MyChiro, LLC

08/23/2025

Changing my logo like Cracker Barrel

08/21/2025

Telomeres are kind of like those little plastic tips at the end of your shoelaces. They keep your DNA from unraveling every time your cells divide. The problem is they get shorter over time, and when they’re too short, the cell can’t divide anymore. That’s one of the reasons we age. You don’t get to pick how long yours start out—that’s genetics—but you do have a say in how fast they wear down. Stress, no sleep, smoking, drinking, sitting around all day…all of that makes them fray faster. On the other hand, moving your body, eating real food, and getting good rest help keep them intact. You can’t swap out the shoelaces you were given, but you can definitely take care of the tips so they last longer.

08/18/2025

I’ll be out of town from Wednesday to Wednesday (August 20–27). If you’d like to get an adjustment in before then, just let me know! Wishing you a wonderful week!

08/15/2025

While professional evaluation is always recommended, you can gently observe your wrist at home:

Make a fist with your thumb tucked inside your fingers.

Slowly bend your wrist toward your little finger.

Notice any sharp or shooting pain along the base of your thumb.

Discover why your wrist pain might be more than a nuisance. Learn how Finkelstein’s Test helps Sioux Falls residents identify De Quervain’s tenosynovitis and when to seek chiropractic guidance.

08/13/2025

https://www.mychirohousecall.com/post/chiropractic-neck-adjustments-stroke-what-sioux-falls-residents-should-know

Chiropractic neck adjustments are a popular treatment for neck pain, but concerns about their safety have been raised due to potential risks, including stroke. This blog examines the available research on the association between chiropractic care and stroke, providing Sioux Falls residents with evid...

08/10/2025

Why Frequent Visits Work (The Science Bit)
When your back hurts, muscles tighten like a fortress, locking you in pain. Frequent adjustments and manual therapy break this cycle, speed up motion, calm nerves, and reduce inflammation. Toss in simple home rehab, and you’re training your body to hold onto those gains between visits.

Struggling with lower back pain in Sioux Falls? Discover how MyChiro’s targeted two-week chiropractic plan—six visits including adjustments, manual therapy, and simple home exercises—can help you find relief fast. Designed for busy Sioux Falls residents, this effective care plan fits your life...

08/08/2025

Getting strong at the basic barbell lifts solves more postural problems than most band drills ever will.

You’ll see a lot of posture advice that focuses on small corrective exercises — bands, breathing drills, floor work. These can help with muscle awareness and activation. But the truth is: if you get strong at squats, deadlifts, presses, and rows, a lot of postural issues improve on their own.

Barbell training loads the entire system — not just muscles, but coordination, bracing, spinal alignment, and joint stacking under real-world forces. It forces you to organize your body efficiently. That’s what “posture” actually is: structure under load.

Bands can help. But if you’re doing wall angels while still too weak to support your own frame under a bar? You’re treating the symptoms, not the cause.

Build strength first. You might be surprised how many of those nagging posture issues fade away.

08/06/2025

A man bends over to tie his shoes and suddenly feels his back seize. A familiar story—millions experience this every year. And when he finally makes it to the chiropractor, he’s braced for the usual: twists, cracks, maybe even a little fear of making it worse.

But instead, something strange happens. He lies on the table. Two small wedges are slid under his hips. He waits. There is no sudden movement. No jolt. Just gravity and positioning. Slowly, the tension in his spine unwinds like a spring, releasing the grip on his nerves and muscles.

This quiet method is called Sacro-Occipital Technique. It’s not dramatic. It doesn’t make for great TikTok videos. But for acute lower back pain, it works with the body instead of against it.

Relief, it turns out, often looks like stillness.

08/04/2025

In Atomic Habits, James Clear tells the story of a transformation so unlikely it reads like a sports fable. The British cycling team, long known for mediocrity and disappointment, could not win a Tour de France or a medal on the world stage. They were a national embarrassment.

Then came Dave Brailsford, a performance director with an obsession for what he called the aggregation of marginal gains. He believed that winning wasn’t about one massive breakthrough but a hundred tiny ones—each improving performance by just 1%.

They optimized everything: the weight of the bikes, the aerodynamics of helmets, the texture of the riders’ shorts, the nutrition of their meals, and the timing of their sleep. They even painted the inside of their team truck white to spot the smallest speck of dust that might slow a wheel. Within five years, the same team that once stumbled at the starting line became a global powerhouse—dominating the Olympics and winning multiple Tour de France titles.

The lesson is deceptively simple: Small improvements compound into extraordinary results.

Ever wonder how tiny daily changes can lead to big health breakthroughs? Inspired by the British cycling team’s success and James Clear’s Atomic Habits, we explore how the “1% better” approach can transform your posture, mobility, and daily life in Sioux Falls. Learn how stacking small habit...

07/30/2025

Acute back pain is the worst.
It’s like your spine suddenly filed for divorce and took the kids. Every movement feels like a betrayal. Sneezing? Cruel. Tying your shoes? A distant memory. Even existing becomes a full-contact sport.

The good news? Most acute back pain isn’t serious, just seriously annoying.

07/28/2025

Online fitness isn’t about fitness.
It’s about body dysmorphia, PED abuse, and chasing a look that’s never enough.

We glamorize suffering.
We glorify burnout.
We sell shame as “discipline” and obsession as “motivation.”

“Hustle or die” mindsets ignore what actually builds health—rest, balance, and mental clarity.

People join these spaces to feel better…
But end up in a toxic loop of comparison, self-hate, and aesthetic addiction.

This isn’t fitness. It’s dysfunction.

07/24/2025

Wanting to be liked is a disease.
It’ll drain your confidence, mute your voice, and make you settle for crumbs.
It’s not wrong to want approval—just don’t chase it at the cost of self-respect.
Stop contorting. Start collecting what’s yours.