Chiropractic is a form of natural health care. If you've been a patient at HealthWorks for any amount of time, you've probably heard the story about how I became a chiropractor with my son Taylor and ear infections (If you haven't, check out the story here). Well, I'd like to share with you another aspect of that story which was a quote...
Tips from Our Doctors to Stay Healthy in a Modern World
Tight Back? Try The Cat-Cow Stretch For Your Pain.
Tight Upper & Mid Back? At the end of the long day have you noticed your stiff back and just notice how tight everything seems to be right through your upper-mid back? Well, today I'm going to show you an easy stretch you can do to help combat that at the end of the day, as well as calm your mind. I'm Dr. Kara Penson and I'm a...
Need a Gentle Shoulder exercise? Try This Pendulum Stretch.
Painful or locked up shoulders? Have you noticed an increase in shoulder stiffness or even a decrease in your range of motion in your shoulder? Well, today I'm going to show you an easy exercise to help get that motion back. I'm Dr. Kara Penson, and I'm a chiropractor here at HealthWorks: A Family Wellness Center in Plano, Texas. Codman...
New Massage Technique Offered: Fascia Blasting
Hi, I'm Ashley, the licensed massage therapist at HealthWorks: A Family Wellness Center. I want to share with you a new technique that I've added to my sessions, fascia blasting. When our fascia is healthy, it's actually really smooth, but over time it can tighten around our muscle and it's going to cause a painful muscle to develop,...
Ear Infections Made Me a Chiropractor
Chronic Ear Infections and Antibiotics Weren't Helping In the summer of 1997, I had my first son Taylor and when Taylor was born, he was perfection. He had, you know, chubby little hands, he had the blondest hair, the bluest eyes, and was just such a sweet little infant. But when Taylor was getting to be around six months old, he...
Donate Plano Christmas Cops at HealthWorks Chiropractic
If you can believe it, it is Christmas time again. And year after year, we've enjoyed being a donation place for Christmas Cops, Plano Christmas Cops. There's such a worthy cause to donate to. They give toys and needed items to kids in the area that they have come into contact with throughout the year who might not have a Christmas...
Dr. Jennifer Taylor Elected to the ICA Council on Upper Cervical Care
HealthWorks Plano Chiropractor's very own Dr. Jennifer Taylor has been elected to the ICA HealthWorks Plano Chiropractor's very own Dr. Jennifer Taylor has been elected to the International Chiropractic Association's Council on Upper Cervical Care. Congratulations to Dr. Taylor who was elected to the 2021 Directorship...
How Do Chiropractors Adjust With Instruments?
Chiropractors use Instruments for Adjusting to Help us to be Precise I'd like to show you all of the different adjusting equipment that we use here at HealthWorks in Plano, Texas. My name is Dr. Christy Flick and I'm one of the chiropractors here at HealthWorks, and one of the things that we really like to make sure that we're promising...
Stress “killing” you? You’re more right than you know…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QciG1TRYss- There's no doubt that right now, the state of the world is really causing a lot of stress on all of us. Physically and emotionally. And even before all this, I think we can say that the majority of the United States we're just overly stressed out. - I don't think most of us are strangers to...
Whole Body Vibration
Not all vibe platforms are created equal. Results here refer to 30Hz. For this reason, variable speed machines are not recommended. Whole Body Vibration (WBV) technology is a key tool for recovery and wellness. It increases flexibility and range of motion while strengthening muscles and balance, improves blood flow, and stimulates...