Dec 1, 2013 | General
Quick Answer: See a chiropractor before a surgeon! That’s right, a new study published in the Journal Spine comes to this conclusion. This new research noted the surgery rates within 3 years of having a work-related back injury. In a sample of 1,885 injured...
Dec 1, 2013 | General
I was recently reading a study by the University of Helsinki, Department of Psychiatry, on The Effect of Exercise and Light on Mood, and I wanted to share some of their findings here in this Blog. The aim of the study was to compare the effect physical exercise and...
Nov 4, 2013 | General
I am always perplexed at how emotional fans can get over their home teams (myself included). Don’t get me wrong, I do know that there are a lot of people that do not even like the team in the area where they live. First of all, what is your “Home Team”? Is it from...
Nov 4, 2013 | General
Chiropractic first, medicine second and surgery third is a mantra I have used for almost 30 years as it relates to spinal pain. Not all medical physician’s follow this approach. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (10/28/13) questions the rate and efficacy of...
Jun 5, 2013 | General
A peer reviewed study from the SPINE Journal, published 4/15/13, compared standard medical care (SMC) with and without collaboration with Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy (CMT). They compared the outcome of treatment of Acute Low Back Pain in 18-35 year olds. One...
May 6, 2013 | General
A new study from the Journals of Gerontology, January 2012 demonstrated a direct correlation between posture and future disability. The authors looked at over 800 people over the age of 65, and found that the only postural measurement that could determine future...