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by Dr. Nick Campos


How Prolonged Sitting Leads to Low Back Pain: Causes and Solutions

By : on : December 30, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on How Prolonged Sitting Leads to Low Back Pain: Causes and Solutions)

I commute a lot by car. Over the last ten years, I have driven over one hundred thousand miles. When we throw in flying and train rides, you can imagine how much passenger sitting I have done. This can be hard on the body. As a result, I have had to experience pain, learn from…

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How Knee Pain is Surprisingly Often Caused by Foot Deformity

By : on : September 16, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on How Knee Pain is Surprisingly Often Caused by Foot Deformity)

I’ve got flat feet; some call it fallen arches, but the most accurate term for my actual foot dysfunction is overpronation. Let me explain: While it is true that my arches collapse under the weight of my body when I step down on the ground, giving my feet a flat appearance, it is because of…

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Pain Free Scoliosis: How to Have Your Back Evaluated and Treated for Scoliosis

By : on : August 30, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on Pain Free Scoliosis: How to Have Your Back Evaluated and Treated for Scoliosis)

In a career spanning twenty-two years of practice and fifteen years typing away at the keyboard, I am shocked to realize that I have never written a piece on scoliosis. I know, I know…scoliosis and chiropractic go together like bee stings and EpiPens; but alas, I have not found until now to write about it,…

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A Hopeful Remedy To Treat and Prevent Crippling Low Back Spasms

By : on : July 14, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on A Hopeful Remedy To Treat and Prevent Crippling Low Back Spasms)

In twenty-two years of practice, I have to say that some of the hardest pain cases I have had to manage involved, in some way, severe muscle spasms of the low back. Muscle spasms, to some degree, accompany most low back issues involving the spinal joints – what we call subluxation in chiropractic. But spasms…

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It’s Rarely Just A Quick Adjustment: The Importance of Getting Examined

By : on : July 11, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on It’s Rarely Just A Quick Adjustment: The Importance of Getting Examined)

Being examined is essential when beginning care in any doctor’s office. In my office, it is non-negotiable, although plenty of potential clients call with the belief that they “just need an adjustment.” While this may be so, it may also not be so, as the story I am about to disclose will show. But I…

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Chiropractic is the Ultimate to Beat Whiplash Neck Pain Now

By : on : April 3, 2022 comments : (Comments Off on Chiropractic is the Ultimate to Beat Whiplash Neck Pain Now)

As we enter a new era, one more dependent on technology than ever, injuries we sustain can take on a new level of disability. Take for instance, acceleration-deceleration whiplash injuries – these are some of the most common we chiropractors see in auto accident pain cases. As more people spend a large portion of their…

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Horrible Chest Pain Not Always the Heart (A List of Causes)

By : on : April 7, 2021 comments : (Comments Off on Horrible Chest Pain Not Always the Heart (A List of Causes))

A few months back I presented two of the more common causes of upper back or rib pain on breathing. Because of its intimate relation to the heart and lungs, pain on inspiration is a cause for concern, especially when coupled with other symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath. But in the absence…

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Vitamin C is Absolutely for More Than Immunity Alone

By : on : March 8, 2021 comments : (Comments Off on Vitamin C is Absolutely for More Than Immunity Alone)

Bleeding gums, hair loss, dry, itchy skin – what were once symptoms reserved for British sailors and soldiers of the American Civil War are becoming more common today in the average person’s convenience-laden lifestyle. These symptoms collectively are known as scurvy, a nutritional deficiency syndrome related to vitamin C. British sailors in the 15-18th centuries…

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Why Does It Hurt So Badly When I Breathe? And How To Fix It…

By : on : February 3, 2021 comments : (Comments Off on Why Does It Hurt So Badly When I Breathe? And How To Fix It…)

“It hurts to breathe.” Have you ever said these words? Did you mean them literally, or were you trying to say that you carried out something grueling, like an ass-kicking workout, or that you worked your third restaurant shift in a row, or even after you were injured from a fall or car crash? Sometimes…

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When Shoulder Pain Is Not From The Shoulder

By : on : January 21, 2021 comments : (Comments Off on When Shoulder Pain Is Not From The Shoulder)

Sometimes the pain you feel comes from an area other than where it hurts. Sometimes the problem is caused by an adjacent tissue, and others times from a distant, seemingly unrelated structure. As a chiropractic doctor who works with people suffering from many kinds of pain, I am grateful when I can recreate a client’s…

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