16 11, 2014

X-Rays and "It’s Just a Stiff Neck Doc!"

By |2020-04-10T13:22:23-04:00November 16th, 2014|Back Pain, Health Tips, Modern Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on X-Rays and "It’s Just a Stiff Neck Doc!"

X-rays are a diagnostic tool which most chiropractors include as an important part of determining the appropriateness and safety of chiropractic care.  I have written about x-rays before, but a colleague's Facebook post along with the interesting history of a recent patient of our office returns me to blog about this subject of x-rays once again. Interested in relief? Our chiropractor in Greenville, SC can help. Call Eastside Chiropractic, PA: 864-292-6777. X-rays and Facebook The Facebook post stated simply "I can't begin to tell you [...]

1 11, 2014

Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Orthopedic Doctors Take Note

By |2020-04-10T13:18:43-04:00November 1st, 2014|Back Pain, FAQs, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Orthopedic Doctors Take Note

Sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction Sacroiliac joint pain has received much attention recently in orthopaedic circles.  New clinical research reveals that 20 to 40% of low back pain sufferers have pain sourced from the sacroiliac joint. The healthy sacroilia c joint only allows approximately 4-5 degrees of motion on each side, but the area is rich in nerve supply, receiving innervation from the upper lumbar spine all the way through to the bottom of the sacral (tailbone) joints.  Patients who experience sacroiliac [...]

22 09, 2014

We Don’t Have Massage Envy… Massage Therapy Now Available

By |2020-04-10T12:02:55-04:00September 22nd, 2014|News and Events, Spinal Care Tips|Comments Off on We Don’t Have Massage Envy… Massage Therapy Now Available

We don't have massage envy, since we've added massage therapy to the services we have available to our patients. What does this mean to you? Convenience and competence.  Your massage therapy or bodywork session will take place in a warm, comfortable, quiet room located within the clinical setting of Eastside Chiropractic and under the administration of Dr. Mruz. Interested in massage therapy? Our chiropractic clinic in Greenville, SC can help. Call Eastside Chiropractic, PA: 864-292-6777. Soft music may be played to help you [...]

22 05, 2014

An Answer to Ever-Increasing Spine Care Costs: Chiropractic

By |2020-04-09T15:09:48-04:00May 22nd, 2014|Chiropractic, Most Talked About, News and Events|Comments Off on An Answer to Ever-Increasing Spine Care Costs: Chiropractic

It is clear to anyone concerned about fixing the problems facing the U.S. health care system that chiropractic physicians, with their conservative approach to pain relief and health improvement, are an important part of the solution. Chiropractic physicians are the highest rated healthcare practitioners for low-back pain treatment—treating nearly 27 million Americans annually—and are rated above physical therapists, specialist physicians/MDs (neurosurgeons, neurologists, orthopedic surgeons) and primary care physicians/MDs (family or internal medicine) in patient satisfaction. This is not surprising when you [...]

27 05, 2013

chiropractic maintenance care has significant health benefits

By |2020-04-09T14:04:58-04:00May 27th, 2013|Chiropractic, News and Events|Comments Off on chiropractic maintenance care has significant health benefits

Chiropractic maintenance care is often a controversial topic.  A new single-blind placebo controlled study, conducted by the Faculty of Medicine at Mansoura University, conclusively demonstrated that chiropractic maintenance care provides significant benefits for those with chronic low back pain. [1] The authors concluded that spinal adjustments are effective for helping chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP). To obtain long-term benefit for the patient, this study suggests that chiropractic maintenance care adjustments after the initial intensive period of care can provide additional long [...]

3 05, 2013

Noted Medical Journal Suggests Chiropractic for Low Back Pain

By |2020-04-28T12:56:18-04:00May 3rd, 2013|News and Events|Comments Off on Noted Medical Journal Suggests Chiropractic for Low Back Pain

The incredible has happened. The prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association has suggested the use of Chiropractic care for low back pain.  JAMA has finally acknowledged what millions of Americans have known and experienced for over 100 years: Chiropractic works. Chiropractic is the safest and most clinically effective conservative care measure for spinal joint problems in existence. How safe is it?  The easiest way to determine the safety of any healing art is to find out what a health care discipline [...]

8 04, 2013

Dr. Ben Carson: My mom "refused to be a victim"

By |2020-04-09T13:43:27-04:00April 8th, 2013|News and Events|Comments Off on Dr. Ben Carson: My mom "refused to be a victim"

My daughter recently read the fascinating story of how a poor child raised in the inner-city of Detroit became the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital at age 33. There were many great take-aways for my daughter, who is 16, and I think there were just as many for me. This is Dr. Ben Carson's message for you… His mother was one of 24 children and was married at 13. He was an ethnic minority, and grew up in [...]

19 03, 2013

Weekly Health Update; A New EastsideChiro.com Feature… Check it out Greenville!

By |2013-03-19T23:57:41-04:00March 19th, 2013|Health Tips, News and Events|Comments Off on Weekly Health Update; A New EastsideChiro.com Feature… Check it out Greenville!

These "Weekly Health Updates" are exclusively for the friends and patients of Dr. David Mruz "A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier." ~ Tom Stoppard Mental Attitude: No Interruptions Please. Short interruptions (such as the few seconds it takes to silence that buzzing smart phone) have a surprisingly large effect on one's ability to accurately complete a task. Interruptions of just three seconds can double your chances for making errors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]