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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Chiropractic Management

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is caused by the pinching of the median nerve as it passed through the carpal tunnel in the wrist and can result in numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain into the hand affecting the index, 3rd, and thumb-side of the 4th finger. Grip strength weakness may occur (usually later in the process), […]

Fibromyalgia: What Resources are Available?

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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic condition that impacts its victims in every aspect of their lives. Many FM patients who present for treatment as their doctor about what resources are available for them and therefore, this is the subject of this month’s article. The National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA) was founded in 1997 in Orange, California […]

The Whiplash Syndrome: Cervical Traction

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Whiplash injuries include damage to the soft tissues of the neck such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, and myofascial tissues. The degree of injury is typically graded on a 1-3 scale from least to most tissue damaged, respectively. A grade 1 sprain (ligament injury) or strain (muscle or muscle tendon injury) includes minimal tissue disruption or […]

Maintenance Chiropractic for Chronic Low Back Pain

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When people think of chiropractic, they immediately think of low back pain and are often surprised to find out that chiropractic can benefit many conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, headaches, rotator cuff tears, as well as hip, knee, and ankle conditions. There is also research support for manipulation (a key component of […]

Neck Pain & Headaches & The “Power of Placebo”

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We have all heard about the “placebo effect” and the “power of positive thinking.” A placebo, according to Wikipedia, is “…a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient.” When a placebo is used, it will sometimes have a perceived beneficial effect. When this occurs, […]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: 3 Great Exercises!

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Because carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is technically a tendonitis that happens to be near a nerve (the median nerve), one treatment option for CTS is to manage the tendonitis and by doing so, the pressure on the median nerve will resolve. Also, because the movement of the hand and wrist are controlled by opposite functioning […]

Fibromyalgia: The Challenge of Treatment

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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder involving chronic pain that has no known cause. It is characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, fatigue, and mood disorders. FM affects about 2% of the US population with a prevalence between 1% and 11% in other countries. It is more common in adult women than men (3.4% vs. […]

Spinal Joint Mechanoreceptors, Proprioception, and The Pain Gate

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William H. Kirkaldy-Willis, MD, had an accomplished professional career. Dr. Kirkaldy-Willis was trained as an orthopedic surgeon. From 1965 to 1988 he was associated with the University Hospital in Saskatoon, Canada where he became Emeritus Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Head of the Department in 1967.He was President of the East African Association of Surgeons […]

Low Back Pain & Spinal Manipulation: How Does It Work?

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For many years, Chiropractic has been at the forefront of treating low back pain (LBP) with both greater patient satisfaction and less lost time at work when compared with other non-surgical treatment approaches. There have been many explanations as to why chiropractic manipulation therapy (CMT) works but many of these studies include other treatment modalities […]