Shoulder injuries are a common complaint, affecting approximately 40 out of every 1,000 people each year. While the causes of shoulder pain and dysfunction vary, they all share one frustrating trait: they tend to heal slowly. In fact, many clinical guidelines published around the world recommend longer treatment durations for shoulder complaints compared to other […]
Lifestyle Risk Factors for Headaches
Years Lived with Disability (YLD) is a public health metric that estimates the number of years individuals live with a disease or health condition, adjusted for the severity of the disability. According to the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study, headaches account for 5.2% of global YLDs, ranking just behind low back pain and depression. […]
Treatment for Whiplash-Injured Cervical Facet Joints
The sudden acceleration and deceleration of the head and neck during a whiplash injury commonly damages soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, and ligaments. However, among the most frequently injured structures are the facet joints. In fact, research suggests that approximately half of neck pain cases—including those unrelated to whiplash—involve the facet joints. Why are […]
Lifestyle Strategies to Manage Hypertension
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries is consistently too high. Over time, this sustained pressure places excessive strain on the cardiovascular system, significantly increasing the risk of complications such as stroke, heart attack, heart failure, and kidney disease. […]
Anatomical Short Leg Length
Altered Biomechanics and Altered Gait Future Joint Degeneration and Future Back Pain Following the discovery of x-rays in 1895 (by German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen), x-rays of the spine began to appear in healthcare research and literature. In 1916, Harvard Orthopedic Surgeon Robert W. Lovett, MD, published the third edition of his book Lateral Curvature […]
Ultra-Processed Foods and Whole Body Health
Ultra-processed foods are industrially formulated products made mostly from refined substances, additives, and preservatives, with little or no whole food content. These foods usually contain long lists of ingredients that are probably more familiar to food scientists than to the average consumer. Because they’re designed to taste good and require no preparation, they often replace […]
Whiplash and Central Sensitization
Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) is a term used to describe the constellation of physical and psychosocial symptoms that can follow the sudden acceleration–deceleration of the head and neck, most commonly from a motor vehicle collision. Although many patients recover quickly, up to half may go on to experience chronic pain and other symptoms for months or […]
Chiropractic Care for Chronic Jaw Pain
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is a condition that affects the jaw joint and surrounding muscles, often causing pain, stiffness, clicking, and difficulty moving the jaw. It’s estimated that between 50% and 66% of adults will experience at least one short-lived episode of TMD in their lifetime that resolves on its own. However, approximately 5–12% may go […]
Conservative Treatment for ACL Rupture
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a strong band of connective tissue inside the knee joint that connects the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone). Its primary role is to help stabilize the knee by preventing excessive forward movement and rotation of the tibia. Unlike muscles, ligaments like the ACL are not designed […]
Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extremities
Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) are a broad diagnostic category characterized by musculoskeletal injuries that develop gradually due to microtraumas that cannot fully heal because of repeated stress, force, or awkward postures over time. Since many occupations and hobbies involve repetitive motions, CTDs commonly affect the arms and hands. Examples include: Carpal tunnel syndrome results from […]