Koelling & Turnbull Chiropractic

06/17/2026

I gave these NOBULL shoes a try on a recommendation from a great friend of the office. I am impressed very comfortable. I only have about 12 miles on them running so I will see if they last like the HOKA’s I usually wear.

05/25/2026

05/20/2026

I’m out of the office until next Tuesday. Be safe and have a great Memorial Day weekend.

05/10/2026

To all the mothers investing time and energy in their children and grandchildren, Happy Mother’s Day!

05/07/2026

You sit down at your office desk or in your car, and within 10 minutes, a sickening, toothache-like pain starts burning deep inside your glute. It feels like you are sitting directly on a sharp metal spike.

Naturally, you think: "My hamstrings are just tight."

So, you stand up and do what everyone tells you to do. You stretch. You try to touch your toes, you force your leg onto a bench, or you use a lacrosse ball to aggressively roll out the painful spot.

But instead of getting better, the burning gets worse.

Here is the truth and is often missed. Your hamstrings are NOT tight. Your tendon is being physically crushed and sheared under a 60-pound bony anvil.

The High Risk Impingement Zone: The entire weight of your upper torso plunges directly down onto that bony peak in your pelvis.

Every minute you sit, you are starving that tendon of oxygen and blood flow, leading to decay (Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy).

If you aggressively stretch your hamstring in this position (or touch your toes), you are NOT releasing tension. You are physically prying the micro-tearing tendon further off its bony attachment site!

It is like trying to fix a fraying rope by pulling on both ends while it's wrapped around a sharp rock. You are accelerating the tear.

This massive misdiagnosis costs patients thousands of dollars in useless cortisone shots—which chemically dissolve the remaining healthy collagen—and unnecessary orthopedic surgeries.

Stop stretching a tearing rope. Decompress the bone, rebuild the cushion, and restore the flow. Strengthen the glutes, better chair cushion, and sit less.

The Self-Assessment Test:
Does your glute pain spike and burn when you sit on a hard wooden chair, but significantly backs off on a soft couch?

If yes, your tendon is being mechanically crushed.

05/02/2026

You have to own it when it is true!

04/24/2026

We are out of the office until Monday.

04/21/2026

We know sitting is bad, but do you know why? In a normal standing position, your spine shares the load with your hips. In a slumped sitting position, that protective arch disappears, transferring almost 100% of your upper body weight directly onto the discs of your lower back, specifically the L5-S1 junction.

The Crush: Your disc is designed like a radial tire. Slumping creates uneven pressure, causing the inner gel (Nucleus) to push hard against the outer ring (Annulus).
The Starvation: This compression cuts off blood flow and nutrients (Ischemia). Over time, this starves the disc, making it brittle and prone to herniation at the slightest move (like bending to pick up a pen).

In the US, "Standing Desks" are popular, but they often fail. Why? Because you are standing with the same bad mechanics. It’s not about sitting or standing; it’s about restoring the mechanical arch of your lower spine.

The "Lumber Reset": Use a rolled towel or lumbar roll every single time you sit. This forces the curve back.
Stop Sucking In Your Gut: "Bracing" your abs correctly is key. "Sucking in" destabilizes the lumbar spine.
Active Breathing: Deep diaphragmatic breathing helps create "intra-abdominal pressure" which acts as an internal weight belt.
Micro-Movements: Every 30 minutes, perform 5 glute squeezes to restore pelvic alignment.

04/07/2026

Even small amounts of exercise are beneficial for your overall health.

03/31/2026

Kids need exercise.