Helping with chronic pain: Teaching about pain with Therapeutic Neuroscience Education (TNE) or Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) In the current medical model, individuals with chronic...
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease In our society, approximately 85% of adults will experience low back discomfort over their lifetime, resulting in considerable health costs as...
SCIATICA In our society, approximately 80% of adults will experience low back discomfort over their lifetime, resulting in considerable health costs as well as personal...
Alternative medicine usually refer to non-traditional or non-Western medical practices for the promotion of health. Over the past two decades, individuals are looking for other...
CBD OIL? Recently, the use of medicinal marijuana has exploded on the medical community as patients are seeking alternative forms for their variety of disorders...
We achieve balance with a mixture of sensory information from the central nervous system, mobility, and strength. When any of these are compromised, balance can be lost. Balance problems can occur in the elderly when there is dysfunction with the inner ear, nerves, heart, eyes, joints, muscles and bones, which must all act in unison. …
In order to understand hypertension or high blood pressure, it is important to know what blood pressure actually is. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls from within arteries. This pressure changes throughout the day as blood is transported from your heart to other body organs. It is measured with two…
What are home remedies for headaches? Home remedies for headaches involve herbs, and nutritional supplements along with practical actions that you can use such as sensible modification of diets, exercise and elimination of substances as in caffeine, alcoholic beverages and smoking. Home remedies have become increasingly popular since the public wants a more holistic approach…
What is it? A herniated disc in the neck is when the material between the intervertebral disc (called Nucleus Pulposus) breaks through the outer lining or ring material (called Annulus Fibrosis) that helps to make up the core between the vertebra that provides shock absorption for the spine. When this material seeps its way into…
The definition of arm pain is where there is pain or discomfort felt anywhere within the arm, including involvement of the shoulder, elbow and wrist. After a comprehensive history and physical examination, the following tests may be done to help find the cause of the underlying arm pain: X-rays (to rule out fractures) Blood tests…
Shoulder Tendinitis (Or Is It Tendinosis?) – What Is It? When most people think of tendinitis they often think of an injury that is a result of overuse -this is actually not the case. Shoulder tendinitis is an injury to the shoulder that occurs most commonly when attempting to lift something too quickly, lifting something…
