by Tejasvit Kour | May 2, 2016 | Whole Body Health
In a study that looked at stress and how people who seek chiropractic care perceive it, researchers wrote that psychosocial stress, “…pervades modern life and is known to have an impact on health. Pain, especially chronic back pain, is influenced by stress.” Here, ten...
by Tejasvit Kour | May 1, 2016 | Back Pain
Between 80% and 90% of the general population will experience an episode of lower back pain (LBP) at least once during their lives. When it affects the young to middle-aged, we often use the term “non-specific LBP” to describe the condition. The geriatric population...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 17, 2016 | Neck Pain
We all know what it’s like to have neck pain—whether it’s after a long drive, pinching the phone between the head and shoulder, star-gazing, or from talking to someone who is seated off to the side. There are many causes of neck pain, but the question of the month is,...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 16, 2016 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is VERY common. If fact, it affects 3-6% of the general population, and up to 50% of those afflicted have it in both hands! So what makes it so common? Here are several reasons: 1) ANATOMY: The wrist is made up of eight small “carpal” bones that...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 15, 2016 | Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a very common condition affecting approximately ten million Americans (2-4% of the population)—with a ratio of about four women to each man with the disease. Part of the diagnosis and treatment challenge is that many of the complaints associated...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 14, 2016 | Whiplash
Whiplash is really a slang term for the rapid back and forth whipping of the head on the neck, usually associated with motor vehicle accidents. The title “Whiplash Associated Disorders”, or WAD, describes it best because it includes ALL of the MANY signs and symptoms...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 13, 2016 | Whole Body Health
Have you ever said to yourself, “I’m in great shape for my age!” Or how about, “For the amount I exercise, I’ll live forever!” Well, I hope you are right and you have MANY great quality years watching your family grow and prosper ahead of you. The problem is there are...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 12, 2016 | Advanced
Why is Chronic Low Back Pain So Prevalent and Often so Treatment Resistant? The Concept of Hyper-innervation, Neoneuralisation, Receptive Field Enlargement Pain, like all perceptions, is a cortical event. Pain is experienced in the brain. Pain perception in the brain...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 11, 2016 | Advanced
Introduction Vertigo is defined as “a condition in which somebody feels a sensation of whirling or tilting that causes a loss of balance.” To describe the sensation of vertigo, patients often use words such as dizziness, giddiness, unsteadiness, or lightheadedness....
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 10, 2016 | Advanced
The escalation in health care spending in the United States has mandated an approach for cost containment. The contemporary approach in this effort is called “Evidenced-Based Medicine.” Proponents of Evidence Based Medicine have become increasingly organized,...
