Frozen shoulder is as bad as it sounds. Even in medical speak “adhesive capsulitis” sounds bad. No-one wants their shoulder capsule glued with adhesive. What both terms are referring to is an ongoing and painful limitation of movement of the shoulder. (1) There are...
Chances are that if you have shoulder pain it is from anterior impingement syndrome because it accounts for 44-65% of all shoulder complaints seen by physicians (1). The pain in the shoulder is from the supraspinatus tendon getting trapped between the acromion of the...
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) is a group of problems that affects the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Temporo refers to the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular refers to the lower jaw bone that inserts onto the temporal bone. When there is a problem with...
“Dysfunctional breathing” usually refers to a group of disorders including paradoxical breathing (upper chest breathing), erratic breathing, breath holding, and hyperventilation syndrome. (1) All of these are problems that will cause oxygenation deprivation problems....
Vertigo is a common complaint, affecting millions of people worldwide. While there are various causes of vertigo, one often overlooked factor is the dysfunction of the neck. Cervicogenic vertigo, specifically, refers to dizziness or disequilibrium originating from...
The term torticollis comes from the Latin words tortus (twisted) and collum (neck). Torticollis is also called “wry neck” and is caused by an involuntary contraction of the neck muscles, particularly the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius. This protective splinting...
You have chronic headaches and you want them to stop. Maybe you have tried a lot of things already. You take ibuprofen and your headache goes away, but they come back. You get massages and they help reduce the frequency. Your program works well enough. You only get a...
Nothing is new. Even amidst advances in gene therapy and synthesis of human tissue most medical interventions have not changed much in the last century and most of these modalities are based on the first forms of medicine. Chiropractic adjustive/manipulative therapy...
Most people who come into the clinic describe their pain as stemming from arthritis. Arthritis can cause pain and this article will explain why and how that can happen. Neck spondylosis is the technical name for age-related spinal degenerative changes. These...
Introduction We have all had a co-worker who has had migraine headaches. Maybe you are that co-worker and that is why you are reading this article. Often it can take you out in the middle of your shift and you have to go home, or you can’t make it into work. You feel...
