Dr. Tony here in our third and final blog in our sciatica series. Today I want to talk about something that affects a lot of you parents and grandparents who are out there on the sidelines spending hours sitting watching your kids or grandkids play sports. Obviously it's an amazing thing, but what we choose to sit in could have a huge impact on our lower back as well as things that can contribute to sciatic pain. What we want to watch out for is, as I mentioned in the last bl

Hey, everyone. Dr. Tony here in our series about sciatica. If you missed week one's blog, make sure to go back and read that because Dr. Daniel did a great job of explaining what sciatica really is, as well as what are some of the potential sources of where that pain is coming from. I want to dive into the most common triggers that can lead to sciatica. And a lot of this is lifestyle-related stuff. So what you have to understand is the shape of the spine plays a huge key in t

If you're experiencing pain down the back of your leg, maybe it's traveling to your foot, maybe it stops at your knee. You hop online, you do a quick Google search and you realize that you have pressure on your sciatic nerve, and Google is showing you some stretches and showing you some things that you can do. But it is very important along with some of those stretches and with some of those pain relieving measures, that you also determine the cause of that sciatic nerve pain

Dr. Tony: Hey, Dr. Tony here with Essentials of Life Chiropractic. So excited to introduce you to our newest team member. This is Dr. Rose. And here's what I thought. I thought what would be a fun first video for Dr. Rose is get some first impressions. Like when a server delivers your food and they come back just as you're putting those first bites in, they're like, "How's it tasting?" Today I want to ask Dr. Rose two questions. Both first impressions. Number one, what's your

Hey everyone, Dr. Tony here to share four tips to speed up recovery. If you or your kids are active in sports, what you do after workouts, practices, and games is just as important as what you do during them. You see, recovery is where your body actually gets stronger. First, hydration. After activity, your body is depleted. Water helps to restore your energy, supports your muscles, and keeps your joints moving well. Don't wait until you're thirsty, start re-hydrating right

Hey everybody, this is Dr. Tony from Essentials of Life Chiropractic, wanting to kick off the February Insights and Inspiration series with a little sneak peek into some things that are going on behind the scenes here at the office. Back in January, we had our vision casting for the entire year on what our plan is for this year, and really what our heart is as we serve our communities. And it came back down to what is our real mission here at Essentials of Life Chiropractic.

Welcome to part two of The Resolutions Solution. In last week's post, we talked about resolutions and why most of them don't work. This week, we get to talk about how to make them happen, turn these goals into reality. And here's the solution. It's all about creating habits , which are automated behaviors that turn goals into reality. I'm going to share five things with you to help make your goals stick. The first one is focus . In fact, one of the reasons most resolutions do

Happy new year, everybody. It's officially 2026, and this is classically the time of the year people reflect back on the previous year, take a little inventory of how that went, and then think about changes they might want to make in this new year. We classically call those resolutions. And resolutions are great. They're usually all very good things. Now, I did a little search here, and the top five things, the most common new year's resolutions are in this order , health and

The holiday season is in full effect here and we can definitely feel it from all that snow that's outside on the ground here. Maybe you've been doing a lot of shoveling, having to have some stressful drives. And so as we get in further here into the season and schedules start switching around and changing up, kids are going to be out of school here again soon to celebrate Christmas and New Year's. And maybe your schedule is switching up a little bit too with any travel that y

Dr. Tony here with Essentials of Life Chiropractic, kicking off our December festive series, Holiday Health Tips. And the first week we're going to talk about here is nutrition, and I've got some math to help us with this one this week. Let's talk about how you want to organize your plate during the holiday season. So, imagine taking a plate, drawing a line right through it in half, and the bottom half of that plate is going to be plants. So, think fruits and vegetables. Plan

Dr. Tony: Well, hey, it's Dr. Tony here with Essentials of Life Chiropractic, and I have a guest with me. This is Brett Foster. And I can't wait to share his story. Now, I want Brett to be able to share his story, because I will say it's an honor to serve Brett and his family, and he is always so gracious every time. He's always thanking us for helping him along this journey. But can you share with us what got you to the office and what chiropractic has allowed you to be abl

Back at Essentials of Life Chiropractic today, and we need to have a real talk about posture. You know the one — head forward, shoulders rounded, slouched over your phone or laptop like a cashew. Yeah… that one. It’s become so common that most people don’t even notice it anymore. But let me tell you — your body notices. Every single day. Bad Posture = Big Problems Let’s start with this: posture is more than just how you look. It affects how your spine moves, how your nervous

Dr. Lisa: Hey everyone, Dr. Lisa here from Essentials of Life Chiropractic, and welcome to our insights and inspiration about gratefulness and having gratitude for others. This is Kurt, one of my patients who've been with me for a while, and we're very thankful for patients like Kurt. And then also, if you guys didn't know, he's also an Andover firefighter, so you should all be thanking him for his service. Thank you- Kurt: You're welcome. Dr. Lisa: ... for all that you do. A

Dr. D: So Dr. D here in the office tonight at ELC. And this month has been all about gratitude here in the office. We have the lovely leaves falling up on that window up there with everything all of our folks are grateful for. And this is Eric. He has been with us since 2019. So clearly he and his family love coming into the office, love the care that we give. And so we'd love to hear from Eric. What do you feel most thankful for that Chiropractic has provided for you and you

Dr. Tony here with Essentials of life Chiropractic. I wanted to show you a very important stretch that can help correct something called forward head posture along with chiropractic care. So forward head posture is just like the name sounds, the head forward from where it should be. Now this comes from, sometimes this gets the name tech neck, people on phones or tablets or on a computer all day long, and people walk around like this, and the problem isn't just that it looks r

It is Dr. D here and we're back with another common stretch that I recommend to a lot of my patients, especially those that spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, working at a computer. Maybe you spend a lot of time driving throughout the day and you got some upper back, neck tension, low, and maybe even across the shoulders. This is a nice easy one that you can either perform with a mattress here, or you can use on an exercise ball. Today I'm going to show you it on the edge

Hey, everyone. Today we're going to go through a stretch that's going to help with low back pain, knee pain, pelvic pain, hip pain, couple different things. So this one is the hamstring. Here it is. So you can see where it's attaching. So you can see where you might have some knee pain, maybe hip pain, pelvic pain, low back pain. So let's do some stretches to help make sure that back can start dissipating over time and to help your body heal faster. So I'm going to show you t

If you're having lower back discomfort or pain across the top of the hips or the pelvis, whether it's on one side or both sides, it's very likely that the muscles in the area are not able to help support your spine in the way that they need to. Some of this can be due to restriction of the joint function itself, and some of it is going to be related to just conditioning over time. If you have to spend a lot of time throughout your day seated, or if you spend a lot of time wit

Hey everyone. This October, we are going to be giving you lots of different spinal tips, mostly stretches and exercises to help you throughout the day. Today, we're going to be talking about the hip flexors. This is going to be really good for any of those who have low back pain, hip pain, really great for athletes, and even those who sit at a desk all day long. Your hip flexor attaches to all of the segments in the low back and then goes through the hips and attaches to you

Well, it's that time of year again. Cold and flu season is right around the corner, and I want to give you five things to keep your...