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I had the fortunate pleasure of meeting Dr. Pilsner when he attended, and subsequently joined, the Kiwanis Club of Fort Collins, of which we are still members. Our club has less than twenty members; therefore an immediate acquaintance was inevitable. He joined our club with a positive attitude and enthusiasm towards helping kids and getting …

I came to Dr. Pilsner because of lower back pain and neck pain with severe migraines at least once a week. I had suffered with this pain and migraines since early childhood. However, since these symptoms ran in my family on both sides, all of my family doctors chalked it up to genetics and left …

I had been thinking of having my scoliosis checked and had never been to a chiropractor when I met Dr. Ryan and some of his staff at a health fair. I did not know what to expect, but figured I could at least go in for a consultation. Chiropractors deal with spines and that is …

  I was probably the biggest chiropractic skeptic before 2002.  I just assumed that my back, shoulders and neck would always give me pain. I would just take a pain med to get some short term relief.  As an elementary teacher, my second degree was moving and storage.  So one day I was standing on …

C.P.’s Story- I started at Heart & Hand in January of 2005.  I didn’t have a specific condition I wanted treated, I just wanted to try it because a friend recommended it.  Shortly after starting chiropractic care I noticed that my IBS symptoms had pretty much disappeared.  I never expected that.  I also became more …

I was first introduced to chiropractic care at Heart & Hand during an event at my school where I had consultation with the doctor.  Additionally, I had heard about successes in treatment from various friends who were under chiropractic care. My initial reasons for treatment were because I had numbness and tingling in my limbs, stiff/achy …

Back Pain – Am I At Risk? Are there risk factors for back pain? And, if there are, what can I do to keep myself healthy and well? Learning about potential risk factors and taking appropriate action will help ensure a stronger, more flexible, and healthier lower back.One primary risk factor relates to exercise. Everyone …

Chiropractic and Reducing Stress We certainly live in stressful times. It’s not easy to assess whether our era is the most stressful, but we do have plenty of daily stress. The job, the home, the kids, the relatives, the economy – all these stresses add up and yet we wonder why we have so many …

Childhood Sports Injuries Kids get hurt all the time. They’re running, they’re jumping, they’re crashing into things. Kids want to have fun, and when they play, they play full-out.  So, when kids play real sports, stuff happens.1,2 Whether your kid plays soccer, baseball, football, or studies karate, a broken bone, sprained ankle, or twisted knee …

Allergies and Asthma Allergies and asthma are big business. Approximately 50 million Americans suffer from allergies, and approximately 20 million suffer from asthma. With some overlap between the conditions, more than 60 million Americans experience either allergies, asthma, or both. The costs for medications, hospital and emergency room admissions, and loss of business productivity are …

Long ago and far away, a fourth-grade teacher told a student to “stand up straight – you look like a pretzel”. The unthinking adult only offered criticism. The child was left to try to un-kink himself in the ways that probably caused more structural damage. Most of us think good posture involves thrusting out the …