What do arches, columns, and chronic low back pain have to do with one another? Well everything of course.

On a personal note, my mother is an R.N. in the surgery department in Nebraska.  About 5 years ago she was diagnosed with bilateral (both feet) Plantar Fasciitis.  As most of you know, nurses are on their feet working for many hours.  So you can imagine how much pain she was having in her feet. […]

Integrative care, using medical and chiropractic services, was successful in the conservative management of a patient with low back pain and radicular symptoms secondary to disk extrusion.

When most people hear the word “scoliosis” the first thing that comes to mind is going to the locker room in grade school and having the nurse check your spine while you bend over and touch your toes.  Am I right? Well…that is true unless you or a loved one has been diagnosed with scoliosis, […]

Dr. Farrell, D.C. was pleased to talk with KGWN about what scoliosis is, who can be affected, and the importance of screening. “Colorado can no longer afford to have their nurses check kids for scoliosis, it is up to the parent and community to fill in this gap. Early prevention equals better results. The entire […]

June is officially recognized as National Scoliosis Awareness Month. That means it’s a great time to partner with you in spreading the word that there are non-surgical, non-bracing scoliosis treatments as an alternative to expensive, painful surgery or bracing. We are giving FREE Scoliosis Screenings for the month of June! If you know of someone […]

This research details how carpal tunnel generally has a great deal to do with the entire nerve path, starting in the neck, then the shoulder, elbow, and finally the wrist. Most carpal tunnel patients have problems in these other areas. To effectively treat carpal tunnel, you have to treat more than the wrist.

This stretch isolates the pectoralis muscle “chest muscle”.  This muscle can become very tight in patients who have carpal tunnel, neck pain, and double crush syndrome. To perform the exercise: Intertwine the fingers behind the back, and extend the arms down, feeling the pull across the chest area. Hold the stretch for 30seconds a day […]

As many as an estimated 80% of North Americans are affected by back pain at one time or another. In fact, back pain is the second most common reported reason for medical visits. Common treatments include the use of medications and physical therapy. When these methods, considered conservative, are unsuccessful in treating back pain, surgery […]

Spinal decompression is a NASA-discovered method to fix back pain that does not require surgery or other invasive procedures. It is a non-invasive, non-surgical treatment. Some back problems relate to spinal disc injuries, like disc herniations or disc deterioration, that occur for many different reasons. A doctor may use a technique called spinal decompression in […]