Ventura Spinal Care Center

As a chiropractor in Ventura I commonly hear this question asked by those considering chiropractic care: “If I start going to a chiropractor, will I have to always go?” I often wonder why this particular question doesn’t come up for someone who goes to a general medical practitioner. Think about it: How strange would it [...]

What does the word, “vertigo, ” mean? Vertigo is a name for the dizzy disturbance that a person suffers within a stationary location. The perception is that the external world is tilting or spinning. Vertigo might be abrupt and short- lived or persistent. But nevertheless, in either case, the specific reason for vertigo should be [...]

It probably goes without saying that as we age our body doesn’t feel or respond the same way as it did when we were younger. It hardly seems right that as our mind appears to improve and become more “inventive,”  our body seems to become less “cooperative.” We’re stiff in the morning; many of the [...]

People over 65 years of age who’ve been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis (OA), that practice Tai Chi, increase their physical capability and encounter less pain, according to a new Tufts University School of Medicine study. Osteoarthritis is a general form of arthritis that causes a breakdown of joint cartilage. Chiropractors treat quite a few individuals [...]

Do you feel pain in one or both hips whenever you rotate them or when you cross your legs?  Does the pain wake you up in the night and make it difficult to get a good night’s rest? When you get out of bed in the morning, or when you get out of your car, [...]

Attempting to keep up with an active five-year-old can be draining from time to time. If you have an active child of this age, or if you’ve ever been around one for any length of time, you may have found yourself wishing that the kid would just sit still for a minute or two. But, [...]

We all know that movement is good for the whole body, right? From our head to our toes, our good health is determined by how much physical activity we get on a regular basis. So, why do so many people suffer from aches and pains in their feet? After all, aren’t our feet made for [...]

If you sit for extended periods at a computer, you may be experiencing lower back pain, upper back pain, and/or neck pain that also radiates down one or both of your arms generating additional pain, pins and needles, or numbness. Neck and shoulder pain are, in fact, the most common upper-extremity musculoskeletal problems among computer [...]

I just read about a recent Consumer Reports survey of its readers that I, as your chiropractor, found “highly satisfying.” The survey, which included 14,000 Consumer Reports subscribers, found that “hands-on” therapies, led by chiropractic care, were the top-rated treatments for people suffering from back pain. In fact, chiropractors were given the highest “satisfaction with [...]

Allergies can make our everyday life a misery. Unwelcome symptoms like itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, or a skin rash can be the consequence of a simple walk in the park, a play date with Fluffy, a shellfish stew, or even something as small as a nut. To make matters worse, for some of [...]