We’ve Moved!

I am excited to announce that we have now moved across the street...again. Our newly designed and completely renovated 2,000-square-foot facility is now located at 800 West Maple, Suite B next to Lake Realty, i.e. off Grand Trunk across from Starbucks.

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The Gallup report went on to say that more than 1/2 of all U.S. adults have visited a chiropractor—that means chiropractic care for neck and back pain is mainstream. In fact, 33.6 million U.S. adults (14 percent) seek chiropractic care each year.

What is Conservative, Mainstream Chiropractic Care?

We provide conservative, mainstream chiropractic care. What do we mean by “conservative” chiropractic care? Conservative means providing medically necessary chiropractic care to patients without sales pressure, long-term recommendations, or unnecessary therapies. It also means working in conjunction with other healthcare providers, including the patient’s medical physician. What do we mean by “mainstream” chiropractic care? We mean providing […]

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Time-restricted feeding involves following the same eating routine each day. That means a certain number of hours are designated as the feeding window and the remaining hours as the fasting period.

Time-Restricted Feeding

The majority of popular intermittent fasting (IF) protocols can be grouped into 1 of 3 categories: alternate-day fasting, whole-day fasting, and time-restricted feeding. Time-restricted feeding involves following the same eating routine each day. That means a certain number of hours are designated as the feeding window and the remaining hours as the fasting period. An […]

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Dr. Mark Hatcher received his Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University after completing a liberal arts education at Wabash College in Indiana. He completed a residency in Emergency medicine through Summa Health System in Akron. Mark has practiced medicine in northeast Ohio for almost 30 years and continues to practice at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton.

Dr. Mark Hatcher | Medical Acupuncturist

Dr. Mark Hatcher received his Doctor of Medicine from Indiana University after completing a liberal arts education at Wabash College in Indiana. He completed a residency in Emergency medicine through Summa Health System in Akron. Mark has practiced medicine in northeast Ohio for almost 30 years and continues to practice at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton.

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6 Myths About a Healthy Back

Optimal back health doesn’t come from doing nothing. A healthy back comes from doing the right, optimized amount of exercise—not too much, and not too little. Here is a great 4 minute video by Stuart M. McGill, PhD , director of the Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Waterloo. Dr. McGill addresses 6 myths (listed […]

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We are pleased and excited to announce that we now offer acupuncture. Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body to treat various other health problems.

We Now Offer Acupuncture!

We are pleased and excited to announce that we now offer acupuncture. Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body to treat various other health problems. National Institutes of Health studies have shown that acupuncture may help ease pain that’s often […]

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How do you know when you should go to the chiropractor?

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

How do you know when you should go to the chiropractor? At the time of their discharge, patients often ask me when should they come back to see me. That’s right. I said “discharge” – often an unusual concept in the chiropractic profession. Discharge in this case simply means we have solved the problem and/or […]

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Does your jaw hurt when you chew or open your mouth wide? Do you have pain or soreness in front of the ear, in the jaw muscle, cheek, the teeth or the temples? Do you clench or grind your teeth? Do your jaws click or make noises loud enough to bother you or others? Do you find it difficult to open your mouth wide? Does your jaw ever get stuck/locked as you open it? If so, you likely have temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJD), which is commonly referred to as TMJ.

TMJ Disorder

Are you experiencing TMJ pain? Does your jaw hurt when you chew or open your mouth wide? Do you have pain or soreness in front of the ear, in the jaw muscle, cheek, the teeth or the temples? Do you clench or grind your teeth? Do your jaws click or make noises loud enough to […]

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When you have a health problem, you don't always know what kind of doctor to see. And Google has almost made matters worse. Self-diagnosis via the internet may seem like a good idea, but the overwhelming amount of information can be confusing at best and conflicting at worst. The result is that self-diagnosing patients can end up in the wrong kind of doctor's office. And doctors, for a variety of reasons, can get in the habit of steering patients to just treat within their own specialty or profession even when the patient's presenting problem would be better solved by a different kind of doctor.

What Doctors Could Learn from Miracle on 34th Street

When you have a health problem, you don't always know what kind of doctor to see. And Google has almost made matters worse. Self-diagnosis via the internet may seem like a good idea, but the overwhelming amount of information can be confusing at best and conflicting at worst. The result is that self-diagnosing patients can end up in the wrong kind of doctor's office. And doctors, for a variety of reasons, can get in the habit of steering patients to...

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A critical time to practice good hygiene etiquette is when you are sick, especially when coughing or sneezing.

Rib Pain Due to Coughing

Coughing: Come on, man, you’re doing it wrong! Hygiene etiquette involves practices that prevent the spread of illness and disease. A critical time to practice good hygiene etiquette is when you are sick, especially when coughing or sneezing. The CDC recommends 3 primary ways to cover your cough or sneeze to help stop the spread […]

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