by Dr. Gerard Hefferon | Jun 24, 2024
Maintaining spinal health is crucial for your overall well-being. That’s because your spine provides bodily support, enables movement, and protects the nervous system. When good spinal health is NOT maintained, you may experience back pain, discomfort, and even...
by Dr. Gerard Hefferon | Mar 28, 2024
As defined by the Mayo Clinic, sciatica refers to “pain radiating along the sciatic nerve.” The condition can be very painful and some statistics estimate that there are over 3 million cases of sciatica in the US each year. While some individuals...
by Dr. Gerard Hefferon | Jul 27, 2023
Do you enjoy swimming? In this heat, it is almost a necessary activity to stay cool! But the benefits of swimming for pain relief and overall health are many, so we wanted to share with you some of our favorite reasons to make this activity a priority this summer (or...
by Dr. Gerard Hefferon | Jun 10, 2022
We have patients come in and complain about their back pain all the time. In fact, it is one of the most common treatments we do around here – and millions of other Americans are dealing with it, too. It doesn’t take much to tweak your back, and trying to...
by Dr. Gerard Hefferon | Apr 1, 2022
No one enjoys pain, yet it’s something that everyone will experience during their lifetime at one point or another. Hopefully, those times will be few and far between, but it’s good to understand the purpose of pain and what it means. It’s also helpful to know some...
