Midwest Family Wellness Blog

Testing Patients Grip Strength Here at the office, we perform semi-regular tests of patients’ grip strength. The device we use is called a dynamometer, but most of our patients affectionately refer to it as the “gripper” or the “squeezer”. Most patients enjoy seeing what their grip strength is, but many often ask us “why are…

Restore Skeletal Curves & Promote Healthy Motion We employ two devices to help restore skeletal curves and promote healthy motion in our patients. The first is called a cervical traction unit and the second is called the wobble chair. While both of these have their own advantages, let’s talk about the cervical traction device and…

Moms and Babies are Literally My Specialty After graduating school I was navigating the ins and outs of what it took to be successful in the office, but that just wasn’t enough of a challenge. In February, as we were moving offices I announced that I was pregnant. Obviously two months out of school might…

IASTM IASTM stands for instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation, also referred to as scraping. It is the use of small instruments to break down myofascial adhesions or restrictions and scar tissue. These instruments allow a deeper and more specific therapy for the targeted tissue. The idea behind IASTM is to use these tools to create…

My Life is Pretty Fun Six years ago, I never would have seen myself living the life I’m living now. Back then, I was only drinking Dr. Pepper, laying around binge-watching shows, and feasting on food that had no nutritional value. I cannot imagine that life now, it seems so distant to me. Don’t get…

Jim, Jeff, Barry If you do not know who they are, it’s ok.  They got beat on the tennis court by one of our patients.  I told him to kick butt and take names.  He did, and he did so very thoroughly, then collected the opponents names and brought the names in on a piece…