January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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What Most People with a Herniated Disc Don’t Know
Did you know that disc herniations are common. In fact, if we were to take 10 random people from off the street, six of them would have a bulging or herniated disc. And only two of those with a herniated disc would have back pain at that particular point in time.
So why is a herniated disc so bad?
It’s NOT….necessarily. However, there is a sub-set of herniated disc patients…say 10-15% of them,...
WatchSmoking Can Make Back, Neck Pain Worse?
As if lung cancer, bad breath and cigarette burns in clothing were not bad enough, there is another reason to toss away those cigarettes. A study led by a researcher at the University of Texas - Health Science Center suggests smoking may make neck and back injuries worse.
Mark Prasarn, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the UT Health Medical...
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October 2011
6 posts
September 2011
4 posts
Why Do We Get Sick?
Health is defined in terms of states of cell function. We now also understand that sickness is validly defined as unsustaniable adaptive cell function. The reason cells enter a state of adaptation, a state of unhealthy cell function, is due to exposure to environmental or lifestyle stressors. Hans Selye,a very famous Canadian researcher was one of the pioneering reserachers regarding cell...
August 2011
11 posts
Test Your Back and Neck Posture Against a Wall
Good posture is essential for preventing back and neck pain, but it’s not always easy to tell if you’re keeping everything in alignment. An easy way to check is with the wall test.
Stand with your feet about six inches from the wall, with your back and head against the wall and neck tucked in. Lift your arms parallel to the ground then rotate them up against the wall and try to...
My Back Went Out!!!
It is not uncommon to hear somone say “my back went out” but the question is “where did it go and when will it be back?” So what does that exactly mean?
As commonly as this phrase is used bt people, very few people can offer a viable explanation for its underlying meaning. To me, it just means it was easier for the doctor to come up with some quick, commonly used phrase than to...
Treating Fibromyalgia with Active Release Therapy
A multi-disciplinary approach to the puzzling and frustrating condition of fibromyalgia can be the best approach to take for both the patient with fibromyalgia and the treating health care providers. Many patients naturally go down a path seeing multiple health care providers that specialize in conventional medicine and more “natural healers” that offer complimentary care. In some...
July 2011
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