Neck stiffness and/or upper thoracic (upper back) pain is very common and can be caused by a number of different reasons. Sleeping on a pillow that’s too flat or too fluffy can cause neck stiffness or upper back pain. A car accident, even a minor fender bender, can cause neck stiffness or upper back pain. Spending too much time hunched…
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Treatment Must Go Beyond Lessening Pain, and Find the Root
We have all experienced an achy shoulder at some point in our life. Or numbness and tingling down the arm. If you are active, you might have experienced tendinitis in your elbow. If you sit in front of a computer at work all day everyday, you might be struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome. In early stage pain syndromes, extra strength…
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Read “Treatment must go beyond lessening pain, and find the root” at the Maricopa Monitor
I wrote an article for this week’s edition of the Maricopa Monitor, entitled “Treatment must go beyond lessening pain, and find the root.” Enjoy!
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Plugging Up a Leak with Duct Tape
If you tie a string around your finger and the tip becomes purple from a lack of circulation, would you cut off the purple part of your finger? Or would you simply untie the string? When you have pain and/or symptoms, your body is telling you that there is problem—aaaaannnd that it has been there for a while. Sciatica, migraines,…
