When Good Form Isn’t Enough – Protecting Nurses and Health Care Workers
Last week, NPR posted a really interesting article about the rash of injuries affecting bed side nurses. You can find that article here: Even ‘Proper’ Technique Exposes Nurses’ Spines to Dangerous Forces The article comes on the heels of a study that investigated the forces that the spine is exposed to with various lifting techniques […]
5 Things to Know About Inversion Tables
The miracle medical tool made famous by QVC and telephone hotline numbers. The theory behind them is pretty straight forward and simple. Gravity pushes down on your spine causing pressure to build up in your intervertebral disc and serve as an aggrevating factor for pain caused by disc herniations/protrusions. It’s easy to see why these […]
Why Does Fibromyalgia Occur in Rheamatoid Arthritis – a Neurological Perspective
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inflammatory Illnesses Rheumatoid arthritis falls into a class of inflammatory disorders where flare ups of inflammation can create damage to joints throughout the body. The pain from these flare ups can be debilitating, and the damage done to the joints can be quite severe when left untreated. The damage to these joints […]
Anatomy of a Pinched Nerve
Anatomy of a Headache I decided to tackle another common problem we see every single day in the office. Pinched Nerves When someone gets an acute pinched nerve, it can be amongst the most painful problems that afflict human beings. Pinched nerves can leave people in lying in bed with an inability to work, exercise, sleep or […]
Why Does My Back Hurt When I Breathe? What is it and how to fix it?
Pain from the ribs. How’d it happen? Why does it hurt so bad? Painful but fixable “It hurts right here (points to middle of back), especially when I take a deep breath in.””It’s like someone is poking a knife in the middle of my back””Every time I try to stand up all the way, my back […]
Olive Oil: The Delicious Anti-Inflammatory
Last year during the holidays, I had the pleasure of receiving an incredible gift from one of my patients. She brought a 1L bottle of one of the finest olive oils from Italy. I was thrilled, because anyone that knows me knows that I love the taste of extra virgin olive oil, and I love […]
Can upper cervical still help even if I have tried chiropractic for post-concussion syndrome?
Patients who continue to have concussion symptoms more than 30 days after a concussion have historically been diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). In recent years, researchers and clinicians have been looking outside the brain for potential causes and treatments for patients who continue to struggle with persistent headache, dizziness, brain fog, or visual issues after […]
Why Does Balance Break With Parkinson’s?
Proprioception: The Underdog of the Senses It’s hard to appreciate just how complicated balance is until you start to lose it. The maintenance of posture and balance is so important and complex in the human body that some of the largest and fastest tracts in your spinal cord are dedicated to the use of your […]
Migraines: A Big Problem for Young Dancers
Does your young dancer complain about headaches multiple times per month? If so, you may not be alone. Migraine headaches are well known to affect adolescent girls at much higher rates than boys. The hormonal changes that a young lady goes through as their body develops can take some of the blame, but just blaming […]
Why Counting Calories is Silly
In May of 2002, I weighed in at a svelte 5’9” and 155 lbs. As of yesterday I weighed in at 5’10” and 165 lbs. Though my body has gone through many changes over the last 11 years, I’ve managed to maintain a healthy body weight despite the fact that my metabolism should be showing […]
