Self Care Blog

Self Care blogger

Self Care blogs are on the website in order to help Haynes Chiropractic patients live a healthy and active life.

Furthermore, Dr. Haynes is incredibly passionate about empowering each patient with the knowledge and resources to take control of their health and wellness.

Dr. Haynes provides patients of all ages with non-surgical solutions to healing pain and injury and has been doing so since he began.

Dr. Haynes utilizes state-of-the-art equipment and various treatment therapies to provide appropriate care to each and every patient.

The amazing care provided by Dr. Haynes since he opened his practice is what makes him one of the most sought after chiropractors in Bakersfield, CA, and the surrounding areas.

Please read some of our self-care blogs.

Self Care Blog

sitting

Tightness in the Trapezius

By Jeffrey Haynes

So much of solving musculoskeletal dysfunction and, consequently, dispelling pain, begins with relearning what was lost. It begins with unlearning bad habits which have accumulated due to laziness and learning how to use your muscles in harmony so that no one part of the body is assuming more burden than it should. This is especially…

Read More
Self Care

Why Plank?

By Jeffrey Haynes

Planking is a super exercise that has blown up in popularity during recent years and, while plank-offs on YouTube make for exciting competition, the greatest thing about planking is that you can challenge yourself from the comfort of your home. As far as value per minute goes, the plank is one of the most efficient…

Read More
healing

Anatomy of Pain: the Upper Back Edition

By Jeffrey Haynes

The thoracic spine, which corresponds to what we consider the upper back, is a region of relative stability and little motion. Compressive forces are few and far between as compared to the lower back and, as such, the more common spinal disorders tend to not affect the upper back. That being said, anyone who works…

Read More
move

Movement as Medicine

By Jeffrey Haynes

Medicine doesn’t come cheap, but movement does, and from the chiropractor’s perspective, simply getting up and going for a walk could be the best value-for-money you can put into your body on a daily basis. At Haynes Chiropractic, we believe that every human needs to move well and often and to this end, we offer…

Read More
sciatica

Sciatica

By Jeffrey Haynes

Sciatica is a condition characterized by pain, numbness and tingling that affects the lower back, hip and legs and is most often caused by compression of spinal nerve roots in the lower back. Anyone who has experienced it once has experienced it enough- the limited range of motion, dull achy feelings and shooting pains can…

Read More
hamstring

Posture and Hamstrings

By Jeffrey Haynes

Sitting is already the worst position for your spine- imagine if we lived in a world that required us to sit for most of our waking days? This is already a reality for a large part of the populace and the demographic is growing. What’s more is that, regardless of whether our jobs require it…

Read More
back pain

How Diet Creates Muscle Tension

By Jeffrey Haynes

Muscle tension is not a way of life, but it does define many people’s lives who suffer from the knots of tension that accumulate naturally throughout the day. Posture and exercise aside (these being the 2 other greatest factors), there is an even more direct way that you can affect the severity and quantity of…

Read More

Swimming for Spinal Health

By Jeffrey Haynes

From a chiropractor’s perspective, when it comes time to get more activity into your life, swimming should be a top contender. The reason? Swimming is a healthy aerobic exercise that helps you shed weight and feel great without the joint damage inherent in more jarring activities such as running. You can start at your own…

Read More
stabilizer

A Stable Core

By Jeffrey Haynes

What does your core mean to you? For many people, “the core,” refers to an ambiguous group of muscles in the middle of the body that can be turned into a six-pack with enough crunches. In reality, the core is a complex network of muscle groups that influence almost every single movement you may perform…

Read More
breathing

Breathing made Easier

By Jeffrey Haynes

Breathing is our most essential bodily function: every last cell in the body needs a constantly refreshing supply of oxygen in order to stay alive, let alone produce the energy needed to perform their biological function and keep your systems working smoothly. And if respiration is so vital, then the main muscle involved in the…

Read More

We want you to know that we are prepared for you and your family.

For the protection of our customers and our employees, we’ve followed the guidance of the W.H.O. and the I.C.C. and their directions to business owners.

As a result, we have disinfected all surfaces and implemented recommended strategies to keep safe distances between all customers and employees to prevent any transmission.

Similarly, our team is on top of the most current information available to businesses.

In conclusion, we are open for business.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about your health at 661-322-2875