Support Local Giveaway

As a way to support some of our favorite local business we did a Support Local Giveaway the 12 days leading up to Christmas!

What does that mean?

We gave-away git cards to some of favorite local businesses including The Butcher & Grocer, Fangs & Fur, Tan Wolf, Emmett’s Cafe, Kolache Republic, Basic Biscuits & Coffee, Grandview Theatre, The Ohio Taproom, Stauf’s Coffee, Tiki Botanicals Brekkie Shack and The Bookloft for the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

If you participated in our Support Local Giveaway thank you! If you weren’t able to participate this year we will be doing the same next year

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Why Do We Have Pain? Pain exist to keep us safe, think of as an alarm system keeping your house protected - but this alarm system can become overactive leading us to feel pain when there is no tissue damage, this can occur when the brain and body perceives more danger than safety. Luckily, our brain can adapt and overcome this overactive alarm system due to Neuroplasticity - the brains amazing ability to adapt and change. One of the best ways to help the body overcome both short term and long term pain is to move the body strategically - teaching the brain that movement is safe. Pain is complex, and highly individualized - influenced by our past experiences with pain, our stress levels and sleep and a lot more. Come learn more about pain and what you can do about it May 20th from 5-6pm at the Friends Theatre at the Tremont Branch of the Upper Arlington Library.

The Top 5 Movements I Would Never Do As A Chiropractor - is something I’ve seen on reels and Tik-toks and I think it does a huge disservice to the people watching. There are no bad movements - yes sometimes a certain movement will cause pain or discomfort but rarely is it due to the actual movement. The majority of the time it’s due to us not doing the move for days, months, or years and then we do it - we feel pain or discomfort and we blame the movement. But what has happened behind the scenes is our body has adapted. If we don’t move our body in a certain way then our body says we no longer need to move that way. Our muscles get weaker, our ligaments and tendons get weaker and when we move we feel discomfort. It’s not the movement but the deconditioning of the tissue. Less than 20% or Americans engage in strength training 2x a week and 150-300 minutes of moderate aerobic activity like walking, biking, swimming or jogging. Meanwhile when we engage in strength training 2x a week we see a 10-15% reduction in mortality. When we engage in activities like walking, swimming, running, or Pilates we see a 20% reduction in mortality. When we combine the two and engage in both we see 35-42% reduction in mortality. Our body is meant to move - and it does wonders for our health - both mentally and physically.

Is Your Degeneration In Your Back Causing Your Pain? As Chiropractors we love to point at imaging findings and say “This is the cause of your pain.” But the fact of the matter is - this simply isn’t true. In individuals without pain we find degeneration, disc bulges, facet degeneration and a lot more. 68% of 40 year olds without pain have degeneration. 40% or 30 year olds without pain have disc bulges 56% of 50 year olds without pain have disc that have lost height Pain is an output of the brain and is not an accurate indication of tissue damage and degenerative findings on an xray, MRI, or CT scan does not mean you are going to have pain or reduced function. Don’t let an imaging finding and an outdated understanding of pain hold you back from the life you want to live.

Have you ever wondered why we feel pain? Why sometimes it shows up unexpectedly, hangs around for a while, then disappears without explanation? Or why the same “injury” might stick around for months in one person, yet seems to go away in just a few days for someone else? Pain isn’t about damaged tissues. Pain is a signal. It’s a complex conversation between your body and brain – one that’s influenced by your thoughts, emotions, past experiences with pain, and a lot more. Join us on May 20th at the Friends Theatre in the Upper Arlington Library for a conversation about pain – what it really means, why it happens, and what we can actually do about it. The coolest thing about understanding our pain? Research shows that no matter if you’re seeing a chiropractor, a physical therapist, or someone else – learning about how pain works can significantly improve your outcomes. Hope to see you there! May 20th 5-6pm Friends Theatre @uapubliclibrary

Does Your Pain Have You Feeling Trapped? When we get injured, we feel that pain and instinctively quit moving. We stop because we’re afraid that moving our neck or shoulder will make things worse. But, completely stopping movement often sets us up for a longer healing timeline and can increase the chance of acute pain turning chronic – lasting months instead of weeks. When you feel pain, it’s not a signal to stop everything. It’s a warning to slow down and adjust what you’re doing – not stop completely. Movement is medicine and will help heal the tissue. Obviously, don’t keep doing movements that aggravate the area and increase pain. Instead, look for the good movements – the “green light” movements. These are the ones that you do and actually feel better afterward. What can you do? • Find movements that don’t increase your pain • Keep moving, just modify how you do it • Pay attention to what feels better after you do it • Treat pain as a yellow light - slow down don’t stop • Remember: complete rest often leads to longer recovery

Awesome time having @brandongoodyear out at the practice today for an episode on the Brandon Goodyear Show! We covered a wide range of topics including: how to prevent injuries, how to stay consistent with movements, how to help those stiff and achy joint after sitting for long periods of time and ALOT more. Can’t wait to share this episode with you all when it comes out next week! Huge thank you to @brandongoodyear for coming out to the practice and having me on the show!

One of the biggest issues in rehab is not progressing past the beginner movements. They can be crucial and clutch in the beginning. They make us feel stronger and better initially so we want to keep doing them thinking they were the key to helping us get out of pain.. BUT!!! Endless glute bridges & and endless side planks aren’t going to fix your lower back pain or sciatica. They can be a great way to calm the tissue down, to expose the tissue to movement, to gain some initial strength - but eventually your body is going to adapt - it’s going to get stronger and in order to continue to improve your body needs a greater challenge. Here are a few ways to advance past your glute bridges and add some difficulty to this great movement.

💪 Why do we incorporate strength training as part of rehab at Optimize Chiropractic? Because rehab isn’t just about feeling better. It’s about moving better — and staying that way. Tendons, muscles, ligaments — they all respond to load. They get stronger, more resilient, and more adaptable when challenged the right way. Strength training gives us the opportunity to not only help you recover from pain — but to build the capacity to handle whatever life throws at you next. Whether that’s carrying your kids… Getting back to the gym… Or just feeling confident in your body again. And the research is clear — just two days a week of strength training (about 45 minutes per session) has been shown to reduce your risk of death from any cause by 20-30%. This is why we train. This is why strength is part of rehab here. Because long-term health isn’t just about avoiding pain — it’s about building strength for life.