You can’t get well if you are continuing to re-irritate your disc. Sometimes the exercises that you STOP doing, are the most important change. If you suspect or know that you have a funky lumbar disc, if it hurts to bend forward, here are the exercises to avoid.You’ll notice I am talking as if to [...]
My latest Dynamic Chiropractic article, Neck Pain; Activation Exercises, includes links to videos of the exercises. Tight muscles are often best addressed by activating the muscles. Especially when soft tissue work or stretching only gives temporary relief. In observing patients and studying rehab, I have learned that tight muscles are weak muscles and that stretching [...]
Marc Heller, DC Let’s honor and appreciate the evidence. And, let’s know, that unlike microbial diagnosis, our work does not lend itself to a black-and-white, evidence-based, rigid system. Become the grounded, common-sense wizard. Use both your left brain and your right brain. Learn to listen and observe. http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/column.php?c_id=1517
Marc’s article published in Dynamic Chiropractic magazine starts by reminding doctors why low force non thrust techniques are useful. He then go over specific assessment methods for the occiput, and muscle energy mobilization for this joint. He also utilizes the Upper Cervical Side Bend exercise.
Marc Heller, DC Yesterday, one of my patients, who has similar challenges to the ones I face with my back, asked me to write a blog about my own back pain issues. I thought, really. I obsessed about my friend who recently died 5 years after a failed back surgery. One of [...]
This detailed article began as a presentation to our monthly study group by Dr. Craig Thorsen, DC of Grants Pass OR. Exercise rehabilitation is often more effective, if combined with manipulation and soft tissue therapies. We've focused on the lower back with our examples. Marc
Here is the first of a 2 part article on sciatica and gluteal pain. Part 2 will be listed at the bottom of this blog. I want to thank many of my patients, who have helped me puzzle through all of the challenges associated with an ongoing “pain in the butt.” So many sufferers [...]
Marc Heller, DC This article from Orthopaedic Today Europe, Issue 5 is a discussion of the viability of discography.The missing piece of the discussion, in my view, is factoring in the research that shows that discography damages discs. Unfortunately, we still do not have a definitive non-invasive way to test for discogenic pain.I prefer looking [...]