Spinal fusion surgery is becoming an increasingly popular recommendation for patients suffering from a number of back ailments including spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease but how necessary is surgery for these patients? The answer may surprise you. … [Read more...] about Spinal Fusion Surgery… How Necessary Is It?
Could You Be Experiencing A Balance Disorder?
Balance Disorders affect nearly 90 million Americans each year, is the second most common complaint heard in doctors’ offices and the number one health complaint of patients over the age of 70. There are more than a dozen balance, or vestibular, disorders though some are more common that others. … [Read more...] about Could You Be Experiencing A Balance Disorder?
The Brain’s Repair System and Stroke Therapy
Strokes are a large and growing problem in the US and across the world today. Some 800,000 people suffer from strokes each year, the majority of which are ischemic, or clot-caused, strokes. Growing at the fastest rate in the developing world today, due in part to the spread of the Western diet of … [Read more...] about The Brain’s Repair System and Stroke Therapy
Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
Diabetes is a worldwide problem for millions of people and in the United States alone; nearly 18 million people suffer from diabetes, giving the U.S. the distinction of having the third highest number of cases worldwide. To put that in perspective, one in 10 American adults has type 2 diabetes, one … [Read more...] about Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
New Research Shows Promising Results Using Chiropractic Neurology for Tourette’s Syndrome Treatment
Often misunderstood and misrepresented, Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological disorder, not a behavioral disorder that causes sufferers to make sounds and movements they cannot control. These are called tics and there are two kinds: motor and vocal. Some common motor tics include blinking, facial … [Read more...] about New Research Shows Promising Results Using Chiropractic Neurology for Tourette’s Syndrome Treatment
Seven Simple Steps to Managing Your Health
Placing emphasis on our health is imperative to our well-being. Today it seems that everywhere we turn, we are being bombarded with advice and the resources to gain knowledge are endless so it is hard to really know what advice to follow. Do a search on the internet for healthy lifestyle, for … [Read more...] about Seven Simple Steps to Managing Your Health
Exploring the Buzz Effect
Ever wonder what causes some ideas to take off or, in today’s language, become “viral”, while other ideas fizzle from the start? Some researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles wanted to find out so they set up a study to explore what they call the “buzz effect”. … [Read more...] about Exploring the Buzz Effect
Blood Pressure and Your Brain
Almost everyone knows someone with High Blood Pressure. In fact, in the United States, almost 78 million (or one out of every three) adults have high blood pressure. While most are aware that high blood pressure can cause a whole host of health problems from heart attack to stroke, fewer people … [Read more...] about Blood Pressure and Your Brain
Living, and Thriving, with Epilepsy
In addition to the wins, losses and big plays of the week, epilepsy also featured prominently in this past weekend’s sports news as the Minnesota Gophers’ head football coach, Jerry Kill, suffered another game-day epileptic seizure at halftime during the game. This is not the first time this has … [Read more...] about Living, and Thriving, with Epilepsy