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Fall Prevention in Woodlawn When we think of people falling, around the house or otherwise, most of us think of the elderly. While it is true that more than 30% of adults over 65 report falls resulting in some kind of injury, anyone is susceptible to a fall. Over 9,9 million fall-related injuries occur each…

Text Neck and Chiropractic Care in Rockville The average American spends up to 9 hours a day in front of some form of screen, be that a TV, smartphone or computer. Even children are unable to avoid spending at least two hours per day staring at screens. Staring down at the phone or computer puts…

Plenty of Opportunities for Muscle Pain in Greenbelt Did you know that you have about 600 muscles in your body? That’s a lot of muscles that can suffer from muscle pains, injury, tightness, inflammation, strain or spasm. Muscle spasms can be caused by too much or prolonged exercise, injury, trauma, whiplash, and dehydration. You may experience twitching, tightening,…

New York Chiropractic College Winter 2018 Commencement NYCC alumnus Rick Rosa, DC ’96, addresses Doctor of Chiropractic graduates at the Winter 2018 Commencement. Dr. Rick Rosa in Alexandria did an amazing job delivering this powerful commencement speech at The New York Chiropractic College and shared universal truths and guidelines I believe you will find helpful.…

Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling in Greenbelt Myofascial Trigger Point Dry Needling to Restore Proper Function to Abnormal Muscles Myofascial trigger point dry needling (MFTrPDN) is a treatment to restore proper function to abnormally behaving muscles. These muscles become painful with nodules also called “knots”, “tight bands”, or trigger points. They can be painful locally…