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Painkillers such as aspirin, Aleve and Advil don’t help most people with back pain, a new review finds. The researchers estimated that only one in six people gained a benefit from taking these nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Meanwhile, previous research has suggested that another common painkiller, Tylenol (acetaminophen), isn’t very useful either, the study authors […]

  If you don’t exercise regularly you will have movement deficiency syndrome. But what is so wrong with that?   “Because it is well established that aerobic exercise conditioning can alter autonomic balance (increasing parasympathetic tone and decreasing sympathetic activity), a prudently designed exercise program could prove to be an effective and nonpharmacological antiarrhythmic intervention.”1

  “A study led by researchers at Columbia University provides the first evidence in humans that a structured exercise training program increases neurogenesis (the birth and development of new nerve cells) in a memory hub of the brain.   The area, a subregion of the hippocampus called the dentate gyrus, is one of only two

 Should a Chiropractic adjustment hurt is one of the most common questions asked of me from new people in my office. Truthfully, sometimes a chiropractic adjustment can hurt. However, just because it hurts it does not mean it hurts you.   In other words, occasionally a chiropractic adjustment can cause some temporary pain or discomfort.

The question of whether or not your chiropractor should prescribe drugs may seem like a legitimate question to some. After all, you probably see your chiropractor more frequently than your MD. You probably have a better trusting relationship with your chiropractor than your MD. Wouldn’t it be easier to have “one-stop-shopping?”   For several years

I apologize in advance for the length of this article. Reading it to the end will help you determine if you are healthy or not. Just because you feel good it does not mean you are healthy. There are several different things that will determine your state of health. This article is to help you

Do you hate New Year’s Resolutions? I do too. But in 2016 I celebrated my 50th birthday. My health is very important to me so I set some health and fitness goals so that I could measure and then preserve my health for decades to come.  I recorded a video about my Fit at Fifty

  Was the death of Katie May the result of Chiropractic? Numerous people have brought this to my attention and I felt it necessary to shed some evidence based light on the subject.   According to the various media reports1, Katie May, a well-known model dubbed “The Queen of Snapchat,” suffered a trauma to her

It is important to understand how to make your core strong. The last couple articles I discussed the importance of a strong core. This article will discuss functional exercise and lifestyle as a means to create the stability and strength you need to improve the health of your spine and nerve system.   A quick

Would you want to shoot a cannon from a canoe or from a battleship? Seems like a silly question but work with me as I draw an analogy to your spinal health.   A battle ship is large and stable. A canoe is not large or nearly stable enough to support the weight of a