tissue remodeling: pain management testimonial
PAIN MANAGEMENT TESTIMONIALTISSUE REMODELING Susanne (suju) – Pixabay Maybe there is something to the tissue release idea after all. Dr. James DeBoard from a recent email Two days ago I received a carbon copy of an email that was sent to a Pain Management Physician from a friend of mine, Dr. James DeBoard. James is […]
chronic neck pain and motor vehicle accidents (car crashes)
CAR CRASHES, WHIPLASH, AND CHRONIC NECK PAIN Snowlion – Pixabay If the only treatment you receive for your injury is palliative (covering symptoms without addressing the underlying cause of those symptoms), then any relief you achieve is at best temporary. The end product of this process will be a vicious cycle of dysfunction, degeneration, and […]
before and after videos — chronic neck pain
VIDEO TESTIMONIALS OF NECK PAINBEFORE TREATMENT / AFTER TREATMENT I’ve never been able to do that since the accident. Lonna Emerson discussing the effects of today’s treatment after 26 years of Chronic Neck Pain Image by Wiki:Jacques3377 I have been shooting PATIENT TESTIMONIAL VIDEOS for almost two years. Since the beginning, I have been threatening […]
taking a bite out of three decades of chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK AND POST-SURGICAL LOW BACK / PIRIFORMIS PAIN “Doctors did not believe anything was wrong with me.” Jennie Lietke, Payson, AZ Jennie’s quote above is telling. Unfortunately, it is something that I hear on a daily basis. Jennie came all the way from Payson, Arizona to spend a week receiving treatment for health […]
motorcycle helmets and chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND MOTORCYCLE HELMETS “Did you know that the average human head weighs 8 pounds?” Ray from 1996’s Jerry McGuire La Cigale Motorcycle Helmets. You wouldn’t think that this topic would be too controversial. But it is. Although there are all sorts of individuals / groups who fight for the “right” not to […]
chronic neck pain and the relationship to neck exercises / neck stretches
NECK EXERCISES, NECK STRETCHES,AND CHRONIC NECK PAIN Cedric Clooth – Kettenis/Belgien – Pixabay Although you are told to suck it up, get tough, and stretch through the pain; it never seems to work. It is simple to understand why. I would liken the kind of stretching you have been doing, to trying to undo a […]
Chronic Neck Pain and Loss of Range of Motion
The sound created when two rough surfaces in the human body come into contact — for example, in osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis when the cartilage around joints has eroded away and the joint-ends grind against one another. Wikipedia’s definition of the word “Creep” Although it almost goes without saying, there is an intimate relationship between […]
chronic neck pain and in people with normal ranges of motion
CHRONIC NECK PAIN IN PEOPLE WITH NORMAL CERVICAL RANGES OF MOTION Gerhard Gellinger – Nürnberg/Deutschland – Pixabay Although I have been taking care of patients for a quarter century, I’m not above being fooled. Allow me to give you an example. It’s typically the case that a patient I am examining with CHRONIC NECK PAIN […]
chronic neck pain and the relationship to poor posture
POOR POSTURE AND THE RELATIONSHIP TO CHRONIC NECK PAIN Alehandra13 – Polska – Pixabay “Headaches and tension in the shoulders and back are often created by chronic bad posture. If you’re slouching, you may also have gastrointestinal reflux or feel fatigued because you’re unable to breathe deeply.” Spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA); […]
solving chronic neck pain: phase ii
SOLVING CHRONIC NECK PAINPHASE II Your doctor may prescribe stronger pain medicine than what you can get over-the-counter. Muscle relaxants or tricyclic antidepressant medications used for pain also may be prescribed. Mayo Clinic’s website Wellcome Images L0025109 The Mayo Clinic is unarguably one of America’s medical icons — the place to go to get […]
solving chronic neck pain: phase i
SOLVING CHRONIC NECK PAINPHASE I Wellcome Images L0013271 There are two related by distinct steps to solving CHRONIC NECK PAIN. Notice that I used the word, “solve“. Any of you who struggle with day-to-day chronic pain in the neck realize that medications rarely solve anything (HERE). They are masks that temporarily cover symptoms without addressing […]
chronic neck pain and chronic inflammation
CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION Fotografie Holger Langmaier Fotografie – Marburg/Germany – Pixabay Bear in mind that injuries require inflammation in order to heal. It’s the huge amounts of inflammation that hang around after the fact that cause such huge problems. Dr. Russell Schierling Your doctor tells you that you have a great deal […]
fascial adhesions, chronic neck pain, and cervical radiculopathy
Radiculopathy refers to a set of conditions in which one or more nerve roots (the nerves along the spine) are affected and do not function properly.
chronic neck pain and the relationship to headaches
CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND THERELATIONSHIP TO HEADACHES “Tension-type headache, previously called muscle contraction headache, is the most common type of headache. Its name indicates the role of stress and mental or emotional conflict in triggering the pain and contracting muscles in the neck, face, scalp, and jaw.” U.S. Government’s National Institutes of Health (National Institute […]
chronic neck pain and fascial adhesions
CHRONIC NECK PAIN AND FASCIAL ADHESIONS Wellcome L0010765 A few weeks ago I was heading to Mountain Home on the GL 1800 with my daughter. It was unseasonably cool, so I was wearing a leather jacket. The headset cord to my helmet’s com system kept catching on the collar of my jacket every time I […]
chronic neck pain, piriformis syndrome, and a combination of both
ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFEVIDEO TESTIMONIALS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN, PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME, AND A COMBINATION OF THE TWO I often have people ask me why I only see patients three days a week (MW&F). Rather than simply tell you, I am going to show you what patient days are typically like for me. […]
chronic neck pain & repeated chiropractic adjustments
CHRONIC NECK PAIN & REPEATED CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS: HOW MANY OS TOO MANY? “The only thing that seems to help me are Chiropractic Adjustments. But the results simply don’t last. Within a few days — or even hours — I feel like I need to be adjusted again. What gives?” Millions upon millions of chiropractic patients […]
who says that crime doesn’t pay?
MORE“EVIDENCE-BASED” MEDICINE Image by Yumi Kimura “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” George Orwell; 1984 Doublespeak. It’s a fascinating concept. If you have read Orwell or listened to practically any politician, you know all too well what Doublespeak is. The official definition of Doublespeak is, “language that deliberately […]
chronic neck pain due to whiplash
WHIPLASH AND CHRONIC NECK PAIN VSRao – English – Pixabay “Statistically, every American can expect to be in a motor vehicle collision once every ten years. Motor vehicle collisions have been the number one cause of death of our children for decades. Since 9/11 (September 11, 2001), about 3,000 Americans have died as a consequence […]
new video testimonials: shoulder and upper back pain
SHOULDER PAIN AND UPPER BACK PAINVIDEO TESTIMONIALS Solomon Barroa – San Francisco, CA/USA – Pixabay The video testimonial of the day yesterday was one that I did not get. I would say that about 1 in 5 people I ask are willing to do a testimonial (many are camera shy). The young man had been […]