Loop Chiropractic & Sports Injury Center, Chicago, IL Videos

Baseball Players With Back Pain
Baseball Players With Back Pain ⚾️ Nearly half of high school baseball players have back pain. A new study found that hamstring muscle tightness (especially on the non-throwing side) was a significant risk factor. Regardless if you’re a competitive pitcher or corporate desk jockey, tight hamstrings can cause back pain. Here’s one simple stretch that we frequently recommend in our office! #baseball #pitching #stretch #backpain Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0949265821000452

Experiencing Shoulder Pain?
Experiencing Shoulder Pain? 😣 A recent study suggests that increasing upper back mobility can help with shoulder injuries. This means EXERCISE is crucial! 💪 Take a look at the thoracic rotation exercise, which is one exercise that we often teach patients in our office to help with mobility & strength. ▶️ #mobility #strength #shoulderpain Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31987570/

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Try This
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Try This 👇 A recent study found that exercises are effective at increasing function & reducing pain from carpal tunnel syndrome. Take a look at this video of a median nerve glide to see how to perform an exercise we often recommend for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. ✋ #painrelief #carpaltunnelsyndrome #conservativecare Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32063607/

Stabilization Exercises
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 👍 Core stabilization exercises help build the muscles of your trunk. Try this simple exercise that helps strengthen and stabilize the muscles along your spine and stomach. ⏯ #exercises #stablixation #strength

Exercise Helps Knee Osteoarthritis
𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙆𝙣𝙚𝙚 𝙊𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙤𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨 🏃 A recent study demonstrated that strengthening exercises greatly help to reduce pain in knee osteoarthritis patients. One simple exercise we often recommend in our office is the clam exercise shown in this video. ⏯ Give our office a call for more information about what we can do to help with knee pain. 📞 #kneepain #conservativecare #osteoarthritis Source: https://europepmc.org/article/med/30915489

Chiropractic Care Works For Neck Pain
𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣 A recent study found that patients who received manual therapy on their neck were more likely to experience relief of pain. In our office, we combine both manual therapy and exercise to get the best results. Deep Neck Flexion is one exercise we often recommend to patients for neck pain. ⏯ If you’d like a personalized assessment, schedule an appointment with our office today. We’re here to help! #neckpain #chiropracticcare #neckexercises Source: https://europepmc.org/article/med/31075730

Cervical Retractions
Improper cell phone use can lead to neck strain! Luckily, there are some exercises that can help. 👍 CERVICAL RETRACTION is one exercise that we often prescribe in our clinic. For more information on how our clinic can help with neck pain, visit our website! 👉 #CervicalRetractions #NeckStrain #ChiropracticCare

Bruegger Relief
Need a break? Try micro-breaks! ⏳ Whether you use a standing workstation or a sitting desk, taking micro-breaks is a great way to avoid overuse injury due to prolonged postures -- especially when you are working! Try this. 👉 Set an alarm for every 20 minutes to get up or move around for at least 20 seconds. And if you want to take it a step further: try this simple stress-busting exercise into your workstation routine. What does your workstation look like these days? Comment below! 👇 #BruggerReliefPosition #MicroBreaks #WorkFromHome

Headache
Chiropractic Helps with Migraine Headaches 👍 Approximately 15% of the US population experiences migraines and even more suffer from other types of headaches… but the good news is that chiropractic care can help! ▶️ Check out the video below to learn more about headaches, and how chiropractic care can help. 👍 #Migraines #Headaches #PainRelief #ChiropracticCare • • • Source: Wayne PM, Bernstein C, Kowalski M, Connor JP, Osypiuk K, Long CR, Vining R, Macklin E, Rist PM. The Integrative Migraine Pain Alleviation through Chiropractic Therapy (IMPACT) trial: Study rationale, design, and intervention validation. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2020 Jan 22:100531.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Here’s what NOT to do if you have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 👇 A new study found that poor wrist posture can worsen carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms. 👎 🤔 So what does good wrist posture look like? The study stresses the importance of limiting bent wrist postures in patients with early signs of the condition. This will ensure that your wrist & hand are both getting proper blood supply. Watch this short video for more information about carpal tunnel syndrome. #CarpalTunnelSyndrome #ChiropracticCare #WristPain #PainRelief • • • Source: Zuniga AF, Ghavanini AA, Israelian G, Keir PJ. Blood flow velocity but not tendon mechanics relates to nerve function in carpal tunnel syndrome patients. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2020 Jan 21:116694.

Low Back Pain
Lower back pain in the past? 🤔 A recent study looked at many different risk factors for low back pain and found that the most significant risk factor was a history of prior back pain... While pain and symptoms may come and go, many times the underlying cause of the pain was never resolved in the first place! If this sounds familiar, visit our website to see how our office can help! 👍 #Chiropractor #LowBackPain #PainRelief • • • Source: Øiestad BE, Hilde G, Tveter AT, Peat GG, Thomas MJ, Dunn KM, Grotle M. Risk factors for episodes of back pain in emerging adults. A systematic review. European Journal of Pain. 2020 Jan;24(1):19-38.

Median Nerve Glide
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Try This 👇 A new study found that exercises are effective at increasing function & reducing pain from carpal tunnel syndrome. Take a look at this video of a Median nerve glide to see how to perform an exercise we often recommend for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. ✋ #PainRelief #CarpalTunnelSyndrome #ConservativeCare • • • Source: Keskin Y, Kilic G, Taspinar O, Posul SO, Halac G, Eren F, Erol E, Urkmez B, Aydin T. Effectiveness of home exercise in pregnant women with carpal tunnel syndrome: Randomized Control Trial.

Thoracic Rotation
Experiencing shoulder pain? Make sure your back is healthy! A new study suggests that increasing upper back mobility can help with shoulder injuries. This means EXERCISE is crucial! 💪 The Thoracic Rotation Exercise is one exercise that we often teach patients in our office to help with mobility & strength. 👍 #Mobility #Strength #ShoulderPain • • • Source: Meadows S, Smith G, Vaswani R. Physiotherapist survey: Increasing thoracic spine movement within the management of chronic subacromial impingement syndrome. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2020 Jan 1;24(1):93-9. https://go.aws/2JZGYXQ

Wrist Flexor Stretch
April 10th is Golfer’s day. So... let’s talk about golfer’s elbow! 🏌 Most of the muscles that flex your wrist are attached to a bony bump on the inside of your elbow called the "medial epicondyle." Try and feel yours, now! Sometimes, through injury or overuse, the site where these muscles originate can become irritated or inflamed. 👇 This condition is called "medial epicondylitis", or "golfer's elbow." Wrist Flexor Stretch is one exercise that we prescribe to help treat this condition. #ElbowPain #PainRelief #GolfersElbow

Clam
A recent study demonstrated that strengthening exercises greatly help to reduce pain in knee osteoarthritis patients. 💪 One simple exercise we often recommend in our office is the clam exercise shown below. Give our office a call for more information about what we can do to help with knee pain. 📱 #KneePain #ConservativeCare #Osteoarthritis • • • Source: Imoto AM, Pardo JP, Brosseau L, Taki J, Desjardins B, Thevenot O, Franco E, Peccin S. Evidence synthesis of types and intensity of therapeutic land-based exercises to reduce pain in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Rheumatology international. 2019 Mar 26:1-21.

Knee Pain
Did you know that knee pain is often related to hip strength? 🤔 A new study showed that weak gluteal 🍑muscles can cause knee pain & even injury. Take a look at the video attached for more information about the most common cause of knee pain. If the information in the video sounds familiar, that is a good indication that you may need to seek care! Give our office a call to see how our clinic can help get you out of pain quickly. 👍 #KneePain #HipPain #StrengtheningExercises • • • Source: Neamatallah Z, Herrington L, Jones R. An investigation into the role of gluteal muscle strength and EMG activity in controlling HIP and knee motion during landing tasks. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2020 Jan 2.

Posterior Lunge
What kind of music do chiropractors listen to? 🤔 Hip pop! 🎶 But let’s talk about the bad kind of pop...hip fractures. 👎 Research has shown that taking daily supplements of both Vitamin D and Calcium reduces the risk of hip fractures by 16%! Supplementing is great, but we also recommend trying to get nutrients through whole foods when possible: Top natural sources of calcium: 🐄 ☑️ Cheese and yogurt ☑️ Nuts and seeds Top natural sources of Vitamin D: 💪 ☑️ Fish (salmon is a great source) ☑️ Yolks BONUS TIME: What else can help to reduce the risk of fracture? Exercise! ▶️ The Posterior Lunge is one that we prescribe in our office. Questions? Schedule your appointment with our office today for a personalized care plan -- we’re here to help! 📱 #Fractures #HipFracture #Chiropractor #ConservativeCare • • • Source: Yao P, Bennett D, Mafham M, Lin X, Chen Z, Armitage J, Clarke R. Vitamin D and Calcium for the Prevention of Fracture: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open. 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1917789-.

Rotator Cuff
Experiencing Shoulder Pain? Hold the MRI… 💪 A recent study suggested that if your shoulder injury did not involve trauma, weakness, or suspected full-thickness tears, the use of MRI before a trial of conservative management (like what’s provided in our office) actually provides NEGATIVE value in the management of patients. Conservative care is an effective treatment for rotator cuff injuries. We strive to provide cost-effective, evidence-based care in our office, and ONLY use imaging when necessary based on current guidelines. ✅ Call our office today to take the conservative route to pain relief, first! #ShoulderPain #RotatorCuffInjury #MRI #ConservativeCare • • • Source: Cortes A, Quinlan NJ, Nazal MR, Upadhyaya S, Alpaugh K, Martin SD. A value-based care analysis of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected rotator cuff tendinopathy and the implicated role of conservative management. Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 2019 Nov 1;28(11):2153-60.

Plantar Fasciitis Explainer
Let’s talk about fascia… 🤔 Fascia is the tissue in our body that wraps around, connects, and transmits forces between muscles. Sometimes, this tissue can get irritated and cause painful symptoms. Tissue pain that shows up in the bottom of the foot is a condition called plantar fasciitis. A recent study found that combining manual therapy (like what we provide in our office) with stretching produced the best results for plantar fasciitis treatment. 💪 Take a look at this video for more information about plantar fasciitis. If any of the symptoms mentioned sound familiar, give our office a call to schedule an appointment for a personalized treatment plan. 📱 #PlantarFasciitis #HeelPain #Fascia #ConservativeCare • • • Source: Yelverton C, Rama S, Zipfel B. Manual therapy interventions in the treatment of plantar fasciitis: A comparison of three approaches. Health SA Gesondheid (Online). 2019;24:1-9.

Deep Neck Flexion
Chiropractic Care Works For Neck Pain ✅ A recent study found that patients who received manual therapy on their neck were more likely to experience relief of pain. In our office, we combine both manual therapy and exercise to get the best results. 👍 ▶️ Deep Neck Flexion is one exercise we often recommend to patients for neck pain. If you’d like a personalized assessment, schedule an appointment with our office today. We’re here to help! 📱 #NeckPain #ChiropracticCare #NeckExercises • • • Source: Lascurain-Aguirrebeña I, Newham DJ, Galindez-Ibarbengoetxea X, Casado-Zumeta X, Lertxundi A, Critchley DJ. Association between sympathoexcitatory changes and symptomatic improvement following cervical mobilisations in participants with neck pain. A double blind placebo controlled trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 2019 Jul 1;42:90-7.