During a whiplash event, such as a rear-end collision, the head and neck accelerate and decelerate more rapidly than the nervous system can coordinate a protective muscular response. This can result in sprains, strains, and microtrauma to the soft tissues of the head, neck, and upper torso, which may manifest as neck pain, stiffness, headache, [..]

What is a Chiropractor? Chiropractors are primarily mechanical providers of care (adjustments, exercise, tissue work, etc.). A spinal adjustment is a manipulation that is delivered in a specific line-of-drive. Chiropractic education emphasizes mechanical care. Chiropractors are not trained in pharmacology, and/or drugs. Those are outside of their scope of license. Yet most chiropractic patients are taking medication or drugs [..]

After shoulder pain, wrist complaints are among the most common reasons patients seek chiropractic care for upper limb issues. Before treatment begins, the likely cause of the patient’s wrist symptoms must be identified. Let’s review the most common causes of wrist pain and the key features that help differentiate them: If a patient presents with [..]

Frailty is defined as a clinical state in which the body has diminished strength, endurance, and resilience, making a person more vulnerable to stressors such as injury and illness. It’s estimated that 7–12% of Americans age 65 and older are frail. Because it is associated with an elevated risk of falls, hospitalization, disability, and complications [..]

Low back pain is one of the most common and disabling conditions worldwide. It’s estimated that nearly 200 million acute episodes of low back pain occur each year, of which roughly 20% persist for longer than three months. With the aging of the global population combined with the obesity epidemic, low back pain is expected [..]

Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory condition of the nasal and sinus lining that lasts longer than twelve weeks. It’s estimated that roughly 10–12% of adults in the United States are living with chronic rhinosinusitis at any given time, with many experiencing symptoms for years. Managing the condition can be challenging, as it’s driven by a [..]

Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900-1975) was a highly influential Ukrainian-born American geneticist and evolutionary biologist. As one of the most important 20th-century biological scientists, he made evolutionary biology a rigorous, genetically grounded science. In a 1973 publication, he famously stated (1): “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution” This dictum is memorialized in [..]

When an individual experiences symptoms like pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness in the thumb, index finger, middle finger, thumb-side of the ring finger, and part of the palm, the first thought may be carpal tunnel syndrome. While it’s the most common peripheral neuropathy, other conditions with overlapping symptoms must be ruled out during the initial [..]

The hip is a ball-and-socket joint in which the femoral head meets the pelvis, supported by several layers of cartilage and other soft tissues that allow for a wide range of motion. While this design provides mobility, it also creates multiple opportunities for instability and irritation that can result in what is generally referred to [..]

In addition to neck pain and stiffness, individuals who experience sudden acceleration and deceleration of the head and neck—such as during a whiplash injury—may also develop symptoms more commonly associated with brain injury, including memory impairment. These cognitive symptoms can persist for a year or more in some patients and may significantly affect daily functioning, [..]