Four Weird Tricks to Feel Better Did you know that humans have been conned over the years?  No, this isn’t a big conspiracy about the reptilian overlords manipulating peoples’ minds.  It’s documented propaganda put out by those who have big financial interests in...

Dr. Shayne Durbin Helps Athletes Compete at Peak Performance If you’re an athlete, you know that when something is a bit “off” in your body, you don’t perform as well.  Even if it’s minor, like your shoulder is a little sore, or your elbow just doesn’t feel right. ...

Opioids are Claiming Thousands of Lives Every Year Until it hits someone close to you, the opioid epidemic is just a headline.  It’s a news item that we hear over and over, but it doesn’t really register with us.  But every year millions of Americans get hooked on...

Why Winter is a Good Time for an Adjustment It’s been about a month since our nice fall weather was quickly replaced by some freezing temps.  And it doesn’t look like Old Man Winter is going to leave any time soon.  That means we’re all bundled up, trying not to slip...

Why Chiropractic Care is Essential after a Wreck There are thousands of wrecks every day.  Many of them are minor car accidents, just fender benders, and people walk away without thinking anything of the occurrence… at least not how it has affected their health.  But...

Carve Better Turns with Chiropractic Care The white stuff has started to fly here in Montana.  And that means soon skiers and boarders will be hitting the slopes to carve some sweet turns. But if your joints are aching just thinking about shredding downhill, perhaps...

Stretching Keeps Muscles Loose and Prevents Injury Who would have thought that you can be injured working a desk job? The truth is that you probably won’t be injured at the job, unless Kevin from accounting throws a stapler at you again.  But sitting all day long is a...

Basketball Season is Here, Make Sure You’re up to the Game On the surface, basketball doesn’t seem like a high impact sport.  It’s not like football, where you’re literally thrown to the ground. But when we actually look at how the body moves while playing ball, we...

Keep your Body Healthy for a Happy Hunting Season The sun is setting earlier.  The night air is crisp and cool.  As the leaves start to fall, a lot of Montanans are getting ready for hunting season. This season isn’t just a sporting event; it’s a way of life.  It’s a...

Swimming is Low Impact, but Still Risks Injury As a chiropractor in Billings, some of my favorite patients to treat are the athletes.  Why?  Because I am an athlete myself. My entire life I have engaged in various sports, from running to backpacking to hunting to...