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• posted: Feb. 23, 2026

Chiropractic care offers a variety of well-known benefits, including pain relief, increased flexibility, and even improved proprioception. But did you know it also directly enhances your spinal health? When we Read More

• posted: Jan. 13, 2026

Why Does My Back Lock Up? Understanding Muscle Guarding At Gallatin Valley Chiropractic, we hear this scenario almost every day: You’re moving around, you hear a "pop" in your lower back, Read More

• posted: Sep. 15, 2025
• chiropractic,  joint,  inflammation,  bozeman,  pain,  treatment,  movement,  montana,  relief,  headaches,  dysfunction,  tension,  stiff neck,  sharp,  pulling

Imagine this, you wake up and quickly come to realize that you can't turn your neck to the left. There is pain, tightness and confusion on where all of this Read More

• posted: May 08, 2025

Understanding Stem Cell Therapy:  What It Is Stem cells are unique cells in the human body, as they are, in simple terms, the starting cells that can then become any other cell Read More

• posted: Apr. 03, 2025
• chiropractic,  posture,  bozeman,  injury,  pain,  conditions,  spine,  thoracic,  stiffness,  myofascial,  montana,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  disc,  lumbar,  chirp wheel,  perspective,  foam rolling,  hypertonicity,  immobility,  facet,  self care

Since it's release in 2015 the Chirp Wheel has steadily gained in popularity and usage for individuals with spinal pain. This is largely due to the accessibility and cost effectiveness. Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2024

What are the side effects of Cortisone injection? Is it worth it?  What is cortisone? Cortisone, is a steroid which can be administered via an injection into the pain site or a Read More

• posted: Oct. 08, 2024
• chiropractic,  strain,  inflammation,  bozeman,  therapy,  sprain,  mobility,  montana,  pain relief,  trigger points,  Dry Needle

Why get Dry Needled? Dry needling AKA Trigger Point Needling is an effective therapy for  Reducing muscle and fascia tensionDecreasing inflammationDecreasing painImproving mobilityMost common conditions people ask for Dry Needling includeSprain/ StrainsOveruse Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2024
• chiropractic,  inflammation,  bozeman,  injury,  movement,  chronic,  montana,  safe,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  muscles,  sore,  Pain relief,  acute,  subacute

How long should I be in pain before I see a Chiropractor? Sooner is always better when determining the right time to see your chiropractor. Even if movement is completely inhibited Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2024
• chiropractic,  exercises,  inflammation,  bozeman,  stretch,  montana,  safe,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  pain relief,  cat cow,  press ups

You just got adjusted by the chiropractic, now what exercises should, and shouldn't you do? The answer to this depends on factors such as severity of the injury, acute vs, Read More

• posted: Aug. 20, 2024
• chiropractic,  low back pain,  muscle,  pain,  sciatica,  discomfort,  sitting,  flying,  airplane,  travel

Airplanes are notorious for uncomfortable, poor ergonomically designed seats. This can lead to people dreading travel, as they can almost guarantee it will result in low back pain. The design Read More

• posted: Jun. 17, 2024
• chiropractic,  stretching,  pain,  exercise,  movement,  safe,  arthritis,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  bozeman montana,  comfortable,  active aging,  preventative,  joint mobility,  balance

Benefits Chiropractic care has for aging adults include... Improve joint mobility: The most common complaint of our aging patients is that their joints hurting is what prevents them from doing the activities Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2024
• chiropractic,  joint,  bozeman,  pain,  neck,  montana,  why,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  headaches,  dysfunction,  popping,  clicking,  ligaments,  tendons,  cracking,  office work,  shoulder discomfort

Why Does My Neck Click, Crack, and Pop? Top 3 reasons… Ever turn your head in traffic and hear the gritty grindy feeling followed by an audible pop? You are not Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2024
• strain,  muscle,  bozeman,  injury,  pain,  sprain,  dry needling,  tendinitis,  montana,  tendinosis,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  fascia,  sore,  symptoms,  dysfunction,  heat,  ice,  trigger point needling,  needling,  trigger points

I Felt Worse after Dry Needling... Why? Dry needling involves the act of inserting a blunt tipped, fine filament needle into an area of pain or dysfunction. The objective of dry Read More

• posted: Apr. 29, 2024
• chiropractic,  whiplash,  strain,  injury,  treatment,  sprain,  adjustment,  active release technique,  myofascial,  spinal,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  bozeman montana,  dry needle,  first step,  fall,  trip,  X-ray

Should I see a chiropractor first after an injury? After being injured, one of the hardest decisions is determining what the next step should be. It turns out, a chiropractor may Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2024

Everybody knows that chiropractors are pros at getting backs to pop and crack, but what about when your back pops and cracks on it's own? This will often leave patients Read More

• posted: Mar. 13, 2024
• back pain,  chiropractic,  holistic,  bozeman,  treatment,  montana,  gallatin valley chiropractic,  kidney stones,  differentiate,  fever,  chills,  nausea,  urination

Understanding back pain back pain, especially low back pain is incredibly common. According to the CDC in 2019 almost 39% of all adults experienced back pain in the U.S. General Read More