Reversing Pain Caused by Thickened Fascia
Addressing Densified or Thickened Fascia to Address Chronic Pain Although I have been discussing THICKENED FASCIA on my site for at least 15 years (oftentimes referred to by the scientific community as fascia that has undergone a process of “DENSIFICATION“) there is some very cool new research on the subject. Studies that not only verify […]
Fascial Adhesions Solved After a Fifteen Year Struggle with Neck Pain and Muscle Spasms
If you’ve ever skimmed over the surface of the crystal-clear CURRENT RIVER you share a bond with Molly. How so? Her family manufactures Blazer Boats in Ellington. In fact, it was her dad who referred her in because of CHRONIC NECK PAIN and HEADACHES, not to mention the funky stroke-like neurological symptoms she was having. […]
the one-treatment wonder: how much relief of long-term chronic pain is it possible to get from a single treatment?
The first thing I’d like to do today is apologize for not putting much new material up in the past month. We painted our house while the kids are still living at home, trimmed trees, landscaped, hauled a year’s supply of firewood for our OUTDOOR BOILER, etc, etc, etc. Things have died down a bit and […]
years of post-surgical neck pain solved in a single visit
POST-SURGICAL CHRONIC NECK PAINSOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT! Imagine a life of CHRONIC UNRELENTING PAIN. Imagine a life lived from a PILL BOTTLE. Imagine a life of being unable to do the things you’ve always loved, including taking care of your family. Now imagine that this is what you can look forward to for […]
chronic neck pain, headaches, and whiplash: what does the latest research say?
WHAT DOES THE LATEST RESEARCH ON NECK PAIN, HEADACHES, AND WHIPLASH REVEAL? “Neck pain is the most common musculoskeletal pathology second only to low back pain. It is the fourth largest contributor to global disability with its prevalence ranging between 30 to 71% of the general population. Two thirds of adults are affected by neck […]
woman drives from colorado for relief of chronic neck pain / tos
COLORADO CHRONIC NECK PAIN RELIEFIN MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI To look at Kim the first time you meet her, not only would you not think there was anything wrong with her, but in the fourth decade of life she looks like the picture of health. She hides her pain well. Almost thirteen years ago Kim […]
neck pain from a 45+ year old whiplash injury solved in one visit nearly five years ago
FOUR-PLUS DECADES OF WHIPLASH PAIN SOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT — FIVE YEARS AGO Carolyn is one of those upbeat people you can’t help but like — a go-getter’s go-getter. So when she started dealing with progressive hip pain that I was unable to help, I was eager to see if there was some […]
chronic pain from falling out of a barn solved with tissue remodeling
ADOLESCENT HAS CHRONIC NECK PAIN & HEADACHES FROM FALLING OUT OF A BARN LOFT ONTO HIS FACE…SOLVED IN ONE TREATMENT! I first met Tyler when he was a little kid and I was the AWANA game guy. He was a fun kid with a streak of orneriness. About four years ago his mom told […]
the latest on chronic neck pain, chronic headaches, and whiplash
Back in June a team of Swedish researchers put together a study for the Journal of Pain Research titled Exploring Patients’ Experiences of the Whiplash Injury-Recovery Process. Knowing what we already know about recovery from whiplash injuries (OVER 50% OF THOSE INJURED — MOSTLY WOMEN — WILL DEAL WITH CHRONIC SYMPTOMS FOR THE REST OF […]
fascia’s relationship to chronic back pain: should we discard the current model of mechanical low back pain?
FASCIA AND CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: SHOULD WE DISCARD THE TERM ‘MECHANICAL BACK PAIN’? Before we jump into the meat of today’s post, allow me to show you some quotes from studies and articles on “mechanical back pain,” which is often referred to as “nonspecific low back pain” or NSLBP. Be aware that in many cases […]
chronic neck pain, arthritis pain and fibromyalgia pain improved by addressing chronically adhesed fascia
LOOKING TO BREAK FREE FROM CHRONIC FIBROMYALGIA OR ARTHRITIS PAIN? TAKE CARE OF YOR ADHESED FASCIA! I’ve never bought a lottery ticket, but if someone gifted me with a billion dollars I’d be at my clinic tomorrow morning doing what I love to do (and donating truck loads of bucks to causes like THIS […]
chronic pain after logger is crushed by a tree
CHRONIC NECK PAIN FROM INJURED FASCIATISSUE REMODELING DRAMATICALLY IMPROVESTHE LIFE OF A LOCAL LOGGING ACCIDENT SURVIVOR In many ways TR has lived the life of a Hollywood stuntman. Case in point, he had just finished doing the video below and was at the front desk taking care of his visit (his third — the first […]
fascia research: the temporoparietal fascia
The Temporoparietal Fascia and Your Neck Pain and Headaches StatPearls describes itself as providing “peer-reviewed and PubMed-indexed review articles” created for the express purpose of helping healthcare professionals “identify knowledge deficits and quickly review to acquire or refresh medical knowledge…. to provide health professionals with the educational tools needed to identify weaknesses and stay current.” They […]
simple self-test for adhesed fascia in the cervical spine
CHRONIC NECK PAIN?A SIMPLE SELF-TEST FOR HELPING DETERMINEWHETHER CERVICAL FASCIA MIGHT BE THE CULPRIT After describing the “paucity of soft tissue education” in our nation’s chiropractic colleges, the profession’s leading authority on connective tissues, Dr. Warren Hammer (he’s been in practice for over sixty years), stated in the new issue of Dynamic Chiropractic (Soft Tissue […]
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 […]
maintenance… really?
According to Webster’s, the definition of ‘Maintenance’ is “The act of maintaining: the state of being maintained: support. The upkeep of property or equipment.” Wikipedia put it this way….. “Maintenance involves operational and functional checks, servicing, repairing or replacing of necessary devices, equipment, machinery, building infrastructure, and supporting utilities in industrial, business, governmental, and residential […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
chronic neck pain by the numbers: the very latest research on neck pain
CHRONIC NECK PAIN ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RESEARCH A study from May’s issue of Medicine (Trends in Diagnosis of Painful Neck and Back Conditions…) said this about CHRONIC NECK PAIN. “In a national population, the prevalence rate for diagnosis of neck and back pain grew 1.8 to 2.3 times faster than the incidence rate. This […]