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Back hurting this holiday season? You may be forgetting about this one significant cause.

Oh, the holidays…. Sigh.  Remember when you were a kid and how much you looked forward to Christmas?  It seemed like it took forever to come, and when it did you were so excited for all those new toys!  Fast forward to adulthood and now it seems that Christmas arrives faster than you can prepare for it, you don’t have a 2 week Christmas Break and instead you have to work, you’re responsible financially for everything, and you have to do all the shopping/planning/coordinating/ect. Sound familiar? To some, it may seem more of a hassle than joy with all the stress that comes with the holidays. Many of you probably notice that your back or neck gets tight and starts hurting during this season due to stress.  We like to categorize stress into three groups: physical, chemical, and emotional.  Physical stress is usually obvious; like lifting the Christmas tree or going up and down on the ladder all day to put up lights. Chemical stress is also noticeable this time of year: cookies, candy,

How long will it take me to get better?

How long will it take for me to get better? When a new person comes in to our office, they typically have two questions:   #1- What’s wrong with me?  This is usually more straightforward for us chiropractors to figure out because of the comprehensive testing that we perform. By analyzing the alignment of the spine and finding out the overall health of the spine, we can usually see why things are causing problems. The more challenging question is #2: How long will it take for me to get better? There are so many factors to healing and we would be lying if we said we had all the answers on why some people heal faster than others but the lifestyle that a person leads gives us tremendous clues on their rate of healing. No one really wants to hear this but stress is the major factor that dictates healing rate. Remember that stress is not just the emotional stress you face when the holidays come around. It’s stress from the chemicals that you take in (poor nutrition, drinking,