Posted tagged ‘low back pain’
February 19, 2010
[originally published in KCN, May 2001]
Ten percent dead? What? Now before you stop reading, hear me out. It’s interesting if you stop to think about it: dead or alive. Pretty much an all or none proposition. Right? Well, maybe not. What about instead of being completely alive, you were partially dead? What would that feel like? What might some of your symptoms be? While we all can understand the concept of being alive, and all have a firm grasp on the concept of being dead, the notion of being somewhere in between might be a new one for us.
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Categories: chiropractic 101, chronic, healthy living, maintenance care, subluxation, whole body health
Tags: achiness, Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, headache, headaches, health, Kingston, Kitsap, lack of energy, low back pain, lower back pain, nervous system, pain, spine, stiffness, subluxation, symptom, vertebral subluxation complex
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December 16, 2009
DAY 4 — low back pain
Join us as we count down the days until Christmas with the American Chiropractic Association’s “12 Days of Health and Wellness.”
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Categories: holiday, low back pain
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, holiday, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, stress
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December 4, 2009
[originally published in KCN, January 2001]
Ever wonder what’s in my medicine cabinet? One LARGE bottle.
It’s something I know that the pharmaceutical companies would love to capture and call their own. Let me share the label with you…. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, chiropractic 101
Tags: 98940, 98941, 98942, 98943, adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, ankle/foot pain, arm pain, bursistis, carpal tunnel/wrist pain, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractic manipulative therapy, chiropractor, CMT, Dr. Thomas Lamar, elbow pain, extremity subluxation, headache, headaches, health, hip pain, jaw pain, Kingston, Kitsap, knee pain, leg pain, low back pain, lower back pain, muscle spasms, neck pain, numbness, rib pain, shoulder blade pain, shoulder pain, spinal adjustment, sprains and strains, subluxation, tendonitis, tingling, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex, visceral problems
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August 21, 2009
[originally published in KCN, March 2000]
I wonder what Joe Camel’s spinal X-rays look like. Not very pretty in my estimation. In fact, I’m even starting to question whether he really is a camel after researching the impact cigarettes can have on the spine. Perhaps under his cool camel persona lies a spinal deformed horse with a bad nose job. If so, kudos to the ladies and gentlemen in Joe’s marketing department for fooling us all for so long.
So what’s up with smoking and spinal health anyway? Is there a link? Will the courts order tobacco companies to provide lifetime chiropractic care for their puffing patrons? Probably not. After all, the bad habit hasn’t been “conclusively” linked to poor spinal health. Hmmm. Nevertheless, the physiology of the spine and pharmacology of the potent chemicals in cigarettes suggests that a connection is very plausible. (more…)
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Categories: healthy living, low back pain, smoking
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, cigarettes, cigars, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, pipe smoking, smoking, spinal health, tabacco
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August 1, 2009
[originally published in GKCCC Newsletter, May 2009, and then in KCN, August 2009]
Ironically, the biggest driver of costs associated with work injury claims often is not the actual health care rendered to the injured worker, but rather the amount of time-loss wages paid to the worker themselves. And, for us employers, this usually translates to the ever-dreaded premium hike. So what’s a cash-strapped employer to do when one of his workers is stricken with a debilitating work injury?
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Categories: chronic, cost effectiveness, finances, low back pain, occupational injury, Spinal Column on the Job
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractic cost effectiveness, chiropractor, cost effective health care, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, L&I, Labor and Industries, low back pain, lower back pain, occupational injuries, occupational injury, work comp, workers compensations
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July 17, 2009
[originally published in KCN, September 1999]
When I was in elementary school, I remember a poster that hung on the back wall of the school cafeteria. It read “You Are What You Eat.” A simple, but wise, phrase, and one that I’ve come to appreciate with the passing years. However, despite my chiropractic education, and the nutritional courses within it, the idea of sitting down to a nice, piping hot plate of back pain has never crossed my mind. Well, according to the research in Dr. Neal Barnard’s book Foods That Fight Pain, the idea might not be as far-fetched as it sounds. (more…)
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Categories: disc, healthy living, low back pain, nutrition, subluxation
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, circulation, diet, disc, disk, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, nutrition, pain, subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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July 10, 2009
[originally published in KCN, November 1999]
Every time I visit one of those “warehouse super-mega stores” I cringe when I see the employees outfitted with back belts as part of their official garb. Not because I’m judging it as some sort of fashion faux pas, but because I know the employer’s purpose of wanting to keep their work comp claims to a minimum, by preventing lower back injuries with these belts, is unfounded. As a matter of fact, these well meaning employers might actually be doing their employees’ backs more harm than good. (more…)
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Categories: low back pain, occupational injury
Tags: abdominal belt, Anchor Chiropractic, back belts, back brace, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back belt, low back pain, lower back pain, lumbar support belt, occupational history, spinal othotic
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June 19, 2009
[originally published in KCN, September 1999]
As we approach the beginning of yet another school year, I’m reminded of a growing concern that is circulating throughout our health care community. The concern I’m speaking of is that we are simply putting too much weight on our children’s shoulders. And while those in the various mental health professions would certainly support this statement, I’m looking at this problem more literally. The “weight “ I’m referring to is physical, and it comes from the overstuffed backpacks that our children lug to and from school everyday. Our children are becoming virtual pack mules, if you will, placing undue stress on their developing spines and thus giving birth to a whole host of future, and sometimes immediate, spinal and muscle related problems, including the obvious — back pain. (more…)
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Categories: backpacks, children, low back pain, subluxation
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, backpack, children, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, heavy backpack, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, muscle soreness, numbness, overloaded backpack, shoulder pain, students
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[originally published in KCN, May 2001]
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