Arise Chiropractic and Wellness Chiropractic Blog

Written by Dr. James Mayne, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor Everyone has heard of flu season. It usually starts mid-fall and continues on until early spring. Yet the flu virus is around all year, so why do we have a “flu season”? Our bodies become susceptible to diseases and illnesses for a number of reasons at…

Written by Dr. Elliot Lysyk, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor When I hit 37, it was like I hit a wall—even my lifelong enthusiastic spirit couldn’t push me through moments of fatigue when I was running uphill or riding my mountain bike. Suddenly it felt much more difficult to get the same job done. Was I…

Written by Dr. Elliot Lysyk, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor Chiropractors in Vernon pride themselves on the ability to feel, or palpate, disturbances in the motion and alignment of spinal joints. We perform postural evaluations to understand the imbalances in a patient’s skeletal and muscular frame. We may ask a patient to stand on two scales,…

Written by Dr. Elliot Lysyk, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor Heartburn, or acid reflux, is an issue that many of my patients experience alongside their primary complaint. It can either be an occasional annoying side effect following a spicy meal, or it can become a chronic, debilitating problem. In some circles, it is thought that stomach…

Written by Dr. Elliot Lysyk, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor The sciatic nerve runs from the spine down your leg, stemming from 5 vertebral levels in your low back. This nerve can become pinched in a variety of ways, causing pain to shoot through the buttock and down the leg. Many people also experience low-back pain…

Written by Dr. Deane Studer, DC ~ Vernon Chiropractor For over 100 years, the art of moving the spinal bones into their natural alignment has been the chiropractor’s underlying goal. For relief of back pain and discomfort, not many healing therapies work as effectively or are as long-lasting. Our body is a highly organized collection…