by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 6, 2013 | Fibromyalgia
Confirming the diagnosis of fibromyalgia (FM) is challenging, as there are no blood tests to verify accuracy of the diagnosis like so many other disorders. However, blood tests are needed when FM is suspected to “rule in/out” something else that may be mimicking FM...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 5, 2013 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The goal of any treatment approach for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is to return the patient to normal. That means addressing all OTHER health-related conditions that can cause CTS such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, birth control pill use, pregnancy, rheumatoid...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 4, 2013 | Neck Pain
Neck pain represents a major problem for people throughout the world with considerable negative impact on individuals, families, communities, healthcare systems, and businesses. In fact, it’s estimated that up to 70% of the general population will have neck pain at...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 3, 2013 | Back Pain
Low back pain (LBP) is the second most common cause of disability in the United States (US) and a very common reason for lost days at work with an estimated 149 million days of work lost each year. The total cost associated with this is astronomical at between...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 2, 2013 | Advanced
The Misunderstanding of an Important Player in Obesity, Arthritis, and Pain Syndromes Scientific publications have noted for nearly seven decades that obesity increases the risk of osteoarthritis. A recent search (08/08/2013) of the US National Library of Medicine...
by Tejasvit Kour | Sep 1, 2013 | Whole Body Health
With the side effects related to cancer treatments, why not try to enhance our body’s ability to “fight”? The use of nutrition-based treatment is NOT to be misunderstood as a standalone treatment, but rather, as an adjunct treatment alongside convention cancer...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 7, 2013 | Whiplash
Whiplash is, by definition, the rapid acceleration followed by deceleration of the head causing the neck to “crack like a whip” forwards and backwards at a rate so fast that the muscles cannot react quickly enough to control the motion. As reported last month, if a...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 6, 2013 | Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) affects the entire body, which makes the diagnosis challenging! A VERY common issue with patients struggling with FM includes problems related to sleep. This goes beyond the number of hours one “tries to sleep” but rather the quality of sleep and...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 5, 2013 | Headaches
There are MANY different types of headaches, of which migraines are a common type. This discussion will concentrate on some unique characteristics that are associated with migraine headaches. This information may help you understand what type of headache you’re...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 5, 2013 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is technically a “pinched nerve” in the wrist (carpal tunnel) that results in numbness, tingling, and later, weakness in the distribution of the median nerve (thumb, index, 3rd, and half of the 4th finger). In addition to the median nerve,...
