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Why Do Your Joints Pop And What To Do About It?

  You may not be in the habit of cracking your knuckles but that won’t stop your joints from popping. It’s common and normal to hear loud or soft snapping noises when you stretch your joints a certain way. Especially if they feel quite tight. Patients often hear these noises when getting a chiropractic adjustment in Denver . These noises could occur due to air bubbles between joints, ligament snapping on bones or bones grinding against each other. They become more frequent as you grow older but can occur at any age.  Many people might find the cracking noises concerning, especially if it’s loud or repetitive. In most cases, it’s nothing to worry about and may make you feel better for a while. It’s usually a concern only when pain or other troubling symptoms are involved.  Why Do Joints Crack?  The noises caused by joint movement are called crepitus. Joint cracking is associated with three main reasons: - Air Bubbles Between Joints Synovial joints contain synovial flu...

Posture Improvement Tips From The Chiropractors

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How many times has it been that you have heard good posture is essential for good health? From a young age, we are taught to sit up straight and to stand tall, all in an effort to maintain a good posture. Good posture has many benefits and integrating it into our daily life can relieve us of various physical conditions like back and neck pain. We all have a tendency to slouch while sitting or standing and this leads to the development of a bad posture and you can clearly notice the difference between a good and bad posture. Bad posture is an accumulation of some bad habits over the future and it can be remedied with some active measures. Oftentimes we visit a chiropractor to get a chiropractic adjustment in Denver in order to correct misalignments in the spine caused by improper posture. In a normal situation, we do not consciously hold our posture rather some muscles do it for us. Strengthening these muscles and conscious awareness of your poor posture can help you correct it, althou...