Category / Back Pain
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The most important job of a chiropractor
What do you think the most important job of a chiropractor is? Being a good adjuster is a wonderful thing. You can change people’s lives by decreasing their pain. Skilled soft tissue…
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The chiropractic adjustment isn’t just one thing: Part II
In the previous blog post, I began to describe different forms of chiropractic adjustments. Now, I’ll deal in a form of adjusting entirely different from flexion distraction called a drop piece. This…
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The chiropractic adjustment isn’t just one thing: Part I
A patient I’ve known a long time came in recently with her husband. I’d never met him before, and he had no experience with chiropractic himself. He asked if he could watch,…
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How Do I Choose The Best Mattress for Low Back Pain?
I am often asked by patients, particularly those with low back pain, about the best mattress for low back pain. What follows is what I’ve observed over many years, including from my…
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Think Locally, Act Globally
There are often problems in the body that are not what they appear. Referred pain, where the source of the pain is distant from where it is experienced, is a well-established phenomenon.…
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Hardware and Software Problems
The problems chiropractors fix typically fall into two categories, which I refer to as hardware problems and software problems.
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Dr. Baroody Discusses Shoulder Pain on The Back Doctors Podcast
Dr. Baroody was recently featured on the Back Doctors podcast sharing an interesting story about a woman who received lots of treatment on her shoulder for shoulder pain, but her shoulder is…
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The Many Facets of Runner’s Knee
Knee pain is one of the most common problems encountered by runners. Initially, most people are concerned they have injured themselves, tearing the infamous ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or MCL (medial collateral ligament).
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Disc Treatment
Now that we understand a little about what happens to our discs that makes them hurt, we can talk about how to stop the pain. Remember, the big idea from the previous…
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Why Does My Back Hurt?
While there are a number of common causes of low back pain, the most common is disc-related. The disc is composed of three things, the top and bottom of the adjacent vertebrae,…
