Lactic Acidosis is a condition caused by very high levels of lactic acid build-up. Lactic acid or to be precise, lactate, is the substance produced and released in the body anaerobically (without oxygen). What exactly is lactic acid? Lactic acid is often referred to when speaking about the byproduct of hard workouts. When your body…
Ankle Pain Relief for Runners
For so many of us who live in the Bay Area, especially around San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, running and hiking are favorite go-to activities after work and on weekends. Ankle pain is prevalent when running, but sometimes it is not enough to make a determined runner stop. There are many triggers for ankle…
Shin Splints: What causes pain and how to prevent it
What are shin splints? After your regular run or just sprint to be somewhere on time, do your shins throb and hurt? It might be shin splints, or what doctors call it Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. The reason is stress on your shinbone and the connective tissues that attach muscles to bones. They become sore…
3 Chiropractic Benfits for Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that has impacted more people than ever before in the last twenty years. Some doctors point to increasing air pollutants, shifts in contemporary diet, and lack of proper ventilation at home. Asthma symptoms vary from person to person, and may be mild, severe, or somewhere in between. Shortness of…
Headaches, Migraines and Chiropractic Therapy
You already know you are not alone if you have headaches. Nine out of ten Americans have them. Some are frequent, others less, and some cause tiring pain and nausea. What do you do when you have a headache that is pounding? Do you wait for it to go away on your own? Lie down?…
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