Platte City Chiropractic

09/22/2025

Get in early this week!
The office will be closed from this Thursday (9.25) to the following Thursday (10.2).

09/08/2025

09/04/2025

Now this is how you build scapular stability!
Anyone that has come to me with a shoulder problem knows how I feel about scapular stability.

08/28/2025

Get in today or tomorrow and enjoy the long weekend!

08/26/2025

Are inversion tables a good idea?
It depends. If it is a spinal muscle/ a postural stretch, then it should help. If it is a sharp stabbing pain in the center of her spine, then no it will not.
Rule of thumb:
If you're really tight, try it out.
If you feel unstable then stay away.

08/21/2025

An interesting question: is osteoarthritis (OA) a normal aging process or a disease process?
The answer: OA is more of a disease process than a normal aging process.

1) There is more degradative enzyme activity in OA but not in normal aging cartilage.
2) Denatured type II collagen is found in both but more predominant in OA.
3) The expression of chondroitin-sulfate epitope (which is only seen in fetal and neonatal cartilage) in OA.
4) They differ in water content (within the joint) and in the ratio of chondroitin-sulfate to keratin sulfate constituents.

08/19/2025

First day of school!

08/14/2025

School is starting up next week, here are some tips to keep your students spine/ posture in a safe position.

08/12/2025

I have been asked by a lot of patients, "how did this happen"? The best answer that I have is, "a death by a thousand cuts" (unless there was a tramatic incident).
The body can handle a lot of "insults" but they add up over time. Once the repeated "insults" has accumulated then that is when the big injury/ pains happen.

08/07/2025

Sciatica isn’t a condition by itself but a set of symptoms stemming from irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve (comprising nerve roots from L4 to S3, with a diameter of up to 2 cm, stands as the body's largest nerve). Here are some of the most common condition that can cause sciatica.

08/05/2025

07/28/2025