A practical guide to tech neck, desk posture, simple exercises, warning signs, and chiropractic care from San Francisco chiropractor Dr. Katherine McCarty.

Posture, poor posture, adaptation, compensation, and our body’s response to stress. Chiropractic Care in San Francisco.

Learn how the psoas connects your spine and hips, how tension may contribute to low-back discomfort and posture changes, and what can help.

Misalignments in the spine create tension at the brainstem, and at various levels of the spinal cord, causing our nervous system, including the Vagus Nerve, to be impaired.

Research all information given to you, and question any sounding authority. Know where the information is coming from, and if it has been approved by an agency you are familiar with.

The benefits of improving mobility, performance, and reaction time are a few of the benefits that an athlete utilizes chiropractic for.

One chiropractic adjustment can make a meaningful difference, but lasting improvement often takes time. Dr. McCarty explains what determines visit frequency, how progress is measured, and why your care plan should change as you improve.

When a bone is misaligned, it will widen the intervertebral foramen on one side of the spine, where the nerve exits, and tighten the foramen on the opposite side. Each intervertebral foramen has a nerve exiting it, as well as transverse ligaments, blood vessels, and lymphatics. So even the smallest misalignment can cause local irritation, inflammation, and impingement on that nerve’s ability to do its job.

Chiropractic upholds the holistic premise of health is to foster our natural abilities to heal!

As a chiropractor in the San Francisco community, I see every day how taking pressure off of the nervous system improves how the body functions.

Most peoplefeel a positive difference after being adjusted. Pain relief happens for some, and for others there is an undeniable improvement in sleep, energy, organ function, immune response, and lifestyle goals.