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Chiropractic X-Rays: Are They Really Necessary?
2008-06-10 01:51:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: Why don't all chiropractors take x-rays? Well...it just depends on their treatment philosophy and chiropractic technique. Some have x-ray, but only use it if necessary. Personally, I have always had x-ray at my clinic. But over... More About: Back Pain , Chiropractic , Rays , Neck pain
Oprah Goes Vegan For 21 Days
2008-06-08 17:28:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: I just read a very encouraging post on www.vegan.com. Apparently, Oprah Winfrey is trying out a Vegan Diet for 21 Days to see how she feels...and to bring awareness to the masses about the benefits...
Chronic Back Pain And Nutrition
2008-06-07 17:46:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor and Chronic Back Pain Doctor Comments: It sure seems like nutrition is overlooked when it comes to the treatment of chronic back and neck pain. The same is true when it comes to the causes of... More About: Nutrition , Back Pain , Neck pain
Executive Express Chiropractic: The First Day
2008-06-05 15:00:00 San Francisco Chiropractor & Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments: Well...we survived our first day in our interim treatment facilities. One of our massage therapists called in sick which threw a monkey wrench into the day...but other than that, we managed to... More About: Executive , Back Pain , Chiropractic , Express
A Great Resource For Information On Spine Related Pain Syndromes
2008-06-04 03:45:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Chronic Back Pain Doctor Comments: I know how hard it is to find good information on spine conditions, such as sciatica, disc degeneration, herniated discs, and spinal stenosis. I know because I'm always prowling around for... More About: Information , Great , Back Pain , Spine
Embarcadero Center Spinal Decompression
2008-06-03 15:20:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Herniated Disc Doctor Comments: We are finally all moved in to our interim headquarters at the Embarcadero Center in downtown San Francisco. Well, almost...we still need to get our DRX9000 lumbar decompression machine, and our DRX9000c... More About: Back Pain , Neck pain
Herniated Disc Treatment: Are There Nonsurgical Options?
2008-06-01 20:57:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments: Up until recently, herniated discs (see spine.health.com disc herniation video) were thought to be untreatable...at least according to main stream medicine. Many alternative healing methods, including Chiropractic have always thought they could... More About: Treatment , Options , Back Pain , Disc
Cervical Spinal Decompression For Radicular Arm Pain
2008-05-31 15:43:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments: Cervical Disc Herniations are a primary cause of radiating arm pain from the neck...or radicular pain. Often times nothing seems to help and surgery looks like the only option. Neck surgery can... More About: Pain , Neck pain
San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center Relocates
2008-05-29 14:47:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments: It's been pretty crazy as we move out of our Front Street Chiropractic location...across the street to the Embarcadero Center . It sure is amazing the stuff you accumulate over time. But...by Friday... More About: San Francisco , Back Pain , Neck pain
Back, Neck, Arm, and Hand Pain: Are They All Connected Somehow?
2008-05-27 16:27:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: Question: I often times have low back pain and neck pain that travels into the arms and hands...all at once. Either they are OK...or I have all of these symptoms all at once. It can be... More About: Pain , Back , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome , Back Pain , Hand
Humans, Just Like Wild Salmon, Thrive In A Healthy Habitat
2008-05-26 21:08:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: I just finished reading a feature story on the front page of today's San Francisco Chronicle, entitled: California's last best run of wild salmon. The story goes on to explain how the Chinook salmon are... More About: Wild , Healthy , Humans , Habitat
Osteoporosis & Diabetes: What Do They Have In Common?
2008-05-24 17:24:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: Osteoporosis and Diabetes are very common diseases in our society. And most people believe they are stricken by them...that it's just bad luck that I got Diabetes. Or that Osteoporosis and it's associated bone loss,... More About: Common
Sciatica That Wont Go Away?
2008-05-23 15:35:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Herniated Disc Doctor Comments: If you have pain in the leg (sciatica) that just wont go away...you may be a candidate for nonsurgical spinal decompression with the DRX9000. Your sciatica is most likely the result of... More About: Back Pain
Chiropractic Adjustments: How Many Do You Need?
2008-05-22 15:17:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: Chiropractic is very popular these days...as it should be. After all...chiropractors don't use drugs...we don't do surgery...and we have a very high patient satisfaction rate as a profession. But the thing is...there are hundreds of chiropractic... More About: Back Pain , Neck pain
Back Pain, Children And Stress
2008-05-21 03:26:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Chronic Back Doctor Comments: I just got through reading an article on the front page of the 5/20/2008 Marin Independent Journal, entitled: "STRESS OUT, BREATH IN-Novato students practice guided relaxation" The article goes on to talk... More About: Children , Pain , Stress , Back Pain
Is Spinal Decompression Expensive?
2008-05-20 02:51:00 San Francisco Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments: Many patients feel they may not be able to afford non-surgical spinal decompression because they have heard it's expensive. When someone asks me if decompression therapy is expensive...I always ask...compared to what? Compared to... More About: Back Pain , Neck pain
Foods That Kill: The Shocking Truth
2008-05-19 15:37:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: Is Breast Cancer a Disease of Diet? What about Prostate Cancer? Can Too Much Protein make you Sick? Can it cause Osteoporosis? Do Vegetarians Get Colon Cancer? Do I need Dairy Products To Get Calcium?... More About: Truth , Foods , Kill
Yoga For Chronic Back Pain
2008-05-18 16:30:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Chronic Back Pain Doctor Comments: I was checking around for some information on Yoga , and I came across a good article on the www.revolutionhealth.com website. The article is entitled: Yoga And Back Pain . Here is an...
Chronic Low Back Pain: An Economic Burden and Medical Challenge. Is There a
2008-05-17 05:54:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: Here is an excerpt from a special report in Anesthesiology News entitled; Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression To Treat Chronic Low Back Pain : In the United States, Low Back Pain (LBP) is the second most common reason for... More About: Medical , Challenge
***Special Announcement From Dr. Davis***
2008-05-16 18:38:00 We Are Moving on May 30th to Embarcadero Center Dr. Eben Davis brings his 15 years of experience (and his no-waiting policy) serving the Financial District to the Embarcadero Center in downtown San Francisco. Executive Express Chiropractic will cater to... More About: Announcement , Special
Good Posture=A Healthy Back
2008-05-15 23:54:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: There is a lot of debate over whether someones posture can be controlled at a conscience level, or if posture is actually the end result of all your habits and actions over your lifetime. Some say... More About: Back , Good , Healthy
Migraine Headaches and Chiropractic
2008-05-14 16:27:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: I first saw a chiropractor when I was about 10 years old because I was having really bad headaches. The chiropractor fixed my problem in a few visits...and that was that. Children respond very favorable to... More About: Migraine , Chiropractic , Neck pain
Lumbar Decompression Therapy for Pinched Nerves
2008-05-13 02:41:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Herniated Disc Doctor Comments: Pinched nerves in the low back are usually caused by bulging or herniated lumbar discs. One of the primary symptoms from a pinched lumbar nerve is sciatica...or pain down the leg. If... More About: Exercise , Back Pain , Therapy
Taking Responsibility For Your Own Health
2008-05-12 16:33:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: It's not uncommon for people to blame somebody else when they get sick, say with the flu. They will say something like...Oh, Mary came to the office with the flu bug and gave it to... More About: Health , Taking
A Great Vegan Recipe
2008-05-11 04:43:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: I'm always asked...What do you eat? Don't you starve? How do you stay on a vegan diet. Well, for one thing...I cheat a little here and there. I figure if I can be consistently 80%... More About: Recipe , Great
Chronic Back and Neck Pain: Sometimes Nothing Seems To Help
2008-05-09 22:17:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Chronic Back and Neck Pain Doctor Comments: I have been practicing chiropractic for 17 years now in the Financial District, and there is one thing I have learned that is hard to accept. Chiropractic care will... More About: Back Pain , Neck pain
Chiropractic Care & Plant Based Nutrition
2008-05-08 16:17:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: Chiropractic Philosophy is based on the premise that "What's natural is perfect". It is impossible to improve upon what is natural. Health is our natural state. In order to be healthy we must maintain a... More About: Nutrition , Care , Plant
Dr Davis' Back & Wrist Pain Blog Voted Top Chiropractic Blog In America
2008-05-07 16:25:00 San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: Well, I just received an award for having the top chiropractic blog in America from Kahuna Content, a social media and marketing research company in New Jersey. So I guess someone is reading this stuff. Actually,... More About: Blog , Pain , Back , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD): What Is It?
2008-05-06 22:54:00 San Francisco Chiropractor and Chronic Back Pain Doctor Comments: There is a lot of confusion about what degenerative disc disease (DDD) actually means. Here is an excerpt from an excellent article I found on the always informative www.spine-health.com website. The... More About: Disease , Disc
Losing Weight and Keeping It Off With A Plant Based Diet
More articles from this author:2008-05-05 21:32:00 San Francisco Vegan Chiropractor Comments: Often times, a patient expresses to me that they want to lose weight, and they know that it's a big part of their low back pain. But when I suggest a vegetarian diet they roll... More About: Diet , Weight , Losing Weight , Plant 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



