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 »
Understanding Cholesterol
Posted in common conditions, tagged cholesterol, inflammation on April 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cholesterol is probably the most talked about health concern, and based on my experience with patients (and doctors), the least understood facet of health. Some cholesterol is considered “good”, some is considered “bad”, and by all means, we certainly don’t want high levels of it! Hmmm, is this accurate? Does it make sense that some [...]
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 [...]
Stress and joint pain
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged back pain, lower back pain, pain on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is not uncommon for patients to report that their joint pain becomes exacerbated during stressful times. There are many known, and probably many to be discovered, different reasons for this. For now I’ll focus on one aspect of the stress response which may seem like minutia, however, if it’s your missing link you’ll want [...]
Sinus congestion
Posted in common conditions, food, tagged digestive disorders on February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sinus congestion a very common condition that patients report to me. Sometimes people are bothered by it along with an infection and/or a sinus headache, although sinus congestion often occurs in isolation. Interestingly though, the root of the problem is rarely located in the actual sinuses where the symptoms are nagging. I’ll explain… Mucous is [...]
Unwanted side effects of (bioidentical) hormone replacement therapy
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged female health, hypothyroidism, supplements on February 3, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The use of bioidentical hormones got a lot of press after Suzanne Somers (Three’s Company cast member and promoter of the ThighMaster™) began touting them as an alternative to synthetic hormone replacement. I wholeheartedly agree that bioidentical hormones are preferable to synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Recall the large experiment on the female population known [...]
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 [...]
Sleeping difficulties
Posted in common conditions, tagged sleep on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve written about insomnia in the past in an article titled “Natural ways to help with insomnia“. And recently I came across an article on YAHOO®HEALTH, written by Barbara Brody entitled “Sleep Routine Makeovers”; so I thought I would comment on it. Brody discusses how to deal with three different people’s sleeping issues based on [...]
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 [...]
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