Chiropractor in Everett with article on Conservative care

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Chiropractors have been treating neck pain and back pain for over a hundred years.  My name is Dr. Greg Beasley and I  personally have been treating neck and back pain since 1993 (I feel old typing that).  Here is a link to an article that demonstrates what we have known for years: Chiropractic adjustments are the best form of treatment for neck pain.  Better than medication and better than just a home plan. 

Here is the link to the article: http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=55715

In my office I see the best results with neck pain if the patient is going through a course of manipulation (Chiropractic adjustments) coupled with a home exercise and stretching program.  If you have any questions about your neck pain please give Advanced Chiropractic in Everett a call and we will set you up an appointment today. 425/353/7

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Chiropractor in Everett recommends free pain relief

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Catchy tag line, huh?  Well there is a way to decrease pain for free and most people like free.  If you have a recent strain or sprain, pulled muscle, whiplash, acute neck pain, upper back pain or low back pain there is a way to decrease the pain you are in without cost.

New injuries, or acute injuries, will be inflamed and therefore hot.  There will be swelling due to the injury and the chemicals that come into the injured area.  If you look at the area it will most likely be a little red and if you touch the skin it will be hot and clammy.  Most of the patients I have treated in my 19 years of practice will put heat on the injury.  This will only bring in more blood, therefore increasing inflammation and also increasing pain.  This will also cause more tissue destruction and you will heal slower.

So what is the answer?  Ice.  Simple and free.  The best thing to remember is RICE.  No, not a rice bag, RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.  Take an ice pack and put it on the injured area but make sure you have something between you and the ice pack or you will burn your skin (I just did this to my foot).  Ice for 10 minutes.  Then compress the area.  If it is your back that is in pain, sit with the ice pack between you and a chair.  Rest only for the time you are using the ice.  Rest also means not stressing the injured area. Rest does NOT mean sitting and doing nothing all day! Elevation really only concerns the extremities, but in regard to the back DO NOT lay down and ice.

While you are on the ice you will experience increased pain, freezing, burning and then numb.  Sounds like fun!? Remember do not put the ice direclty on the skin.

This may seem simple, but at my chiropractic clinic in Everett I still get a couple patients a week who have used heat on a new injury and they are getting worse.  These patients are always amazed when I have them sit with ice on their painful area and they feel better in ten minutes.

Your next step for long term pain control and ultimate healing may be chiropractic care.  If you have a recent injury please give us a call at Advanced Chiropractic, Everett Wa, 425/353/7246

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Chiropractor in Everett

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Looking for a Chiropractor in Everett Wa?  If you are you are in the same boat as a lot of other people.  My name is Dr. Greg Beasley and I have been in practice since 1993, that’s 19 years.  It has been my pleasure to take care thousands of patients neck pain, upper back and low back pain.  Many patients have came into the office due to car accidents, whiplash, work injuries or disc herniations.  My practice style is straight forward, we will talk for a few minutes about your problem, do a good history to rule out strange reasons for back pain, then do an exam on the area of concern and we may take x-rays depending on your condition.  After all that I will tell you my opinion on why you are in pain and what you and I can do to help you reach whatever health goal you may have.  Your first visit will take about 45 min to one hour. By the time you leave here you will know what is going on with you and how you will take care of it.  I do use a few other doctors in town, so if you have a problem that I alone cannot help I will quickly refer you out if necessary.

If this sounds like the type of Chiropractor you are looking or you would like more information please call us at 425.353.7246

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Have a whiplash in Everett?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Everett streets are a very busy place.  Personally out of our front window at Advacned Chiropractic in Everett Wa, I see frequent car accidents.  Here is some helpful tips if you have been in a car accident.

1. Call the police.  Might seem like a no brainer, but many people do not do this.  If you were rear ended, you want a police report.  Even if there is minimal damage.

2. Take a picture with your phone of your car AND THE OTHER CAR.  If you were rear ended and have whiplash you will probably have a lot less damage to your car than the other car, but you will have a lot more neck and back pain than the person that hit you.  Also take a pictue of the area you are in.

3.  If you feel you were injured and may have whiplash, see a Chiropractor very soon after the accident.  The longer you wait the longer it will take to get better.

4. If you are not literally broken or have a severe disc injury (you will know this after you visit a doctor, chiropractor included here) keep up with your normal activites of daily living and that included some form of exercise.

This is a very short list of hints.  If you feel you may have been injured in a rear end whiplash type injury here are some symptoms you may have.  Headaches, neck pain, upper back pain, low back pain and shoulder pain.  It would be an honor to look after you after your accidnet.  Give us a call today at 425.353.7246

 

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Tips for headaches from your Chiropractor in Everett

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Headaches tips from your Chiropractor inEverett

Headaches affect millions of people in theUnited   States.  It is one of the most common reasons people miss work each day.  Here are a few simple things you can do to get rid of or avoid a headache.

  1. Drink water.  May sound simple but drinking a full      glass of water can be as good as taking a couple Advil’s for that headache.
  2. Slow      down on the coffee.  Excess coffee      can create a headache.  And if you      drink coffee, do it consistently.       If you drink it five days in a row and then skip one day you will      probably get a headache.
  3. Avoid      sitting at the computer for over 20 minutes at a time.  This will affect both the neck and the      eyes, each of which can give you a headache.  Every 20 minutes get up and move for a      minute and get a drink of water.
  4. Consistent      sleep. This is a big one, if you are use to sleeping 8 hours and then      start to fluctuate between 6 and 9 hours your sleep patterns will be      disrupted and you will be more likely to get a headache.  Try to go to bed and wake up around the      same time each day.
  5. Home      stretching.  This is huge also, we      all sit at the computer too much and the neck muscles will tighten      up.  Chiropractors are a great      resource for education in stretching.       Two or three stretches for the neck can prevent or get rid of a      headache.

If you have any other questions about headaches and what chiropractic can do for them please give us a call at 425/353/7246.  Advanced Chiropractic,EverettWa.

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Whiplash advice from a Chiropractor in Everett Wa

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Have you been in a recent car accident and are having neck and upper back pain?  After you make sure you don’t have any serious life threating injury here are a couple things to keep you going:

1.  Lay down with a rolled up towel under your neck.  Just big enough to feel the pressure, but not big enough to take the back of youre head off the floor. This will decrease neck pain and help the curve in your neck.

2. If if was a recent injury use ice, not heat. Ice is great for pain and also decreases the inflammation.

3. Stay acitive.  This will keep your range of motion and also decrease pain and eventual scar tissue.

4. If you are still in pain a few days after the collision seek out a chiropractor for an exam and treatment.

My name is Greg Beasley and I am a Chiropractor in Everett Wa.  I have been treating whiplash type injuries since 1993 and would be honored to consult with you concerning your car accident.

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Less pain for free?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Want to feel better starting today and spend no money?

I don’t know anyone who would read that and say “no.” As you know most of us sit too much. We sit while eating breakfast and then sit in our cars going to work and then (like I am doing now) sit at our computers only to sit in our cars to go home and sit down to watch a good movie. This can create pain in the joints and muscles of your body.

So what is one easy solution? Walk! Yep, just walk. You may say you walk at your work. (Many Boeing employees say this.) That is true but most walking we do at work is in short bits and our stride is usually short. I am talking about a 20 minute full out walk. Or if you can’t do 20 minutes, do ten. Or do four 5 minute walks throughout the day. The big thing here is to start.

Try it for 30 days. Walk 20 min on a nice flat surface avoiding large hills. Walking can help low back pain, upper back pain and even neck pain. At Advanced Chiropractic in Everett Wa we spend significant time with each patient going over tips like this that will help our patients become pain free. Then tell me how you feel. I look forward to hearing from you.

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Helpful hints for low back pain 2012-01-20

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Helpful hints for Low back pain

All the recent snow in Everett flared up that low back?  Here are some helpful hints to prevent low back pain or decrease what you have.

After exercise, shoveling snow or any physical activity do not sit right down. Especially on a soft couch.  When you use the low back muscles and joints invariably you will create some irritation of the area and create inflammation of the region.  When you sit down the inflammation will pool up and you will have pain when you get up.

  1. Go for a small walk after physical activity and then lie on the floor and do some simple stretches.  Like pulling you knees to your chest one at a time and then both.
  2. Sit with an ice pack behind your back in a stiff chair.  Make sure you have something between you and the ice of you will get frost bite.  Ice for about 10 min and walk around for a few minutes.
  3. Do not use bed rest!  This is one of worst things for low back pain.
  4. Go for small walks.  If you have just recently injured your low back walk for about 10 min at a time on a nice flat surface that you are familiar with.
  5. Sleep on your side with a pillow between your knees.
  6. Stretch in the morning before you even get out of bed.  I have seen hundreds of patients wake up, feel stiff and then jump out of bed only to fall down due to low back pain.
  7. Do not use heat!  Especially if it is a new injury.  Heat will increase blood flow to the area and therefore increase the inflammation of the area causing more tissue damage and then more pain.  Feels good when it is on, long term will make you worse.
  8. If you were exercising before you injured the low back, do not stop.  Modify the exercise but continue doing something.

This is not an exhaustive list.  Low back pain affects millions of people each year.  Many acute low back injuries turn into chronic low back pain only because of poor treatment in the early stage.  Find a good Chiropractor that will help you through your low back pain.

Advanced Chiropractic, 425-353-7246

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Whiplash 2012-01-19

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Did you and your car happen to get bumped by someone this past week in all the snow?  Did you wake up the next day with a headache and some neck pain and wonder why?  The problem in the neck may be due to that 3000 lbs vehicle that bumped into you. Many people think that if there is no damage to their car there was no damage to their body.

In many accidents this is not the case.  If you are not prepared for the collision and the head is whipped back and forth you may have whiplash. Even from a so called minor collision.

The symptoms of a whiplash are: neck pain, headaches, upper back pain, shoulder pain and pain going into the arm.  For many people there may be low back pain also.  Some symptoms are immediate and some are delayed.  The delay in symptoms is due to the inflammation process taking between 48 and 72 hours to take effect.  Sometimes I will even see patients finding new symptoms three weeks after a collision.

If you have been involved in a car accident and are having any type of pain a chiropractor is the best type of doctor to see.  We have been trained in the biomechanics of the spine and diagnosis and treat spinal injuries.  I have personally been in practice for 19 years and have treated thousands of whiplash victims.

If you have any questions regarding your pain from an accident please call us today and we will set you up with an appointment to determine the extent of your injuries.

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low back pain in Everett 2012-01-13

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Dr. Beasley

Low back pain, Chiropractic and Lumbar Decompression

Low back pain affects millions of people each year and can affect your entire life.  There are many treatments for low back pain and many people will see some type of back doctor for their low back pain. Drugs and surgery can help low back pain and sciatica, although these procedures can also have severe side effects.

Chiropractors are a type of back doctor that can offer pain relief and solutions to back pain without the risk of drugs and surgery.  One of the ways low back pain is treated at Advanced Chiropractic is with a type of therapy called Lumbar Decompression or lumbar distraction.

This therapy works by distracting out the lumbar vertebra (low back).  This will take pressure off the disc of the spine.  The discs are soft tissue spacers between each one of your vertebra.  By taking pressure off the disc we can relive pain and pressure in the area and take pressure off the nerves that exit between the vertebras.  The decompression can also help take pressure off the joints of the lumbar spine and this also can help decrease the pain the low back and also relieve sciatica type pain.

Lumbar Decompression is a very safe way of treating low back pain.  Coupled with spinal manipulation and home exercise directed by a Chiropractor you could be on your way back to the life you want soon.

My name is Greg Beasley and I have been practicing chiropractic since 1993.  I have seen thousands of people improve from their low back pain with a combination of spinal adjustments and Lumbar Decompression.  Give us a call today and we will set you up with a consultation to see if this therapy is right for you.

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