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Headaches afflict a majority of the population — from intense ice pick headaches to dull, chronic pain that lasts for days, weeks, or years, headaches remain the bane of humans everywhere. When you feel a headache come on, it’s tempting to reach for the bottle of...

When it comes to alternative medicine and natural healing, chiropractic care tops the list of the most effective solutions to keep your body working as it should. You may know that chiropractic care has to do with joints and manipulations, or you may simply know it...

Early Intervention Scoliosis Treatment Hershey Family Chiropractic (HFC) is now offering new treatment technology for pre-surgical cases of scoliosis. Scoliosis is defined as a bend or curve in the spine where a healthy spine would be completely vertical. Although...

Chiropractors LOVE working with massage therapists for a ton of reasons, but my experience has shown that patients who dedicate time once per month for an adjustment and a massage have exceptional, long term results when it comes to pain control, range of motion, and...

Hershey Family Chiropractic has come to realize over the years that not every Chiropractor does take X-Rays, but we chose to do so. Therefore, we wanted to take a moment to share the reasoning behind why we do this. Before we begin, there are exceptions including...

Why Does My Knee Still Hurt? Simply put: Your lifestyle day to day has remained the same. Picture it. You've spend the last 15 years in an office staring at a computer screen. The only time you get up is to transfer to a conference room where you sit for a meeting to...

Anyone who holds a license to practice healthcare and bills insurance feels exactly the same way that you do - and then some - so let's talk about it. Every day we answer questions about a patient's health insurance in terms of what is covered so that they can feel...

Chronic pain doesn't necessarily come from chronic or permanent damage. Many times we have an injury or we are given a diagnosis that sends our BRAINS (nervous system) into a downward spiral. This has truly devastating consequences for people who begin to behave as...

We don't hear this often, but every once in a while someone will come in for their new patient appointment and tell me that they aren't sure if they should be here because they called when they are hurting but have improved since then. My first answer is always.......

Concussions are a mild traumatic brian injury (MTBI) that are relatively common injuries sustained during sports, or other other unforeseen accidents. The symptoms usually consist of headaches, dizziness or disorientation, brain fog and fatigue. They can range from...

We have had patients come into our office and tell us that their healthcare provider told them not to see a chiropractor if they have disc issues because we will hurt them or make their pain worse. ***Takes a moment to rub temples*** Let’s get one thing clear. When it...

We’ve all been there. You have pain or something feels off, you get every imaging study, every test, every blood draw and they are still telling you that there is NOTHING wrong, according to the tests. You want to be grateful because there isn’t anything major showing...

Bad posture doesn’t just LOOK bad, it’s bad for your health. However, many people think that because they are not in pain, it’s not a big deal. Well, it is a big deal because poor posture leads to a forward head carriage (see photo above), as well as slouching....