A New Paradigm of Aging "More people die of a sedentary lifestyle than from smoking.” C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General of the U.S The human body is designed to move. The technological age of labor saving devices and sedentary living often detracts from the biological necessity for movement. Disuse is deadly; many degenerative diseases plaguing Americans have a portion of their roots in sedentary, inactive lifestyles. As much as fifty percent [Read More]
Does Your Neck Hurt? How long have you been sleeping on your stomach? Are you concerned with what sleeping on your stomach may be doing to your neck? Stomach sleeping is one of the most harmful habits that we could have for our spine and our nervous system. When the head is turned to the side and then the weight of the body is placed upon it...the muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, discs, nerves, etc. are compressed. The application of this [Read More]
The History of Your Headaches When whiplash happens, there is always a chance that in the days, weeks, months, or perhaps even years that chronic headaches will follow. The trick to knowing if those ongoing headaches are due to this type of neck injury is to think back to any type of injury you experienced in which the ligaments in your neck were overextended. Too often, people think unless they were in a major collision, [Read More]
There Are No “Mild“ Brain Injuries Further evidence of brain changes after concussion and that the term “mild” should never be used in connection with brain injury were found in a study published in the March 2013 issue of the Journal Radiology. In the study, NYU medical school researchers measured changes in global and regional brain volume over a one year period in 30 patients with “mild” traumatic brain injuries and typical post-injury symptoms including anxiety, depression [Read More]
Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Sciatica Sciatica is a disorder which causes a set of symptoms including pain in the leg that becomes worse when sitting, standing or squatting, also it can cause a burning or tingling “pins and needles” sensation in the leg, weakness, numbness, difficulty of motion in the foot or leg. The sciatic nerve runs from the spine through the buttocks, the tight and down the leg on both sides of the body. [Read More]
Post-Concussion Syndrome According to the Mayo Clinic, a Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury, usually occurring after a blow to the head. Loss of consciousness isn't required for a diagnosis of concussion or post-concussion syndrome. In fact, the risk of post-concussion syndrome doesn't appear to be associated with the severity of the initial injury. In most people, post-concussion syndrome symptoms occur within the first seven to 10 days and go away within three months, [Read More]
How To Take Steps To Alleviate Headache and Migraine Migraine Statistics Did you know 5% of all people have had a migraine by the age of 15? With age, that percentage increases, leading to an estimate by the National Headache Foundation that 28 million people in the U.S. experience migraines. No one is quite sure what causes migraines, but it seems they are often triggered by external factors. Knowing these factors can help individuals take [Read More]