Morgan Chiropractic

Common primary headaches include migraines, cluster headaches, and tension headaches. Headaches have many causes, or “triggers.” These may include foods, environmental stimuli (noises, lights, stress, etc.) and/or behaviors (insomnia, excessive exercise, blood sugar changes, etc.). If you suffer from constant headaches, it’s important to determine the cause. Dr. Loren Morgan may suggest one or all of the following as a treatment option. Spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal function and alleviate the stress on your system. Nutritional advice, recommending a change in diet and perhaps the addition of B complex vitamins. Improve posture, ergonomics (work postures), exercises and relaxation techniques. This advice should help to relieve the recurring joint irritation and tension in the muscles of the neck and upper back. If you have questions or concerns regarding chiropractic treatment or headache remedies, please give us a call. To learn about services we pro...

The sciatic nerve is the longest and largest nerve in the body, therefore, when it becomes damaged or if pressure on the nerve increases, this becomes problematic. The sciatic nerve begins in the lumbar spine, which is why the pain is normally felt in the back of the leg, running down the buttock, down the back of the thigh into the calf and foot. If you are experiencing discomfort in these areas, schedule a consultation with Dr. Loren Morgan to discuss treatment. Sciatic nerve pain can be caused by a bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, pregnancy, or trauma. It can also be a symptom of an underlying condition, such as piriformis syndrome or spondylolisthesis. Sciatica may feel like a leg cramp or sharp, shooting pain, radiating down the leg into the foot. You may also feel numbness, a burning sensation, or a tingling down the leg. Sciatica may heal itself with sufficient time and rest, Dr. Loren Morgan may also suggest a personalized rehabilitation program. If you have questions o...

Microcurrent therapy is used by the doctors of Morgan Chiropractic to help patients who are healing from injuries to the soft tissue or dealing with chronic pain. The treatment resembles electrical stimulation therapy, as electrodes are placed onto the skin in affected areas.  But the microcurrent is so small patients don’t feel it. A body’s natural electric current is disrupted when injury or disease occurs. The microcurrent used in this therapy works by simulating the electrical signals that occur naturally in a healthy body. This helps an injured body heal faster, and is also an effective way to decrease inflammation and relieve pain.  Microcurrent therapy is a great treatment for muscle spasms occurring in the back or neck. It works by gently relaxing the muscle and allowing it to return to its normal state.  This treatment is typically scheduled in short therapy sessions spread out over a course of weeks. To see if microcurrent therapy could help you, p lease contact us .  To lear...

At Morgan Chiropractic , we heal patients dealing with problematic spinal discs using spinal decompression therapy.  Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy is a safe, targeted treatment for any herniated discs in a patient’s spine or nerves.  Injured discs in the neck and back cause pain, but can also affect the rest of the body.  Herniated discs often have a direct impact on the central nervous system, causing more pain to the extremities.  Our doctors can determine if spinal decompression is an appropriate solution for your pain. Spinal decompression is performed with equipment that resembles a table but has moving parts.  Patients lie on their back or stomach, depending on the location of the issue, and are attached to the equipment with padded straps so distraction forces can be applied to the spine.  A typical treatment alternates between applying distraction forces to the vertebrae and periods of partial relaxation.  The result is the vertebrae slowly and gently separating fro...

Not all pain is the same for each individual, and when chronic pain doesn’t go away, it can affect or hinder our daily activities. Pain can interrupt our work, our recreation, and even relationships with loved ones. We’ve previously mentioned acute pain, and if you don’t take action, it will develop into chronic pain. Chronic pain is any type of pain that persists over six months. Dr. Loren Morgan believes that no one should suffer this long and would like to discuss treatment options to manage this condition. Common sources of chronic pain include injuries, headaches, backaches and joint pain. A number of symptoms may arise depending on the cause and can range anywhere from poor sleep quality, to mood changes. When you decide to seek treatment for your chronic pain, the goal between you and Dr. Morgan is to eliminate the pain completely. This may be achieved through therapeutic exercise, spinal manipulation, or alternative therapy methods. If you have questions or concerns regarding c...

Each person has a different level of pain tolerance. Some may have a higher threshold than others, but regardless, we recognize when our body feels out of the ordinary. Depending on how a person injures his or herself, the acute pain will start suddenly and usually feels sharp. Acute pain may be mild and last just a moment, but when acute pain lasts longer than a month, Dr. Loren Morgan encourages you to explore your treatment options. If you have pain that is present in your shoulders, neck, upper back, lower back, or even in the legs and hips, Dr. Loren Morgan has a method to treat these problem areas. Once acute pain has been eliminated, the patient may carry on with their days like nothing is wrong. However, if the pain lasts more than seven days, it risks becoming chronic. If the pain is hindering your daily activities, don’t let it go untreated. If you have questions or concerns regarding chiropractic treatment or acute pain management, please give us a call. To learn about servi...

Part of our mission at Morgan Chiropractic in Anchorage is to educate the public about how they can prevent and treat back problems. When people understand how their backs are structured, they can better understand various problems and communicate more easily with doctors. The backbone is not really a bone at all but is a structure made up of thirty-four bones linked together and a number of spongy discs. The bones of the back are called vertebrae, of which twenty-four move separately from each other. Among those, all but the top two are separated by discs. The seven top vertebrae are the neck bones and they are called “cervical vertebrae.” The twelve middle vertebrae connect to the ribs and are called “thoracic vertebrae.” The lower back is made up of the five “lumbar vertebrae,” which are the largest. There are two structures below the lumbar vertebrae which are made up of vertebrae fused together without intervening discs: the sacrum and the coccyx. The vertebrae have facet joints b...