by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 3, 2014 | Whole Body Health
Chiropractic is well known for the management of pain in the back, neck, arms, and legs, but what about enhancing sleep quality? Chronic, long-term sleep-related disorders affect an estimated 1.5 million Americans each year and account for an estimated $16 billion in...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 2, 2014 | Whole Body Health
In “Part I” we began our discussion about wellness and introduced many different types of wellness programs. Here, we will continue the investigation of how chiropractic and wellness are a winning combination! As of this writing, the Affordable Care Act has specific...
by Tejasvit Kour | Feb 1, 2014 | Advanced
In 1982, Richard Rothman, MD, PhD and Frederick Simeone, MD, published the second edition of their book The Spine (1). Chapter 2 of the book is titled (2): “Applied Anatomy of the Spine” Anatomist Wesley Parke, PhD, writes this chapter, stating: “Although the 23 or 24...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 20, 2014 | Whiplash
Whiplash usually occurs as a result of a car crash when the head moves in a fast, uncontrolled way in many possible directions. The forwards-backwards movement is described in a classic “whiplash” injury but side-to-side, rotational, or a combination of movements...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 19, 2014 | Back Pain, Exercises
This article is part 2 of a 2 part series. For part 1, Click Here. Low back pain (LBP) is a reality in most of our lives at one point or another. It can range from being a “nag” to being totally disabling. Let’s look at some exercises for the low back that can be done...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 18, 2014 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Did you know that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) can affect anyone? None of us are immune to developing CTS as roughly 1 out of 20 of us will develop CTS in our lifetime! This month, let’s look at some of the risk factors for developing CTS: Race: Caucasians carry the...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 17, 2014 | Headaches
Sinus headaches refer to pain in the head, typically in and around the face. Most of us are knowledgeable about two of our four sinuses: the frontal (forehead) and maxillary (our “cheek bones”). The other two sinuses (called ethmoid and sphenoid) are much less...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 16, 2014 | Advanced
Kim was only nineteen years of age, yet she had already experienced three significant motor vehicle collisions, and in each she suffered injuries. Her injuries were always painful, but never debilitating; there were no fractures, dislocations, radiculopathies,...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 15, 2014 | Advanced
Back Pain, Acute Soft Tissue Injuries, Mobilization, & Fibromyalgia A Review Of The Literature Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Oct. 1986;18(5):489-500. John Kellett FROM ABSTRACT: The pathological processes [of soft tissue injury and repair] at a...
by Tejasvit Kour | Jan 14, 2014 | Advanced
The Potential Viability of Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent We are going to deviate from the mechanical discussions of joint pain treatment. Usual topics such as physiotherapy, stretching, manipulation, etc… and instead we’re going to...
