Doctors Don’t Know What’s Wrong With Me.
What do you do when doctors don’t know what’s wrong with you? You know something is wrong, they’ve done all the tests, you’ve spent thousands of dollars, your family is tired, you can’t sleep, they have no answers, your stress, anxiety and frustration are through the roof. Doctors have some of the answers, but they don’t always have ALL of the answers. Some limitations of doctors include: Education, Knowledge & Judgement. Philosophy. Personality. Inclinations & Persuasions. Testing tools and materials. Skill of applying “their medicine”. Doctors are human and they are only as good, as these things are good. We’ve all experienced it. So what do you do if doctors don’t know what’s wrong with you? You go somewhere else. There’s no such saying; “everything happens for no reason”. If you have a problem, there is a cause. Guaranteed. Because one doctor can’t find the cause, doesn’t mean it can’t be found, it means that doctor can’t find it. It may mean that their tools or their ability to comprehend or understand the cause may not be there. If their personality, inclinations, persuasions don’t allow them to see potential causes, they’ll never find it. Think about this. Without the...
read moreIs Chiropractic Addictive?
One of the greatest fears of potential patients and new patients alike is whether or not chiropractic adjustments are addictive. The fear of an eternal desire, an insatiable need to have a chiropractor adjust your spine, sometimes prevents people from getting help in the first place. Now research shows that prescription drugs are often highly addictive. Some say BIG PHARMA creates medications on purpose that must be taken forever. Research has shown the addictive nature of sugar, carbohydrates (which turn to sugar in the body). Exercise, to many, is addictive. Being kind is addictive to some who dedicate their lives to helping others. Addiction carries a negative connotation. Some things that are potentially addictive are good things, like exercise, like stretching, like sleep, like eating healthy. Some people are addicted to reading, to love, to water, to things that make them feel good. Chiropractic is no more addictive than exercise. Exercise triggers the production of chemicals in our body that make us feel good. “Natural drugs” if you will. Chiropractic has been shown to do the same. If chiropractic can lower blood pressure, which it’s been shown to do, it can trigger the production of feel good chemicals and...
read moreNew Guidelines for Back Pain from the American College of Physicians.
On valentines day earlier this week, a very important evidence based clinical guideline for back pain was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that physicians and patients should treat acute or sub acute low back pain with non-drug therapies such as superficial heat, massage, acupuncture or spinal manipulation. According the American College of Physicians, approximately 25% of american adults reported having low back pain lasting at least one day in the past three months. Dr. Nitin Damle, MD and president of the American College of Physicians is quoted as having said “physicians should avoid prescribing unnecessary tests and costly and potentially harmful drugs, especially narcotics, for these patients.” and he then goes on to say, “for the treatment of chronic low back pain, physicians should select therapies that have the fewest harms and costs…” This my friends, is chiropractic acupuncture, massage, and heat. Further evidence showed that Acetaminophen was not effective in improving pain outcomes versus placebo. Which means, for acute back pain, it’s of very little value and no better than a sugar pill. Just in case you are on the fence and need evidence that chiropractic, acupuncture, massage or heat are the first things you...
read moreCyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) – A Portland, Maine, chiropractic case study.
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) in a young boy. Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is a disorder that can affect people of any age. According to the CVS Association, it was discovered in in 1882 by Dr. S. Gee. CVS is distinguished by recurrent bouts of nausea, vomiting and lethargy. Vomiting can last for hours or days and then things return to normal until the next episode. Making it difficult to diagnose is the confusion with a viral bug or flu, or some kind of food poisoning. Frequency and duration of unstoppable vomiting though are curious signs and should absolutely warrant a trip to the doctor. What does chiropractic have to do with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome? Well, CVS is, if nothing else, an issue of poor regulation and control over the upper digestive tract. All people have brains that control the regulation and function of the body. If there is interference in communication from the brain to the body (upper GI tract), then the upper GI tract won’t work properly. Interference in communication often happens in the following ways: Physical trauma leading to misaligned vertebrae or cranial position on the spine. In infants this can stem from a traumatic birth or sleep position. Mental...
read moreSki Injury? Hurt While Skiing? Don’t Wait, Get Help Now – Get Back To The Slopes Sooner.
Ski Injuries Ruin Seasons. You’ve fallen and you can’t get up. The mogul from hell landed you on your hip and head….at the same time. You caught an edge, spun around and landed on your tailbone. Ski injuries are common (watch the video). Another thing that’s common is how we “deal” with them. Whiskey and the hot tub are two of the least effective ways, albeit the most fun, to recover from an injury. If you think to yourself after the injury “That’s gonna hurt later”. It probably will. It’s also a good reason to get help. Go the hospital if you break something. Go to the chiropractor if you’ve got a typical ski injury like a bad fall, moderate collision or something that makes you feel that you’ve “thrown yourself off.” If your “back feels out” or “hips feel off”, thats a reason to call. If you are using the language in quotes as part of your post ski injury self talk, consider it the same thing as the engine light in your car lighting up red. Yes, whiskey and hot tubbing will make things feel better. The problem is that neither fix the damage done by the ski injury. Underlying joint misalignments,...
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