches, or joint pain, it can be neck pain, back pain or pain from an injury. The...

The Safety Of Chiropractic Care If you are worried about seeing a chiropractor because you think that chiropractic adjustments might be harmful or dangerous, read on as we look at the research literature on this topic to see what the science actually says....

The Prefrontal Cortex The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain needed for us to be able to carry out all goal directed tasks, decision making, memory and attention, intelligence, processing of pain and emotional responses to it, autonomic function, movement...

The Prefrontal Cortex Revisited The prefrontal cortex also plays a key role in pain processing, or the feeling of pain itself in the brain. It is also really important for emotional control and our mental health. So it’s vitally involved in how you feel and how you...

The Opioid Epidemic In reality, modern day opioid drugs are similar to slow release heroin. They are highly addictive, associated with major withdrawal symptoms, and they are killing more and more people every single year. Scientific research says opioids are not the...

Did you know that chiropractic care may help you sleep better? A 2012 United States survey showed that over 40% of people reported that chiropractic care improved their sleep. When it comes to what is the ideal sleep situation – it is a case of not too much and not...

The Importance of Posture While Sitting At WhiteTree Chiropractic, we know that many of our clients spend long hours sitting, whether at work, studying, or even relaxing.  However, weak posture while sitting can lead to various musculoskeletal issues, including back...

Symptoms are the tip of the Iceberg A symptom may only be the tip of the iceberg – with a much bigger problem lying under the surface. A symptom is just a symptom – it isn’t the cause. Symptoms are a bit like the fire alarm going off, to warn you that there is a...