Tag: Myofascial Release

Vertigo; Here’s why you should visit your chiropractor first.

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Vertigo; Here’s why you should visit your chiropractor first. A patient visited the office today after suffering from vertigo for two weeks.   She initially visited the local walk-in medical clinic who diagnosed the problem as vertigo and gave her a medication that can alleviate it.  The medication seemed to allow her to sleep but did not fully resolve the problem, and she had no idea why she was feeling dizzy. Two weeks later, the dizziness on her right side is improved but her left side still is quite intolerable. She had been a patient of ours years ago who visited Read More »

Back pain; A new study helps confirm why Myofascial Release improves the quality and cost effectiveness of care.

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Back pain; A new study helps confirm why Myofascial Release improves the quality and cost-effectiveness of care. The healthcare professions have addressed back pain for years, yet the problem continues to grow, as well as the dollars spent on this phenomenal problem.   In my book, Cheating Mother Nature (2), it suggests this is an international multi-billion dollar problem that has many people selling and promoting treatments that may or may not work. For an American public who is more frequently paying more out of pocket with high deductibles and higher copayments, they want more value in the care they receive Read More »

Can shoulder problems make your lower back spasm in pain?

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Can shoulder problems make your lower back spasm in pain? It seems like everyone has a cure or a solution to the problem of back pain, yet, the record for back pain treatment by most therapists, medical providers, and even some chiropractors sometimes is often less than desirable, failing to give us long term relief of pain. Can an underlying shoulder problem make your lower back spasm in pain? The truth about back pain is that most of the time, the back pain is merely the symptom. Why your back hurts needs to be properly diagnosed before offering an effective Read More »

Plantar fasciitis; Not a foot problem but a spring problem.

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Plantar fasciitis; Not a foot problem but a spring problem. If you have had plantar fasciitis, you know the pain, the difficulties walking and if you are an avid runner, it can stop you from running altogether. Many specialists know the condition by name and many podiatrists will typically manage it with foot orthotics, injections and in the worst cases surgeries that often, do not solve the problem (but may alleviate the symptom until it again exacerbates). Physical therapists often will try to strengthen the lower leg muscles, massage them, and even use proprioceptive tape that also may give you Read More »

Evidence based chiropractic care; Does a research based chiropractor guarantee a better outcome?

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Evidence based chiropractic care; Does a research based chiropractor guarantee a better outcome? The recent buzzword in healthcare is evidence based. There have been many interventions that were considered both by the public and by the healthcare institutions to be medically essential practices that help save lives. The public bought into these ideas for years, only to recently find out that common themes such as the necessary PSA test, mammograms, breast exams to name a few were necessary and saved lives. We found out recently these procedures were resulting in more harm than good, however, those who believe their lives Read More »