by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 3, 2021 | Advanced
Whiplash injuries are often associated with car accidents and concussions are typically connected with sports collisions, but there’s a growing body of research suggesting that patients should be screened for both conditions following either type of incident. In one...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 2, 2021 | Neck Pain
Neck pain and headaches often co-occur and are two of the most common reasons patients seek chiropractic care. Thus, it’s important for a doctor of chiropractic to conduct a careful history and examination to determine if the patient’s headaches and neck pain are...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 1, 2021 | Joint Pain
According to medical historians, the first artificial total hip arthroplasty (THA) was performed in Germany in the early 1890s. Since then, there have been many advancements in the design of the artificial hip and how the procedure is performed, even to the point of...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 6, 2021 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
While many people may consider carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) to be the default cause of any pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hand and/or wrist, the condition is more complex. In some cases, a patient with such symptoms may not have CTS at all. So when a...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 5, 2021 | Back Pain
Serious falls can lead to a number of negative outcomes in older adults, from impaired mobility to loss of independence to early death. Thus, steps that can be taken to reduce the risk for falls will not only potentially result in a longer life, but also help support...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 4, 2021 | Whole Body Health
Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (kg/m²) of 30 or higher. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that approximately 42.4% of adults in the United States are obese, up from 30.5% just two decades ago. The current scientific literature...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 3, 2021 | Joint Pain
Non-surgical, conservative care to address shoulder pain, especially when caused by shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS), is one of the most common reasons patients visit a chiropractic office. Doctors of chiropractic often manage the condition with a combination of...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 2, 2021 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The early symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) are often easy to overlook or ignore because they don’t interfere too much with one’s ability to carry out their daily activities. As such, many people don’t consider it worthwhile to take the time to...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 1, 2021 | Whiplash
There is plenty of research supporting chiropractic care as an excellent approach for managing whiplash associated disorders (WAD). While the in-office treatment aspect of care—spinal manipulation, mobilization, soft tissue therapy, massage, modalities, etc.—is...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 1, 2021 | Advanced
Discussion A disease is not a thing, but rather a process. A disease has a beginning, a middle, and an end. A treatment intervention that is given in the middle of a disease process may be blamed for causing the disease itself. This is called protopathic bias....
