In a 12-month period ending in February 2022 the CDC, Center for disease Control and Prevention, reported 108,334 deaths due to opioid overdose. The CDC also reports that in 2020 the reported costs of the opioid epidemic were $1.5 trillion (about $4,600 per person in the US). The opioid epidemic seems to have changed Americans perspective […]
There are 100 million Americans today suffering from some form of chronic pain. Yes, you read that right – 100 million! That’s one in ten people in America who have experienced daily pain for 3 months or more and a staggering 1.5 BILLION people worldwide who are dealing with chronic pain consistently! (Statistics: https://www.thegoodbody.com/chronic-pain-statistics/) The […]
Many times each week I have to correct medical terminology. Unfortunately, many physicians may not understand the difference or have a planned script to describe musculoskeletal problems. One of my primary goals is to explain to each person exactly the nature of their condition. I hope I clear up some misinterpretations of these medical terms. […]
Functional chiropractic? If you’ve been following my email articles, everything I talk about is functional? The first time I was introduced into this term functional was when I was studying sports medicine. Along with the standard orthopedic and neurological testing we learned functional testing. What’s the difference? Actually there’s a very big difference. Standard […]
As a chiropractor every conversation I have with my patients involves their aches and pains. I must have heard every type of ache and pain that a person can have. The most troublesome aches and pains are the ones that come and go, sometimes for no apparent reason. There may have been an […]