What is a Chiropractor?  A Chiropractor (doctor of Chiropractic), is a licensed, primary health-care practitioner, who is an expert in diagnosing and treating conditions related to the structure and function of the spine, nervous system and joints. A Chiropractor has the responsibility to form a diagnosis and is concerned with the treatment of a disorder and in prevention of its reoccurrence ...

Everyone knows that the key to maintaining good oral health is with routine dental check-ups and practicing good dental hygiene. The same goes for spinal health and good posture! If you want to maintain flexibility and improve the alignment and function of your spine, you need routine spinal adjustments (think of these like spinal check-ups) and you need to practice good spinal hygiene. What ...

At one point or another, we’re all looking for ways to improve our posture. Whether it’s getting an ergonomic office chair, practicing mindfulness, or incorporating stretches or strength training into our daily routine. Everybody wants better posture. But where do we start? To help all his patients seek “perfect” posture, Dr. Michael Horowitz offers these five points: Awareness – It is wa ...

What causes pain in the wrists and hands? We use our hands for almost every task; we lift, grab, pull, push, type, and squeeze just to name a few. It is no wonder that with so much use over time, that we all experience some degree of pain in our hands or wrists. Your hands, fingers, or wrists may sting, burn, ache, or feel numb, stiff, hot, or cold. For as many movements as your hands are cap ...

Why does my elbow hurt? It's certainly not funny (but it is connected to the humerus!). The elbow is a hinge joint that allows your arm to bend. This movement makes it possible to throw, lift, swing, and hug. The elbow joint is formed where the three bones in your arm meet: the humerus (the upper arm bone) and the radius and ulna (the two bones of the forearm). Each of these three bones has c ...

Feeling tense? Are your muscles sore from the weekend softball game? Or, are you experiencing low back pain from typing away at your desk? Maybe you just want to improve your flexibility? Whatever the reason, subscribe to Dr. Michael Horowitz’s free Stretch of the Day series! With each session, you will receive stretches designed to release stress, and help you to feel more refreshed and free ...

If you enjoy running or are active in sports, chances are you have heard of, or maybe even injured, your iliotibial band, or IT band. The IT band is a ligament that runs down the outside of the thigh at the hip (ilium) all the way to the shin bone (tibia). The IT band plays a crucial role in your ability to run, as it stabilizes the thigh bone and knee, and allows the lower leg to swing forwa ...

Have you been experiencing extreme stiffness or limited motion in your shoulder? You may have frozen shoulder, known medically as adhesive capsulitis. Frozen shoulder may be brought on from an injury, overuse, or from diseases like diabetes or a stroke. It occurs primarily in people aging 40-60, and appears more commonly in women. Frozen shoulder is characterized by three stages: The Free ...

Imagine this: You sneeze and suddenly you feel a sharp pain in your chest. You don’t think anything of it, but then gradually throughout the day the pain continues, but this time it happens after you simply take a deep breath in. You could be experiencing rib or chest pain caused by costochondritis or a costovertebral joint sprain. Costochondritis, broken down to mean inflammation (-itis) o ...

Scoliosis: chances are you have heard of it, but what is it? Scoliosis is the abnormal curvature of the spine, and comes from the Greek word skoliosis, meaning “crookedness.” Normally, an individual’s spine runs straight down the middle of the back, but for about 2% of the population their spines curve in either a “C” or “S” shape. The angle of the curve may be small or very pronounced, categ ...