Pain Classification For Proper Treatment Application

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Let’s talk about pain, shall we?  I am a chiropractor after all, and most patients that come to the office are seeking treatment because something hurts.  When a new patient arrives at the office, I have a few main objectives I need to cover.  With regards to the patient complaint, my first course of action is to classify the pain through a thorough patient history and physical exam.  We will breakdown the classification process and its importance a little later.  Today, I am only going to focus on differentiating between pain of chemical origin, mechanical origin … Read More »

Top 5 Supplements to Knockout Pain and Inflammation

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We’ve all been there before: “pulled” a muscle, tweaked our back, developed significant soreness following a great workout… and then reached for the ibuprofen. 

Anti-inflammatory drugs (typically Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs – NSAIDs) have become ubiquitous in our society and most folks don’t think twice about grabbing the bottle and popping a few to help combat pain and soreness.  Although I would argue there is a time and place for these drugs, they certainly are not harmless, and they definitely come with side effects.  A few of which include: reduced healing time, damage to GI … Read More »

Defining the “Core” and its Role in Pain and Performance

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Abdominals, Abs, Core Exercise, Pain Relief

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that unless you have been living under a rock for the past few years, you have heard somebody tell you they really need to work on their “core”.  It is a constant hot topic in the fitness and physical medicine fields, but have you ever stopped to think about what the term “core” really means and why it’s important.  My guess is that when I use the term core, the first thing you picture is a set of abdominals (or an apple, and if … Read More »

Know Pain To Own Pain

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Understanding your pain is one of the most important components to getting rid of it.  So first of all, what is pain? The most commonly accepted definition of pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience that is associated with actual or potential tissue damage.  That seems like a pretty straight forward definition, but there is actually a lot packed into that sentence.  The following is a short list of important keys to grasping the difficult and complex topic of pain:

 

Pain is all in your head. That’s right, your pain is all in your brain.  I’m not saying your pain isn’t real, it certainly is, but you only suffer pain … Read More »

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