YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN PAIN TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. Most people don't think about their health until something hurts. But what if you didn't have to wait for pain before paying attention to how your body is functioning? This is an important distinction between being reactive about your health and being proactive. Pain is valuable information. It tells us that something deserves attention. But the absence of pain doesn't necessarily mean that every aspect of your movement, mobility, or...

Exercise for strength, but first, get adjusted! Should you choose chiropractic care or exercise? The answer may be simpler than you think: You don't necessarily have to choose. Chiropractic care and exercise serve different purposes, and when appropriately combined, they can complement one another as part of a comprehensive approach to movement, health, and performance. At Flow State Chiropractic in New York City, we believe chiropractic isn't a substitute for exercise—and exercise isn't a...

Where Chiropractic Began: The Spine and the Nervous System The History of Chiropractic: From Harvey Lillard to Nervous System Health What does chiropractic actually have to do with the nervous system? To understand the philosophy behind modern chiropractic care, it helps to go back to where the profession began. The history of chiropractic officially traces back to 1895 in Davenport, Iowa, when D.D. Palmer performed what is traditionally recognized as the first chiropractic adjustment. The...