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Could Your Headache Actually Be Coming From Your Neck?
Could Your Headache Actually Be Coming From Your Neck? If you get headaches over and over, you probably know the routine. Your head starts hurting. You take something for the pain. Maybe the headache gets better. Then a few days later, it comes back. But what if the problem isn't actually starting in your head? For some people, recurring headaches can be connected to problems in the neck. When a headache originates from structures in the neck, it is often called a cervicogeni
Tim St. Onge
Sep 167 min read
Why Your Neck Pain May Not Be Coming From Your Neck
Persistent neck pain that keeps coming back? The real cause is often your upper back, shoulders, or posture — not your neck. Learn how Thrive Chiropractic & Functional Health in Branson, MO treats neck pain at its root.
Tim St. Onge
Aug 195 min read
Why Does My Pain Keep Coming Back Even After Stretching?
Why Does My Pain Keep Coming Back Even After Stretching? A lot of people with chronic pain hear the same thing: “Your muscles are just tight.” Sometimes that is partly true. But most of the time, chronic pain is about more than just tight muscles. That’s why so many people stretch every day, use massage guns, or get massages… but the pain keeps coming back. At Thrive Chiropractic & Functional Health, we help people find the real reason behind their pain so they can finally st
Tim St. Onge
May 193 min read
Can shoulder pain radiate to the neck?
Living with shoulder pain is a real problem for a lot of people. Almost everything you do involves your shoulder. Whether you are throwing a ball or brushing your hair, you need a healthy shoulder to do it. But it’s not just your shoulder, is it? In many cases, shoulder pain comes along with neck pain, which raises the question: Can shoulder pain radiate to the neck? The simple answer to this question is yes, shoulder pain can radiate into the neck. There are muscles in th
Tim St. Onge
Oct 29, 20242 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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