Many complaints we see patients have are not purely of musculoskeletal origin. Often the irritation also involves an organ, the nervous system, and/or circulatory congestion.  Visceral irritation may be causing pain to occur in a musculoskeletal structure. The reverse may also be true. During our recent session – Treatment of Respiratory System Disorders Using a Manual Therapy Approach – we…

As we enter the new year, many people create New Year’s resolutions to improve their health.  This often includes the eternal promise to eat healthier and cut back on calories to lose weight.  However, recent research has shown that overall health, including weight loss, is actually not due to the “calories in-calories out” formula as we have been told over…

We have all been in the situation where you are supposed to leave in an hour to meet friends for dinner, but are thinking of canceling because we are just not up to it. You don’t feel like being social because you are having a headache, your knee throbs, or your back hurts. Well, canceling may not be the smart…