by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 9, 2016 | Advanced
Fibromyalgia is an incredibly complex, widespread, and disabling neuromusculoskeletal disorder. Fibromyalgia affects between 2-8% of the American population, somewhere between 6 million to 25 million individuals (1). A literature search of the National Library of...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 8, 2016 | Advanced
When a force is applied to a joint, increased motion and “joint separation” occur. This can be done without causing any injury to the joint tissues (bones, cartilage, ligaments, muscles, tendons, nerves, etc.). This increased motion has a number of proposed benefits,...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 7, 2016 | Advanced
America’s Pain Crisis Judy Foreman was educated at Harvard, and has been a Lecturer on Medicine at Harvard’s Medical School. In 2014, she published a book titled (1): A Nation in PainHealing Our Biggest Health Problem Ms. Foreman notes that of the 238 million adults...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 6, 2016 | Advanced
Two Viable, Overlapping Models Anecdote Sports Team Doctor Calls the ShotsPortola Valley Physician Aims for Zero Pain San Francisco ChronicleOctober 7, 2000 Friends of Dr. Mark Sontag of Portola Valley, CA, like to joke that he’s “a man for all seasons.” A specialist...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 5, 2016 | Advanced
Spinal Manipulation for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Syndrome with Radiculopathy For thirty years (since 1985), it has been acknowledged that spinal manipulation is successful in the treatment of the majority of patients with low back pain, and that “there is a...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 4, 2016 | Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is VERY likely to affect all of us at some point in life. The question is, do you control IT or does IT control you? Here are ten “tricks” for staying in control of “IT!” 1) STRETCH: When you’re in one position for a long time (like sitting at...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 3, 2016 | Neck Pain
Neck pain is very common! According to one study, between 10-21% of the population will experience an episode of neck pain each year with a higher incidence rate among office workers. Between 33-65% will recover within one year, but most cases become “chronic,...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 2, 2016 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
According to the literature, carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is one of the most prevalent upper extremity complaints. In fact, it IS the most common “compression neuropathy” (of which there are many) and affects 3-6% of adults in the general population. Additionally, CTS...
by Tejasvit Kour | Apr 1, 2016 | Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a complicated disorder that’s difficult to diagnose because it involves multiple body systems. As a result, there are a myriad of factors in the body that can play a role in a patient’s symptoms. That said, it’s best to take a whole body approach when...
by Tejasvit Kour | Mar 3, 2016 | Whiplash
First, what is whiplash? It’s a lot of things, which is why the term WAD or Whiplash Associated Disorders has become the most common term for the main signs and symptoms associated with a whiplash injury. WAD is usually associated with a motor vehicle collision, but...
