Chiropractic & Wellness Blog in Castle Rock, CO

Spinal stenosis is one of the most common diagnoses older adults receive after imaging – and one of the most misunderstood. Many patients come to Castle Rock Chiropractic having been told that their stenosis is simply something to manage until they need surgery. In most cases, that framing leaves out

If you’ve lived in Castle Rock through a Colorado winter, you’ve probably noticed that your back or neck feels different in the cold months. Stiffness that takes longer to shake in the morning, soreness that flares when the weather shifts, tension that builds during the months you’re spending more time

Most parents don’t think about chiropractic care for their children until something hurts. But the spinal stresses that young people accumulate – from heavy backpacks, sports, screen time, and the ordinary tumbles of childhood – build in ways that are far easier to address early than later. At Castle Rock

One of the most common questions patients ask before booking at Castle Rock Chiropractic is some version of this: “Is it a muscle thing, or is something actually wrong with my spine?” It’s a fair question – and the answer matters, because muscle pain and structural spinal problems respond to

Degenerative disc disease is one of those diagnoses that sounds far worse than it often is – and one that leaves many patients feeling like their spine is simply wearing out and there’s nothing to be done about it. Neither of those things is accurate. At Castle Rock Chiropractic, Dr.

Castle Rock sits about an hour from some of Colorado’s best ski terrain, and a significant portion of the patients at Castle Rock Chiropractic are skiers who spend their winters on the mountain and their weekdays recovering from it. Most ski injuries get dismissed as bad luck – a wrong

If your back pain goes away after treatment and then returns a few weeks later, you’re not imagining a pattern – there is one. Recurring back pain is one of the most common frustrations patients bring to Castle Rock Chiropractic, and in most cases the reason it keeps coming back

Numbness and tingling – that pins-and-needles sensation in the hands, feet, fingers, or toes – is something most people have experienced briefly and dismissed. But when it becomes frequent, persistent, or follows a specific pattern, it’s your nervous system signaling that something is compressing or irritating a nerve somewhere along

A pinched nerve is one of those terms people use to describe a wide range of symptoms – sharp pain, burning, aching, electric sensations, weakness – that can show up anywhere from the neck to the fingertips or from the lower back to the feet. The term itself is accurate

Castle Rock sits in one of the best locations in Colorado for trail hiking – Castlewood Canyon State Park, Philip S. Miller Park, the Ridgeline Open Space, and dozens of miles of connecting trails are right out the door. Most Castle Rock residents hike regularly, and most of them have

Blood Flow Restriction therapy – often called BFR – is one of the more surprising tools available at Castle Rock Chiropractic. Most people associate chiropractic care with adjustments and spinal work, so when they hear that Dr. Dickason is certified in a rehabilitation technique that helps patients rebuild strength during

Upper cervical chiropractic care is one of the most precise and targeted approaches in the chiropractic field – and one that most people don’t know exists until they’re specifically looking for it. Dr. Dickason at Castle Rock Chiropractic is certified in upper cervical care and has used it as a