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How To Dismiss Tech Neck in 6 Easy Steps

How to Dismiss Tech Neck in 6 Easy Steps | dr chris mascetta

Chances are that within the last few days, at some point, your neck has had some sort of pain or discomfort. You have also probably noticed that this neck pain has been coming on more frequently than it used to.   A couple of years ago, you might’ve gotten a little stiffness in your neck […]

5 Ways to Ease Your Back Pain without Painkillers

5 ways to ease back pain without pain killers | Dr. Chris Mascetta

Back pain affects millions of people everyday, many back pain sufferers want to find relief without taking harmful and addictive pain medications or getting surgery, for many years pain medication and surgeries seemed to be the only way. There is good news, medications and surgeries are no longer the only way to relieve your back […]

7 Reasons You Should Start Using Cold and Heat Therapy

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Most people enjoy taking a hot bath or shower or using a heating pad when they are in pain or after a long day or hard workout. Heat feels much better than cold or ice, given the choice most of us would choose to use heat therapy instead of cold therapy. However; both are essential […]

How A Chiropractor Can Help your Child with Growing Pains

growing pains in kids | Dr. Chris Mascetta | Family Chiropractor Ridgefield CT | Ridgefield Chiropracitc & Wellness

One fact anyone with children know is that kids grow, and they grow fast which means growing pains.  There are no fast and easy solutions to help your child deal with growing pains, there are some great alternatives to help your child feel their best. Helping your child feel their best and not suffer from […]

8 Benefits of Getting Your Workout in Water

8 benefits to a water workout | Dr. Chris Mascetta

What do the pool, beach, and ocean all have in common? Easy: they’re all an excellent place to get your daily workout! In addition to making your daily sweat sesh fun, working out in water also has some serious health benefits. Namely, it’s low impact on your joints and won’t worsen or inflame existing injuries […]

5 Reasons You Need a Sit/Stand Desk

5 reasons you need a stand up desk | Dr. Chris Mascetta

Those of us who work at a desk all know the neck and shoulder pain that can go with it, sitting all day is not only bad for your health, it’s bad for your neck/spine/head. Years ago sitting all day was the only real option for certain kinds of work, the good news is there […]

6 Concussion Recovery Tips

Dr. Chris Mascetta 6 Concussion Recovery Tips

Concussions are not enjoyable and can cause issues long after they are gone, it is very important that after a concussion a proper recovery is followed. A proper recovery can take time and seem frustrating, the only way to lessen the effects and long lasting repercussions is having a proper recovery, there are some great […]

4 Things Athletes can do to Prevent Injuries

Dr. Chris Mascetta 4 Things Athletes can do to Prevent Injuries

Each year, athletes throughout America suffer a collective 8.6 million sports injuries. These injuries range from easy-to-treat sprains and strains to career-ending concussions and broken bones. On the one hand, being an athlete involves the inherent risk of getting hurt. On another, there are ways athletes can take proactive measures to protect themselves in the […]

6 Ways to Enhance Your Post Workout

6 ways to enhance your post workout with dr. chris mascetta

Working out is a great way to feel great and keep yourself healthy, a big reason people stop working out is due to muscle pain and strain they get after working out. Recovery after your workout is essential to muscle and tissue repair and will help you keep working out! The good news, there are […]

Top 5 Recreational Activities to Combat Stress and Prevent Back Pain

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Today, back pain is one of the most common disorders to affect adults. In fact, about  80% of the U.S. population will experience back pain at some point in their lives. That’s a startling statistic, and it gets even worse when you consider that back pain can affect people of all ages, creeds, and demographics […]