Technically speaking a “sprain” and a “strain” are two different types of injuries. A sprain refers to damage of a ligament, while a strain implies damage to a muscle and its tendon. An easy way to remember this is that a strain, has the letter “t” in the word, as does “tendon”. And tendons attach [...]
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Compensations of a sprain/strain injury
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged back pain, lower back pain, pain on May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Causes of pain
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, food, remedies, tagged back pain, chiropractic, lower back pain, pain, symptoms on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pain is one of the most common reasons that people visit my office for treatment. That said, I thought I’d write a little bit on the topic. Interestingly, pain doesn’t occur where you “feel” it or believe it to exist. In fact, pain really isn’t a “thing”. Pain is a perception triggered by the activation [...]
Trigger points
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged back pain, lower back pain, pain on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve ever gotten (or given) a massage, you probably noticed that some muscles have painful little lumps or knots in them. They’re sometimes (enjoyably) painful when massaged or prodded; although the worst-case scenario can be constant pain during typical activities of daily living. The technical term for a knot like this has been coined [...]
Plantar fasciitis, applied kinesiology, and chiropractic
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, pain on January 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You may have heard of the condition known as plantar fasciitis. If not, the word “plantar” refers to the sole (or plantar surface) of the foot, and “fasciitis” means inflammation of fascia. Therefore, plantar fasciitis refers to inflammation of the fascia that covers the sole of the foot. Fascia is simply soft connective tissue that [...]
Rotator cuff injury, applied kinesiology, and chiropractic
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, pain on January 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The rotator cuff makes the headlines in shoulder pain as much as the sciatic nerve in low back and leg pain. It’s almost like referring to any brand of tissue as a “Kleenex®”, as if they are one and the same. Because it’s so popular, I thought I’d talk about it a bit. The rotator [...]
Are chiropractic adjustments addictive?
Posted in chiropractic on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is not often that I get asked about whether chiropractic is addictive or not, although it has come up from time to time. If you’re not familiar with this concept; the premise is that once you go to a chiropractor and get pain relief, you’ll have to continue going for the rest of your [...]
Trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux)
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, tagged Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, pain on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The trigeminal nerve is the fifth cranial (originates in the cranium/brain) nerve. It is responsible for giving us sensation on our face. Trigeminal neuralgia (aka: tic douloureux) refers to a condition where there is pain over the area that this nerve supplies. There are three sections of this nerve that supply sensation to either side [...]
TMJ dysfunction, applied kinesiology, and chiropractic
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, hypothyroidism, pain on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can be considered the most important joint in the body. In the 1950′s, two neurologists, Penfield and Rasmussen, stated that almost half of the motor and sensory nerves in the brain relate to the dental area. With this much attention being devoted to the dental area, you can be sure the [...]
Piriformis syndrome, applied kinesiology, and chiropractic
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, back pain, chiropractic, lower back pain, pain on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The piriformis is a muscle that originates from the anterior (or front) part of the sacrum and inserts into the greater trochanter (the large “bump” on the outside of the upper thigh) of the femur. Its action is mainly to externally rotate (or “turn out”) the femur and hip. The sciatic is a bundle of [...]
Ileocecal valve – revisited
Posted in Applied Kinesiology, chiropractic, common conditions, tagged Applied Kinesiology, digestive disorders, fatigue, lower back pain on November 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Recently I’ve realized that the most popular search term that guides people to my website is “ileocecal valve” (and variations thereof). Because of this, I thought I should write a few more words about the significance of it. If you are not familiar with the ileocecal valve, please refer to this article first, which explains [...]
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