Health Origins: The Story of Life, Health and Chiropractic
We are a way for the universe to know itself. ~ Carl Sagan (Cosmos, 1980) I’ve been a practicing chiropractor in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood for over two decades. In that time I have found that there is a huge misconception about health in general, and chiropractic care specifically. For the most part […]
Breath of Fresh Air: Neck Pain Relief and Increased Energy from Abdominal Breathing
What kind of breather are you? Do you breathe from your abdomen or your chest? Don’t know? Take a look right now. Go in front of the mirror and take in a deep breath; observe how your body moves on inhalation. If your chest rises up, you’re a chest breather; if instead your belly protrudes […]
Cranial-Sacral Therapy: Receive Powerful Healing on the Deepest Levels
Twenty-five years ago, I had a neighbor who was a martial artist – a Tae Kwon Do champion. I told him that I had dabbled in Tai chi ch’üan a decade earlier and asked him if it was a legitimate fighting form. He said, “If you want to be able to kick somebody’s ass in […]
How Prolonged Sitting Leads to Low Back Pain: Causes and Solutions
I commute a lot by car. Over the last ten years, I have driven over one hundred thousand miles. When we throw in flying and train rides, you can imagine how much passenger sitting I have done. This can be hard on the body. As a result, I have had to experience pain, learn from […]
How Knee Pain is Surprisingly Often Caused by Foot Deformity
I’ve got flat feet; some call it fallen arches, but the most accurate term for my actual foot dysfunction is overpronation. Let me explain: While it is true that my arches collapse under the weight of my body when I step down on the ground, giving my feet a flat appearance, it is because of […]
Pain Free Scoliosis: How to Have Your Back Evaluated and Treated for Scoliosis
In a career spanning twenty-two years of practice and fifteen years typing away at the keyboard, I am shocked to realize that I have never written a piece on scoliosis. I know, I know…scoliosis and chiropractic go together like bee stings and EpiPens; but alas, I have not found until now to write about it, […]
A Hopeful Remedy To Treat and Prevent Crippling Low Back Spasms
In twenty-two years of practice, I have to say that some of the hardest pain cases I have had to manage involved, in some way, severe muscle spasms of the low back. Muscle spasms, to some degree, accompany most low back issues involving the spinal joints – what we call subluxation in chiropractic. But spasms […]
It’s Rarely Just A Quick Adjustment: The Importance of Getting Examined
Being examined is essential when beginning care in any doctor’s office. In my office, it is non-negotiable, although plenty of potential clients call with the belief that they “just need an adjustment.” While this may be so, it may also not be so, as the story I am about to disclose will show. But I […]
Chiropractic is the Ultimate to Beat Whiplash Neck Pain Now
As we enter a new era, one more dependent on technology than ever, injuries we sustain can take on a new level of disability. Take for instance, acceleration-deceleration whiplash injuries – these are some of the most common we chiropractors see in auto accident pain cases. As more people spend a large portion of their […]
Horrible Chest Pain Not Always the Heart (A List of Causes)
A few months back I presented two of the more common causes of upper back or rib pain on breathing. Because of its intimate relation to the heart and lungs, pain on inspiration is a cause for concern, especially when coupled with other symptoms like fever, cough, or shortness of breath. But in the absence […]
