By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Pregnancy changes almost everything about how your body moves, sleeps, and carries weight, and for many expecting mothers one of the earliest and most persistent complaints is a stiff, aching...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender — Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Neck pain is common. Nausea is common. But when the two show up together, they can be genuinely unsettling. You may find yourself wondering whether the queasy, stomach-turning feeling is...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender D.C. High Blood Pressure: If you live with neck pain and you also happen to be watching your blood pressure numbers, you may have wondered whether the two are somehow related. It is one of the...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender— Lavender Family Chiropractic, Sarasota, FL Military Neck and Loss of the Cervical Curve: You catch your reflection in a store window and something looks off. Your head sits a little forward of your shoulders, your chin...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender Upper Cervical vs. Traditional Chiropractic: If you have started researching chiropractic care, you have probably run into two terms that sound similar but describe very different approaches: “traditional” chiropractic and “upper cervical” chiropractic. Maybe a friend...

By Dr. Rusty Lavender How Long Does Upper Cervical Chiropractic Take to Work at Lavender Family Chiropractic? It is one of the first and most understandable questions people ask when they are considering upper cervical care: how long until I...