All about spinal hygiene

Just like brushing your teeth keeps your mouth healthy and exercise keeps your heart healthy, daily spinal hygiene keeps your spine and nerve system healthy. Below is the same video library we share with every patient.

The single most important rule

Every joint in your body must go through its full range of motion every 24 hours, or arthritis is developing.

That's the foundational principle of spinal hygiene. Daily movement keeps cartilage healthy, discs hydrated, and nerves free of interference.

Two parts of a healthy spine plan.

Spinal hygiene exercises create movement in the joints that can move. Chiropractic adjustments unlock the joints that can't.

Daily spinal hygiene

Stretches, range-of-motion drills, and the home tools below keep movement in joints that you can already move.

Chiropractic adjustments

For the joints that have lost the ability to move on their own, a precise adjustment restores motion and relieves nerve interference.

Video library

Watch & apply at home.

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The Backpack Analogy
It's important to understand that as long as your backpack is filled with the heaviness of stress, it'll always alter your posture. Your spine and nerve system depend on it being lightened.
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Spinal Hygiene Video
All about spinal hygiene, what it is, why it matters, and the daily routine that keeps your spine healthy.
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Use Your Head Video
There is so much wisdom in the simple phrase use your head, see why posture and head position drive your overall health.
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30-Second Spinal Hygiene Report Card
A quick self-test you can run at home to grade the current condition of your spinal hygiene.
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Helpful Stretches
Targeted stretches we recommend for the most common areas where motion gets locked up.
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6-Way Strap
How to use the 6-way strap to restore range of motion you may not be able to access on your own.
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Thoracic Roller
The thoracic roller is one of our favorite tools for restoring extension to the mid-back.
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Over-The-Door Traction
Simple home traction setup to decompress and rehydrate the cervical spine while you relax.
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Mobility Disk for Lower Back
Add gentle motion to the lumbar spine in a way that's safe to do every day.
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