Innova Pain Clinic
March 2013
Manual Treatment and Ultrasound Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
When researchers look at spinal manipulation techniques they tend to use an either-or scenario. Two modalities are pitted against each other and like boxers in a ring, the strongest survives. As an example, in my last article, physiotherapy went up against surgery for the undisputed crown of knee pain treatment. As it turned out, their […]
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Manual Medicine as Effective as Surgery for Meniscal Tear
Which is causing the pain? When a patient presents with a knee meniscus injury as well as osteoarthritis, it can be difficult to determine the causative factor for their pain. Is it pain originating from the meniscal injury or in the arthritis? because of the question surrounding the injury, it can be difficult to determine […]
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Injury Karma
Early last week, on the same day, I had two typical cases come into my St George chiropractic office. Nothing about either case seemed unusual. But when one juxtaposes the two cases, one can see that we need some divine Injury Karma, something to smooth out the hills and valleys of fairness a little. If […]
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Risks of Spinal Surgery Detailed in Research Study
As a population we intrinsically know that surgery has risks. We especially know that major spinal surgery is very risky. You don’t have to go far to find someone who had major spinal surgery and suffered a complication. But talking with individuals about their poor-surgery outcome is not a fair way to judge practice. In […]
Read moreSee a Chiropractor After an Auto Injury
Thankfully, the state of Utah has PIP, or Personal Injury Protection. That is an excellent benefit on your car insurance. PIP protects you in case you are ever injured during the maintenance or operation of your vehicle. That means that (up to a certain dollar limit) all your chiropractic expenses are covered. This is an […]
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