Have you ever experienced a traumatic event? If you have you are not alone. A recent survey of Americans found that 9 out of every 10 people have experienced at least one traumatic event in their life. If you have experienced a traumatic event, the experience could...

Spinal Function Impacts Brain Function Scientists call the changes that happen in our brains neural plastic changes. Neural plastic changes are happening all the time because our brain is continuously adapting to our ever-changing environment. When your spine is not...

Reaction Times How quickly we react to a stimulus or situation is called our reaction time. This will depend on how fast our brain can sense what’s happening around us, then process that information, come up with a reaction and perform the appropriate response. Your...

Pain & The Immune System We know from many research studies that the way you experience pain depends on your personal situation. Research has shown that the way you feel pain, its intensity and unpleasantness all depends on what’s going on for you – and most...

When some of the parts of your brain get particular messages in a specific pattern, the brain decides for you to make you feel pain to warn you that something might not be right, that you may be in danger. Chiropractic helps your brain know what is going on in the...

Pain is Created in Your Brain Your brain can decide for you that you should feel pain even if it only thinks there is a potential threat of tissue damage. This means that even if you have no actual tissue damage you can still experience pain. Even with tissue damage,...

Neck PainIn this post, we’ll explore the different types of neck pain, common causes, and how chiropractic care can help. At Whitetree Chiropractic in Edinburgh, we’re committed to helping our clients find relief from acute and chronic neck pain and discomfort through...

The idea with maintenance care is that regular adjustments will help maintain your spine and nervous system function at its optimal level and help you to be your best and to prevent new episodes of pain developing. Maintenance care makes perfect sense if you want to...

Lower Back Pain For some people, lower back pain feels like just a niggle, but for others, it can mean they can’t go for a walk with their family, lift and carry things at work, or compete in the sports they love to play. Lower back pain is now the leading cause of...

Keep Your Spine Moving Movement has been shown to help people with dementia, depression, and even ADHD. It’s even been shown to change the structure of your brain and improve your concentration and how fast you can think and react. How your spine moves is very...

Increased strength with chiropractic care The idea shared in this video, is that feeling weaker than you used to is like having a handbrake in your brain, as all muscles are controlled by the nerve system and so ultimately the brain. So this idea of having a handbrake...

Improve Muscle Activation The muscles deep in the abdomen are part of your core stabilising system, and they need to be ‘turned on’ before you lift your arms, so that you remain stable. This should happen very fast and without your conscious awareness. This is known...