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Is Neck Stiffness Causing More Problems Than You Realize?

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

Is Neck Stiffness Causing More Problems Than You Realize?

Many people think of neck stiffness as just an inconvenience or something that comes from sleeping wrong, working at a computer too long, or feeling stressed.

Dec 17, 2025 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

Debunking 5 Common Myths About Chiropractic (Roseville, Rocklin)

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·3 min read

Debunking 5 Common Myths About Chiropractic (Roseville, Rocklin)

If I had a dollar for every time someone said, “I’ve heard chiropractors just crack your back”, I might have enough for a lifetime supply of ergonomic chairs.

Nov 6, 2025 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

When Adjusting the SI Joint Isn't Enough

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

When Adjusting the SI Joint Isn't Enough

When the SI joint is not adjusting well, look to the pubic symphysis.

Oct 1, 2019 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

Time Vs. Expertise

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

Time Vs. Expertise

There is a story about a remote research facility that was having a problem with their generator. They tried to get a few technicians to fix it but it never

Apr 24, 2019 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

5 Causes of Sciatica

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·4 min read

5 Causes of Sciatica

First, let us define what sciatica actually is and is not. Sciatica is, very specifically, pain along the sciatic nerve stemming from irritation of that

Jul 12, 2017 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

5 Things to Do When a Rib "Goes Out"

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·3 min read

5 Things to Do When a Rib "Goes Out"

Rib pain can be miserable. I cannot tell you how many patients have come in to see me after visiting the Emergency Department because they suspected a heart

Apr 10, 2017 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

The Cost of Waiting

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

The Cost of Waiting

Abraham Lincoln once said, “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” The same is true for addressing your health concerns. Several times each day I have patients come in who tell me they have been hurting for days, weeks, months, or even years. The s

Sep 16, 2015 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

How Do I Know If My Chiropractic Treatments Are Helping?

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·3 min read

How Do I Know If My Chiropractic Treatments Are Helping?

One of the most fulfilling yet difficult aspects of my career is helping people navigate their journey to better health. Healing is a process that can take a lot of time. We tend to think of that process as a straight road from disease or injury to health but that is the exceptio

Dec 3, 2014 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

If You Are In An Auto Accident That is Not Your Fault, It Should Not Cost You Anything.

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·5 min read

If You Are In An Auto Accident That is Not Your Fault, It Should Not Cost You Anything.

Statistically speaking, you will probably be in an auto accident at some point in your life. I believe that injuries happen in most accidents, even the small ones, and that you are doing yourself a disservice by not healing correctly after. One of the barriers that keep people fr

Aug 6, 2014 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

Even If I Want to, I Cannot Help Everyone. Neither Can Chiropractic.

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·3 min read

Even If I Want to, I Cannot Help Everyone. Neither Can Chiropractic.

The great Aristotle once wrote that "The more you know, the more you know you do not know." For me, the more experience I gain, the more I realize my

Apr 21, 2014 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

What Makes a Comfortable Adjustment?

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

What Makes a Comfortable Adjustment?

When a chiropractor adjusts a person, the goal is to get joints moving properly. Because we are talking about movement, the force equation comes into play:

Jul 8, 2013 · Dr. Jared Thomas
Chiropractic

Momentum of Healing

Thomas Chiropractic
Chiropractic·2 min read

Momentum of Healing

It is always interesting when a new patient who has never seen a chiropractor before,  and knows very little about it, asks what it will take to get better.

Feb 19, 2013 · Dr. Jared Thomas