Marc Heller, DC
Let's explore some basic ways to assess functional strength and stability relative to the lower back, including a couple of simple tests to determine key lower back muscular stability, and several exercises and activities to normalize function. Here are a couple of simple tests, done standing. The question is, can the patient stand on one leg? As usual lately, I am riffing from concepts I gleaned from Mike Boyle. Standing on one leg, pushing off from one leg, is the essence of human locomotion. In the kinetic control model, this would be called rotation control, as you are testing asymmetric movements that involve rotation.
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K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, DABCO
Metabolic syndrome is a multifaceted condition that requires a multifaceted approach to treatment. The syndrome is made up of five conditions; hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia and obesity. Individually, these conditions are significant health problems; together, their effect can be devastating.
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James P. Meschino, DC, MS
Earlier this year The New England Journal of Medicine published findings from the study known as "Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet", which showed that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil and/or tree nuts reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke by 30 percent.
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Perry Nickelston, DC, FMS, SFMA
Carpal tunnel syndrome is often a difficult condition to treat due to overlooked dysfunction of the kinetic movement chain. It is frequently misdiagnosed and blamed as the culprit for other contributing proximal nerve entrapments, aka "double crush syndrome."
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The prevalence of hip pain is terribly rampant in our modern society. Current statistics indicate that one in four people may develop painful hip arthritis in their lifetime. A recent study found that 14.3 percent of participants ages 60 years and older reported significant hip pain on most days in the previous six weeks.
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