Car Crash
The law of averages shows that all Americans will be in a car crash at some point in their adult life. Car crash injuries are among the least understood by the public in general partly because of the stigma of legal ramifications surrounding most accidents. When two...
Athletic Injuries, Sprain and Strain
In my office I see all types of injuries stemming from a multitude of accidents: Car crash, falls, lifting, or athletic injuries have differing methods of treatment and focuses on healing in order to get the patient back into their activities of daily living. In the...
Neuropathy Pain
Neuropathy pain is an interesting description for many people I meet. Usually when someone comes in for treatment, I ask about their discomfort instead of "pain." The reason being that many people I meet to perform Calmare therapy on, don't usually have pain, they...
Herniated Disc Pain
Some people will ask, "What does herniated disc pain feel like? The answer is more complex than I could give in a blog like this. However, herniated disc pain can range from sharp, shooting pain to dull achy pain. It can also be pain-free, but with a little numbness...
Low Back Pain, gone!
Every time I see a patient with low back pain walk into my office with house slippers on, I am reminded of my first introduction to Chiropractic. It was 1991 and I was working on loading dock of a product transfer station in Las Vegas. At this time, I was also...
Bulging Discs
Occasionally, a patient will enter my office and will tell me a story similar to this one: "I have been going to a Chiropractor for a long time and I really like him, but for the last year or so, when he adjusts my lower back, sometimes it will hurt, sometimes it...
Auto Accident Injury
Auto accidents cause most of the worst injuries I see in my practice. The reason for this is the high speeds of impact that many an auto accident occur at. Many times a patient will come into my office with pain after an accident and will say, "I don't know why I hurt...
Muscle Memory and Lower Back Pain (cont.)
Movement disorders (Painful Muscle Memory) typically will accompany herniated or bulging discs, chronic sprain or strain injuries and chronic facet syndrome (another spine-related problem). When the movement disorder accompanies a herniated or bulging disc, the...
Muscle Memory and Lower Back Pain
Muscle Memory became a catch phrase back in the early 1990's and primarily was a term used by trainers and coaches referring to movements being programmed into the body through repetition. In other words, proper movement practiced with many repetitions would become...
Headache Pain and Relief
Millions of Americans -- an estimated 90 percent of the population – deal with recurring headache pain at some point in their lives. With the stress and hurry of the holiday season in full swing, many people will find themselves reaching for pain medication to put an...
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