If you were tuned into the Dr. Oz Show on March 3rd, you would have heard Dr. Oz assure his viewers that based on solid research. "Chiropractic is as effective as pain medication for chronic low-back pain...and that's good news!" What a great way to educate America that (Chiropractic care looks for... read more ⇒

Study Says Bed Rest Is Not Effective "Bed rest continues to still be widely used for treatment of sciatica...there is little objective data to support this view." Vrooman, PCAJ et. al., Lack of effectiveness of bed rest for sciatica. New England Journal of Medicine 1999; 340:418-23 Epidurals... read more ⇒

I first visited my chiropractor, because I had a pinched nerve in my neck that prevented me from turning my head without severe pain. It was horrible! I wasn’t able to drive or do anything that required me to turn my head quickly. All I wanted to do was to get out of pain!! My doctor was... read more ⇒

One of the fastest ways to "age" your body is to ignore pain in your spine! Hard to believe, but it’s true. Neglecting spinal problems will accelerate spinal degeneration. Think about it: Since sciatica can cause severe pain when sitting, standing, walking, bending and reaching...that pretty... read more ⇒

The BackLetter, edited by Sam Wiesel, M.D., states, “scientific studies on fusion surgery have set the bar for ‘surgical success’ at an extremely low level… this is not much of a return for a $50,000 operation.” According to a recent Stanford University medical study, Eugene Carragee,... read more ⇒

A clinical research study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that 62.1% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical debt! Most medical debtors were college educated, owned homes and had middle-class occupations. Three-quarters had health insurance! Out-of-pocket MEDICAL... read more ⇒

I used to have chronic muscle spams in my lower back due to an old high school wrestling injury. It would get so bad that I couldn’t sit still, it hurt to bend over, and I would even have trouble breathing! I couldn’t get into my car without a lot of pain. A family friend suggested that I go... read more ⇒

USA Today reports two-thirds of people in the United States are overweight. “Overweight” is defined as being 30 or more pounds over a healthy weight. This means 66% of Americans, because of their weight, are at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease and even some types of cancer.... read more ⇒

We all want to eat as healthy as possible, but with time constraints and money issues, eating right can be very difficult. Now there is one more hurdle you must watch out for… And that hurdle is: Food companies making blatantly false claims about their products. For example, Ben & Jerry’s... read more ⇒

Finally! A Fishing Story That Is Bigger And Better In Real Life Life is tough. The economy stinks. Real estate is worthless. Jobs are hard to find. Bills are piling up. It’s hard just getting out of bed sometimes. S-C-R-A-T-C-H!!!! That’s the sound of Clay Dyer entering the room and making... read more ⇒