As a chiropractor, I am primarily a structural practitioner–but over the years I have come to understand that one cannot compartmentalize the various aspects of health and hope to achieve best results. No practitioner has sufficient knowledge or resources to help all patients with all health concerns, but I do hold a strong belief that […]
This is the first in a short series of posts regarding recent evidence of an increase in diseases due to malnutrition. The first consideration is the legitimacy of the food we consume. Although I strongly favour organic foods over conventionally grown foods, conversations with friends and colleagues reveal that many question if there is in […]
This library has been created for patients, practitioners and those with general inquiries as a free online resource that provides information, ideas and useful links to various health related topics. It is intended to allow the reader insight into new and existing ideas in complimentary and alternative healthcare, and is not a supplement for medical […]
In today’s world of computers, cell phones, and an increasing trend towards deskwork, excess dural tension is perhaps the condition I see most often in my chiropractic office. However, it often underlies more prominent symptoms and is less recognizable given it’s wide-ranging effects. The dura is our deepest layer of connective tissue and surrounds the brain, […]
In this condition one or more of the cervical vertebrae is/are displaced anteriorly, and because of the oblique plane of the facet line is also displaced superiorly. This results in a bulging effect of the cervical disc and causes either excess pressure on the motor nerve root of the brachial plexus or increased pressure on […]
A compaction injury is a condition that often flies under the radar in many chiropractic/physical therapy offices, which is problematic because it is so common. In a compaction injury, two bones are driven together by some type of high load impact, be it a car crash, a slip on the ice, or a fall down […]
