NY Times article explores why chiropractic and exercise are better options than drugs for neck pain One of the common ailments seen in chiropractor offices is neck pain. The traditional wisdom that most people seem to have is that it is just a pain except when it does not go away. Most people will eventually… Read more »
Heavy back packs and their effect on your children’s back and legs. Four ways to reduce the chance of injury Well, its that time again. They are all back in school, they are coming home with homework and the books… There are formulas for appropriate backpack weight based on the weight of the child says the… Read more »
Consumer reports September 2011 issue on Alternative Therapies shows chiropractic treatment for back pain is most helpful Consumer reports surveyed over 45000 readers to determine what works best for different types of problems. With regards to back pain, chiropractic was way ahead of other treatments in effectiveness with 65% saying it helped alot, followed by… Read more »
Three reasons your child may be experiencing back pain when returning to school and what you need to know It is the start of the school year and the annual ritual of your child meeting their teachers, shopping for supplies and the resumption of learning. It is also the time of the year they come… Read more »
Book Description Publication Date: August 25, 2011 Start feeling better. More than one and a half billion people suffering from chronic pain don’t have to. Chronic pain affects more people than cancer, diabetes and heart disease combined and most doctors still don’t understand the cause. Finally, here is a book that identifies the causes of… Read more »
What if Steve Jobs did for healthcare what he did for Apple? Steve Jobs, the visionary of Apple computer just recently retired as CEO for health reasons. If you know the history of Apple, he was fired from the company at the age of 30, started two new companies called NEXT (later purchased by Apple… Read more »
Steve Jobs, a visionary in electronics gives Stanford University a Wow Moment Being a closet tech nerd, I knew Mr. Jobs would eventually give Apple his walking papers. Here is a guy why had vision in what he did and turned around a company that was on the brink of disaster about 12 years… Read more »
Cross Training – New information doubts effectiveness in reducing training injuries For those who train for marathons, triathlons or other endurance related events, you may wish to read this article, based on something that was recently published in the NY times. Apparently, Cross training does not have the effectiveness in preventing training injuries as previously… Read more »
Back to School? Three things your pediatrician did not check which will affect your children for years to come. It is here again; back to school season. If you are like most parents, you are probably discussing your children’s future needs, having them visit the pediatrician who approves them for sports participation and advises the… Read more »
Mechanical leverage – the cause of lower back pain and other problems with the way we walk. One of the most pervasive and frustrating conditions is lower back pain. Poorly understood by most health care practitioners, it is a common complaint that is rarely addressed appropriately. Millions of people have the experience of perhaps bending… Read more »
Foam rollers; Are there benefits to using them? Foam rollers are now being used by many athletes prior to workout, and even by some of our patients. The secret to using these is understanding your body better. The benefit to foam rollers is that you can self apply treatment to an area and… Read more »
Doctors and people skills. Medical Schools are Trying to Improve This Important Component of Care One of the biggest to a successful doctor patient relationship has to to with communication skills. Have you ever been to a doctor who talked at you, not with you and found the encounter difficult, or found the doctor just… Read more »
A new article in NY Times Health suggests that teens going through a gawky phase are prone to injuries. Read it at http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/sports-injuries-and-the-teenage-brain/?ref=health. This is a phenomenon I have seen. I think this article, based on findings from a British Journal of Sports Medicine. Apparently, puberty helps stability, while developing children who have not yet begun… Read more »
Diagnosis and Treatment of runners using treadmill as a tool Many runners have injuries from the way they run, or by hitting an uneven surface on the road or on the trail which produces a painful problem for them. The most frustrating thing for them is to find a solution so they stop hurting. … Read more »
Back Surgery: Too Many, Too Costly, Too Ineffective, Part 2 By J.C. Smith, MA, DC David Spodick, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts, has stated: “Surgery is the sacred cow of our health-care system and surgeons are the sacred cowboys who milk it.”33 Indeed, spine surgery has become the cash cow in… Read more »
On your first visit, you can expect to have a conversation first with Dr. Charschan about what’s bothering you. We will ask you do to some simple range-of-motion exercises and in depth evaluation of your posture and body style to help us evaluate your complaint(s). After thoroughly evaluating you, we may take some x-rays if… Read more »
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