Chronic Conditions Center Blog

Introduction Have you ever felt the pain of being left behind by your family? It’s a fairly common occurrence. Perhaps you have chronic knee pain and you can’t tolerate a lot of walking. That big trip to Disney World then comes impossible (due to the distances you have to walk every day). Maybe you can’t […]

Introduction The spine is a very complicated structure. It is composed of twenty-four movable bones (the vertebrae), five layers of muscle, nine common ligaments, the central and peripheral nervous systems, and various connective tissue. The Vertebrae The vertebrae offer protection to the spinal cord. They are movable and can twist and bend in a variety […]

Introduction If you were involved in a car accident, even a minor one, you probably sustained a serious injury to your spine. Many people who had been in an accident did not think they were injured because they didn’t experience immediate symptoms. Injuries Show Up Later Weeks to years later, the accident victim will start […]

Introduction What has your pain cost you already? There are a few ways of looking at this. One way is to look at how much money you have already spent. People can spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to fix a chronic problem. It all adds up (doctor’s visits, prescription drugs, trips to the […]

I wanted to share a really cool experience with you. This is actually pretty typical in my office. I know many people have never been to a chiropractor before. They don’t know what goes on inside a chiropractic office. I Got A Call The Other Day The other day I got a call from an […]

Introduction In a recent article published in the European Spine Journal (April 2013, 22:697-707), a group of Danish researchers experimented with treatment for low back pain by giving their patients antibiotics. The Only Cause of the Pain Was Herniated Disc The research was a randomized controlled, double-blind study with a sample size of 162 patients […]

Introduction Inflammation can be a good thing or a bad thing. It all depends on if it is acute or chronic. Acute inflammation is the “good” kind of inflammation. Acute inflammation occurs as a result of a infection, scrape, cut, or a foreign object. More about Acute Inflammation There are four signs of acute inflammation: […]

Introduction At my daughter’s softball game yesterday, our team enjoyed a sound victory. The final score was 19 to 5 and the girls were jubilant about crushing the opposition. Naturally, they wanted to celebrate. As is often customary following a baseball or softball game, we descended upon a local ice cream establishment. Or rather I […]

Introduction Everybody experiences pain at one time or another. The pain may be caused by a new injury or a nagging old one. The bottom line is we want to feel better and to get out of pain as quickly as possible. Thermal modalities (such as ice & heat) are time-tested solutions to getting rid […]

Introduction Fatty acids are considered essential nutrients meaning that we (humans) cannot synthesize them ourselves.  We must obtain them through our diet. There are a number of different types of fatty acids including omega 3, omega 6, and omega 9.   Omega 6 and 9 fatty acids come from terrestrial food sources from eating plants and […]