Lumbar spinal stenosis treatment can vary greatly and the research has not been clear on what the best treatment options are. Even when the research appears to establish a proper protocol a new paper comes along and opinions sway once…
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Forward Head Posture and Low Back Pain
Did you know there is a connection between forward head posture and low back pain or even what is commonly called sciatica. We have been talking about this for almost 10 years here. An older study found that up to…
Long Term Cost of a Spinal Fusion
Spinal fusion is a very common procedure today to treat spine and spine related pain and dysfunction. While the field of spinal surgery has come a long way and their advances have resulted in better long term outcomes, one thing…
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Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Spinal Manipulation Plus Exercise Better For Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain is a serious condition that many Americans suffer from today. Finding the right treatment that has long term benefits is difficult and in some cases impossible. Today a very common treatment for chronic back pain is giving…
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Disc Degeneration
Spinal Disc Degeneration is something we see every day. This is because, while intervertebral disc degeneration and spinal arthritis does not necessarily equate to back pain, they can be part of the contributing factors that cause back pain. It stands…
Spine Pain After Surgery
An estimated 15% to 61% of patients suffer from persistent or recurrent spine pain after surgery and up to two thirds of chronic spine pain patients seen at pain centers suffer from failed back surgery. With these numbers it is…
Journal of the AMA recommends chiropractic for back pain
Can you believe that the Journal of the AMA recommends chiropractic for back pain? I could hardly believe it, based on their past actions, the American Medical Association has rarely admitted any benefit to seeing a chiropractor. Technically, though, where…
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Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics
Maintenance Care
Have you ever heard of a chiropractor talk about “maintenance” care, or perhaps they used the term wellness care, any way its is called it may sound like some ploy to keep you as a chiropractic patient the rest of…
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Posted in Back Pain, Injury Prevention, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Injury Prevention, Neck Pain, Wellness
Ability to sit and rise from the floor may predict your lifespan
The ability to sit and rise from the floor may predict your lifespan according to some recent research published in the past year. I was first made aware of this in August at a seminar I attended and was intrigued…
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Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Wellness
Chiropractic History: The Begining
Chiropractic has a long history, a lot longer than some people realize. Chiropractic started in 1895 when David Daniel Palmer or D.D. Palmer as he is referred to in our profession, put an idea to the test. D.D. Palmer had a…
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Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain, Uncategorized, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain, Uncategorized, Wellness