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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome of unknown cause in which widespread pain, persistent fatigue, and muscle weakness are common symptoms. This discussion will focus on the use of non-drug methods to treat FM and in particular, the use of physical exercise approaches. Studies have shown that FM patients who participate in aerobic exercise programs experience reductions in [..]
Whiplash results from a sudden trauma, usually involving an accident, where the injured person’s car is struck from behind, from the front, or from one of the sides.The injury is caused from the head quickly accelerating, like a "crack the whip" action, which often results in headache, neck pain, and sometimes loss of memory or the [..]
One of the best reference books pertaining to the spine is appropriately titled:
The Spine
The editors of The Spine are Richard Rothman, MD, PhD, and Frederick Simeone, MD. When the second edition of their book was published in 1982, Dr. Rothman was a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and [..]
Have you ever considered who is the best suited to treat back pain? Since there are so many treatment options available today, it is quite challenging to make this decision without a little help. To facilitate, a study looking at this very question compared the effectiveness between medical and chiropractic intervention. Over a 4-year time [..]
Interestingly, it is the rule rather than the exception that carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is accompanied by other conditions also caused by repetitive types of activities such as work duties and/or hobbies. Therefore, a very important treatment strategy is educating the patient about the causes of CTS and other repetitive motion injuries that usually accompany [..]
Fibromyalgia (FM) has long been considered a condition involving the soft tissues of the body—that
is, the muscles, ligaments, tendons, and fascia. It is defined as "a
chronic, generalized pain condition associated with symptoms of fatigue,
stiffness, and sleep disturbance and is characterized by the physical
findings of local tenderness in many specific but widely [..]
One of the reported causes of both migraine and tension headache is cervical muscle tension and spinal joint abnormalities in the neck. When considering treatment for headaches, whether it’s a tension-type or migraine, there are many choices available to the patient. The question is, which of the many options offer the best benefit?
One study [..]
You might have wondered, "who should I go to for treatment of my whiplash problem?" You have many choices available in healthcare ranging from drug related approaches such as narcotic medications to natural forms of treatment such as chiropractic, exercise, and meditation with many others in between. Trying to figure out which approach or perhaps [..]
In 1921, physician Henry Winsor, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania, performed meticulous necropsies on 50 cadavers, and published the results in the journal Medical Times. A unique interest of Dr. Winsor was the stages of spinal dysfunction and spinal degenerative disease.
Dr. Winsor discovered that 49 of the 50 cadavers displayed minor curvatures of [..]
Certain low back conditions can give rise to more than just lower back pain.To
understand this better, a short "anatomy lesson" is appropriate. The
spine can be divided into two halves: front and back. The structures in
the front half include the larger, heavier bones called vertebral bodies
and the shock absorbing cushions that lie [..]
There are many patients who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome
(CTS). In fact, CTS is one of the most common work-related injuries. In
spite of multiple studies that show the benefits of chiropractic
treatment for patients suffering from CTS, many medical doctors are
unaware of the studies and still tell their patients that chiropractic
treatment [..]
Fibromyalgia
(FM) is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain and
tenderness in the musculoskeletal system. There are many treatment
approaches available for joint and soft tissue pain management but few
studies have looked at the long-term benefits of such treatments.One
study looked at both the short-term and the long-term effects of using
connective tissue [..]