Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Chiropractic Management

Tweet             Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is caused by pinching of the median nerve inside the carpal tunnel in the wrist resulting numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain into the hand affecting the index, 3rd, and thumb-side of the 4th finger. Grip strength weakness may occur (usually later in the process), making dropping of items and fine [...]

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The Whiplash Syndrome: Cervical Traction

Tweet              Whiplash injuries include damage to the soft tissues of the neck such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, and myofascial tissues. The degree of injury is typically graded on a 1-3 scale from least to most tissue damaged, respectively. A grade 1 sprain (ligament injury) or strain (muscle or muscle tendon injury) includes minimal tissue [...]

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Neck Pain: Manipulation vs. Other Treatments?

Tweet            Mechanical neck pain affects an estimated 70% of people at some point in their lives. Many different treatment approaches are available for neck pain, making it very difficult for those suffering from neck pain to know which treatment approach(es) to choose. Research in this topic has revealed some very interesting information that places chiropractic [...]

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Is It My Low Back Or My Hip?

Tweet             When patients present with low back pain, it is not uncommon for pain to arise from areas other than the low back, such as the hip. There are many tissues in the low back and hip region that are susceptible to injury with have overlapping pain pathways that often make it challenging to [...]

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Sciatica

Tweet Chiropractic can help with sciatica but first let’s discuss what sciatica is.  Sciatica is the pain that radiates down the buttock and back of the leg.  In some cases, this pain may also involve the soles of the feet.  Sciatic pain is usually sharp or burning in nature and is frequently accompanied by low-back [...]

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“You can dine out while sticking to your diet” by Sheri Stafford, Contributing Writer, Royalton Recorder 2-24-12

Tweet             Many of us are in the second month of the New Year’s resolution to eat healthier and to lose weight.   But while dining out, it might seem impossible to stick to any type of diet. Many local restaurants serve savory dishes that make your mouth water just by reading the menu, and it is [...]

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 3 Great Exercises!

Tweet                Because carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is technically a tendonitis that happens to be near a nerve (the median nerve), one treatment option for CTS is to manage the tendonitis and by doing so, the pressure on the median nerve will resolve. Also, because the movement of the hand and wrist are controlled by [...]

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The Whiplash Syndrome: Posture and Exercise

Tweet             Whiplash can result from a number of causes, not just from motor vehicle accidents.  A fall on the ice or a slippery floor, from a sports related injury, or even at the county fair on one of those rides that throws you around can result in the same type of injury. Whiplash occurs [...]

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Neck Pain & Headaches & The “Power of Placebo”

Tweet             We have all heard abouut the “placebo effect” and the “power of positive thinking.” A placebo, according to Wikipedia, is “…a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient.” When a placebo is used, it will sometimes have a perceived beneficial effect. When [...]

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Maintenance Chiropractic for Chronic Low Back Pain

Tweet When people think of chiropractic, they immediately think of low back pain and are often surprised to find out that chiropractic can benefit many conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, rotator cuff tears, as well as hip, knee, and ankle conditions.  There is also research support for manipulation (a key component of [...]

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