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 | 1 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 [...]
Stress and joint pain
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged back pain, lower back pain, pain on February 23, 2010 | 4 Comments »
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 [...]
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 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Collagen – the most abundant protein
Posted in common conditions, remedies, tagged anti-aging, back pain, homocysteine, lower back pain, pain, remedies, supplements, vitamins on December 22, 2009 | 5 Comments »
In a previous article, I wrote about the importance of protein and how much one should consume on a daily basis. Now I’m going to be a bit more specific. The most abundant protein in the body is collagen. Also, collagen makes up about ninety-percent of connective tissue. This is important for a number of [...]
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 [...]
Gallbladder symptoms
Posted in common conditions, tagged cholesterol, digestive disorders, female health, pain, symptoms on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gallbladder dysfunction is a fairly common clinical condition. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, cholecystectomy (or gallbadder removal) was the seventh most common ambulatory (or out-patient) surgery in the U.S. in 2003. This is rather unfortunate considering how important the gallbladder is in overall body function; in addition to the fact [...]
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 [...]
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