One of the problems that we see in the office on a regular basis is gastric reflux. For those that don’t know, gastric reflux is the presence of stomach acid in the esophagus. This means that stomach acid has left the stomach, a place where it should normally belong, and has traveled into the esophagus. [...]
The weather is warming up and out comes the endurance athletes (runners, bikers and triathletes) again. The old aches and pains re-emerge. An endurance athlete that can’t participate in their sport anymore is kind of like a dog owner that’s lost their dog (depressed). For more on that analogy, click here (http://thecfim.com/rest-fixes-bad-mechanics). We will see [...]
Kind of a funny title isn’t it? We hope you got a chuckle from this and that we’ve got your attention. There is truth to this comment though. The digestive system is integral to overall health. The digestive system breaks down food for nutrients and eliminates wastes. I think we all get this concept. What [...]
Dr. Peter Thomas, DC, ATC is a guest blogger on our site today. Dr. Thomas is a chiropractor and athletic trainer located in Pittsburgh. He provides outstanding conservative care for orthopedic and sports injuries. For more info on Dr. Thomas, click here http://www.drpetethomas.com/index.php/who_i_am/. Dr. Thomas wrote an excellent piece on neck tension and exercise. The pearl [...]
Let’s start out this post by stating our intent here first. Our intent is not to ruffle any feathers. Our intent is to critically discuss the methods, mechanisms and theories of acupuncture. Our intent is to show that whatever form of needle insertion that you the practitioner or you the patient choose, it can have [...]
This blog is a follow up post to a previous blog on spine sparing strategies (http://thecfim.com/spine-sparing-strategies-hip-hinging). You’d be surprised how some the most basic recommendations on movement like how to roll over in bed or how to get up from a chair have profound effects on back pain. We are equally surprised how these recommendations [...]
As the years in practice go by, the lessons learned become more profound. WE LIVE IN A STRESSED OUT SOCIETY! It’s all around us, all the time. Think about it. A normal day probably goes something like this: 1). You get up fatigued. 2). You rush to get out the door to work. 3). [...]
To all the endurance athletes out there, REST MAY NOT BE THE BEST ANSWER! One of the niches of our clinic is the endurance athlete. We treat runners, cyclists, swimmers, and triathletes. Treating the endurance athlete is something that we enjoy and something we do rather well. Endurance athletes are by nature highly motivated [...]
The Rules of Corrective Exercises The last couple weeks we’ve had an influx of patients to our office that had concerns about corrective exercises. Stereotypes and misconceptions exist in patients and even in rehab professionals (medical doctors, osteopaths, chiropractors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, etc.). To be fair, [...]
