Posts by Dr. Michael Ackerman

After my first decade in practice as a chiropractor, and seeing occasional patients who were not at all responding to care as expected, I discovered that most often they had a common underlying problem: they were stomach sleepers -- for either all or some portion of the night. Read More

I FREQUENTLY HAVE NEW PATIENTS COMING IN WHO ARE RELYING ON MEDICATION TO MANAGE THEIR CONDITIONS -- WHICH THEY THINK IS RELATIVELY HARMLESS. BUT DO DRUG COMPANIES AND MEDICAL DOCTORS TELL YOU THE FOLLOWING FACTS...? Read More

Chiropractic care combined with stretching is brilliant marriage, and a uniquely winning combination ... Read More

Would you take a medication with all the costs and dangerous side effects of Statin Drugs, if you knew that there was only less than a 1% likelihood it would prevent you from dying a premature death? Learn safer and more natural ways to manage cholesterol and cardiac risk. Read More

When we have stiffness or pain in the body, we cannot always tell if we have a problem involving only a strained muscle or if we also have a joint problem, which may involve the malfunctioning of the vertebrae and irritation of nerves within our spine. Read More

I'm often asked as a chiropractor, "What is the best mattress for my back?" The answer is not simple, but actually varies from person to person. Read More

Recently I've noticed that no matter whom I talk to, whether in conversations with patients in my practice or just friends outside of the office, no one seems to have a clue about how much protein they need? Do you? Read More

Over the last several decades, ideas have changed quite a bit regarding how best to workout in a way that will promote the most cardiovascular fitness and total fat loss. Read More

New research findings show that while osteoporosis drugs can strengthen bone in the short-term, there may be long term dangers ... Read More

Good posture while driving can help prevent common back and neck problems as well as protect against injury from whiplash. For long drives, it is important to remember that no one configuration of the car seat needs to be maintained during the whole trip. Read More