By Jesse Cannone
Many patients who hear a diagnosis of a herniated disc immediately
question whether spinal surgery is in their future. Whether or not
surgery is the right option should be discussed with one’s doctor.
However, most patients can find back pain relief using more
conservative treatments.
The most common school of thought on treating herniated discs focuses
on treating pain. [...]

By Jesse Cannone
Ice and heat are both well known for their ability to treat pain by breaking the pain-spasm cycle. So are many rub on treatments which provide a cooling or warming sensation.
The problem with most heating remedies is they only provide superficial relief. The heat only penetrates a few millimeters at best meaning it [...]

Snoring occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in your throat, causing the tissues to vibrate as you breathe, creating hoarse or harsh sounds.
The main causes of snoring:

Alcohol
Nasal congestion due to allergies or cold
Overweight
Enlarged tonsils
Deformation of the nose or deviated septum
Last month of pregnancy

Alcohol and overweight are the most common causes that contribute to the [...]

How to use antiretroviral therapy (ART) to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS is the most pressing question in HIV research.
Recent research suggests early therapy may increase survival rates and improve both individual and public health. Indeed, there is little doubt that early ART can help prevent HIV/AIDS, say the scientists.
But most people with HIV are diagnosed [...]

by Steven Hefferon, CMA, PTA
Rolfing is a method of structural integration accomplished by soft tissue manipulation and movement education. Developed in the 1950s by Ida Rolf, this bodywork method has allowed people to stand straighter, move better then ever and gain height through its focus on correcting tissue fixations.
It is no secret that physical and [...]

By Steven Hefferon, PTA, CMT
Research by Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons, authors of “The Trigger Point Manual,” has shown that trigger points are the primary cause of pain at least 75 percent of the time and are a factor in nearly every painful condition.
Trigger points, a type of muscle stiffness, are the result of [...]

Natal Homeopathy has been known to heal many chronic illnesses, including such difficult cases as chronic fatigue and even epilepsy – illnesses which have typically proven impossible to cure using allopathic medicine.

By Jesse Cannone, CPT, CPRS
It’s getting to be so bad that by Monday afternoon, you’re already tired of being at the office. You’re not even thinking as far ahead as Friday. Just getting to hump day is going to be challenge enough.
In reality, it’s not the folks you work with who are getting you down [...]

by Steve Hefferon
In traditional medicine, back pain is often treated by surgery. And it often doesn’t work. So often, in fact, that back pain surgery is the only category of surgery that actually has a clinical term for failure: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
If you ask me, any treatment that actually expects failure is not a [...]

By Dr. Mark Wiley
The old saying goes: “Vacations are fun, but traveling is a pain in the neck!” Actually, traveling can be an even bigger pain in the back.
The stress of making plans, packing the essentials, getting to the airport on time, waiting to check in and the whole security scenario really pack a tough [...]