What To Do If Shoveling Gave You Back Pain

Maybe you missed my last post about how to shovel snow without getting back pain.  Maybe you saw it but just got carried away and picked up too much snow at one time.  Or maybe you thought you did everything right but are still dealing with back pain.  Either way, the...

Avoid Back Pain by shoveling snow the correct way

How to Shovel snow and avoid back pain at the same time! It looks like we will be hit with a big snowstorm this week.  They say 9.5 inches will fall on Wednesday. That means a lot of us will be shoveling snow.  This also means a lot of fo people are going to be...

What has happened to Anxiety and Depression since Covid?

What has happened to Anxiety and Depression since Covid? The numbers are staggering.  Men with anxiety or depression diagnosis have gone up 27%.  For women – it’s worse. rates are up 40%.   Now for the really bad news… A study in California showed...

Anxiety and Depression in the wintertime can be worse.

Finally, the questions becomes, how do we stop the brain from overloading the emotional center?  When we do that we can decrease or eliminate anxiety and de[pression symptoms.   It all comes down to how effectively the brain is able to process the events n your life...

Is loosing weight the key to your back pain?

If you look down while you are standing and you can’t see any part of your feet, your back pain may be caused, at least in part, by the belly fat you are carrying.  Very often I have patients come in with pretty severe back pain and tell me they have no idea of...

Types of Headaches – The Basics

Did you know that there are over 150 different types of headaches? If you said, “No” you are not alone. But that is getting way too complicated for this post. I am going to give you the basics on the different types of headaches so if you are dealing with...

Asthma Help

Asthma Help Nearly 10% of kids ages 0 – 18 have asthma and the number is getting worse.  So, What is asthma?  Asthma is a wheezing or shortness of breath that occurs when someone needs to take in more oxygen but have to struggle to do so because the muscles of...

Baseball Shoulder Pain

Shoulder pain is common in baseball especially at the beginning of the season.  For instance, a player might go to practice and try to throw just as hard as they did at the end of the last season.  Obviously, this could cause irritation of the muscles.  The most...