There are times when I wish MRI and CT scans were never invented. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to explain to patients that what was found on the MRI that his or her PCP ordered has absolutely nothing to do with the pain currently experienced. Low back, knees and shoulder seem […]
High-Dose Multivitamins Adversely Affect Coronary Plaque At first glance, this article seems to put a damper on vitamin supplementation. Further introspection does reveal some additional clues. First, the author of this study considers 500 mg Vit C as a high dose. Considering that other mammals that make their own Vit C make maintenance dosages in […]
As I have written in past articles that there is a time and place for surgical intervention for low back pain. The same is true for interventional pain management like epidural spinal injections. I currently have an older male patient who has a pretty textbook case of lateral recess stenosis (for those of you less familiar […]
Our current study disclosed that RLP-C (remnant-like particle cholesterol) levels are strongly associated with coronary artery disease, especially in patients with normal total cholesterol levels. Moreover, RLP-C/HDL-C ratio may be even more significantly associated with the presence of coronary artery stenosis in normocholesterolemic patients. Am Heart J 139(2):305-310, 2000.
Everyone wants an MRI for back pain. Society teaches us that more information is better, but which type of back pain doctor actually uses MRIs most effectively? In interests of full disclosure…I’m a chiropractor. But, in my defense, what I’m about to say is not hearsay. The evidence of chiropractic care’s effectiveness and “correctness” continues to […]
