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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Many people today struggle with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).  Chiropractic can be very effective at treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pain with chiropractic manipulations and/or other therapies. There are also many cases where people believe they have Carpal Tunnel when what they actually are dealing with is Carpal Tunnel-like symptoms caused by an impingement of either the cervical […]

Spinal Decompression / Decreased Low Back Pain

1: Apfel CC, Cakmakkaya OS, Martin W, Richmond C, Macario A, George E, Schaefer M, Pergolizzi JV. Restoration of disk height through non-surgical spinal decompression is associated with decreased discogenic low back pain: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Jul 8;11:155. PubMed PMID: 20615252; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2912793.

Sciatica

Background Disc disease is a frequent source of low back pain as well as neck pain. Sciatica is defined as neuralgia along the course of the sciatic nerve. Pathophysiology The intervertebral discs act as shock absorbers and are found between the bodies of the vertebrae. They have a central area composed of a colloidal gel, […]

Lumbar Extension Exercise

Stand with your feet apart and hands on the small of your back with fingers pointing backward. Bend backwards at the waist, supporting the trunk with your hands. Keep your knees straight. Hold for 5-10 seconds. Repeat exercise 3-5 times

Integrated Treatment – Style and Wellness

Once upon a time, not so long gone, medical doctors and chiropractors were often conflicted about treatment types. That adversarial mindset is changing. Michael Farrell, D.C., says that...

Lumbar Disc Treatment

Preliminary evidence regarding the immediate change in the diffusion of water in the nuclear region of normal and degenerative lumbar intervertebral discs (IVDs) following a single session of lumbar joint mobilization.

Low Back Pain Holistic Physiotherapy Effectiveness

Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2009 Nov-Dec;11(6):562-76. Adamczyk A, Kiebzak W, Wilk-Frańczuk M, Sliwiński Z. Jan Kochanowski University Humanities and natural Sciences, Kielce. [email protected] Abstract BACKGROUND: Low back pain is a term used to designate a wide and complete assemblage of symptoms that has become a cause of disability in the 21th century man. Until recently, it […]