Everyone who comes into my office for low back pain has a tilted, twisted pelvis. In fact, just about anyone who goes into any chiropractic office for low back pain has a tilted, twisted pelvis The pelvis works as one giant mechanism, consisting of two pelvic bones and the sacrum. Each pelvic bone is actually three smaller bones fused together:…
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Why Sciatica is Such a Pain in the Butt
Sciatica is one of the most debilitating conditions anyone can experience. It can also be one of the more complicated conditions anyone can experience because of the extreme pain involved. What is sciatica? Sciatica most often arises from a pinched nerve in the lower lumbar spine, or the low back. This is significant because the sciatic nerve is formed by the…
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10 Staggering Back Pain Facts!
Some staggering facts about back pain from the American Chiropractic Association… Worldwide, back pain is the single leading cause of disability, preventing many people from engaging in work as well as other everyday activities. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year. Back…
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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,…
