Family and Sports Chiropractic

04/16/2024

This past weekend Dr. Wetzen attended the International Chiropractors Associations annual convention in Dallas, Texas. During the award ceremony on Friday evening he was honored to receive the Building Bridges Award. He was recognized for his longterm commitment and service to Chiropractic as the current President of and Past President of the Virginia Chiropractic Association along with several other leadership positions. Also recognized were Dr. Brian Stenzler, 1st Vice President of and Dr. Brian Moriarty, President of the Florida Chiropractic Society .
Congratulations Dr. Wetzen!!!

08/19/2023

It had been an amazing first 2 days at Florida Chiropractic Association The National. It began with an exciting, productive, rewarding day with The Summit Partners board meeting. I had the opportunity of meeting with and learning from some of greatest people in and out our profession! Dinner with Dr. Jay , Garrett Gunderson and author of Killing Sacred Cows. Also spent some talking and learing about Dr. Alessandra Colon, who many people recognize from the television show Crack Addict. Dr.Alessandra with several of our own ChioCongess Board members! Looking forward to an amazing Saturday!!!

06/30/2023

Multiple studies point to the safety of chiropractic for kids. Additional research reports substantial relief from back pain in pediatric patients.

06/09/2023

A study suggests that chiropractic can help patients with arthritis suffering from neck pain. The case study focused on the treatment of atlantoaxial arthritis in older adults.

05/25/2023

Back pain is a common complaint from teenagers, and 94% of teens with low back pain say that their symptoms limit their daily activity. Early intervention of back pain is key because it commonly leads to chronic conditions in adulthood. A literature review compared the efficacy of back education, ex...

05/17/2023

Study compares conventional sciatica surgery to newer method, finds new method may not be better. Another study concludes with recommendation of trying chiropractic before surgery. .

05/11/2023

Headache is reported in 90% of auto injury patients. Chiropractic is proven to be an effective approach for many different types of headache pain. .

04/27/2023

With aging comes a new set of common aches and pains. Unfortunately, research shows that older adults are less likely to seek treatment for pain than younger adults.

04/19/2023

Avoid back surgery with Chiropractic Care

Seeing a chiropractor can help you avoid back surgery, according to a new study in the journal Spine. Researchers studied nearly 2,000 injured workers with back pain and found that the health-care provider significantly affected a patient's likelihood of receiving surgery. People who first visited ...

04/19/2023

Many people report back pain after a car crash. A study looked at the biomechanics of lumbar spine injury from auto collisions and found that the car seat is most likely the culprit.

03/23/2023

A case study suggests that chiropractic care can significantly soothe migraines in pregnant women. In the report, a woman had suffered from migraines with aura since she was a child. Her symptoms worsened with pregnancy and she began having daily migraine attacks.

03/09/2023

The sacroiliac joints (SIJ) sit between the sacrum (tailbone) and ilium (pelvis), which serve to connect the spine and pelvis and facilitate load transfer from the low back to the lower extremities. Generally, when we