Seeing a chiropractor first following a work injury to the low back significantly reduced the likelihood of surgery. Approximately 42.7% of workers who first saw a surgeon had surgery, in contrast to only 1.5% of those who saw a chiropractor. 1 Early Predictors of Lumbar Spine Surgery after Occupational Back Injury: Results from a Prospective Study of Workers in Washington …
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Whiplash Injury Awareness
The most common cause of a whiplash injury is from a car accident. When you are involved in a rear-end collision, your neck snaps backward and forward, injuring your spine, tendons, ligaments, muscles, nerves, and inter-vertebral joints. Typically, you don’t feel much pain right away, but as the day wears on, and especially the next day, the pain gets worse. …
Thanksgiving Travel and Deep Vein Thrombosis: Knowing the Signs Can Save Your Life
Thanksgiving is one of the most busiest holidays for travel, whether it’s taking a road trip or a plane flight. Sitting for several hours in a car or plane can lead to deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT’s can form in the legs when blood pools and clots from prolonged sitting. Movement is important for circulation in the legs. The contraction and …
Neurosurgeon Recommends Chiropractic Care for Pregnancy Back Pain
For many women, pregnancy is a wonderful experience. There are, however, many changes and challenges the mom-to-be can expect, and back pain is one of them. The development of back pain during pregnancy primarily relates to the weight gain associated with the growing fetus. The extra weight gained adds stress to the pregnant woman’s spine. The discs or cushions within …
New Research Shows Concussions Can Affect the Pituitary Gland
Concussions can affect many parts of the body and result in a variety of symptoms. New research indicates that concussions can affect the pituitary gland, and that decreased pituitary function can emerge months or years after a concussion. 1-3 An injury to the head can act like a pituitary gland dimmer switch. The pituitary gland is often called the “Master …
Piriformis Syndrome: A Pain in Your Butt
Patients come into my office bent over in severe pain, often leaning on their spouse for support and staggering to walk. Sometimes they had experienced this pain before, and had a MRI that showed bulging discs. The discs may not be the culprit. The piriformis muscle is a small muscle in your buttock area that lies underneath the larger gluteus …
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy–New Hope for Prevention
What is CTE? Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a disease that’s been in the news lately regarding head trauma with NFL players and other athletes. It is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma or concussions. Early symptoms include changes in personality, moodiness, depression, confusion, …
Cranial Facial Release–Relief for sinus conditions, snoring, migraines, post-concussion syndrome and more..
Dr. Tarcha is a certified Cranial Facial Release Specialist. The treatment involves inserting tiny balloons in the nose and inflating them briefly. The process opens the breathing passage ways, unlocks cranial bones that may be fixated or misaligned, increases cerebral spinal fluid flow to the brain, increases blood flow to the brain, and optimizes brain function. Sinus conditions, snoring, and …
Sciatica Relief
Sciatica is a term that describes symptoms of pain, numbness, and/or weakness that radiates down the leg. The symptoms usually follow along the sciatic nerve, which starts in the lower back and goes down to the buttocks and leg. Another term for sciatica is lumbar radiculopathy. The vast majority of sciatica symptoms result from lower back disorders between the L4 …
Chiropractic Care Treats the Cause
Please don’t settle for masking the symptoms. Chiropractic removes interference and nerve irritation in your spine, allowing the body to heal itself.