a chronic pain testimonial via e-mail
LONG-DISTANCE PATIENT SENDSEMAIL SHOWING HER IMPROVEMENT Jane Wale came to us from LA by way of east central Africa. She had found our site and honestly had more faith in my ability to fix her than I did (I felt her issue had a significant “SYSTEMIC” component to it that may not respond), but she […]
mindfulness -vs- fascia: vox takes on pain
IS MINDFULNESS REALLY THE ANSWER TO MOST CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES AND PAIN? Brian Resnick recently wrote an article for Vox called 100 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain. Very Few Use One of the Best Tools to Treat it, which contains a variety of information about CHRONIC PAIN in general (BTW, his 100 million stat is […]
fascia and fibromyalgia: a brand new study explores the link
FASCIA’S RELATIONSHIP TO FIBROMYALGIA: NEW STUDY EXPLORES THE LINK “This fascial continuum is crucial for proper motor coordination and the final movement to take place. Everyday movements of the body are possible thanks to the presence of the fascial tissues and their inseparable interconnection, which allows the sliding of the muscular framework and the sliding […]
chronic trunk and abdominal pain: a video testimonial from northern quebec
Three years ago Francois (France Wha) was kneeling while working on a project, reached way out in front of himself while lifting something, and felt a tearing sensation in his thoracic cage and abdominal area, feeling immediate trunk and abdominal pain. Since that time, he has been through a far too common nightmare. Lots of […]
potential solutions for those of you struggling with chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK PAIN SOLUTIONS: ADDRESSING THE CHEMICAL, MECHANICAL, AND STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF PAIN When it comes to CHRONIC NECK PAIN there are three chief underlying sources of that pain…… CHEMICAL: Inflammation is the name given to a group of chemical mediators that help cells and tissues communicate with each other (HERE). While needed for […]
25 years of chronic neck pain: solved!
25 YEARS OF CHRONIC NECK PAIN SOLVED! When I first met Emma last April, I was shocked at just how immobile her neck really was. No wonder she was struggling with NECK PAIN and HEADACHES. But at least she came by it honestly. You see, in 1992 she driving a vehicle that went off of […]
incredible chronic pain testimonial
CHRONIC PAIN IN THE SPINE: VIDEO TESTIMONIALPAIN RELIEF TWO DECADES AFTER A FIVE ROLL-OVER CAR CRASH When Gretchen says that back in 1994 she was involved in a MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, it’s quite possibly the understatement of the year (it was a five roll-over crash that killed the vehicle’s other occupant). After being hospitalized with […]
fascia, inflammation, fibrosis, and chronic pain / chronic disease
FASCIA, INFLAMMATION, FIBROSIS, AND CHRONIC PAIN / CHRONIC DISEASE Doc, I have a bone to pick with you and the rest of the medical profession: I am real tired of hearing about pain. I have no pain. I have loss of functionality without pain. I am also real tired of hearing about injury, There is […]
case study: her problems started after a “minor” plastic surgery
PLASTIC SURGERY STARTS A DOWNHILL SPIRAL Every once and awhile, if I think a significant number of people might benefit, I take an email and turn it into a CASE STUDY. This one comes from “Sue” (name changed to protect her identity). Be aware that I do not have time to respond to most emails […]
the very latest research on whiplash & chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK PAIN: WHAT DOES THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SAY? The statistics on WHIPLASH are frightening. As you’ll see again today, study after study show that 50% of those injured in a whiplash-type accident end up with chronic WAD — Whiplash Associated Disorders — pain and dysfunction that never completely go away. The majority of […]
practical pain management and the functional medicine matrix
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FOR CHRONIC PAIN? WHY NOT? “Until a magic medication comes along to stabilize β-cell function or, better yet, to reverse β-cell dysfunction, it will remain difficult to improve diabetes outcomes very much…” From Diabetes Care (How Our Current Medical Care System Fails People With Diabetes). This is something I’ve shown you over and over […]
fascia and biomechanics: making or breaking your chronic pain and chronic illness
HOW IMPORTANT IS FASCIA AND BIOMECHANICS? FASCIA IS EVERYTHING! According to a popular online dictionary, Biomechanics is defined as “the study of the structure and function of the mechanical aspects of biological systems, at any level from whole organisms to organs, cells and cell organelles, using principles of mechanics and physics.” In other words, everything […]
chronic neck pain: could there be a solution for you?
CHRONIC NECK PAIN: COULD THERE BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU? Although there are any number of reasons people end up with CHRONIC NECK PAIN, one of the more common are the physical results of WHIPLASH INJURY. Just last week I had two interesting cases on the same day; young men who had been struggling with […]
another case history involving chronic pain and chronic illness
POTENTIAL HELP FOR A SUFFERING AUSTRALIAN Hello folks, Sometimes I share letters I get from my readers, along with some hints that might be helpful in solving their problems or at the very least, improving their pain and dysfunction (HERE is a list of previous case studies). While many of these cases are brutal, this […]
chronic neck pain & chronic hip / buttock pain: solved in one visit
SOLVING CHRONIC NECK AND HIP PAIN QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY! Lyrae is getting ready to go to the Caribbean on vacation and wanted to make sure she was in tip top shape before heading out (yeah, I’ll admit that I’m kind of jealous). After moving to the OZARKS from (you guess where after listening to her […]
Shaking Your Fascia: Whole Body Vibration Helps To Successfully Address Chronic Pain And Chronic Illness
What is Whole Body Vibration (WBV)? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Some of you remember when WBV used to be done with the motorized-belted “JIGGLY MACHINES” that your folks or grandparents kept in their basement (both sets of mine had them when I was a kid — we would get on them and instead […]
chiropractic maintenance adjustments, restricted fascia, chronic inflammation, and chronic pain
What are “Chiropractic Maintenance” Adjustments and Why Might There Be a Better Way? Because of THIS RECENT POST, I received an email from an unnamed chiro accusing me of being a, “pain-based and unprincipled” chiropractor. In his mind, the only way to deal with chronic underlying issues that patients (i.e. everyone) have is to see […]
spine journal dishes on jfk’s chronic back pain and back surgeries
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY’S CHRONIC BACK PAIN “The 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy (JFK), experienced chronic back pain beginning in his early 20s. He underwent a total of 4 back operations, including a discectomy, an instrumentation and fusion, and 2 relatively minor surgeries that failed to significantly improve his pain. This […]
consumer reports tackles chronic back pain
CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: CONSUMER REPORTS GIVES THE SCOOP ON ALTERNATIVES As I read through this month’s issue of Consumer Reports (Real Relief From Back Pain), there were several things that stuck out to me, the first being that active therapies (Yoga / Tai Chi) finished in first place as far as both efficacy and […]
corticosteroids and your chronic pain
CORTICOSTEROIDS AND YOUR CHRONIC PAIN “Corticosteroids are perhaps the most enigmatic of all the drugs in the western medicine man’s arsenal. It has been said by many practitioners that they are the most used and most abused of all our medicines. Corticosteroids are a necessary component of a healthy physiology and they can be life […]