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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 20, 2015 | Health Articles
Grab your sneakers and a light sweatshirt and let's get walking! While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape without becoming a member of an expensive gym. Best of all except for a...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 22, 2015 | Health Articles
Are you in pain? Do you very carefully balance between managing your own pain vs. giving up and crying – “It is too much?” If this is you, read on for insightful information to help you understand and choose your best pain solution options from the experts in treatments of headaches, back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal conditions.
Deciding When and How To Address Different Pains
No one wants to constantly worry. We certainly don’t want to visit our chiropractor or family doctor for every ache and pain. But eventually we all experience physical problems and it may be difficult to know how to solve them. Some problems are immediate and serious. For instance, if you suddenly experience crushing chest pain and radiating pain down your left arm, possibly with nausea, profuse perspiration, and a feeling of impending doom, you know you have to call “911” immediately; or if you awaken in the middle of the night with an intense, deep, sharp pain in your lower right abdomen, accompanied by vomiting and a fever, you also know that you need to go to the Emergency Room right away. In these exceptional cases most people know which steps to take. But what should you do when your pain is not clear-cut and dramatic, as it is in a heart attack or acute appendicitis?
Overall, pain is a warning sign, but many problems that cause pain can resolve on their own. For example, you may twist an ankle on your daily walk. It may hurt to put weight on that ankle and there may even be a bit of swelling but within two days your ankle is much better. There was initial pain attributing to a soft tissue injury, possibly involving muscles, tendons, and/or ligaments; however, the injury was not so severe that your body’s ability to self-heal could not manage the situation. In the case of a greater degree of initial pain and more swelling, or if improvement was not being obtained within 48 hours, a visit to your chiropractor would be appropriate. In borderline situations involving musculoskeletal pain, for instance back, neck, shoulder, or knee pain, your intuition and level of pain tolerance will be the deciding factor on when to seek professional assistance. But better to error on the side of caution and not lose the quality of life you desire by living and masking the pain.
Expert Opinion Action Steps
When you suffer with debilitating neck and back pain you should consider an evaluation first by a qualified chiropractor. The majority of these spinal complaints are caused by irritation and inflammation of muscles, tendons, and ligaments that not only help create the structure of the spinal column but provide for the full mobility of the spinal vertebrae. By locating regions of your spine where mobility is decreased, your chiropractor is able identify the areas that are in need of treatment. The treatment includes not only restoring mobility to the spinal joints, but the reduction of of pressure and irritation on spinal nerves. By reducing the irritation and inflammation of the spinal soft tissues the pain will reduce along with the adverse affects to the normal function of the spinal nerves. The result of non-treatment for spinal nerve compression may include a wide range of other health problems. By addressing the source of many of these problems, chiropractic care and rehabilitation, which may include physical therapy and exercises, will help eliminate your neck and back pain and help contribute to your overall health and well-being.
If you are experiencing repetitive episodes of spinal pain or headaches which may include symptoms of persistent radiating pain into an arm or a leg possibly accompanied by numbness and tingling pain, or pain that you can’t clearly explain to yourself the best thing to do is to make an appointment for an in depth examination and consultation by your chiropractor and their expert team who specialize in natural physical medicine.
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Are you or a loved one suffering from so much pain that it is left you in a state of pain paralysis? Action steps to relieve the pain are just to difficult for you to make for you feel like you have tried everything and are just to tired from the pain to make a clear decision.
Let us help you make informed and solution based decisions. Our expert team is ready and waiting to help you begin to take the steps towards your next best day – pain free!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Sep 3, 2015 | Zed
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jul 14, 2015 | Health Articles
Flashback from the eighties – a girl wearing a full back brace for scoliosis and trying to get a sip of water from a drinking fountain. At the time it was painfully funny and not so far fetched. Unfortunately the event was even more real for the 5 to 7 million people in the United States, especially girls between the ages of 10 and 15, who suffered with the curvature of the spine and the burdensome prevalent treatment of the time. Thank goodness! Times and advanced technologies have changed in the way we are able to treat the curvature of the spine known as scoliosis.
Understanding Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a general term that is used to describe a progressive lateral (sideways) spinal curvature which is greater than 10% from the vertical that can affect the entire skeletal system including the spine, ribs, and pelvis. Less than 10 degrees may simply be the result of postural changes. Scoliosis is often divided into two categories: idiopathic and functional.
Idiopathic scoliosis often involves changes in the development of spinal bones, where the normal development of a spinal vertebra should be more square. The spine with idiopathic scoliosis may be trapezoidal (shorter on one side as compared to the other). Eighty percent of the time, the cause of this type of scoliosis remains unknown. In the other cases, the condition will be the result of some form of trauma, neurological disease, tumor, or similar. With patients with significant changes in bone structure it is impossible to correct this type of spinal curvature. However, case management of the scoliosis is equally important.
Functional scoliosis patients will show normal development of the bony structures of the spine and the orientation of the vertebra tends to be within the normal ranges of movement. Most often the curvature in the spine was created by postural shifts, muscle spasms, or leg-length inequality. This type of scoliosis responds extremely well with chiropractic care and can often achieve a full correction. Most importantly, identification and diagnosis of scoliosis early is imperative for the best corrective outcomes and as it can affect virtually every system of the body.
Symptoms of Scoliosis
Scoliosis can cause pain, and impair lung function or heart function. It can also lead to psychological problems such as poor self-esteem, especially because it so often happens at an age when peer pressure is at its most powerful. With 4 out of 5 scoliosis sufferers, the spinal curvature is less than 20 degrees, and this is not normally visible to the untrained eye. Provided these cases do not appear to be worsening, there is no great cause for alarm. However, as children and adolescents have bodies that are still growing, mild curvatures can bend by a further 10 degrees or more in a matter of months. For this reason, evaluations should be made frequently. These evaluations are extremely important for pre-pubescent girls with a curvature of at least 25 degrees, who have not yet menstruated for the first time. As there is relatively fast growth in the year before the first period, it follows that any curvature will also progress quickly. After the first period, this progression of the spinal curvature slows down but will take longer to correct as each year passes.
Evaluation for Scoliosis
Scoliosis is evaluated by conducting a detailed family history and a physical examination that includes postural analysis. If a curvature is detected, further investigation is required to establish if there is any obvious cause of the problem, such as a birth defects or any prior injury. X-rays are a useful tool when the curvatures are pronounced, to check more thoroughly on the structure of the spine, and if the scoliosis is impinging upon anything else. The wrist is also often x-rayed because this is used to assess the patient’s skeletal age, as a barometer of where that person is in relation to the accepted norm, and for monitoring the progression of the condition. X-rays may be recommended from once every 3 to 4 months, to once every few years, depending on the doctor’s feelings about the possible rate of progression.
Treatment for Scoliosis
Today the treatment option which is showing the most promise is a combination of spinal adjustments or manipulation, therapeutic exercise, electrical muscle stimulation, and in some cases traction. These can be especially helpful to anyone whose scoliosis is causing them spinal pain such as lower back pain, neck pain and also headaches. Generally, exercise is both advocated and well-tolerated for patients with scoliosis. Most importantly, it should be remembered that most people who have scoliosis lead their lives no differently to anyone else, however, as their spine is exposed to increased levels of strain mechanically it is important to ensure that extra efforts are made to help keep the spine healthy. Chiropractic care is a leader in the field of a great method of ensuring spinal health.
We Can Help!
Our expert team led by a qualified chiropractor has been created to work with the patient that has scoliosis to achieve improved health overall, while addressing the scoliosis rather than just treating the scoliosis. This multi-faceted approach has shown the greatest results in long term success in managing and correcting scoliosis. Be sure to discuss with your chiropractor the various methods which are available for improving scoliosis to find the method that will work best for you.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jul 2, 2015 | Zed
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