by Matt Shepard | Dec 1, 2014 | Neck Pain, Back Pain, Exercises, Shoulder Pain
If you’re like many people, you may spend hours every day sitting at a desk – or sitting in a car, or on a couch, or at a kitchen table. And as we sit – even though it looks like we’re doing very little – through our inactivity and posture, we can actually be causing...
by Matt Shepard | Jun 28, 2014 | Neck Pain, Back Pain, low back
Hello folks! I am, Dr. Matt Shepard, the number one chiropractor in Bloomington, IL for sport related injuries and repetitive motion injuries. There is not a day, when seeing patients, that I don’t treat someone with a slipped disc. A slipped disc can occur when...
by Matt Shepard | Jun 23, 2014 | Neck Pain
Dr. Shepard Can Help To Eliminate Neck Pain Hello there Bloomington, IL. Have you been dealing with neck pain, only to find that none of the treatments that you have tried in the past have actually worked? Are you looking for a way to manage and treat your neck pain...
by Matt Shepard | May 7, 2014 | Neck Pain, Hip Pain, Back Pain, Foot pain, Leg Pain, Shoulder Pain
Stiff Sore Muscles Are you suffering from stiff sore muscles? Have conventional drugs and other treatments not helped to relieve your pain? If you are tired of dealing with constant stiffness and soreness, it’s time that you come to see me. I am Dr. Matt Shepard, and...
by Matt Shepard | Apr 25, 2014 | Hip Pain, Leg Pain
Hamstring tightness or weakness EFFECTS OF HAMSTRING WEAKNESS:- Weakness of hamstring muscle produces a significant loss of knee flexion strength. Weakness in knee flexion in the erect posture produces little disability. However, weakness of the hamstrings may...
by Matt Shepard | Apr 4, 2014 | Hip Pain, low back, Sports & Athletics, thigh pain
BIOMECHANICS OF THE HAMSTRING MUSCLES The main role of the hamstring muscles is knee flexion, or simply bending the knee. However, it is important to recognize that because these muscles attach on both the medial (inside) and lateral (outside) aspects of the knee...