August - 2015

Supplements May Not Contain What You Think...

This past February, the New York Times published an article targeting supplements and some retailers. The New York Attorney General targeted Walgreen's, GNC, Target, and Wal Mart and actually tested some of their supplements. They found that some of the supplements contained NONE of what they said they did! This really irritates me, from a clinician's point of view, because so many patients come in to see me and they are taking some of these "supplements." These people (yo

Meditation and Reduced Risk of Dementia/Cognitive Dysfunction?

Meditation. Mindfulness. Both have been practiced since as early as 1500 BC and are still widely practiced today. Researchers have been studying the brain with advanced diagnostic equipment (CT/MRI/FMRI) the last few years and have uncovered some astounding information. Recently, a team led by Harvard-affiliated researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have linked mindfulness and meditation to increased neuroplasticity and increased gray matter density in the hi

How Are We Still Getting It Wrong?!

I came across this article last year, shared it on Facebook and tagged a number of colleagues (DC, PT, DO, MD, ATC, etc). Recently it got a lot more attention. As a clinician who helps patients with back pain on a daily basis I think it is IMPERATIVE that patients know that what they may have been previously told to do is no longer correct. Perhaps it never was. I'm guilty of it myself. I've utilized technique systems or approaches with patients and clients that ten years