The Anterior Canal: Vertigo Has a New Player
February 7, 2015
Think about what you do all day. If you are like many of us in the American culture you probably thought about texting, watching television, sitting at work, computer usage, some exercise and a myriad of other activities that you do throughout the day. There is a common theme among most of us, we're in chronic flexion, or head forward/down position. Well,...
The Thyroid Puzzle
January 15, 2015
Thyroid dysfunction can manifest itself in many ways. Why so many differing symptoms? Because every cell in the human body has receptors for thyroid hormone in their DNA. What does this mean? This means that in order for any system in the body to function, we need the Thyroid gland working optimally.
When we think of thyroid issue many of us tend to only...
Chiropractic Neurology: The New Model
November 21, 2014
Why a new model? Well, I think we can all agree that, while pharmaceuticals and surgical intervention are appropriate in some situations, the majority of issues cannot be solved with those approaches. We must ask ourselves, are people better off after surgery? Are we truly better off taking drugs for mood, attention, high cholesterol, depression, anxiety?...
Why Chiropractic Neurology is your answer for Cluster Headaches
November 13, 2014
Cluster Headaches are known as a neurovascular headache (which most headaches truly are if you understand neurology). They also go by Histamine headaches. These headaches are extremely debilitating, affecting one side of the head/face, particularly in and around the orbit, or eye. These headaches can be so bad that people often have thoughts of suicide....
The Pain-Gate Theory: How chiropractic care creates motion to inhibit pain
October 29, 2014
Our body is a network of nerves that signal the brain as to whether we experience fine touch, pressure, vibration, temperature changes or pain. Pain nerves are tonically firing, which means that they are always sending signals toward the brain. This is important and explains why we react so quickly to a hot stove, or a pin prick. Thus, the question should...
When a Doctor bulges their disc, what do they do?
October 29, 2014
About a month ago, I was performing deadlifts at the gym, and apparently doing them incorrectly. I felt a pull in my lower back, having realized immediately what I may have done- I discontinued my workout. I was hoping I didn't bulge a disc, but the symptoms were consistent with a bulge, and unfortunately, I was right. I had created a disc bulge at the...
What is Functional Neurology?
September 25, 2014
Functional Neurology is a new branch of healthcare that allows the human brain to change. It does this by restructuring pathways and signaling within the infrastructure of the brain- these changes are known as neuroplasticity.
Functional Neurologists are experts in detecting these errors in signaling within the nervous system, enabling specific treatment...
Most common food sensitivities
December 24, 2013
Those foods which are the most common among those individuals with food sensitivities include grains (including wheat, rice, quinoa, oats, barley, spelt), gluten (a component in wheat, and used as a binder in many processed foods today), dairy (primarily the casein component). There are other foods and food particles which can cause sensitivities but...
Posture
December 24, 2013
Posture
Many people that come into our office are uncertain as to why they have neck, shoulder or back pain. The common statement is that, “it came out of nowhere.” However, as practitioners we have come to realize that there is a cause for these symptoms, and it’s due to postural strain over time. As sedentary individuals, we don’t move as...
Non-surgical Spinal Decompression: A new and effective approach to chronic pain, disc injury and degenerative disc disease (osteoarthritis), migraines and headaches
November 11, 2013
Spinal decompression offers a great alternative and conservative method to aid in the treatment of chronic injuries that relate to the discs of the spine. Many individuals who do not respond to Physical Therapy, Chiropractic or other types of treatments by themselves often experience great results when those are combinated with disc decompression. Disc...