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What is the Best Mattress for Low Back Pain in Woodbury, MN?

August 15, 2020

Buying a mattress can be quite a daunting task. With an endless amount of options, materials, and features available it can be difficult to determine which mattress is right for you. The average adult sleeps for eight hours a night; this means that you spend up to a third of your life lying on your mattress, making this purchase all the more important! Do I Need a New Mattress? The average lifespan of a mattress is 5-10 years. Many manufacturers will have warranties that extend beyond the 10-year range, but for most the 8-year mark is when it is time to look...

Are You Having Pain While Working? Time to Look Beyond Ergonomics!

August 1, 2020

In the past several months, our work environment has completely changed! Many of are putting in long hours working from a home office that may or may not be ergonomically correct. We all know that prolonged sitting can be detrimental to your health, but what can you do to stay healthy if you have a desk job in the middle of a pandemic? Part 1: Education Training and Understanding Pain/Injuries The first step of preventing pain and injury, especially repetitive use, is first understanding how pain, injury and poor health occurs in the body. If we understand the downstream effects of sustained...

Protecting Our Patients – COVID-19 Update

July 26, 2020

From the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, MN Spine and Sport has committed to going above and beyond to ensure the health and safety of our patients and staff. Providing exceptional care remains our top priority, and right now that also means keeping our patients safe from COVID-19, which will continue to be part of our lives until we reach a widespread state of immunity. As we learn to live with the coronavirus in the community, MN Spine and Sport remains responsive to the needs of our patients and staff. Here are a few precautions and processes MN Spine and Sport has in...

COVID-19 Update

July 7, 2020

Our obligation is to care for our patients, even when it may be easier to stay home. As this crisis unfolds, we are being challenged as health professionals who want to make the best decisions based on the best evidence and information available. We are actively, and hourly, weighing the risks of our staff and patients against the moral and ethical values of remaining a safe harbor for patients who may not have other places to turn. In some cases, it's the patient who is a paramedic, firefighter, nurse or physician. People who we all need in this fight. In others,...

Do You Have Lower Back Pain or Sciatica?

June 28, 2020

The visual that comes to mind when thinking of low back pain is a person half-bent over with a hand on their back. Many Minnesotans have experienced low back pain, and you may recall feeling severely limited or even helpless during the acute phase of your last episode. From experience, it can be absolutely miserable! Feelings of pain and helplessness are very common and are some of the reasons why low back pain is one of the most common causes for patients to seek emergency care!1 In fact, over 80% of people have experienced at least one episode of low...

Evaluate, Fix, Prevent

June 14, 2020

Far too often in today’s healthcare system, patients are being let down by their healthcare providers. As the patient, you deserve to be guided back from injury appropriately and efficiently. Too many injured and ailing people are not thoroughly evaluated, therefore not receiving appropriate care, nor are they given a game plan to prevent the pain or injury from returning in the future. There are 3 fundamental aspects of care that YOU deserve and expect as a patient. Comprehensive Evaluation and Assessment Conservative Treatment Options Prevention Training Comprehensive Evaluation and Assessment Too often a patient presents to their primary care physician...

What are the benefits of having a family chiropractor?

May 26, 2020

What do you when a loved one is involved in a car accident? When your child sprains their ankle playing sports or spouse injures their back moving furniture, who do call? What about those nagging sport injuries or headaches that will not budge? By building a relationship with a chiropractor for your family, you can be assured that you and your family’s musculoskeletal health is in good hands! Not only are chiropractors great at treating sports injuries, car wrecks, and sore necks, but also educate your family members on healthy eating, discuss and treat postural concerns, keep a watchful eye for...

How do I choose the best chiropractor in Woodbury for me and my family?

May 16, 2020

Choosing a chiropractor in Woodbury can be challenging. There are many techniques and types of treatments, so which should you choose? Is the chiropractor evidence-based? Do they keep up with the current research and have they changed their treatment to be consistent with the research? Sadly, there are health care professionals that do not, and if they graduated in 1986, they are still stuck in in the 80’s. That does not bode well for care. Since graduating in 2004, core stabilization has changed three times over! If a chiropractic physician is still performing the same treatments as they did in the...

Ergonomics 101

April 6, 2020

Office ergonomics: With the new normal, working from home, ergonomics are more important than ever! Poor body positioning can wreck your back if you are not careful and deliberate about your body positioning! Here are 10 tips to ease strain on your body while working from home: Remember, your body is meant to move! You do this by adjusting your station throughout the day. Simple movements like leaning back and stretching your legs can help. All items that you use should be placed within a comfortable reach. This lessens strain on the shoulders and upper back. If you are using printers...

Nutrition at MN Spine and Sport in Woodbury, MN

Does Nutrition Matter When you are Injured?

March 11, 2020

So, all of us have tweaked something in the gym at some time or another. Many of us have gotten injured during an athletic activity. The “go-to” recommendations are usually RICE: rest, ice, compression, or elevation during the first seventy-two hours and then begin some form of rehabilitation. However, no one ever discusses what your nutrition should look like while you are recovering. Proper nutrition while injured or while rehabilitating can make the biggest difference in speed of healing and overall recovery. I would argue that nutrition is the missing link in all of rehabilitation. You can be doing everything...