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School has ended, the weather is warming up and you’re about to enter two and a half months of time off from the usual routine. Here’s some ideas to help to make this the best summer ever!

Happy 2018! At Chiropractor Plus in Nixa, our chiropractic staff is celebrating the New Year, and we hope you are, too. To help you and your loved ones start off the year on a healthy foot, we'd like to share our five faves for new habits that will improve your physical and mental health. 

When allergens attack the body, it responds by trying to protect itself by repelling them. Your body sees the allergens as a danger, just as it would a virus or unwanted bacteria. The body increases mucus production to wash allergens from the nose.

If you're constantly worried about whether "this motion or that activity" will cause your back to flare up, you may think, "I need a chiropractor near me who can advise me on back pain prevention." Well, your wish is our command. Here are some safety tips from our chiropractor in Nixa, Dr. Hunter Greenwood DC ND to help you avoid back pain.

After a stressful day, there are many ways to wind down and let go of tension. Reading, conversation, gentle exercise, meditation and prayer are all time-honored ways to encourage relaxation.  

Turkey, stuffing, vegetables, salads, pie, drinks…next week we’ll be trying to cram all those wonderful Thanksgiving leftovers inside our already stuffed refrigerators. Now’s a great time to organize more efficiently so you can fit in all those leftover goodies while keeping costs lower and food fresh longer.

Your hand and wrist are painful and tender to touch.  You find it difficult to open jars because your grip is so weak.  You wonder what is happening and how to take care of it. You may be experiencing De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis of the Posterior Wrist (dQ) or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).

Buying a new backpack for this school year? Buying the correct pack for your child’s body and wearing it correctly can have a great impact on their spinal health.  Recent studies have found that 60 percent of school aged children experienced back pain from wearing their backpack and that the longer a child wears a backpack, the longer it takes for a curvature or deformity of the spine it causes to correct itself, if it ever does. 

Our tech savvy lifestyle gives us many advantages, but it can also cause new problems. By constantly bending our necks to read and work on our devices,we are putting a strain on our necks and spine that can cause serious lifelong problems.

If you experience any of these, get out of the heat and cool down, removing unnecessary clothing and applying wet washcloths to forehead and wrists.  For heat stroke, call 911 or get to the hospital immediately and do not drink anything.