Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain Created inNewsletter Library,Back, Body & Joint Pain Here’s an all-too-common situation. You develop low back pain that lasts for more than a few days and you’re uncomfortable enough to go see your primary care physician. He or she tells you it’s not clear what’s going on and…

Ebb and Flow Created inNewsletter Library,Mind-Body Connection Ancient peoples closely observed and interacted with the rhythms of their immediate environment. The sun rose in the East and set in the West. Day followed night, and approximately 12 hours later night followed day. The seasons progressed through a more leisurely, although no less regular, rhythm. A…

Eat Your Veggies! Created inNewsletter Library,Nutrition & Healthy Eating Kids don’t have that strong a relationship to vegetables. Kids will go through the motions, pushing broccoli spears and lima beans around their plate a few times, but few veggies actually reach the inside of a kid’s mouth. And yet, we want our kids to eat…

Drivers Education Created inNewsletter Library,Injury Rehab & Prevention We all know someone who has suffered a serious driving-related injury that had nothing to do with being involved in a motor vehicle accident. For example, turning your head suddenly and swiftly for a last minute check of your “blind spot” before changing lanes on the interstate…

Double Indemnity Created inNewsletter Library,Wellness In the classic 1944 film noir, “Double Indemnity”, insurance salesman Walter Neff (played by Fred MacMurray), gets into some pretty hot water involving his client (Barbara Stanwyck) and his co-worker (Edward G. Robinson). Neff tries to misuse the concept of double indemnity and he pays a heavy price. Surprisingly, double…

Don’t Let Housework Be a Pain in Your Back Created inNewsletter Library Householdchores can be a pain in the sacroiliac. Unless you’re careful, routineactivities around the home— washing dishes, vacuuming, even talkingon the phone— can strain your back, including the sacroiliac areanear the tailbone, and result in debilitating discomfort. But youcan protect your back by…

Do I Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Created inNewsletter Library,Back, Body & Joint Pain Many people believe they have carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The majority have been told by their medical doctor that they have CTS. Others have mistakenly concluded that because they have some numbness and tingling in their wrist or hand, they must have…

Diabetes and Obesity Created inNewsletter Library,Illness Prevention Like Scylla and Charybdis, the twin sea monsters of Greek mythology, diabetes and obesity are the twin medical monsters confronting America’s children. Diabetes and obesity have even been featured as the story line in a recent episode of Law & Order, a show well-known for focusing on issues…

Detecting Ovarian Cancer Created inNewsletter Library,Chronic Conditions While women are learning more and more about cervical cancer and its prevention, another “silent killer” remains relatively mysterious among doctors and patients alike. Ovarian cancer is only the seventh most common cancer among women, but it causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive…