The Virginia Family Chiropractic Blog

You stand up and feel pressure in your knees. When you’re out on walks, you find yourself stopping for breaks more frequently than you used to. You avoid stairs whenever possible. Getting older is lousy, isn’t it? The reality is, knee pain isn’t just a symptom of getting older—and there’s no reason to just accept…

No matter how old you are or what type of work you do, lower back pain shouldn’t be your “normal.”  Sure, you might get stiff after sitting at a desk all day or feel some aching and soreness after working out or doing strenuous physical activity, but day-to-day pain, the kind that prevents you from…

When you’re involved in a collision, there are a lot of ways you can be injured. Even in a best-case scenario, it’s quite possible you’ll walk away from the accident with minor injuries like bruising and whiplash.  Although these injuries are often considered minor, they can lead to serious conditions like arthritis and a permanently…

Do you regularly find yourself feeling that uncomfortable, even painful, pins and needles sensation in your hands, feet, arms, or legs? How about a stabbing or throbbing sensation—or the complete opposite, total numbness? You could be suffering from peripheral neuropathy, a condition that results from damage to the peripheral nerves. These are the nerves throughout…