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February 14, 2012 at 05:26pm
Over 13 years of chiropractic practice, I've seen a lot of patients who suffer from migraines. They can be incredibly difficult to get rid of with conventional medical treatments, which basically amount to medications to either prevent them from occurring or reducing them when they appear. Both of these options are only covering up the symptom of pain, instead of actually getting to the root of the problem. Unfortunately, these medications have such a long list of side effects it would take me a full page to list them.
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August 11, 2011 at 08:02pm
A couple weeks ago I had a new patient come in for treatment of a very sore left shoulder. He is an avid softball player who was unable to throw the ball without pain. The pain was affecting his ability to play the game he loves and was affecting his work and home life also.
After examining his shoulder it was apparent that he had a shoulder impingement syndrome going on. That means that the humerus was jamming up into his shoulder joint and making motion difficult and very painful. With the use of chiropractic adjustments and the Active Release Technique, I was able to free up his shoulder and achieve a full range of motion within 5 visits.
What was an additional benefit for my patient was that he has been sleeping better than he has for years. In fact, he was able to cancel a previously scheduled sleep apnea test as he is waking up fully rested now. He can't believe how much his life has changed in the past two weeks. He only wishes that he would have come in for treatment much earlier instead of hoping his pains would just go away.