Anyone suffering from neck pain probably is aware of the nerve branches and bundles located in their neck, or cervical spine. Others, who have never suffered from any of the various disorders associated with compression of these delicate nerves most likely, cannot understand the pain and its ability to seemingly move through … Read More
Cervical Radiculitis
Cervical Radiculitis is a spinal disorder in which the nerve roots located in the upper portion, or cervical, of the spine are compressed. When one or more of the spinal disc located in the cervical portion of the spine push against the various nerves connected to the spinal cord, pain results. Unfortunately, the spinal ner … Read More
Multiple Back Exercises for Sciatica
Radiculopathy or more commonly referred to as Sciatica, are symptoms of lower back pain and leg pain that can include tingling, weakness and numbness. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in our bodies and it runs from the lower back through the buttocks and down the back of our leg. The sciatic nerve plays an important ro … Read More
Women’s Health: Advice to Ignore?
By Al Sears, MD Most of the "advice" I see on Dr. Oz and Oprah, in Women's Health and in the New York Times Magazine on Sunday seem to center on the same things. These reports I've been seeing lately give women advice like suggesting you eat fake, processed "health" foods like flaxseed. But they're unnatural to you … Read More
Spinal Decompression
What is it and Will it Work for You and Your Condition? By Steven Hefferon, PTA, CMT Generally speaking, spinal decompression is a linear force pulling on the body to create negative pressure between each vertebra. This negative pressure will cause a misaligned disc to be sucked back into place and create more space betwee … Read More
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Written By: May 16,2011
Written By: May 16,2011
Scoliosis
What is scoliosis? Scoliosis is a lateral, or sideways, curvature of the spine, which in its normal state should be a straight vertical line when viewed from the front or back. Viewed from the side, a normal spine curves slightly backward to produce a mild degree of roundness in the upper back area and slightly inward curve … Read More
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Written By: May 12,2011
Written By: May 12,2011
3 Natural Ways to Beat Hay Fever
By Al Sears, MD Do you know how hay fever got its name? In England, they harvest alfalfa and other grasses to make hay for winter animal feed. It's the "dust" from these grasses that are the original cause of hay fever. A British doctor named John Bostock originally described the symptoms way back in 1819. He calle … Read More
Japan vs Three Mile Island
By Al Sears, MD Does it occur to you that they're doing the same thing in Tokyo that they did in Three Mile Island? Back in 1979 — exactly 32 years ago yesterday — they were telling everybody for the first couple of weeks not to worry. Then they told everyone to stay inside. Then they evacuated. And then they final … Read More
A Shocking New Treatment
By Al Sears, MD "Deep brain stimulation" is what they're calling it. It almost sounds soothing and nice. Did you hear about this? Scientists use electrodes to "stimulate" the brains of depressed people. The whole thing works through surgically implanted probes in your brain that are connected to an electrical … Read More
How I Get My Winter Vitamin D
By Al Sears, MD We all know sunshine is the cure if you don't get enough vitamin D in your diet, right? Well, not so fast ... sunshine isn't always enough. The problem is that even when it's sunny you might not get enough vitamin D. In a study from the city of Calgary — one of the sunniest places in Canada — almost … Read More