Many of us understand the relationship between neck and back pain and long work days hunched in front of a computer monitor. We all question what we can do to alleviate this pain. Some of us deal with the pain, while others turn to over the counter medications such...

Over 45 million Americans suffer from chronic recurring headaches.  If you are one of the millions, have you identified what type of headache you regularly suffer from? What treatment strategies have you employed to manage your headaches?In this blog article I will...

Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from M.G. What type of education and training do chiropractors have? Doctors of chiropractic are trained as primary contact providers and are trained...

Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals  Implementing Stress...

Don't position your office chair too high - While it's important to ensure that your office chair is high enough to effectively work at your desk, most people tend to sit too high off of the ground.  A seat height between 16-21 inches off of the ground is a good...

Opiate related drug addiction and dependency continues to rise and poses a significant threat to our citizens and to our healthcare system. Too often these pain killers are routinely prescribed to address chronic pain which precipitates the inevitable drug dependency...

Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from D.W.When should I use ice and when should I use heat? As a musculoskeletal specialist I am asked on a daily basis "should I use ice, or should I use...

If you have ever been in a motor vehicle collision you may be familiar with Personal Injury Protection, also known as PIP.  Washington State requires every motorist to carry liability insurance in the amounts of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident.  In...

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being,...

Muscle Monday with Dr. Mayr This week’s muscle and injury prevention tip involves the supraspinatus.  The supraspinatus is one of the 4 muscles that make up the rotator cuff.  It is the most commonly injured of the 4 muscles and important to keep strong to...

Muscle Monday with Doctor Mayr The piriformis is a muscle deep in the buttock.  It lies beneath the larger, and more well known, gluteus maximus muscle.  When you peel back the gluteus maximus you reach the external rotators of the hip, largest of which is the...

Every week I will answer a question or series of questions about chiropractic. This weeks question comes from M.G. What type of education and training do chiropractors have? Doctors of chiropractic are trained as primary contact providers and are trained...

This week’s muscle is the Quadriceps The quadriceps muscle is actually a group of 4 muscles as the name “quad” suggests.  Three of the muscles originate at the top of the leg bone by the hip and joint into a common tendon connecting to our knee caps.  The fourth...

Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals  Implementing Stress...

Don't position your office chair too high - While it's important to ensure that your office chair is high enough to effectively work at your desk, most people tend to sit too high off of the ground.  A seat height between 16-21 inches off of the ground is a good...

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being,...

We live in a fast-paced world where we are constantly bombarded with various stressors. Stress is often associated with anxiety, depressed mood, irritability and fatigue. Leaving our stressors behind to live on a tropical beach sounds amazing but is probably not...

The British Journal of Psychiatry released an article in April titled “Efficacy of Omega-3 Highly Unsaturated Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Depression.”  The study sought to evaluate the efficacy of fish oil in the treatment of major depressive disorder. The...

With Spring and Summer right around the corner, it's important to address Vitamin D.  Having adequate levels of Vitamin D is critical to ensure prevention of many serious diseases.  Vitamin D’s use has been vastly under-emphasized by the medical community until...

Aquaculture fish farm production is growing at a faster rate than any other animal agriculture.  Farmed fish now account for approximately 50% of the fish eaten in the U.S.. While fish farming is intended to mediate supply and demand concerns, it has placed a...

How are food sensitivities different from food allergies? When you think of someone having an anaphylactic reaction to peanuts or shellfish, this is a food allergy. An anaphylactic response is an IgE mediated immune reaction. When an individual has an allergic...

Graham Rehabilitation and Wellness invites you to join the 21 Day New Year Wellness Challenge. Start the new year off with a health and wellness reboot. The 3 week challenge will consist of the following: Detoxifying Diet Setting Exercise Goals  Implementing Stress...

Don't position your office chair too high - While it's important to ensure that your office chair is high enough to effectively work at your desk, most people tend to sit too high off of the ground.  A seat height between 16-21 inches off of the ground is a good...