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All Posts Tagged: LOW BACK PAIN

New guidelines outline how to handle back pain – American College of Physicians say the first line of therapy should be non-drug treatments

From the CBS News Review:   New guidelines from the American College of Physicians say the first line of therapy should be non-drug treatments. For pain lasting less than three months, those include heat wraps, massage, acupuncture and spinal manipulation (hey, that is what we do here at the office, combined with Active Release Technique). […]

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Very nice summation about Chiropractic Medicine on Johns Hopkins website

Just like Harvard Health did earlier in 2016, Johns Hopkins website has updated it’s basic information about Chiropractic Medicine.  While we are a bit more partial to the write up over at Harvard which seems a little more evolved on what modern Chiropractors do, both write ups are much better than the vague pages they […]

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The Dan Patrick Show – Dan Patrick brings a Chiropractor to the studio for low back pain with sciatica!

You should probably know know who Dan Patrick is, but if you don’t, he has his own sports talk show that is nationally syndicated across the country and currently hosts NFL Sunday Night pre-game and post-games shows on NBC.  Before that however, we worked several years as one of the ESPN anchors who more or […]

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Medical News Today – Acid Reflux – Diet Diet Tips for GERD: Foods to Eat and Avoid

Great review article popped up on my Twitter feed a few days ago with some great diet recommendations for dealing with GERD.  GERD is commonly agreed upon to be problematic in about 20 percent of the North American population.  Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux, is a long term condition where stomach […]

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If you have been diagnosed with a disc herniation and you want to get better, you better not smoke!

While reading and trying to stay up to date on some research on intravertebral disc herniation, I came across a study by Tsarouhas et al in 2011 which stated that smoking resulted in more severe pain with disc injury which then also was coupled to a longer resorption time of herniated disc material and that […]

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So what makes my back stiff and painful even if I try to protect my back?

So what makes for a stiff back? – Prolonged sitting/ slouching, not limited to long commutes, hunched over a computer, and sitting on the couch! – Improper lifting techniques, so many people say “lift with your legs” but do not really know that it means squatting down to pick something up. – Poor exercise techniques, […]

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The Canadian Armed Forces has thrown out dated fitness testing in favor of real-world tasks. Sit-ups tossed out.

The Toronto Star published a story recently (January 20th, 2016) with the headline, “The Death of the Sit Up”.  The article immediately popped up on my social media feeds because one of the consultants mentioned in the article is Stuart McGill, PhD.  Dr. McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. […]

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“Walking is not a very good back exercise” mentioned on PBS this weekend, not a very good opinion

I was slightly shocked listening to a show on PBS this weekend discussing all forms of exercises to help with aging.  On the the show they were discussing a wide variety of exercising from a large panel and the topics of discussions were yoga, pilates, stretching routines, swimming, cycling, running and many other forms.  A […]

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Built a standing workstation at the Laurel Springs Office for the Docs!

The time had come to start practicing what we preach at the head quarters office in Laurel Springs, NJ.  We had some extra space with a half wall, so we decided to turn it into a standing desk as shown in the picture below.  Standing desks are becoming more and more popular and we know […]

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Article on The New York Times: Stretching: The Truth – Dynamic Warm Up

Just noticed a great article shared by Active Release Techniques Australia who posted this article “Stretching: The Truth” written by Gretchen Reynolds for The New York Times.  The article discusses that most of us of adult age were taught stretching techniques and the importance of stretching before athletic activity, but one very important note is […]

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