On September 18, 1895, a deaf janitor named Harvey Lillard had his hearing restored after he received the first chiropractic adjustment by Daniel David (D.D.) Palmer. (Photo above)

This is mind-blowing and most people have no idea that this is actually how chiropractic care started.

The founder thought he had discovered a cure for deafness!

Frankly, we have come a long way in our understanding of chiropractic care since then and have found that helping hearing loss is actually quite rare.

A common question we get at Barhan Chiropractic is whether we can help with knees. Patients usually know we can help with several back conditions but the knee is a joint and we can actually help it a lot.

Dr. Barham Sr. actually experienced a pretty serious knee injury and used chiropractic care as part of his recovery plan.

Ask him about it during your next visit.

He actually became quite the expert on knees (frankly, he needed to for his own health)!

Knees are so important for activities of daily living!

Think about how much you use your knees during all the daily activities from bending down to pick up the grocery bags, climbing the stairs, walking from your car to the office, or just getting out of bed.

Without healthy knees, everyday life can become very difficult.

Thankfully, there is a non-invasive option to help relieve your pain: a chiropractic treatment for knee pain.

It’s a great day at Barham Chiropractic!

There are several techniques we use at our Sacramento CA Chiropractor Office, and we wanted to make sure we had resources so our patients could learn more about what we do.

That being said, we’d be happy to explain the chiropractic torque release technique for you today!

At our Sacramento CA Chiropractor Office, we help patients with thrown-out backs every single day.

But what are thrown-out backs and how exactly do chiropractors help them?

In this short article, we are going to discuss this topic to hopefully empower you with the knowledge you need to take care of your back.

At our Sacramento Chiropractor office, our patients often wonder why chiropractic adjustments feel good.

They often feel general euphoria or pleasure in the adjusted area after getting an adjustment.

So why do chiropractic adjustments feel good?

That’s a great question!

There are two very different ways chiropractic care helps patients feel good.

We actually had one of our Doctors mention in a podcast that being taller was very helpful for us because he and our other doctors are able to more easily get leverage on difficult adjustments.

This does not necessarily mean that the height of the practitioner is a determining factor in their ability to provide quality care.

Our patients are often surprised to find out that chiropractic care can indirectly help heart health.

Although there is not that much research directly studying chiropractic care’s effect on the heart, there are several studies that show how chiropractic care helps improve many of the risk factors that affect heart health.

In this short article, we wanted to address the 5 risk factors that Chiropractic health reduces.

Misaligned spines can impact the nervous system, which may lead to a variety of problems, including allergies. Misalignment of the upper cervical joint can harm the immune system and make allergies worse, so chiropractic manipulation can help restore the communication path for the spine and brain to help strengthen the body's immune system.

It’s a great day at Barham Chiropractic!

Have you ever questioned why a popping or breaking sound occurs during a chiropractic adjustment? So have our patients at our Sacramento CA Chiropractor Office.

In this article (5 minute read) briefly explain what causes that popping and we settle whether or not the myth about popping fingers causing arthritis is TRUE or FALSE!

At Barham Chiropractic, we have had patients have several different types of emotional release, and we are happy to make the experience as delightful as possible.

There are several reasons adjustments could cause laughter, but we wanted to share the top 3 reasons we think patients laugh at our Sacramento CA Office.

There's a strong connection between the health of the spine and the respiratory system. Since the central nervous system, composed of the brain and spinal cord, plays a crucial role in regulating various bodily functions, including breathing, any issues with the central nervous system can impact the respiratory system negatively. Spinal misalignments are often the underlying cause of central nervous system dysfunction that can worsen asthma symptoms. Fortunately, Dr. Barham, a chiropractor in Sacramento, CA, provides gentle adjustments that can alleviate misalignments and improve respiratory function.

One of the things we celebrate most at Barham Chiropractic is how the way patients carry themselves changes while going through care. Patients who come in hunched over, possibly in pain, start to visit us walking tall and confidently. Posture can play a major role in changing how you look and feel.

Our Sacramento CA chiropractor office can help you with fixing bad posture by finding the underlying cause of your problems and correcting them.

If you correct the root of your bad posture, you will naturally start sitting and standing up straight without having to constantly remind yourself.

Let's take a look at some of the benefits of better posture and how chiropractic care can help you get there.

There are several ways that we can personalize adjustments to make sure that you can continue to get care throughout your pregnancy. However, an area that can help reduce back pain during pregnancy is figuring out what sleep positions will work best for you.

We wrote this to supplement patients who are receiving care during pregnancy and are excited about the difference that it can make. Check out our Top 3 Chiropractor-approved Sleep positions for pregnancy.

At Barham Chiropractic we pride ourselves in helping you live pain-free.

One of the major things our patients look forward to is being able to travel long distances without major back pain ruining their vacations.

We wrote this guide to help you be able to travel without worrying about back pain ruining your trip.

There are three main ways we ascertain where you need to be adjusted.

The three assessments are the following:

Range and motion and mobility assessments

Posture and palpation

Diagnostic imaging

Click on this article to find out more about how we find subluxations.

Although we almost always recommend getting your Omega 3s from whole foods, some of the benefits require consistently high intakes of Omega 3s, which may require a strict diet.

If you are reading this, it is very likely that we recommended Omega 3s to you.

We typically see patients get noticeable benefits from Omega 3s regarding inflammation after a month of consistently taking it. It seems like, anecdotally, patients who correct their diet and take natural anti-inflammatory supplements get more out of their chiropractic care (if inflammation was an issue).

The National Library of Medicine published in a study that: Americans spend 55% of their waking time (7.7 hours a day) engaged in sedentary behaviors.

It is very likely that these figures have gotten worse over time due to the prevalence of remote work caused by COVID.

Sitting Destroys your back health.

In this article, we are going to discuss what happens to your back when you are sedentary and cover three simple strategies to avoid these problems.

At Barham Chiropractic we often correct back problems in children. Unfortunately, most of the time the back problems were completely avoidable and related to school backpacks.

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) recommends a backpack weigh no more than 5% to 10% of a child’s weight.

Bigger is not always better when it comes to backpacks.

Below we will share our top 3 backpack tips and sincerely hope they help you prevent your child from experiencing back pain.

More than 22% of American adults (over 52.5 million people) have arthritis or another rheumatic condition diagnosed by a doctor.

At Barham Chiropractic, we help patients who deal with arthritis quite often.

We wrote this short article to explain what causes arthritis, what are its symptoms, and how our chiropractors can help.

Hey Barham family, in this article we will discuss Turmeric and how it can help you reduce inflammation and to help you get more out of your chiropractic visits.

If you are not interested in the in-depth nutritional information here are the cliff notes.

Tumeric helps reduce inflammation and boosts your mood to help you get back to living pain-free.

We are currently in the process of partnering with a Turmeric company to make our own in-house Turmeric formula for our patients.

In the meantime, we strongly recommend the supplements linked in this article if you are interested in Turmeric.