Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS is a very common problem affecting many workers and is one of the most costly conditions afflicting today’s workforce.  It is most often caused by repetitive activity using rapid movements of the arms and hands and can lead to work loss and disability when not properly managed.  CTS occurs when the median nerve that travels through the carpal tunnel (CT) located on the palm side of the wrist becomes pinched by the swelling of the 9 tendons that also trave...(continued)

Headaches are a common complaint in patients presenting for professional care, including chiropractic management.  Patients with headaches seek chiropractic care because they find manipulation or adjustments applied to the cervical spine and upper back region are highly effective in reducing the intensity, frequency and duration of the headache pain.  This is because the cervical spine / neck, is often the origin of the headache as the three nerves in the upper neck (C1, 2 and 3) pass throu...(continued)

WHAT?  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS, is the most common of the peripheral nerve conditions where the median nerve is compressed or pinched at the wrist.  The resulting symptoms include numbness/pain in the wrist, fingers (index, third, and forth), multiple sleep interruptions due to hand/finger numbness requiring frequent shaking and flicking, difficulty in gripping or pinching such as buttoning a shirt, threading a needle, lifting a coffee cup, frequent dropping of object...(continued)

The term “whiplash” refers to an injury to the neck muscles, the muscle attachments (tendons), ligaments, and sometimes the disks that lie between the vertebral bodies of the spine.  In a rear-end collision, the cause of whiplash occurs from a sudden, rapid acceleration of the body and neck as the car is pushed forwards.  In these first 50-75 milliseconds following impact, the head remains in the same place while the body is propelled forward.  This is followed by a “crac...(continued)

Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common conditions associated with chronic pain affecting up to 5% of the population.  It is characterized by pain in the muscles and joints and is associated with generalized, whole body muscle stiffness, body aches, sleep disruption, and headache.  Stress is often a component of FM.  Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from FM. 

So the question is raised, “what can I do to reduce the pain and suffering that I feel from FM?...(continued)

If chiropractic care helps patients get better faster and costs the patient and/or insurance company less, shouldn’t EVERY low back pain patient FIRST see a chiropractor before any other type of doctor?  That is in fact, what should be done, based on a recent report!

On October 20, 2009, a report was delivered on the impact on population, health and total health care spending.  It was found the addition of chiropractic care for the treatment of neck and low back pain ...(continued)

A 42 year old, female patient presented with neck pain that had been present for 2 months.  The pain came on gradually and without a specific cause.  Her vocation is answering the phone for a busy mail order shoe store.  She works 40 hours a week, 5 days per week and never weekends.  Pain worsens with work, especially by the end of the 8 hour shift.  Other pain producers include driving more than 30 minutes, reading more than 30 minutes, and washing hair with the head back.  Pain improv...(continued)

So often we hear, “…well if it’s so good, show me the proof!”  Chiropractic case management of CTS has been well established for many years.  And yet, we still hear skepticism from patients, MD’s, insurers, employers, and others about the benefits of chiropractic management of CTS.  If we can, “show them the data” regarding the effectiveness of chiropractic for CTS patients, we will finally be able to help more people with this potentially disablin...(continued)

Whiplash usually occurs when the head is suddenly whipped or snapped due to a sudden jolt, usually involving a motor vehicle collision. However, it can also occur from a slip and fall injury. So the question on deck is, which of the health care services best addresses the injured whiplash patient?

This question was investigated in a published study titled, A symptomatic classification of whiplash injury and the implications for treatment (Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine 1999...(continued)

            Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most commonly diagnosed soft tissue conditions in most branches of health care, including chiropractic.  A paper was recently published with the primary purpose to review the existing literature / published research to determine what aspects of chiropractic treatment are the most commonly used and, to determine the quality of those treatment approaches.  The emphasis of the study was to look at non-drug, conservative forms of therapy, r...(continued)