Slouching at your desk or standing with a swayback may seem harmless—but poor posture can lead to chronic back pain, neck strain, and muscle fatigue. Learn why posture matters and how to correct it with exercises, chiropractic care, acupuncture, and ergonomic adjustments.

Anterior pelvic tilt is a common postural issue that contributes to low back pain, tight hips, and reduced mobility. Learn how to identify it, exercises to correct it, and how chiropractic care supports long-term alignment.

Back braces, massage guns, patches, and posture gadgets—do they really help back pain? Our chiropractor gives honest ratings (1–10) on the most popular tools and treatments, including chiropractic care and spinal decompression, to reveal what truly works and what’s just hype

Chronic joint pain can make even simple movements feel like a challenge. Whether it’s the stiffness when you wake up, the aching that follows activity, or the discomfort that never quite goes away — joint pain has a way of taking control of your life.

If you’ve tried medications, injections, or physical therapy without lasting relief, there’s another option worth exploring: acupuncture.

Start the year by giving your spine the attention it deserves. Small daily habits—like improving posture, strengthening your core, and staying active—can make a big difference in preventing chronic back and neck pain. Discover five expert-approved ways to protect your spine, boost mobility, and keep pain from slowing you down this year.

If you’ve been dealing with ongoing shoulder pain that just won’t quit, you’re not alone. In fact, millions of Americans experience chronic shoulder discomfort, often without ever getting a clear answer on what’s causing it—or how to fix it.

Every New Year, we make promises to eat better, exercise more, and take care of our health—but few of us stick with it. Learn why most resolutions fail by February and how to create realistic, lasting health goals that support your body, mind, and spine all year long.

Not all chiropractic clinics offer the same level of care. Some only provide adjustments, while others—like Active Spine—integrate medical technology, regenerative therapies, and advanced rehabilitation techniques for more complete, long-term results.

What exactly is chiropractic care, and how does it work? Learn about its history, science, and benefits, plus how modern chiropractic techniques help relieve pain, improve posture, and restore mobility for patients of all ages.

Your diet can make or break your joint health. Learn which foods help reduce inflammation, protect cartilage, and improve flexibility—plus what to avoid if you want pain-free movement and healthier joints this winter.

Your adjustment frequency depends on three critical factors: your condition, your treatment phase, and your goals. Let's break down exactly what that means and how to determine the right chiropractic care schedule for you.

If you’ve been living with chronic joint pain, muscle tension, or inflammation — and feel like you’ve “tried everything” — acupuncture may be the missing piece to your recovery. At Active Spine & Joint Institute in Southern New Jersey, we use acupuncture to help patients reduce pain naturally, restore mobility, and improve their quality of life without drugs or surgery.

20-40% of back surgeries fail, with success rates dropping to just 5% by the fourth surgery. Spinal decompression therapy offers proven nonsurgical back pain relief without the risks, recovery time, or failure rates of surgery. At Active Spine and Joint Institute, we help patients throughout South Jersey avoid the operating room and find lasting back pain relief.

Your spine is incredible when you think about it. It supports your entire body, protects your spinal cord, and allows you to move in countless ways—all while you barely think about it. Until it hurts. At Active Spine and Joint Institute, we geek out about spines daily. Here are some cool facts about your spine and how we keep it healthy.

Discover why chronic joint pain worsens over time and the 3 critical factors most doctors overlook. South Jersey's leading pain specialists reveal the truth about joint pain progression and proven non-surgical solutions.

If you've been dealing with hip pain and can't figure out why, here's something that might surprise you: the problem might not be your hip at all. At Active Spine and Joint Institute, we see this all the time. Patients come in convinced they have a hip issue, only to discover their lower back is the real culprit.

 Women are 4× more likely to suffer chronic hip pain—and standard care often overlooks their unique needs. Discover how Active Spine & Joint Institute treats hip pain in women with personalized, non-surgical approaches that deliver real results.

Here's what nobody's telling you: Traditional neuropathy medications don't fix the problem—they mask it. If you're reading this, chances are you've been down the medication road. Maybe you're on gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, or some cocktail of pills that promised relief but delivered disappointment.

Hip replacement surgery in people under 60 has increased by 600% in the past two decades. The orthopedic industry calls it an “epidemic of young, active patients needing joint replacement.” The truth? It’s an epidemic of unnecessary surgeries—procedures that could often be avoided with the right comprehensive care. We’ve helped hundreds of younger patients avoid hip replacement and keep their natural joints. While surgeons are scheduling replacements for 40- and 50-year-olds, we’re helping them return to running, lifting, hiking, and living active lives—with their original hips intact.

If you live with chronic pain, you’ve heard this advice a thousand times. From doctors. From family. From well-meaning friends. Maybe even from your own inner voice, urging you to protect yourself from further injury.

But here’s the truth: This advice is not only wrong—it may actually be making your pain worse.