7 06, 2013

What Difference Does It Make? The Point of The Joint …

By |2020-07-27T16:23:57-04:00June 7th, 2013|Chiropractic, Health Tips, Most Talked About|Comments Off on What Difference Does It Make? The Point of The Joint …

No X-rays? No appointments? No hidden fees?  Perhaps you've seen billboards and slogans... The point of the joint Let's talk about what you can expect at Eastside Chiropractic PA (and most chiropractic offices): Each new patient receives a thorough examination to rule out any medical red flags. If there is something of a more serious nature found, the proper imaging study/test will be ordered or the correct referral will be made. Patients are seen at times that are patient-friendly (as early as [...]

17 02, 2013

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Wrist and Hand Pain or Numbness

By |2020-05-06T09:12:47-04:00February 17th, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Wrist and Hand Pain or Numbness

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a very common problem affecting a large portion of society.  Estimates are that up to 1 in 20 of the general population are affected, with occupations such as typists, assembly line workers, postal employees, servers/waitstaff, musicians and carpenters being those most often afflicted by this disorder.  CTS produces a high level of cost to the health care system when time lost from work, treatment costs, and short and long term disability payments are factored in.  Continued [...]

16 02, 2013

Whiplash! After A Car Accident, What Can I Do?

By |2020-04-09T11:42:03-04:00February 16th, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs, Health Tips|Comments Off on Whiplash! After A Car Accident, What Can I Do?

Whiplash is a term that describes an injury to the neck that occurs after a motor vehicle or car accident. The most common type of car accident is the rear impact, and most typically the occupant in a vehicle which gets “rear-ended” is at the greatest risk of injury, including the injury termed whiplash. Until recently, the cause of the pain resulting from a whiplash injury was poorly understood.  Also, as a result of legal and insurance issues, people who complained [...]

16 02, 2013

Why Does My Back Ache?

By |2020-04-14T14:52:38-04:00February 16th, 2013|Back Pain, Chiropractic, Health Tips|Comments Off on Why Does My Back Ache?

Carrying kids on your hip or shoulders, cleaning the floors, lifting bags of groceries from the car, or that little "extra" that's been added to your stomach area over the years. Lifting, bending and twisting, or even worse, sitting all day at work. Add to this a slip or fall or a previous car accident and it's not to difficult to see why studies show that approximately 80% of Americans will suffer from lower back pain at some time during their [...]

16 02, 2013

Instrument Adjustment Technology: A Breakthrough in Spine Care in Greenville

By |2020-04-14T14:42:56-04:00February 16th, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs, News and Events|Comments Off on Instrument Adjustment Technology: A Breakthrough in Spine Care in Greenville

Just as advances in technology have touched every part of our lives in the last 20 years, so has this technology advancement had its effects for the practicing Doctor of Chiropractic.  Advances in engineering have uniquely blended physics with my skills as a Doctor of Chiropractic to both analyze and treat joint and spine disorders in such a way that could never have been imagined just a few short years ago. Eastside Chiropractic features the most technologically advanced adjusting instruments using [...]

18 05, 2012

The Joint at the Point of your Spine: Get Relief from Tailbone Pain (Coccydynia)

By |2020-04-09T11:07:50-04:00May 18th, 2012|Most Talked About, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on The Joint at the Point of your Spine: Get Relief from Tailbone Pain (Coccydynia)

The Joint at the point of your spine is known as the coccyx. A condition that commonly appears in a chiropractic office is pain around the "tailbone" officially known as coccydynia.  Mary Smith (not her real name) came to Eastside Chiropractic experiencing extreme pain at the tailbone, especially when she moved from sitting to standing, or sat on a hard surface like her kitchen chair. Mary had already been to her primary care doctor. He had given her a donut shaped cushion [...]