Knee Surgery for Torn Meniscus – Best to Leave it Alone?

There are a few things that have managed to make it into “everyday thinking” despite the fact that it is more dogma than reality. Knee injuries are one of these things. If you injure your knee and tear something, whether one of the supporting ligaments or one of the two meniscus (or is it menisci??), […]

Common Knee Osteoarthritis Symptom Treatment Fails Again

  Knee osteoarthritis symptoms. For some, it seems like the diagnosis is pretty much the same as saying that surgery is inevitable. There are times when I think that more information is a bad thing.  There have been countless times in my practice where someone gets hooked on imaging findings (whether they are MRI, CT […]

The Latest on Glucosamine / Chondroitin for Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms

The idea of using natural approaches for knee pain has been around for quite some time.  Glucosamine began to hit the scenes when I was still in school. Yes indeed.  The first clinical trial, while I was in chiropractic school, was on a brontosaurus.  Sure, weight loss would’ve helped and the vegetarian diet was definitely […]

Chronic Migraine Relief Starts in Childhood

As a parent, it breaks my heart to think of any child having to worry about things like being loved, fed properly and treated with respect. Unfortunately, the effects of childhood maltreatment can last a lifetime. This maltreatment can come in the form of nutritional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse or emotional abuse.  While I […]

Epilepsy – Not Just a Brain Disorder

I have gone as far as writing a book on Migraines and Epilepsy to show that epilepsy needs to be treated from a full-body approach. A treatment approach that just focuses on controlling the seizures is missing the real problem. Don’t get me wrong—controlling the seizures is the first goal. But it should never be […]