by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Apr 16, 2015 | Health Articles

In my office I quite frequently hear that one of the scariest parts of going to a Chiropractic office is "well the fear that my head my be torn from my body but more importantly the sounds that sharply snap, crackle, and pop". As I explain more about what that sound is to my patients,...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Apr 14, 2015 | Health Articles

Warning! Tremendous Pain Ahead! Lights and Bells are sounds we are conditioned to respond to quickly when there is a crisis. Our body's warning system, pain, is unfortunately the most often ignored alarm. Pain of any kind is a warning signal from your body that something is wrong. People often prefer to silence their warning system...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Apr 9, 2015 | Health Articles

A new report released on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 is establishing that Acetaminophen- best known under the brand label of Tylenol- does not appear to help ease lower back pain and offers little relief for the most common form of arthritis. This review of data from thirteen studies could challenge existing recommendations on pain relief. Acetaminophen...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Apr 7, 2015 | Health Articles

Are You Ready to Spring into Better Shape and Health? Do you want to lose that stubborn weight? Did you promise yourself that this year you would get into shape? Do you want to feel young again and enjoy your health and life? It can happen. But, it is up to you to make a...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 31, 2015 | Health Articles

Step. Jump. Leap. Balance and turn. Although these sound like dance steps, they are just some of the simple activities that our feet perform every day. Most of us are completely oblivious to the dependence that we have on our feet and until we are alerted by pain in the foot or heel. This discomfort can...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 26, 2015 | Health Articles

March Madness is Here! If you are a sports fan you know that the excitement of any play off season has our bodies filled with adrenaline and reliving the good ole days. If we have remained active and are in a conditioned state the activities will be less severe but even then our susceptibility to...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 24, 2015 | Health Articles

Shoes glorious shoes! Most women and a great deal of men love their shoes. They are designed to be worn for about eight months or 500 miles but like most of us it really depends on what we do in those 500 miles. Just as a great car we want them to look good but...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 19, 2015 | Health Articles

As a Chiropractor, I listen to many people's versions and definitions of health. Unfortunately our opinions are formed by what our parents told us and all the information that is provided by general medical practitioners, drug companies, athletic clubs, infomercials and all the superfluous information we can search on Google. In all of this extremely...
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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 17, 2015 | Happy Holidays

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by Dr. Billie King Shaw | Mar 12, 2015 | Health Articles

Healthcare in the US at the moment is in shambles. Rising costs for insurance with less and less coverage. When it comes to our health and health strategies we are being more careful and critical of our options. So what happens when you are suffering with excruciating back pain and you are offered a replacement...
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