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Yoga for Low Back Pain Management

Yoga for Low Back Pain Management

Low back pain is the most common form of musculoskeletal pain reported around the world and the number one reason patients seek out chiropractic care. Because weak or deconditioned core muscles and reduced flexibility are common in chronic low back pain sufferers, patients are often advised to perform back-specific exercises at home and increase their [..]

Managing Cervicogenic Headaches

Managing Cervicogenic Headaches

Cervicogenic is a term derived from the Latin cervix, meaning neck, and the Greek genes, meaning produced by or originating from. In essence, cervicogenic means originating from the neck, and a cervicogenic headache is a headache that originates from the neck. Because this type of headache is a symptom resulting from the irritation of spinal nerves originating from the neck, many [..]

Understanding Cauda Equina Syndrome

Understanding Cauda Equina Syndrome

A primary care provider (PCP) is a health care provider who provides the first contact for a person with a new health concern. Historically, the primary care provider is a medical doctor (MD), an osteopathic doctor (DO), a physician assistant, certified (PA-C), or an advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP). The provider has the education and [..]

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a condition that occurs when the mobility of the median nerve is restricted as it passes through the wrist, resulting in symptoms including pain, numbness, tingling, and/or weakness in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and thumb-side of the ring finger. While most often associated with repetitive hand movements—especially in [..]

Delaying Knee Replacement

Delaying Knee Replacement

It’s estimated that nearly 800,000 knee replacements are currently performed in the United States each year. Due to the combination of ageing and poor lifestyle choices, researchers expect the number of annual total or partial knee arthroplasty procedures to triple by 2040.  While many patients report significant improvements in pain and function following a knee [..]

Healthier Ageing and Independence

Healthier Ageing and Independence

Activities of daily living (ADL) are defined as essential tasks a person would need to perform to maintain their own health and wellbeing. This encompasses both fundamental self-care tasks (like getting dressed, feeding oneself, bathing, using the restroom, and sitting, standing, and moving from one location to another) and more complex activities necessary for meeting [..]

Cycling-Related Low Back Pain

Cycling-Related Low Back Pain

Despite being considered a low-impact physical activity, many recreational and professional cyclists suffer from low back pain. Past studies have found the annual prevalence of low back pain among cyclists of all levels to be roughly 50%. The United Kingdom Health & Safety Executive report noted cycling-related low back pain accounts for roughly 233,000 missed [..]

Manual Therapy Preference for Neck Pain Management

Manual Therapy Preference for Neck Pain Management

After low back pain, neck pain is one of the most common reasons patients seek out chiropractic care. In the absence of red flags like suspected cancer, infection, severe neurological loss, or a sudden headache, among others, guidelines for the management of neck pain support the use of manual therapies as an initial treatment approach, [..]

Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain

Chiropractic Care for Low Back Pain

Chiropractic care and spinal manipulation for low back pain has a long and rich history. The purpose of this publication is to look back at some of the highlights and to add new evidence (2024). In 1958, a study was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, titled (1): Manipulation in Back Pain The authors [..]

Tricky Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Tricky Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral neuropathy, affecting upward of 6% of adults in their lifetime. In some occupational groups, the prevalence jumps to nearly 20%! While carpal tunnel syndrome can be simply described as the symptoms that result from compression or restriction of the median nerve as it passes through the [..]

Hip Pain and Co-Occurring Low Back Pain

Hip Pain and Co-Occurring Low Back Pain

Among the roles the hip joints play in the human body, perhaps none is as important as the ability to perform everyday activities like standing, walking, and running. Of course, these actions involve multiple other body parts, so it’s no surprise that when a patient presents with hip pain, they often have additional issues. In [..]

Reducing the Risk for Obesity

Reducing the Risk for Obesity

The Global Burden of Disease Group reports that the prevalence of obesity has doubled in over 70 countries since 1980 and has continually increased in most others. It’s currently estimated that nearly 30% of the world population—more than two billion people—meet the criteria for obesity. It’s unclear if any government top-down interventions have slowed the [..]