Whether you’re shopping for presents, waiting to pick up the perfect dessert or checking out a holiday performance, chances are you’ll spend a good deal of time standing in line this season. Follow these tips to help you avoid muscle cramps, neck stiffness and
Back Pain
Hip Bursitis and Other Causes of Hip Pain
More often than not, when a patient is given the news that they are suffering from bursitis in the hip, they respond with something like, “Bursitis? I thought that was for “old folks!” The truth be known, bursitis happens to people of all ages. When hip pain presents, there is a large list of possible causes, […]
Hips & Functional Back Pain
Back pain has many different causes, from spine fractures to kidney infections, but most back pain is mechanical. The mechanical workings of the spine and surrounding support structure have failed to protect itself with normal use, causing the joints to become swollen and inflamed. Mechanical pain syndromes are usually caused by a functional movement disorder. […]
New Hope for a Common Pain
Did you know that 50 to 75 percent of patients who see a chiropractor come for relief from back pain. And a substantial number of those patients have sciatica – the popular term for pain radiating into the back of the leg and commonly associated with a nerve root irritation in the lower back. According […]
By Any Other Name It’s Still Bursitis
Although bursitis is often referred to as “housemaid’s knee,” ” a game arm,” or “a working man’s disorder,” it can strike anyone any time. Bursitis is the inflammation or irritation of the bursa. The bursa is a sac filled with lubricating fluid, located between tissues such as bone, muscle, tendons, and skin, that decreases rubbing, […]
9 Out of 10 Back Surgeries Not “Necessary or Effective”
9 Out of 10 Back Surgeries Not “Necessary or Effective” The above headline is a quote from Dr. C.N. Shealy, a medical doctor who is a neurosurgeon at the Pain Rehabilitation Center of the University of Minnesota. In studying a number of patients at the Center, Dr. Shealy found that nearly 70% were “repeaters” […]
Evaluation and Treatment of Scoliosis
Sometimes, during human development a lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine develops. If the curvature is larger than 10 degrees, it is called scoliosis. Curves less than 10 degrees are mostly insignificant postural changes. How is scoliosis evaluated?
What Is Scoliosis?
Scoliosis affects 5 to 7 million people in the United States. More than a half million visits are made to doctors’ offices each year for evaluation and treatment of scoliosis. Although scoliosis can begin at any age, it often develops in adolescents
Avoid Pain from Backpacks
Back Pain is pervasive among American adults, but a new and disturbing trend is emerging. Young children are suffering from back pain much earlier than previous generations, and the use of overweight backpacks is a contributing factor, according to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA). This new back pain trend among youngsters isn’t surprising when
Does Back Pain Go Away By Itself?
According to the CDC, 80% of us will have back pain during our lifetime, and 20% of the population currently has back pain. In fact, back pain alone is the second most common reason for a visit to the doctor’s office. (Upper respiratory infection is the most common reason.) One’s first episode of back […]