pcos, low libido, uncontrolled blood sugar, and testosterone
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PCOS, LOW LIBIDO, UNCONTROLLED BLOOD SUGAR, AND HIGH TESTOSTERONE “Androgen excess is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Androgens are produced primarily from the adrenal glands and the ovaries. However, peripheral tissues such as fat and skin also play roles in converting weak androgens to more potent ones. […]
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 […]
thumb pain
THUMB PAIN Ann has been a patient of mine for the better part of two decades — maybe longer. I wanted to include a testimonial she recently gave me concerning thumb pain — most particularly “DeQUERVAIN’S SYNDROME“. Thanks Ann! “I had developed a problem in my left thumb. It would click at the joint when […]
piriformis syndrome in a young woman
SOLVING A CASE OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME IN A YOUNG WOMAN PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME is a bummer. Just ask anyone who has dealt with it. The other day I saw a patient who had struggled with the problem for over 40 years, whose problem we had solved several years ago (she was about 60 at the time). […]
rib pain / rib tissue pain
RIB PAIN / CHEST PAIN / RIB TISSUE PAIN “Rib tissues can be injured in a variety of ways. Coughing and sneezing are a couple of common ones. Throwing is also a fairly common way to injure these tissues (especially throwing something really heavy like a chunk of firewood). As you can imagine, rib injuries […]
headache or skull pain?
HEADACHE OR SKULL PAIN…IS THERE REALLY A DIFFERENCE? Since I can remember, I would infrequently get these sensations in my head, painful, and the only way I can describe it is like a blood vessel has stretched and broken and hot liquid has poured out of the vessel. It would happen upon some kind of exertion. […]
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 […]
shoulder problems, elbow pain, and tissue remodeling
SHOULDER & ELBOW PROBLEMSAND TISSUE REMODELING It’s a good thing that Marc is one of the nicest guys you would ever hope to meet because he is big enough to snap you in two if he wanted. Marc is our local Industrial Arts teacher and one of his many talents includes making some of the […]
headaches, headaches, and more headaches — resolved
FIXING PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC HEADACHES Patrick Lynch, medical illustrator; Carl Jaffe, cardiologist. Over 45 million Americans (about one in six) suffer chronic headaches each year. The cost of these headaches in absenteeism and medical expenses is estimated as high as $50 billion per year. –Discovery Health (Why Do We Get Headaches?). This next quote comes […]
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 […]
what is patellofemoral syndrome?
PATELLO-FEMORAL SYNDROMEWHAT IT IS AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT EFFECTIVELY? “Consensus is lacking regarding the cause and treatment of the syndrome. Many theories have been proposed to explain the etiology of patellofemoral pain. These include biomechanical, muscular and overuse theories. In general, the literature and clinical experience suggest that the etiology of patellofemoral pain […]
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 […]
a christmas gift from me to you
MERRY CHRISTMASA GIFT FROM DR. SCHIERLING Dr. Schierling ! What a good news. My painful bunion on my left foot is gone – no inflammation at all. Thanks be to God for what you provide to us, your patients. Your gift of information is one of the most practical and long lasting gifts you could […]
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 abdominal pain / buttock pain testimonial
IS CHRONIC PAIN DESTROYING YOUR LIFE? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! “Chronic pain has turned my life into a living hell.” An all-too-common theme of far too many of the patients who come to see me from all over. My business is not about me. It’s about you, and helping those of you dealing with Chronic […]
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 […]