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Top 5 Reasons to Try Laser Therapy for Pain Relief Before Cortisone Injections

Laser Therapy
Posted by Dr. Ron Spallone on 26, May 2010 with No Comments

Cortisone Injections vs. Laser Therapy Cortisone Injections (also know as Corticosteroid Injections or Cortisol Injections) can be effective at reducing pain associated with inflammation. Cortisone is an anti-inflammatory medication that mimics the effects of a naturally existing hormone in our bodies known as Cortisol. Cortisol is released by the body during times of emotional stress or injury. Most spine injections, back pain injections, and arthritis injections involve corticosteroids. Prolotherapy is a type of injection but does not use corticosteroids. TOP 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE GETTING CORTISONE INJECTIONS #1: By Blocking the Inflammation You May Also Slow the Healing Blocking inflammation often provides significant, albeit temporary, pain relief. However, inflammation is the primary healing mechanism of the body. Inhibiting the inflammatory process with cortisone injections or anti-inflammatory medications (Advil, Motrin, Ibuprofen, Aleve, etc.) can delay or even stop the healing process. Delayed healing of injured tissue usually leads to the over-accumulation of scar tissue and weakening of the muscles, ligaments and tendons. This can make the injured tissue more susceptible to injury in the future. Why Laser Therapy May Be an Great Alternative to Cortisone Injections… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read More

Chiropractors vs Doctors

Chiropractors
Posted by Dr. Ron Spallone on 23, May 2010 with No Comments

It’s thought by some that chiropractors are not on par with medical doctors and that our education is not comparable. Here’s some intriguing information across I came when researching the whole “chiropractors vs doctors” information I found It was a test between medical students and chiropractic students that can add to the conversation of chiropractors vs doctors… Here are the results from a basic test designed by medical orthopedic residency professors to test the knowledge of medical residents vs. chiropractic students. In the orthopedic test 82% of medical school graduates failed the examination. However, four years later the test was simplified and made easier, but once again, 78% of the medical resident examinees failed to demonstrate basic clinical competency in musculoskeletal medicine. Chiropractors vs Doctors When this test was given to  chiropractic students who were in their final quarter of clinic, 70% of them passed the same exam! 1.  Adequacy of Medical School Education in Musculoskeletal Medicine Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 1998 (Oct); 80-A (10): 1421–1427 http://www.chiro.org/ChiroZine/ABSTRACTS/Adequacy.shtml 2. Educational Deficiencies in Musculoskeletal Medicine Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2002 (Apr); 84–A (4): 604–608 http://www.chiro.org/ChiroZine/ABSTRACTS/Educational_Deficiencies.shtml 3. A Comparison of Chiropractic Student Knowledge Versus Medical Residents Proceedings of the World Federation of Chiropractic Congress 2001 Pgs. 255 http://www.chiro.org/ChiroZine/ABSTRACTS/A_Comparison_of_Chiropractic_Student_Knowledge.shtml Chiropractors vs Doctors Did you like this? Share it:Tweet Read More

Denver Fibromyalgia Treatment: Oxygen Deprivation

Fibromyalgia
Posted by Dr. Ron Spallone on 21, May 2010 with 2 Comments

As a Denver CAM doctor, when performing a fibromyalgia treatment, I do not treat fibromyalgia solely a musculoskeletal disorder- because it isn't solely a musculoskeletal disorder. Read More

What Causes Back Pain? You Might Not Have Thought of These 3 Back Pain Tips.

Back Pain Relief
Posted by Dr. Ron Spallone on 06, May 2010 with 2 Comments

What causes back pain? Besides the common causes of back pain like lifting something too heavy or shoveling 10 inches of spring snow from an 80 foot driveway (been there, done that), here are insights about what causes back pain that you may not have thought of. #1 Smoking. Sorry, no sugar coating here. If you smoke, quit. Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood which can contribute to hypertension which affects all tissues including the health of muscles and discs. Smoking doubles the risk of a person suffering from severe back pain, according to statistics presented at a medical conference on back pain held in Haifa, Israel (2000). The study showed that smokers have twice the risk of suffering from back pain when compared to non-smokers. After examining existing research, Finnish researchers concluded smoking is “modestly” associated with the risk of low back pain. SOURCE: The American Journal of Medicine, January 2010. It is thought that suggests that smoking leads to malnutrition of the disc which in turn renders it more vulnerable to mechanical stress. British Society for Rheumatology 1993 #2 Prolonged Sitting Dr. Eben Davis, a San Francisco chiropractor and repetitive injury specialist wrote a very insightful and poignant article entitled “What’s the best office chair for your back?” Dr. Davis writes, “Sitting for long periods, especially in the office chairs that most of us use and consider ergonomically correct, can lead to a cascade of bad things, including back pain, neck pain, and even... Read More

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