Going Beyond the Trigger Point. Sometimes all it takes is the prick of a small needle to ease a painful, knotted muscle that has stubbornly resisted other forms of treatment. That’s one reason why a technique called trigger point dry needling is becoming more and more popular. Trigger Point Dry Needling involves inserting a needle […]
One of the trillions of things your body does without so much as a conscious thought from you is to replace dead and dying cells with new, healthy cells. It’s happening right now: New intestine lining every 2-3 days. New stomach lining every 5 days. New skin every 28 days. New liver every 42 days. […]
One of the most difficult medical conditions to spell is also one of the most common. Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. A person is afflicted with this medical condition when the tissue tears in the long ligament that runs along the bottom of the foot, called the plantar fascia ligament. […]
Triggered by painful joints, swelling and inflammation, arthritis is a joint disorder that lowers the functionality of your joints limiting movement and hampering your daily life routine. Arthritis may be triggered due to several reasons like metabolic abnormalities, autoimmune disorder, bacterial infections and hereditary factors. No matter what the reason may be it’s important to […]
Even if you have never stepped foot onto a court before, you may end up with tennis elbow. Occurring along the muscle that allows extension of the wrist, it is a painful condition that can linger for weeks or months. Previously, tennis elbow primarily showed up in athletes. Due to the increased interest in physical […]
A small muscle located deep in the buttocks, the piriformis muscle performs the essential function of rotating the leg outwards. Piriformis Syndrome is a painful condition that occurs when the piriformis muscle is tight and intrudes upon the sciatic nerve in the buttocks. Causing pain and tenderness and sometimes numbness in the buttocks, piriformis syndrome […]
Even though chiropractic excels in wellness care, it is becoming more common for people to visit chiropractors to treat a variety of different kinds of pain. Because of this, chiropractic adjustments provide many benefits to people and patients who suffer from a wide variety of conditions like arthritis. In today’s article, we’ll explore how chiropractic […]
Acupuncture and Chiropractic are very compatible and I feel now as I did when I first went into practice in 1993 that bringing these two fantastic therapies together can offer tremendous advantages to my patients. Most licensed Acupuncturists and Chiropractors share a similar philosophy, one that incorporates the ability the body to heal itself as […]
I get this question a lot in practice. Patients suffering from symptoms of hormone imbalance are often looking for a quick fix and let’s face it – today’s modern medicine is all about quick fixes…even to the long term detriment of the patients’ health. Why do I say that? Just as an ibuprofen cannot fix […]
These first two weeks of January, Erin and I have been training a new employee and a student intern. One of the topics I train all employees on, is how to ask for referrals. As I was discussing this with the student intern she asked why is it important to ask for referrals. Why I […]