Zola Chiropractic

08/12/2025

Neck and Mid-Back Adjustments Effective for Improving Cervical Range of Motion.

A systematic review that included 33 studies concluded that spinal manipulative therapy—the primary treatment provided by doctors of chiropractic—applied to either the thoracic or cervical spine is an effective intervention for improving range of motion in the neck.

PLoS One, July 2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

08/04/2025

Effective Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain.

A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis that included 301 randomized controlled trials concluded that spinal manipulative therapy—the primary treatment provided by doctors of chiropractic—is effective for the management of chronic low back pain.

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, March 2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

07/16/2025

Neck and Shoulders May Contribute to Jaw Pain and Dysfunction.

According to a recent study, individuals with either neck or shoulder pain may have up to a six-fold increased risk for developing temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Because researchers did not observe such a link between TMD and other types of musculoskeletal pain, the findings suggest disorders of the neck and shoulder either share underlying mechanisms with TMD or may contribute to the condition.

Archives of Oral Biology, May 2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

06/11/2025

We provide our patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care, without long term treatment plans or unnecessary therapies.
Urgent care and same day appointments: Call 401-785-1978
We'll be out of the office from Thursday afternoon, June 19, until Monday, June 30, for a brief vacation.
Hope to see you next Monday the 16th through Wednesday the 18th, 10-1 and 3-6pm, or Thursday the 19th during morning hours 10-1.
And looking forward to again caring for you when we return after June 30th.

06/02/2025

Our office is a member of Chiro Trust and has pledged to provide for our patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care, without long term treatment plans or unnecessary therapies.
144 Waterman Street in Providence
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Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

A major manufacturer of workstations reports that 86% of work computer users have to sit all day, and when they do rise from sitting, more than half (56%) use food as the excuse to get up and move. In addition to sitting at work, for meals, and commuting to/from work, 36% sit another one to two h

05/27/2025

Most likely, everyone reading this article has had a headache at one time or another. The American Headache Society reports that nearly 40% of the population suffers from episodic headaches each year while 3% have chronic tension-type headaches. The United States Department of Health and Human Se

04/10/2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

Numbness in the hand is a common problem that we’ve all had at one time or another, and unless it becomes frequent, we usually don’t worry too much about it. When it starts to wake us up at night, that SHOULD get our attention! Since carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common caus

04/09/2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

Low back pain (LBP) is VERY common condition, and research shows that up to 50% of the adult population in the United States will experience LBP in any three-month timeframe over the course of a year. Worse, low back pain can persist for months, years, and even longer, significantly reducing one

04/08/2025

The Elderly & Back Pain – Is Chiropractic Effective?

Around the world, low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability and ranks sixth in terms of “overall disease burden.” Chronic low back pain (cLBP) has a profound socioeconomic impact on individuals, families, and communities—so much so that the World Health Organization has identifie

04/02/2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

Is it possible to identify which low back pain patients might experience the most benefit from spinal manipulation combined with exercise? In a 2011 study, researchers identified which patients might respond best to this combination of care and which patients might need a more aggressive approach

03/31/2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

Mechanical neck pain—neck pain without neurological compromise, often without a specific cause—is associated with a loss of mobility, poor activity tolerance, increased pressure pain sensitivity (or hypersensitivity to a normal stimulus), and increased joint position sense error (JPSE

03/27/2025

Our office is a member of ChiroTrust and has taken The ChiroTrust Pledge:
“To the best of my ability, I agree to provide my patients convenient, affordable, and mainstream Chiropractic care. I will not use unnecessary long-term treatment plans and/or therapies.”
144 Waterman St. Providence, RI 02906
Open Mon.-Thur. 10-1 and 3-6
Same Day Appointments Welcome: Call 401-785-1978

Adhesive capsulitis (also known as “frozen shoulder”) is the end result of inflammation, scarring, thickening, and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the humeral head or “ball” part of the ball and socket joint. Adhesive capsulitis dramatically reduces the range of motion of the affe