When we are little and learning to walk, the squat position is a safe go-to in-between position to keep us from falling and injuring ourselves. If you watch a child who is just beginning to walk you will see them often pause and squat and then keep going. When you are a kid it’s natural. [...]
Sudden onset of acute back pain is no laughing matter. All it takes is one ‘wrong’ bend, twist, or lift and you can throw your back out of alignment causing horrific pain seemingly out of the blue. Going to your regular M.D. they will often prescribe muscle relaxers or even pain killers to help ease [...]
When we hear the words “pain management” we almost always think pharmaceuticals. The truth of the matter is that while pharmaceutical medications do help relieve pain, they do nothing to eradicate the source of the pain. This means that as soon as the medication wears off or you run out, you are left right back [...]
America has become a very stationary country. We work, for the most part, in offices sitting in front of a screen all day. Lunch breaks are short and often taken in office at our desks or in office in a break room. We have become sedentary. Lack of movement for 40+ hours a week added [...]
We may not think much about seeing someone sitting with bad posture. Good posture has become rare in our society. While it may not seem like a big deal to slouch when you are young, over the course of a lifetime that incorrect slouched posture can do some major damage causing you problems and pain [...]
Back pain is hard to deal with and makes life uncomfortable, but it can be extra painful if you are pregnant. If you’re expecting a little one and the added weight and strain is taking its toll on your spine, it’s time to make an appointment with the office of Dr. Jason Kaster, D.C. Causes [...]
Living in pain makes life miserable. You may believe that you are in too much pain to allow an adjustment. While there is that small possibility, you may be surprised at how painless and how much relief realignment can bring. It’s in your best interest not to jump the gun and make this assumption. Going [...]
Subluxations are the medical term for misalignments in the skeletal structure. Subluxations can happen for a variety of reasons and the effects stemming from them can vary from patient to patient. The one commonality is that misalignments harm your health and wellbeing. They need to be corrected. How to tell if you may be dealing [...]
While you may walk away from a crash thinking “I’m ok” that may not be the whole truth. When your body is hit with an abrupt trauma such as that in an auto accident it is flooded with chemicals like dopamine and serotonin which enable your fight or flight mechanisms which allow you to keep [...]
Back pain can surely get in the way of a good restful night’s sleep. A bad sleep position can cause lower back pain to get worse throughout the night and last into the next day. This is due to the fact that some positions put more pressure on the hips, back, and neck unnecessarily. Maintaining [...]