Corrective Chiropractic and Wellness

07/22/2025

Dr. Shane loves the lifting days but also makes time for yoga. Here are a few benefits to adding yoga for mobility, especially for someone who lifts weights:

🧘‍♂️ 1. Improves Range of Motion
Lifting heavy can tighten muscles over time. Yoga helps lengthen those muscles and joints, allowing for deeper, safer lifts with better form.

🔄 2. Enhances Muscle Recovery
Yoga increases blood flow, reduces inflammation, and promotes recovery between lifting sessions—helping you bounce back faster.

🪢 3. Reduces Injury Risk
Tight hips, shoulders, and hamstrings can lead to compensation and strain. Yoga helps correct imbalances and keeps the body aligned and resilient.

🦵 4. Supports Joint Health
Through controlled, low-impact movement, yoga nourishes cartilage and strengthens the small stabilizing muscles that protect your joints under heavy load.

🧠 5. Boosts Mind-Muscle Connection
Yoga sharpens body awareness and breath control, which translates to better lifting technique and focus during training.

😴 6. Stress Recovery
Yoga also reduces cortisol levels (the stress hormone), which supports better recovery, sleep, and overall gains.

07/21/2025

Parents, summer break is the perfect time to get your kids checked for subluxations! 👀✅

They’re growing fast, playing hard, and let’s be honest—probably glued to a screen more than usual. 📱💻🖥🕹📺 All of that can throw their spines out of whack.💥

An adjustment now can help them sleep better, move easier, and head into the school year feeling their best. 📚🙂

Beat the back-to-school rush - book their summer spine check-up today! ☀️📅

☎️ 254-698-1600

07/21/2025

🙂🩷 A cheerful heart really is good medicine - and science backs it up! 🤓🔬

When you feel joyful or laugh, your body releases natural chemicals like endorphins and dopamine that help you feel good and reduce pain. Studies show that positive emotions can lower levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, which helps lower inflammation and blood pressure, and boosts your immune system.

Researchers have even found that people who maintain a positive outlook are less likely to get sick, recover faster from illness, and may even live longer!

So whether it’s laughter, gratitude, faith, or simply spending time with people you love, choosing joy can have powerful effects on your body and mind. 🙂

07/19/2025

There are countless ways children benefit from time spent in nature - physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially:

🌿 Physical Health Benefits
Improved motor skills (balance, coordination, agility)
Stronger immune system
More physical activity (encourages movement and exercise)
Better sleep quality
Reduced risk of obesity
Healthier vision (less risk of myopia from outdoor light exposure)

🧠 Cognitive & Academic Benefits
Enhanced focus and attention (especially beneficial for children with ADHD)
Improved creativity and imagination
Better problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Higher academic performance (studies link green time with better test scores)
Boosts curiosity and love of learning

😌 Mental & Emotional Benefits
Reduced stress and anxiety
Lower levels of depression and emotional fatigue
Greater emotional resilience
Increased sense of calm and well-being
Improved self-esteem and confidence

🤝 Social & Developmental Benefits
Improved social skills (teamwork, empathy, communication)
Encourages cooperative play
Strengthens bonds with family and peers
Develops responsibility and independence

🌎 Connection to Environment & Stewardship
Fosters respect for nature and living things
Builds environmental awareness and responsibility
Encourages sustainable habits early in life

Ready to go outside? Here's a list of nature Trails in our area:
https://www.google.com/maps/search/nature+trails+near+76548

07/16/2025

🏓 Love playing pickleball, but concerned about the risk of injuries? Learn how proper biomechanics and chiropractic adjustments can enhance your game and reduce the chance of sprains and strains.

Chiropractors can play a role in helping people prevent injuries associated with pickleball by providing the following services and guidance:

🟡 Musculoskeletal Assessment - Chiropractors can assess an individual's musculoskeletal health to identify any existing imbalances, weaknesses, or alignment issues that might make them more susceptible to injuries during pickleball. This assessment can help create a personalized injury prevention plan.

🟡 Joint Mobility - Chiropractors can help improve joint mobility, particularly in areas prone to injury in pickleball, such as the shoulders, elbows, wrists, and knees. This increased mobility can enhance flexibility and reduce the chances of injury.

🟡 Stretching and Strengthening Exercises - Chiropractors can prescribe specific stretching and strengthening exercises tailored to the individual's needs. These exercises can target muscle groups used in pickleball, enhancing strength and flexibility, which can prevent injuries.

🟡 Education - Chiropractors can educate pickleball players about proper warm-up and cool-down routines, emphasizing the importance of dynamic stretching and injury prevention strategies. They can also guide equipment selection and proper technique to minimize injury risk.

🟡 Nutritional Guidance - Chiropractors can provide nutritional advice to promote healthy joints, muscles, and overall well-being, indirectly preventing injury.

☎ Give our office a call today to see how we can help!
254-698-1600

☑️And check out this infographic for tips on preventing pickleball injuries.
https://mcusercontent.com/e89f773d754b3b75e64b42694/files/c21859a5-a55d-a674-1647-ddb345687df0/Pickleball_infographic.pdf

07/14/2025

Happy Monday!! If you can read this... it's time for an adjustment. 😉 254-698-1600 ☎️

07/13/2025

07/11/2025

Parents / adults are the driving force in what kids eat. Young children can't prepare meals or take themself to a restaurant - that's all on the grown ups. Teach children to eat well by feeding them real food and being a healthy example. The younger you start, the easier it is. This will affect their growth and development now, and create healthy habits for their future.

Studies show that children who eat diets rich in foods from nature - like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts - show stronger gut health, better weight regulation, enhanced cognitive performance, and reduced risk of chronic diseases. As opposed to children with diets high in ultra-processed foods which are linked to negative outcomes in physical, mental, and emotional health.

07/09/2025

HAPPY 12 YEAR WORK ANNIVERSARY TO URSULA!!! For the past dozen years, Ursula has been an integral part of Corrective Chiropractic & Wellness, serving as our Education and Marketing Coordinator - and now also as our Holistic Health Coach. Her passion for natural health, wellness, and patient education is at the heart of everything she does to support and promote the clinic within our community.

In addition to her current roles, Ursula served as the project manager and interior designer for our current clinic, completed in 2014. While she often works behind the scenes, you’ll also find her out in the community representing CCW offering spinal screenings, wellness education, and community outreach. Her dedication to building a healthier, more informed community is clear from the moment you meet her.

If your organization would like to schedule a free wellness class, contact Ursula@myHHchiro.com.

Learn more about Ursula's Health Coaching Program:
harkerheightschiropractor.com/health-coaching

07/08/2025

Bring the kids in to see us while they're on Summer break! Chiropractic takes a safe, gentle, non-invasive approach to children's growth and development. 🙂

10 Reasons Parents Take Their Children to See a Chiropractor:
1. To maximize and increase their child's brain and nerve development
2. To enhance their child's overall wellbeing
3. To strengthen immunity and reduce the incidence of colds, ear aches, and general illness
4. To help with colic/ irritable baby syndrome
5. To help with asthma, breathing difficulties, and allergies
6. To improve spinal posture
7. To improve their child's ability to concentrate
8. To assist with behavioral disorders and offer greater emotional wellbeing
9. To help alleviate bed weting and digestive problems
10. To assist with sleep issues

07/07/2025

🍫 It's World Chocolate Day!!! Hold out for the good stuff and don't settle for less! Organic Dark Chocolate is considered healthy in small doses every day. 😋