Disc Herniation, Stenosis, Pars Fracture, and Arthritis: What Type of Back Pain Do You Have — and What Actually Helps? By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa BACK PAIN SERIES — PART 2 OF 4 This is Part 2 of a four-part series [...]
Pelvic Pain:What It Is, Why It Lingers, and What Physical Therapy Can Do About It By Kelly Brown Gross, PT, MPT, WCS | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Pelvic pain is one of the most undertreated conditions in women's health. Not because effective treatment doesn't exist — it [...]
What Is the Best Non-Surgical Treatment for Back Pain?A Guide to Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Care BACK PAIN SERIES — PART 1 OF 4 By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It affects roughly [...]
Prenatal Massage in West Des Moines: What It Does, What the Research Shows, and When to Start Pregnancy is one of the most physically demanding experiences a body goes through. Your center of gravity shifts. Your joints loosen. Your back, hips, and legs carry load they've never carried before. And on top of all [...]
Why Chiropractic Isn't Working — And How Integrated Care Changes That By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Most clinics do one thing. They do it reasonably well. And when they hit the edge of what they can offer, they send you somewhere [...]
Bladder Leakage Is Not Normal and Physical Therapy Can Fix It. By Kelly Brown Gross, PT, MPT, WCS | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa You cough, and you leak. You sneeze, and you leak. You jump, laugh, run, or pick up something heavy — and there it is [...]
Shockwave Therapy for Rotator Cuff Pain & Calcific Shoulder: 1,093 Patients. 16 Clinical Trials. Here's What the Research Found. By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Shoulder pain has a way of quietly taking over. You stop reaching overhead. You sleep on the [...]
Shockwave Therapy for Tennis Elbow: Why Cortisone Works Fast But Shockwave Wins Long-Term By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Tennis elbow has one of the most misleading names in all of musculoskeletal medicine. Most people who get it have never picked up [...]
Shockwave Therapy for Achilles Tendinopathy: Why Chronic Tendon Pain Stops Healing — and What Actually Fixes It By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Your Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in your body. It bears forces several times your body weight with [...]
Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery: What Nobody Tells You — and What Actually Helps By Kelly Brown Gross, PT, MPT, WCS | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa You grew a human. You delivered a baby. And then — somewhere around six weeks postpartum — the world kind of expects [...]
