Do you take anti-inflammatory drugs?
Why?
Are you aware that they are not an analgesic (pain killer) as such? They are designed to reduce the inflammation process due to an injury or similar. Inflammation is swelling and redness, usually because the blood supply to an area has increased in an effort to deal with an irritant and [...]
If you suffer from heartburn and/or gastric reflux, you know just how painful it is and how it makes you feel so bad! You’ll try just about anything. That’s why there is such a huge market for Alka-Seltzer and tums and quickeze and other over-the-counter antacids. Not to mention the prescription medications! They are all [...]
That pain in your hand/wrist may be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Pinch your little finger and thumb together. That line - the life line - formed just below the pad of the thumb is the area which contains the carpal tunnel. The tunnel is named from the eight bones in the wrist called the carpal [...]
So there you are. Sudden pain to the front of the chest. Real pain. It comes and goes. What do you do?
You get yourself to the E.R., that’s what you do. No second guessing, no what-ifs, ands or buts. Go straight to the E.R. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $100.
They take blood, monitor [...]
Discusses the best sleeping positions and pillows for a good nights’ sleep.
We do know don’t we that we should NEVER EVER be a belly sleeper. Almost guaranteed to disrupt the normal curve of the cervical spine. Rather we should sleep on our side or back. The normal curve of the neck is towards the front. [...]
Discusses the college training of a Doctor of Chiropractic.
Chiropractic education, despite many misconceptions, is in fact comparable with that of medical doctors. As discussed previously in Yes, Chiropractors are real Doctors, the college and clinical hours required are astonishing to most people. The above video describes better than I could the rigorous requirements to become [...]
Frozen shoulder can ruin your life. Some recommendations.
And now, since you haven’t prevented it, read on.
It’s painful, it’s limiting, and it really interferes with living a normal life.
A frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis or rotator cuff injury, is far more prevalent than most people understand. And by the time you realise that your [...]
Watch this; ” Back Pain Urban” - it’s quick and good!
This is the fourth in the series addressing back care myths.
This is a popular myth: Do nothing. Go to bed until you feel better.
Surprisingly, this is a really bad idea. Too much rest can actually be detrimental to the healing process. Research has shown that [...]
Exercise through the pain. Sure. Why not. It worked last time.
Exercise through the pain. Sure. Why not. It worked last time. Now you are gambling. Is it just a muscle problem? You may well exercise through it and get results. But what if that poor irritated muscle is really damaged? Exercising will only damage it [...]
It’s only muscle pain. It will go away.
It has always amazed me that so many people with a spinal pain believe that the pain is “only muscular”. They either forget or just don’t know that muscles are controlled by the Nervous System. Nerves cause muscles to be either “turned on” (contracted) or “turned off” (relaxed). [...]
