4 04, 2014

Low Back Pain – How Do Medical Doctors View Chiropractors?

By |2020-04-09T14:25:48-04:00April 4th, 2014|Back Pain, Chiropractic|Comments Off on Low Back Pain – How Do Medical Doctors View Chiropractors?

The history of the various treatments of low back pain has been marked by political fights.  In the 1980s,  a political event spurred a massive change concerning organized medicine's outward disrespect for chiropractors. The American Medical Association was sued for anti-trust violations, and the chiropractic profession won. For the first time, the public, open anti-chiropractic slander that had appeared on billboards, in magazine articles, and in TV and radio advertisements was prohibited. In fact, prior to this event, it was against [...]

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 [...]

17 10, 2012

Low Back Pain, Epidural Steroid Injections and Meningitis

By |2020-04-09T11:34:57-04:00October 17th, 2012|Back Pain, Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on Low Back Pain, Epidural Steroid Injections and Meningitis

The national news has not been good of late for those who have received a common treatment for acute low back pain. A tainted batch of medication has resulted in 15 deaths to date with more than 200 people falling prey to this potentially deadly form of fungal meningitis. It is estimated that at least 14,000 people are now known to have received these contaminated epidural injections. Patients in states as close as Tennessee and Virginia have now been confirmed as having [...]

27 08, 2012

Now in Greenville! Spinal and Postural Rehabilitation is an answer to Chronic Back Pain

By |2020-04-09T11:21:58-04:00August 27th, 2012|Back Pain, News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Now in Greenville! Spinal and Postural Rehabilitation is an answer to Chronic Back Pain

As a chiropractor, my goal is to help my patients become pain-free. My desire, however, is to see my patients understand the reasons for why their pain began in the first place and to teach them how to correct those underlying causes. In the past, I have concentrated on educating patients about posture and illustrating home care maneuvers and exercises that would balance their supportive muscles. But even the most well-intentioned patients get sidetracked by their busy lives and no habit [...]

29 06, 2012

Considering Back Surgery? University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Recommends Chiropractic Care First

By |2020-04-28T12:57:43-04:00June 29th, 2012|Back Pain, News and Events|Comments Off on Considering Back Surgery? University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Recommends Chiropractic Care First

Who would have imagined this 30 years ago—a leading medical college requiring their patients see a chiropractor before having back surgery? But that's exactly what's happening at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). In order to increase success and minimize costs in the treatment of chronic low back pain, the UPMC Health Plan now includes a set of revolutionary guidelines for managing back pain. As of January 1, 2012, UPMC is pioneering a far-reaching initiative focused on the treatment of chronic back pain. [...]

27 10, 2010

Chronic Low Back Pain…Chiropractic vs. Medication

By |2020-04-23T14:11:17-04:00October 27th, 2010|Back Pain, Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on Chronic Low Back Pain…Chiropractic vs. Medication

A recent article from the US Chiropractic Directory highlights research showing that chiropractic is an effective way to treat chronic low back pain. In fact, it's 457% more effective than medicine! See what the article has to say (emphasis mine): After 8 weeks of clinical trials with a medical vs. chiropractic group of patients, the raw score for improvement was 1.99 for medicine and 9.03 for the chiropractic group. This research indicates that chiropractic is 457% more effective than medicine for [...]