Posted tagged ‘Anchor Chiropractic’
April 12, 2013
[originally published in KCN, June 2005]
Pain, in its purest form, serves a very definite purpose: it acts as sign, or a signal, to alert us of a problem. It also serves to prevent us from doing things that would, perhaps, make our problem worse. So pain, in a weird kind of way, is a “good” thing. But what about pain “gone bad” — pain that doesn’t go away or comes and goes on an all too regular basis? Well, at the risk of sounding trite, then the pain really is a “pain.” And what escalates this “pain” even more is that its one of the biggest challenges practitioners across the health care spectrum face on a daily basis. We label it “chronic pain.” Plaguing approximately 35% of our country, chronic pain is responsible for categorizing 50 million Americans as partially or totally disabled. What’s more, we don’t really have an adequate way of explaining it or even identifying its true source, let alone finding effective ways to treat it — not a very comforting thought for those buried under a mountain of chronic pain. And while all this may seem dismal, a couple of researchers from “Down Under” have very good reason to offer hope of an effective treatment option that just might help make pain “gone bad”… gone.
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Categories: chronic, low back pain
Tags: acupuncture, Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic pain, Dr. Thomas Lamar, Kingston, Kitsap, medication
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April 5, 2013
[originally published in KCN, January 2004]
Remember the hoopla that surrounded the potential link between cell phone usage and brain tumors? Well, thanks to some researchers Down Under, the “Hoopla Spotlight” might be shifting a bit and casting some light on good ol’ back pain. Yes, it’s true, according to scientists at Australia’s University of Queensland. They say it all boils down to the way we breathe.
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Categories: low back pain
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, cell phones and back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, Kingston, Kitsap
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March 29, 2013
[originally published in KCN, July 2003]
While many that get hit with a nasty bout of lumbago will likely have to reach for their wallets when seeking relief, what they may not realize is that the very wallets they are reaching for may be the sly culprit behind it all. It is pretty much common knowledge that many of the female persuasion lug purses that are heavy enough to put someone in the hospital, but what many of us do not realize is that the wallets that men pack in their back pockets can be just as troublesome — even more so in that the problem is less obvious.
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Categories: chronic, low back pain, sciatica, subluxation
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, Kingston, Kitsap, wallet, wallet back pain
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March 15, 2013
[originally published in KCN, June 2003 /cartoon provided by TomLamarCartoon.com]
Vomit. Not quite your standard opening to a newspaper article, but it does have a way of catching your attention. Most of my patients are very familiar with this word. It perhaps is the most popular of the words that I scribble on my white board every week. “So what does vomiting have to do with chiropractic?” you ask. More than you might think…
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Categories: chiropractic 101, healthy living, maintenance care, subluxation, TomLamarCartoon, whole body health
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health paradigm, Kingston, Kitsap
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March 8, 2013
[originally published in KCN, March 2012
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When I started Spinal Column Radio two years ago, my original intention was merely to refresh and repurpose the decade and half of articles I had written for the Kingston Community News into a radio-style format. I never dreamt that our show would take such a radical and exciting turn, sending my audio-engineer-son and I coast to coast interviewing some of the most influential and greatest philosophical minds in our profession. I was being described as the “Larry King” of chiropractic.
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Categories: chiropractic history, chiropractic philosophy, inspirational, podcast, Tales Behind the Mic
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, Chiropractic Philosophy, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, enthusiasm, health, Kingston, Kitsap, New Beginnings Chiropractic Weekends, podcast interviews, Reggie Gold DC, SpinalColumnRadio
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March 1, 2013
[This is the second part of Dr. Lamar’s article on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Click here to read Part 1].
[originally published in KCN, April 2003]
Last month I brought to your “attention” a disorder which is currently termed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Its prevalence has literally skyrocketed over the past decade. It has affected nearly 4 million children and strangely only seems to occur, for the most part, within the borders of the United States. It’s a disorder whose diagnosis is often questionable — primarily because there is no way to objectively prove its existence, making it a subjective diagnosis — one of opinion. Observations of a child exhibiting hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and an inability to pay attention are enough to bring about the label of ADHD. But perhaps the most questionable aspect of ADHD is the treatment of choice by most doctors: Ritalin. It’s a drug that is classified as a Schedule II Drug of the Controlled Substances Act, and is remarkably similar to cocaine. The side effects are appalling, personalities are being lost, and children are becoming addicts — actually seeking it out in the streets. Meanwhile, the drug manufacturer’s wallet is getting fatter. What someone doesn’t want you to know is that there are other treatments available — other treatments that are effective and will spare your child.
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Categories: children, prescription drugs
Tags: ADHD, ADHD chiropractic, ADHD diet, Anchor Chiropractic, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, hyperactivity, Kingston, Kitsap
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February 22, 2013
[originally published in KCN, March 2003]
Imagine for a moment a medical disorder — a medical disorder primarily found in children. This medical disorder is unique, however. Because unlike most disorders that have lab work-ups, special imaging, fancy tests, or good old-fashioned doctor procedures to verify their diagnoses, this one has none. The only bit of evidence that exists to support it are the various observations and interviews that the doctor (hopefully) conducts with the involved parties. In essence, it’s a diagnosis that is totally opinion-based. Now imagine that the number one treatment for this diagnosis, primarily found in children, that lacks any “hard” clinical evidence for its existence, is a drug very similar to cocaine. Sound ridiculous? Well, it’s not. As a matter of fact, it’s happening every day.
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Categories: children, prescription drugs
Tags: ADHD, Anchor Chiropractic, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, Kingston, Kitsap, methylphenidate, pyschotropic drugs and school shootings, Ritalin
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