We sometimes take our hands for granted and fail to realize just how important they are to our everyday lives. So when hand function is diminished, the loss can be devastating. Such is the case with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). To anyone who suffers from this disorder, the loss is obvious. Researchers have noted that […]
Low Back Pain: An Ice Pack or the Hot Tub?
Many patients perform some self-care when they first hurt their lower back, hoping this will keep them out of a doctor’s office. While home remedies can sometimes make the pain go away, sometimes they don’t. It just depends on what you try. When the back is first hurt, it’s often a sprain/strain type of injury […]
Anatomical Leg Length Inequality (Short Leg)
A Commonly Overlooked Component In Unresolved Back Pain In 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays and radiographs. Soon thereafter, radiographs of the spine began to appear in prominent healthcare research and literature. Later in 1916, Harvard Orthopedic Surgeon Robert W. Lovett, MD, published the third edition of his book Lateral Curvature of the […]
Whiplash Can Affect Sense of Position and Balance
Although whiplash injuries are quite common, research is only beginning to describe the diverse symptoms that can develop when the neck has experienced trauma. Even a minor whiplash injury, such as may occur while playing sports, can have a significant impact on the delicate structures of the neck. Position sense or balance is how we […]
Is It a Sinus Headache?
There are several types of headaches and what causes them can range from the mundane (too little sleep) to the dangerous (a brain tumor). Some of the most common types of head pain are tension-type headaches and migraines. If commercials on television are any indication, headaches caused by sinus problems also seem to be quite […]
Fibromyalgia and the Drug “Lyrica”
In 2007, Lyrica was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of fibromyalgia symptoms. Lyrica was originally used to treat neuropathic (nerve) pain associated with shingles or diabetes. Since many suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms in the United States alone (at least 3-6 million), it’s little wonder that patients may […]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Straws?
The old expression “the straw that broke the camel’s back” is quite appropriate in regards to many human diseases. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disease caused by the compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist, though patients can experience carpal tunnel symptoms if there is nerve interference […]
Low Back “Do”s and “Don’t”s
We all know it’s important to maintain good back health by doing things that help strengthen it and avoid the things that cause harm. This is just common sense. But just what are the “things” we need to avoid and what are some simple activities we can do to prevent back problems from occurring in […]
Cervical Spondylosis and Neck Pain
British Medical Journal March 10, 2007;334:527-531 Allan I Binder, consultant rheumatologist Presenting Features of Cervical Spondylosis SYMPTOMS * Cervical pain aggravated by movement * Referred pain (occiput, between the shoulder blades, upper limbs) * Retro-orbital or temporal pain (from C1 to C2) * Cervical stiffness—reversible or irreversible * Vague numbness, tingling, or weakness in upper […]
Cervical spine manipulation alters sensorimotor integration: A somatosensory evoked potential study
Clinical Neurophysiology February 2007 Feb;118(2):391-402 Haavik-Taylor H, Murphy B OBJECTIVE: To study the immediate sensorimotor neurophysiological effects of cervical spine manipulation using somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs). METHODS: Twelve subjects with a history of reoccurring neck stiffness and/or neck pain, but no acute symptoms at the time of the study were invited to participate in the […]
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