5 Dangerous Words

“Maybe it will go away”.  I hear these words almost every day I am in the office working with my patients as it relates to the pain syndrome(s) that brought them to seek my services.  There is usually a time frame around these words.  Some people wait a week, some a...

Exercise- More Really is Better!!!

Who doesn’t know it is important to exercise regularly?  The most current guidelines from both government and reputable health organizations is that we should all participate in a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week to build and maintain our health...

Your Mother Was Wrong( and So Was I)

How many times growing up were you told not to crack your knuckles because it causes arthritis? That is not correct. Studies have shown that people who crack their knuckles statistically have less arthritis than those that don’t. Chances are your mom told you that...

But I Thought I Had a Healthy Spine…

Last month I met a new patient, an active 55 year old man (like me).  For 3 months he was experiencing electric like pains in his left leg from just below his knee to the ankle.  The electric sensation was random, but happened more frequently when he sat or was...

Lessons From February

February is behind us and hopefully that means the piles of snow and record cold will soon be too.  We’ve seen the stresses snow and ice has put on our bodies and our homes.  Our office phone has been ringing from our hurting patients who either didn’t read our...