the Brightside Blog

I hear this phrase all the time when patients come in with neck or back pain. “I slept funny,” is often the reason people give when asked about what caused the pain. It makes sense that we think so, since often we go to bed feeling fine and then wake up with some aggravating, or in some cases...

A – Alignment – When the joints of our spine and extremities are in alignment, they are healthier and we feel better! B – Balance – Joint alignment leads to better muscle balance. Cervical spine joints in the upper neck have many proprioceptors that help with the body’s ability to maintain...

When I first took in my cat, Madalign, she was a small kitten meowing in the rain under my apartment window. After taking her to the vet and confirming she was healthy, I decided to keep her. I was happy for my other cat, Alignus, to have a playmate while I was away all day. She was incredibly...