What does the word, “vertigo, ” mean? Vertigo is a term for the dizzy disturbance that a person suffers within a fixed setting. The perception is that the external world is tilting or perhaps spinning. Vertigo can be sudden and short- lived or constant. But bear in mind, no matter what, the precise reason for [...]
New research coming out of Tufts University School of Medicine has determined that men and women that are at least 65 years of age or older with knee osteoarthritis (OA), and who practice Tai Chi, increased their physical performance and experienced less pain. Osteoarthritis is a prevalent form of arthritis that causes a wearing away [...]
Does hip pain keep you up at night and make it impossible to get a good night’s sleep? When you get up in the morning, or when you get out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it hard, at first, to move your legs? Do you experience pain in one or [...]
Attempting to keep up with an active five-year-old can be draining from time to time. If you have an active child of this age, or if you’ve ever been around one for any length of time, you may have found yourself wishing that the kid would just “veg out” for a moment. However, recent research [...]
Recently I saw an article on sciencedaily.com regarding a study carried out on aged mice induced to develop symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and the boost that caffeine gave to reversing memory loss. The article lead with the tease that “Coffee drinkers may have another reason to pour that extra cup.” It continued by discussing back-to-back [...]
We all know that movement is good for the whole body, right? From our head to our toes, our good health is determined by how much physical activity we get on a regular basis. So, why do so many people suffer from aches and pains in their feet? After all, aren’t our feet made for [...]
A larger majority of Americans than ever before say they are suffering from asthma. It is one of this country’s most prevalent and costly diseases. In fact, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, every day 40,000 people miss school or work due to asthma; 30,000 people experience an asthma attack; 5,000 people [...]
If you sit for extended periods at a computer, you may be experiencing lower back pain, upper back pain, and/or neck pain that also radiates down one or both of your arms generating additional pain, pins and needles, or numbness. Neck and shoulder pain are, in fact, the most common upper-extremity musculoskeletal problems among computer [...]
Chiropractors, like me, agree that “motion is life.” We, humans, were designed to walk, to run, to dance, and to move all the muscles of our body for our entire lifespan. So, naturally, it follows that we either “move it or lose it!” Our aging “Baby Boomer” population is discovering just how true this cautionary [...]
You may have read on this website, or elsewhere, about recent studies that have shown that physical activity is requisite to getting and staying healthy, especially as we age. But, if you’ve been inactive for awhile, even the idea of exercise might seem “exhausting.” The best way, then, to approach this much-needed addition to your [...]