chronic neck pain and the sternocleidomastoid muscle (scm): improvement’s first step is increasing range of motion
CHRONIC NECK PAIN & THE SCM THE FIRST STEP TOWARD GETTING BETTER IS INCREASING THE NECK’S ABILITY TO MOVE Head in forward posture can add up to thirty pounds of abnormal leverage on the cervical spine. This can pull the entire spine out of alignment. Forward head posture (FHP) may result in the loss of […]
when it comes to chronic neck pain, less might be more
RELIEF FROM CHRONIC NECK PAINLESS CAN BE MORE(Video Testimonial) As surprising as it may be to you, when Dr. Palmer started the Chiropractic Profession back in 1895, it had almost nothing to do with pain. The first CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT was given to a deaf janitor (one Harvey Lillard), which promptly cured his deafness. Although I […]
chronic pain testimonial from a retired dentist
RETIRED DENTIST DISHES ON CHRONIC NECK, SHOULDER, AND HIP PAIN Oswaldo Ruiz – Pixabay Fortunately for us, dentistry is no longer like the pictures above. Modern dentistry is far easier on us patients than it used to be. However, it is harder on the dentist — much harder. Dentists (and their assistants / hygienists) spend […]
how many americans have chronic neck pain and headaches?
CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND HEADACHESHOW MANY AMERICANS STRUGGLE WITH THIS COMMON PROBLEM? Vishnu Vijayan – kerala/India – Pixabay Neck Pain and Headaches. Unfortunately, these two intimately related CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES are all too common here in the United States. How common are they? Listen to what Allysa Brown of the Gallup Polls wrote almost exactly […]
destroy chronic pain: more video testimonials
VIDEO TESTIMONIALS FROM EMPLOYEES(CHRONIC NECK PAIN) I have always thought that anecdotal evidence (subjective findings in the form of testimonials) was a much better way of ‘proving‘ what I do, than things like Visual Analog Scales or Oswestries (EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE). In fact, I liked this idea so much that a little over two years ago […]
rodeo and chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK PAIN IN A YOUNG BULL RIDER I grew up in the heart of the Kansas Flint Hills. CHASE COUNTY to be exact — home of the biggest rodeo in the state. Strong City. And although I was raised around livestock, and even climbed on a few calves when I was a kid, about […]
the twin terrors of chronic neck pain and headaches
CHRONIC HEADACHES / CHRONIC NECK PAINTWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN cgb “When asked about four common types of pain, respondents of a National Institute of Health Statistics survey indicated that low back pain was the most common (27%), followed by severe headache or migraine pain (15%), neck pain (15%) and facial ache or pain […]
are car wrecks the only way to get whiplash?
WHIPLASH AND CAR WRECKS COMMON, BUT NOT THE ONLY WAY Image by Rvervuurt Although MVA’S are the number one way the people I treat for CHRONIC NECK PAIN or CHRONIC HEADACHES received their whiplash injury, they are certainly not the only way — not by a long shot. I routinely see people who have developed […]
chronic pain testimonial
HELPING THOSE WITH CHRONIC PAIN Justin Martin – Pixabay I saw J.P. on three different occasions for a variety of problems ranging from TOS, CHRONIC BACK AND NECK PAIN, and all sorts of RIB AND CHEST PAIN. I have a feeling that we may have at least in part been dealing with SYSTEMIC FASCIAL ADHESIONS […]
michael cooper cutting horses
COOPER CUTTING HORSESMICHAEL “SUPER” COOPER Cutting Horses are just like their name implies — horses that cut. These animals have to be able to cut back and forth with extreme quickness in order to separate a particular head of beef from a small herd, and then keep it from going back to the herd. The […]
chronic neck pain, headaches, and fascia
CHRONIC NECK PAINAND HEADACHESTWO PROBLEMS THAT FIT TOGETHER LIKE A HAND IN A GLOVE Image by Takkk Over the years I have been in practice, I have seen more cases of NECK PAIN and HEADACHES than you could shake a stick at. By far, the biggest cause of these problems — probably more common than […]
fifteen years of chronic neck pain
MORE SOLUTIONS TO CHRONIC NECK PAIN Although Shelly’s problem was not as severe as some of our other patients (particularly those who travel to see us), I thought her story was worthy of posting. From the day her neck pain started in 1991, Shelly’s neck had never been right. Despite different things she tried (including […]
chronic neck pain – video testimonials
CHRONIC NECK PAINJUST ANOTHER DAY IN THE OFFICE Image by Anatomography Because of the nature of my practice, I see people whose lives have been severely altered by Chronic Pain. In some cases, it has all but destroyed their will to live. They have no quality of life, and all they ever think about is […]
whiplash-induced chronic neck pain solved
WHIPLASH INJURY CAUSES CHRONIC NECK PAINPROBLEM SOLVED! Until yesterday, it had been over 2 1/2 years since I had seen Kathy. Like so many other patients dealing with Chronic Problems, her’s started with a whiplash injury caused by an MVA. She had struggled with CHRONIC NECK PAIN and HEADACHES for about 18 months prior to […]
chronic neck and shoulder pain solution
ANSWER TO CHRONIC NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end. You people speak so lightly of war; you don’t know what you’re talking about…… I’ve been through two wars and I know. I’ve seen cities and homes in ashes. I’ve seen thousands of […]
treatment for people with chronic neck pain and / or headaches
HELPING PEOPLE WITH CHRONICNECK PAIN AND HEADACHES(A Video Testimonial) Image by FotoFyl / Erifyli Tsavdari Pete and Repeat were up in a tree, Pete fell out; who was left? Pete and Repeat were up in a tree, Pete fell out; who was left? Pete and Repeat were up in a tree, Pete fell out; who […]
factors that worsen a whiplash accident and neck injury
CHRONIC NECK PAINFACTORS THAT WORSEN THE ACCIDENT AND THE INJURY Not all Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA’s) are alike. Nor are the injuries associated with them. When it comes to the whiplash-like injuries that are typically associated with MVA, I would have to say that there are very few hard and fast rules. For instance, study […]
car crash causes chest injury
CHRONIC CHEST PAIN AFTER CAR ACCIDENTSOLVED WITH TISSUE REMODELING Image by La Cara Salma A few years ago when Amy was away at college, I recall HER DAD telling me about the car accident that she had been in. Due to the violence of the crash and the force of the airbag, she ended up […]
chronic neck pain and forward head posture
CHRONIC PAIN AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FHPFORWARD HEAD POSTURE EXAMPLES OF LOSS OF CERVICAL LORDOSIS OR REVERSE CURVE (KYPHOSIS) Image by Hellerhoff Image by Lucien Monfils Image by Hellerfoff “Head in forward posture can add up to thirty pounds of abnormal leverage on the cervical spine. This can pull the entire spine out […]
chronic neck pain: how many visits?
CHRONIC NECK PAIN HOW MANY VISITS DOES IT TAKE? Sait Toksöz – Antalya/Türkiye – Pixabay Let me start this post by saying that I cannot help everyone who struggles with Chronic Neck Pain. CHRONIC NECK PAIN can have numerous causes, which can make it a challenge for even the most experienced and well-versed practitioners. However, […]