This 50 year-old man came into the office with numbness and weakness in his right hand. In his consultation he said, “He noticed the numbness about 2 months ago and asked his family physician about it,and after running tests to make sure he wasn’t having a heart attack, he said it’s carpal tunnel syndrome and […]
Case Study: How a man with numbness and weakness in his right hand went bow hunting Read Post »
Backpacks’ Attack On Backs. Watch children in any schoolyard struggle to walk while bent sideways under the weight of an overloaded backpack on one shoulder. You will quickly realize the potential danger of this commonplace item. How exactly does carrying a backpack affect the spine? Common sense tells us that a load distributed improperly or
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Pain of any kind, at any age, is a sign that something isn’t right. Pain is the way your body signals that a limit has been reached or a problem has developed. Since we can adapt, minor aches and pains are often shrugged off. While they may go away, if the underlying problem remains unattended,
Imagine balancing a 12 lb. bowling ball on the tips of your fingers. All day long. That is just one of many things your neck must do. Your neck and shoulders work hard. Even the smallest deviation in the alignment of the bones of your neck can cause pain and reduced head and neck movements. Activities
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