[originally published in The Higher Source, March 1997 and then KCN, September 1998]
I recently received a book from my mother. It was the new and controversial “diet” book, The Zone, by Barry Sears, PhD. Although grateful for the gift, I was a bit perplexed. I, out of everyone in my family, was the last one that needed to think about dieting. (more…)
[originally published in KCN, July 1999]
You could say it was business as usual at my office the other day. The day was playing out like most any other day. In other words, I was having a great day! Three patients were comfortably seated in the reception area enjoying their reading selections, while I was helping a patient reschedule her next appointment. And then it happened… Kerplunk! Everyone froze. What was that? The noise had come from my treatment room. A troubled look came over my face, for no one was in the treatment room. I slowly made my way towards the area from whence the sound had come as my patients waited, wide-eyed with anticipation. As I peered around the wall, I quickly spotted the noisy culprit. (more…)
[originally published in KCN, June 2009]
While it goes without saying that no employer relishes the thought of having one of his employees on L&I due to a work injury, having that same work injury blossom into a long-term, chronic disability is enough to make any boss lose his lunch.
And while most work injuries do not turn into chronic disabilities, that fact is, some do. As employers (or employees for that matter), is there any way we can see this coming? Are there any risk factors to watch for, and if so, are there ways we can reduce these risks?
[originally published in KCN, June 1999]
Crack! Pop! Click! Crunch! These are but a sampling of the many descriptors the public associates with the chiropractic profession in general. Sure the words are onomatopoetic and fun to say, but they really do not do the chiropractic profession justice. For these words are merely describing a typical “by-product” of our core method of treatment: the chiropractic adjustment. (more…)
[originally published in KCN, May 1999]
No, you won’t find this in any anatomy book, and the treatment of mentally deranged nerves was never brought up during my years in chiropractic college. However, ask anyone who has had the unfortunate displeasure of suffering from the intense leg pain that this “nerve” generates, and they will emphatically stand by this tongue-and-cheek, layman’s designation. (more…)
[originally published in KCN, April 1999]
As a chiropractor, going to dinner parties and other social functions can often be an interesting experience. Invariably, one of the guests, upon learning of my degree, will announce for all in the room to hear, why he would never need my professional services, as he proceeds to make a public display of theatric proportion, “cracking” and “popping” every joint his spine has to offer — an auditory performance that would certainly make Orville Redenbacher green with envy. (more…)
[originally published in KCN, May 2009]
As I read the recent press release of the survey on back pain conducted by Consumer Reports from 14,000+ of its subscriber base, I flashed back to the Richard Dawson-version of the Family Feud from the 1970’s. This was a TV game show in which two families were pit against one another to come up with the most popular responses to “survey-type” questions. Richard would start the battle by shouting, “Let’s play the Feud!”
[originally published in KCN, January 1999]
The newspapers, television, and radio remind us every now and again about the leading causes of death in our society. So much in fact, that it is pretty much common knowledge that the number one killer in the United States is…you guessed it, heart disease. Number two and three might take a little more head scratching, but if cancer and stroke come to mind, you’d be correct. But what about number four? Nobody ever talks about number FOUR. (more…)
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