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How Shockwave Therapy Works: What Happens Inside Your Body During Treatment
Quick Summary Shockwave Therapy is a non-surgical treatment that uses acoustic sound waves to stimulate healing in injured tissues. Research shows that shockwave therapy may improve blood flow, increase collagen production, stimulate healing cells, reduce pain signals, and help damaged tissues repair themselves. It is commonly used for plantar fasciitis, rotator cuff injuries, tennis elbow, hip pain, knee pain, Achilles tendinopathy, and chronic back pain. At Thrive Chiroprac
Tim St. Onge
Jun 235 min read
Why Do I Have Pain on the Outside of My Hip? Understanding Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
If you have pain on the outside of your hip that makes it hard to sleep on your side, walk up stairs, or get in and out of the car, you may be dealing with something called Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, often called GTPS. Many people are told they have “hip bursitis,” but in many cases, the real problem is a little more complex. At Thrive Chiropractic & Functional Health, we help patients every week who are struggling with this kind of hip pain. The good news is that th
Tim St. Onge
Apr 283 min read
Shift Your Mindset from Punishment to Partnership: How Inner Dialogue Shapes Your Health
What if the reason your health plan isn't working has nothing to do with your diet or your workout? Candace Oates lost over 125 pounds and kept it off for 25 years — and she says it started with one thing: changing how she talked to herself. In this episode of Health Hacks, we explore why mindset must come before any tactic.
Why Chronic Pain is More than Just Inflammation
If you’ve had back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, or foot pain for months—or even years—you’ve probably heard the word inflammation. And inflammation can absolutely be part of the problem. But chronic pain is often more complicated than that. Pain can be affected by the health of your joints and tissues, your nervous system, strength and movement, previous injuries, sleep, stress, and other factors. That helps explain something we see frequently: The place that hurts isn't alway
Could Mold Be Making You Sick? Symptoms & Hidden Mold
Could Mold Be Making You Sick? Signs Your Home May Be Affecting Your Health You eat pretty well. You try to get enough sleep. Maybe you've even had blood work done. But you still don't feel right. You're tired. Your head feels foggy. Your sinuses are always bothering you. Or you just don't feel like yourself. When this happens, we usually start looking inside the body for answers. Sometimes we also need to look at the environment around us. One place worth considering is
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