Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) as a Neck Problem The sudden deaths of high profile football players like Junior Seau have made the complications of head trauma and concussions a hot button topic in sports and medicine. While concussions are considered mild traumatic brain injury, the truth is any brain injury is anything BUT mild. While most [...]
Tennis Elbow Can Originate in the Neck Tennis Elbow Can Originate in the Neck It might seem funny but tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) can be caused by a problem in the neck. In our compartmentalized health care system we have been taught that where the pain is , is where the cause is. This is [...]
Ears, Antibiotics and Asthma...yet another perfect storm The number ONE reason for childhood ER visits is surprisingly due to ear infections. The number one treatment of the ear infections are antibiotics. There is plenty of research since about the 1980s that first off, antibiotics don’t work very well for ear, sinus and respiratory infections. And [...]
This is a question I get all of the time. Sitting is to the spine, like sugar is to our teeth. Most individuals sit 8-10 hours per day. This is either at work or at home watching TV. This common practice is not what our bodies have been designed for. Plus, most of us sit [...]
This is new research from Dr. Matt McCoy, publisher of the Vertebral Subluxation Research Journal. Research Reveals Relationship between Chiropractic & Physiologic Adaptation Recent research reported in the Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Researchreveals that chiropractic may play an important role in improving heart rate variability (HRV) in athletes. The research includes a review of the [...]
Recently our Upper Cervical Chiropractic offices have seen several Bell’s palsy cases come in for care. Our offices prides itself on helping chronically sick individuals who have been searching for answers many times for months or years before they set foot in our office. In this article we would like to discuss the neuro anatomy [...]
According to the Academy of Pain Management chronic pain has a deleterious effect on one's quality of life. People who live in chronic pain are affected not only physically but mentally also. Chronic Pain Impact on Quality of Life Almost two-thirds (59%) reported an impact on their overall enjoyment of life. More than three-quarters of patients (77%) [...]
You cannot go anywhere today without seeing someone looking down at their phones. Every age from 2 year olds to 90 year olds are spending hours looking down at their cellular phone. Could this cause problems within our body? According to Dr. Dan Sullivan, a recent study showed that almost 80% of the population between [...]
Round two of the flu season is upon us. According to Rishma Parpia "Although spring is when the typical “flu season” ends, officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned in mid-March 2018 that a “second wave” of influenza B virus appeared to be on the way and could cause more [...]
Tips On Workplace Ergonomics And Discusses A little Known Procedure Called Upper Cervical Chiropractic Patients often come to our Maine upper Cervical chiropractic office with complaints of neck pain, shoulder pain, and arm pain. While much of this pain can be improved with proper ergonomics at their office desk, which we will discuss, some of the pain is an underlying condition [...]