The evidence does not favor using Tylenol for low back pain. Tylenol for Low Back Pain? Not so fast according to a recent paper published in the British Medical Journal. Tylenol or acetaminophen, called paracetamol in Europe, has been used…
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Tylenol for Low Back Pain
Tagged with: acetaminophen, Alternative Medicine, Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, Chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic back pain, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, neck pain, paracetamol, tylenol
Posted in Back Pain, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Neck Pain
Chronic Low Back Pain contributes to Disability
We know that chronic low back pain contributes to disability, but what has been unclear is by how much. The Global Burden of Disease study published in the journal The Lancent in 2012 found that chronic low back pain is…
Tagged with: Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, chronic back pain, Low Back Pain, neck pain, Spine Care, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Can Poor Posture Cause Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Can poor posture cause shoulder impingement syndrome, a recent paper found out the answer is yes. Shoulder impingement syndrome occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space, the…
Tagged with: Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, kyphosis, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Thoracic Kyphosis
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Healthy New Year
For the month of January we are bringing back our Gift of Health Certificate to help you encourage your family and friends to have a healthy new year in 2015. For the cost of $50, the bearer of this certificate…
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Posted in Local Events, Wellness
Posted in Local Events, Wellness
Smartphone Use Tied to Poor Posture
It really has been wild how fast the use of smartphones have grown. While there were other attempts at adding a phone to the PDA’s of yesteryear it was the first IPhone in 2007 that was the first successful smartphone…
Tagged with: back pain Geneva IL, Chiropractic, chiropractic biophysics, chiropractor, chronic back pain, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, neck pain, Poor posture, Posture, Smartphone Use, Spine Care, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Treating Dowager’s Hump
The posture most associated with aging, Dowager’s Hump can be known as Buffalo Hump, Hunchback, and the technical/medical term hyperkyphosis. Any way you call it treating Dowager’s hump can be important for your health and physical well being. For the…
Tagged with: Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, BStrong4Life, Buffalo Hump, Chiropractic, chiropractic biophysics, chiropractor, Dowgers Hump, Geneva BStrong4Life, Geneva Chiropractor, Hyerkyphosis, kyphosis, Low Back Pain, Low bone mineral density, old person posture, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Prevention, Posture research, Posture treatment
Posted in Back Pain, BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Maker of Oxycontin Sued by Kentucky
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, settled litigation with the federal government in 2007 for “misbranding” OxyContin as less addictive than other narcotics and paid $637 million in fines. “Purdue Pharma accepted full responsibility for the actions some of its…
The placebo effect in surgery
Testing medications, supplements, and some procedures against a placebo can be described as a gold standard test of the effectiveness of said medication, supplement, or procedure. I came across an article recently I thought was interesting because it both confirmed…
Tagged with: Alternatives to Back Surgery, Back Fusion, Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, Back Surgery, Chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic back pain, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Disc Degeneration, Failed Back Surgery, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, placebo effect in surgery, Spine Care, Spine Fusion
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain, Wellness