Keller Family Chiropractic

The principle behind acupuncture is based on balance and "qi." Qi (pronounced "chee") is regarded in Eastern medicine as the measurable electromagnetic life force. Think of it as life-giving energy that flows through your body. In a sense, an analogy could be made with respect to blood flow through the body and the consequential oxygenation of tissue and release of energy into our cells.

If you've been in a car crash, you know how painful and disruptive these kinds of injuries can be. Millions of people are hurt in auto collisions each year, and some people suffer for decades with chronic pain.even after a "minor" collision. Dr. Kari Keller, your Mascoutah, IL chiropractor, has helped countless people recover from injuries suffered during a crash, and helped prevent the development of long-term symptoms.

An entire whiplash injury occurs in about 1/10th of a second - the length of an eye blink. But in that time, the human head can experience forces greater than that of jet fighter pilots. Watch our videos in the playlist below, or browse our articles to learn more about whiplash and methods of treatment.

Neck pain is a common pain symptom experienced by most of us. Most neck pain begins with some kind of trauma, but sometimes the origin is difficult to identify. With all neck pain-no matter what the cause-the pain itself tells us that there is some kind of problem in the functioning of the different parts of the spine.

Medical doctors often recommend surgery for work injuries like back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. For many people though, taking time off work to recover from surgery isn't an option. What's more, many patients who do undergo surgery for back pain and carpal tunnel require revision surgery when their symptoms return a few years down the line.