As a chiropractor, I often treat people who have already exhausted all of their insurance money from seeing other chiropractors and/or physical therapists. They come to me out-of-pocket and immediately expect me to do significantly more in one or two visits than the previous professional(s) did after the 12-20 visits that drained their insurance be...

Injuries are a part of sport and life. It is an unfortunate reality and a lesson some encounter with greater frequency than others. I have had my fair share of injuries as well. The reason why I am writing this post is because of my most recent injury. Over the past 14 weeks, I have been prepping for a strongman competition in Iowa on May 16. The t...

The controversial subject of individuals assuming and accusing other individuals of using PEDs has been brought up once again.It's comical to me because I always here about these assumptions or accusations from a second hand source. I never hear it directly from the source. But, that's another story.At this point in my life, I've heard it since I w...

Muscle has a great importance to the body beyond being stronger and looking better. So what's the best way to build muscle? Learn more in this short video.

What is the purpose of the warm-up? How important is the role stretching and mobility during the warm-up process? Plenty of clinicians and trainers preach mobility, mobility, mobility. Is mobility truly the answer? We answer those questions in this short video

Benefits of Strength Training for YouthNumerous studies have been published on the benefits of strength training in regards to overall fitness and health markers, muscular strength, injury reduction, sports performance enhancement, and confidence. Scientifically proven adaptations from strength training include increased neural drive, increased syn...

Attitude. We've all heard about it since we were young. We've heard it from parents, family, friends, teachers, and/or coaches who preached the importance of attitude. Sometimes it takes a certain individual to have an impact in ways others cannot. Likely you have had someone in your life tell you the same thing you've heard countless times before,...

 Imagine a world where patients get the advise, education, and treatment they need. Imagine doctors who: Make sense of what a patients saysKnow exactly what a patient needsConfidently provide gold standard advice and treatment interventionsThis world is obtainable, but it must first begin with better quality, order and structure to our thinkin...

 The majority of us will not get through life without sustaining some degree of injury. The joints of the back, shoulder, hips, knees and ankles are all very common injury sites for not just athletes, but the general fitness population as well.Most injuries that develop over time tend to have one thing in common, a breakdown in the human movem...

The Gallagher Performance approach will improve the way your body moves and functions. Simple yet effective changes to improperly functioning muscles and joints will allow the body to make immediate shifts toward working as a functional unit. Thus reducing pain and enabling higher levels of strength, speed, and power with greater resilience.The res...

 Lately it's hard to find time to keep up with our blog. Life and business have a way of keeping you busy. Ignoring our social platforms may happen for a period of time, but we always revisit them. If there is one thing I've always hoped is that our blog would be informative, educational, and entertaining (at times). The summer months bring on...

 Spinal manipulation, also known as Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy, is an effective and efficient way to improve joint mechanics, reduce pain, improve mobility, and facilitate the acquisition of improved movements patterns when implemented strategically into treatment plans. Yet the benefits of spinal manipulation, or chiropractic care in g...

Movement is essential to the function of our heart, lungs, and lymphatic system. Movement is critical to keeping our muscles, joints, cartilage, and connective tissue healthy. Movement aids in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients throughout our body and assists in removal of metabolic waste products.These are points that the majority of us have eit...

It seems, inevitably, we get weekly questions wanting our insights or thoughts on some training or rehabilitation method.Regardless of the whether its the fitness industry or physical medicine profession, methods come and go all the time. Some interventions have staying power as they provide lasting results. Some trends are just a flash in the pan....

 Obesity is a problem. It's a real problem. Today, 34% of the US adult population is obese and roughly 18% of US youth aged 2-19 years are obese. It is well established that children who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults, putting them more at risk for health problems such as heart disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, stroke, c...

 Often I am asked, "What is the best exercise?" or "What is the best type of exercise?"To answer that question, let's set the stage of what exercise really is - movement.Teaching patients not only about chiropractic but how to move better all comes back to function and understanding how all the intricate parts of our body make up a highly comp...

The insurance industry has become increasingly difficult to work with as many large carriers have limited or completely closed off providers from joining their network.In such cases, we operate as a fee-for-service facility and offer affordable plans that truly increase the value of our patient's experience. But rather than take my word for it, let...

The problem: It's not uncommon for people with recurrent episodes of back pain to become fearful and to start avoiding activities in life. They begin to associate pain with the activity and that the activity is doing harm. Thus, in their minds, pain equals harm and any activity that causes pain avoided. The problem becomes that as this the list of ...

Our approach to working with shoulder pain or injuries is very unique in that we really don't work around shoulder injuries when properly indicated. The majority of the time, we don't force someone to rest for several days while inflammation quiets down. Yes, it can be necessary in rare circumstances. However, rest and traditional methods of ice an...

"After an injury tissues heal, but muscles learn. They readily develop habits of guarding that outlast the injury" - Janet Travell, MDGuarding after an injury is normal and it is to be expected. However, when left unidentified and untreated, guarding or protective patterns can become common reasons for chronicity and why someone "hasn't got better"...