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15 05, 2014

When To Go To The Chiropractor For Neck & Back Pain -Dr Mruz

By |2020-04-09T15:09:58-04:00May 15th, 2014|Back Pain, Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on When To Go To The Chiropractor For Neck & Back Pain -Dr Mruz

Many spine problems can improve without anyone's help or with non-surgical treatment. But there are some problems and symptoms which may represent emergencies, and some spine conditions will only worsen when left untreated. This blog post will provide you with some guidelines for what to do for each common symptom. PAIN RADIATING INTO THE ARM: Pain that radiates into an arm below the elbow can be a symptom of a disc herniation in the neck. That being said, many times radiating [...]

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17 04, 2014

Best Pillow? Here’s Some Guidance! – Dr. Mruz

By |2020-04-09T14:46:16-04:00April 17th, 2014|FAQs, Health Tips, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Best Pillow? Here’s Some Guidance! – Dr. Mruz

I'm often asked by my patients, “which is the best pillow to use?” The truth is there is no one answer that works for everybody because there’s no one best pillow that works for everybody. I’ll talk about some of the different pillows and the advantages and disadvantages of those pillows in this blog post, then after talking about it with your healthcare provider, come up with a pillow or series of pillows that works best for you. The Challenge of [...]

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8 04, 2014

The Aging Spine: We Get Shorter and What To Do About It!

By |2020-04-09T14:38:56-04:00April 8th, 2014|FAQs, Health Tips, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on The Aging Spine: We Get Shorter and What To Do About It!

Many of my patients ask the question "Do people shrink when they get older?" Even more curiously, does our height vary throughout the day, and what causes it to change? The answer to the first question is "yes," and it's all because of our aging spine.  But how does this occur? Gravity Is Relentless... During the course of any given day, the discs of the spine (the shock-absorbing, sponge-like structures that lie between the vertebrae), absorb or lose water, leading to [...]

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4 04, 2014

Laptop ergonomics – Here’s your guidelines!

By |2020-04-09T14:26:37-04:00April 4th, 2014|FAQs, Health Tips, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Laptop ergonomics – Here’s your guidelines!

Laptop computers are first and foremost designed with portability in mind.  Laptop ergonomics are not a major consideration for most manufacturers. My MacBook Pro is a mere 14 inches wide, and has vastly more computing power than the computers which landed men on the moon a mere 4 decades ago. But portability and ergonomics are at odds with one another; if I position my screen at the correct ergonomic height, then my keyboard is too high. If my keyboard is in [...]

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23 12, 2013

Chiropractic Contraindications

By |2020-04-09T14:24:43-04:00December 23rd, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on Chiropractic Contraindications

When NOT To Get Chiropractic Treatment Chiropractic contraindications are extremely rare and chiropractic care is amazingly effective (and cost effective!) for the treatment of many types of spinal pain syndromes including back pain, neck pain, sciatica, headaches and whiplash. There are some instances however, when caution dictates that a different path should be taken. Your chiropractor can and should take the proper steps to determine whether chiropractic care is appropriate for you. Their training dictates it! Getting Proper Screening My title perhaps [...]

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18 09, 2013

Relocating to Greenville?

By |2020-04-28T13:05:05-04:00September 18th, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on Relocating to Greenville?

Considering Relocating to Greenville? If you are considering relocating to Greenville or have recently moved here, you already know that Greenville is one of the most popular relocation destinations in the South.  Our standard of living, beautiful downtown, and access to recreation is hard to beat.  As a result of all of our town's advantages, I consistently meet people in our practice who have relocated to Greenville.  I myself am a transplant to the upstate as well!  I first arrived in South Carolina [...]

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27 06, 2013

Does Neck Surgery Improve Long-Term Outcomes?

By |2020-04-09T14:10:43-04:00June 27th, 2013|FAQs|Comments Off on Does Neck Surgery Improve Long-Term Outcomes?

How many times have you heard someone say, "I have a pinched nerve in my neck and I have to have surgery."  There are certainly cases where surgery is required, but surgery should ONLY be considered after ALL non-surgical treatment approaches have been tried first (and they have failed). Paul C. McAfee, MD states that "lumbar spine fusion surgery is generally not recommended until a patient has tried 6 to 12 months of adequate non-surgical care." It is alarming to me [...]

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4 06, 2013

Home Care Questions – Ice or Heat?

By |2020-04-09T14:07:07-04:00June 4th, 2013|FAQs|Comments Off on Home Care Questions – Ice or Heat?

A helpful home therapy for treating bruises, sore muscles, and joint pain is the application of cold packs or moist heat. When to use ice or heat is a question which I hope to shed light upon with this blog post. Decreasing or increasing blood flow Cold therapy helps with the reduction of inflammation and swelling and tends to cause vasoconstriction—decrease of blood flow—to the area where it is applied. The application of cold sedates irritated nerves, causing a decrease of [...]

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31 05, 2013

Answers to Your Questions About Sleep Positions

By |2020-04-09T14:06:00-04:00May 31st, 2013|FAQs, Health Tips, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on Answers to Your Questions About Sleep Positions

A question that I always ask my patients during my first few visits has to do with sleep position. Why does this matter? Well, how you sleep can affect your spine health. A poor sleep position can cause back pain, stiffness in your neck or neck pain, issues with digestion and even premature wrinkles! Below are the 5 best and the 3 worst positions in which to sleep. 5 Best Sleep Positions These are the five best sleeping positions. Note that there are some [...]

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27 03, 2013

Things I hear people say… "I don’t believe in chiropractic!"

By |2020-04-09T13:39:19-04:00March 27th, 2013|Chiropractic, FAQs|Comments Off on Things I hear people say… "I don’t believe in chiropractic!"

Don't "Believe" In Chiropractic? That's Okay. You Don't Have To. Here's Why... For years, chiropractors have been treating back pain patients as well as, if not superior to, other health care professions. In fact, all of the guidelines published around the world have recommended manipulative care as an initial or first step for the treatment of low back pain and more recently, for neck pain. So why are there still some people who say things like, "I don't believe in chiropractic," [...]

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