Low Back Pain
There are many causes of low back pain. In the context of this article we will look at excessive muscle tightness in the low back as a result of bilateral pronation of the feet (both feet).
This can cause internal rotation of the tibial (shin) and femoral (thigh) bones which leads to an anterior [...]
Patello-Femoral Syndrome
Definition: Pain under and about the kneecap (patella), caused by improper patella-femoral traction due to internal tibial rotation, associated with excessive pronation.
Excessive pronation will lead to excessive internal tibial rotation which will laterally displace the patella. When the patella or kneecap misaligns in its track over the lower front of the femur (basically, the [...]
Two quick notes for today:
BetterSpines.com is officially two years old!
And, in Brazil recently, the Chiropractic profession won a ruling preventing them from harassment by physical therapists. The therapists were claiming that Chiropractic was a physiotherapy technique, not a profession in its own right! And that Chiropractors were illegally practicing physiotherapy. Funny isn’t it. The medical [...]
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 [...]
To sneeze or not to sneeze? Or actually, how to sneeze.
It is estimated that the rush of air from a sneeze is 200 mph (320 kph). This occurs as the diaphragm contracts violently from a stimulus such as a tickle in the throat or nose. The body interprets this as an attack on the respiratory [...]
A lot of people seem to think that chiropractors, masseurs, physiotherapists and “manipulative therapists” all come out of the same box. Let me correct this.
My Degree is “Doctor of Chiropractic”, obtained from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. My subjects included physiotherapy, massage, and many, many hours of study and practice in adjusting vertebral subluxations. My class [...]
Found this informative article recently - from Health First Chiropractic - entitled “What Exactly Does a Chiropractor Do?“, and thought I would share it with you:
“There are many ideas out there (good and bad) about what exactly doctors of chiropractic do. Chiropractic is a very effective therapy for pain control; however, the profession has much [...]
