The RXN Performance Blog
Honest writing on chiropractic care, movement, injury recovery, and performance for active adults. Written by Dr. Ryan Giniel, D.C.
How Often Should You See a Chiropractor? An Honest Answer from a Dallas Sports Chiro
The honest answer to “how often should I see a chiropractor?” isn’t the one most chiropractic offices give. The industry standard answer is some version of “come in regularly forever.” The actual clinical answer is more like “as often as it takes to fix what’s wrong, and then usually not at all until something else […]
Training Through Your 50s and 60s: What Actually Changes (and What Doesn’t)
Most of the advice you’ll see about training past 50 falls into one of two camps: “be careful, take it easy, listen to your body” — which is condescending and mostly wrong — or “age is just a number” — which is inspirational and also mostly wrong. Neither is useful. What’s actually true is more […]
How to Choose a Sports Chiropractor in Dallas: 5 Questions to Ask Before Your First Visit
If you’re an active adult in Dallas looking for a sports chiropractor, you’ve probably already noticed how different one office can be from another. Some are insurance-driven and built around 10-minute visits. Some are mostly cracking with no real assessment. Some are essentially pain-clinic models that never address the actual cause of the problem. None […]
Squatting With Knee Pain: When to Scale, When to Stop, and What’s Actually Going On
Knee pain during squats is one of the most common reasons active adults end up in our office in Uptown Dallas. The frustrating part is that most of the advice you’ll find online is one of two extremes: stop squatting forever, or just push through. Neither is right for most cases. Here’s the more useful […]
Can I Keep Lifting With Lower Back Pain? A Dallas Sports Chiropractor’s Take
If you have lower back pain and you lift, you’ve almost certainly been told one of two things: “stop lifting and rest” or “push through it.” Both are wrong most of the time. Here’s the more useful framework we use at RXN Performance in Uptown Dallas. The short answer For the vast majority of active […]
Sciatica or Piriformis Syndrome? How to Tell the Difference
True sciatica and piriformis syndrome present almost identically but require completely different treatment. Here is how to sort out which one you actually have.
Why Your Back Pain Keeps Coming Back (And How to Actually Break the Cycle)
Recurring back pain is not a mystery. Here are the five most common underlying drivers we see in our Dallas chiropractic practice and what to do about them.
What to Expect from Your First Chiropractor Visit at RXN Performance
Step-by-step walkthrough of what happens at your first appointment at RXN Performance, from intake to assessment to treatment to plan.
When to See a Chiropractor for Lower Back Pain
A clear framework for deciding whether your lower back pain needs professional care, what kind of provider to see, and what to expect.
How to Fix Tight Hips from Sitting at a Desk
Why sitting makes your hips tight, why stretching alone does not fix it, and a 10-minute daily routine that actually works.