When you think of carpal tunnel syndrome, chances are you think of a chronic wrist injury caused by typing on a computer keyboard. But did you know that carpal tunnel syndrome is not a new type of injury? For decades, carpenters, factory workers, and people employed in the garment industry have occasionally suffered carpal
As an acupuncture and chiropractic office, our practice sees numerous low back complaints which often is tied into an issue with the hamstrings. It’s not unusual after an exam that we tell the patient that they don’t have a “lower back problem,” but a hamstring problem. This is due to the biomechanical role the hamstrings play
If you’re the weekend warrior who has old nagging injuries, here is my list for diminishing pain while exercising and how chiropractic fits into the equation if you push yourself a little too far. 1. Try shorter workouts and don’t get obsessed with an unrealistic game plan. This is especially true if you exercise
One of the foundations of chiropractic care is that structure and function are related. So how does that affect a person’s health? Next time your out in the mall take a few minutes to people watch the crowd and observe the different walking gaits that people exhibit. A high shoulder, unleveled pelvis or other abnormality in the
For a doctor, it’s safe to say that healing is knowing what you’re looking for and then knowing what to do when you find it. It sounds simple but when medicine is locked into a pathological model of disease the choices are limited. Pharmacological medicine is often little more than ‘sick care’ — where there’s no incentive