Muscle Spasm

Is Your Teenager At Risk of Dying From Heart Failure? What Every Parent MUST Know to Prevent Sudden Death!

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An athletic 20 year man is playing basketball and suddenly collapses on the court and dies. On a hot July day, a young and vibrant college football player suddenly makes a great tackle and never gets up.. only to be pronounced dead 5 minutes later. High School track […]

What is Acupuncture? 6 Ways it Can Improve Your Health!

What is Acupuncture? Acupuncture is a holistic health technique that stems from Traditional Chinese Medicine practices in which trained practitioners stimulate specific points on the body by inserting thin needles into the skin. Today acupuncture is one of the most popular practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the West. TCM is a complimentary health […]

Muscle Cramps in Liver Disease

Mehta SS, Fallon MB Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013;11:1385-1391 Abstract Muscle Cramps and Cirrhosis Muscle cramps are common in liver disease, especially in patients with cirrhosis. Although the reported prevalence of muscle cramps in patients with liver disease (in particular, cirrhosis) ranges from 22% to 88%, the association is not well recognized by clinicians, nor is […]

Cerebral metabolic changes in men after chiropractic spinal manipulation for neck pain

Ogura T Altern Ther Health Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;17(6):12-7. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chiropractic spinal manipulation (CSM) is an alternative treatment for back pain. The autonomic nervous system is often involved in spinal dysfunction. Although studies on the effects of CSM have been performed, no chiropractic study has examined regional cerebral metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET). OBJECTIVE: […]

The straight cervical spine: does it indicate muscle spasm?

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1994 Jan;76(1):103-6. Helliwell PS, Evans PF, Wright V.  Abstract The loss of cervical lordosis in radiographs of patients presenting with neck pain is sometimes ascribed to muscle spasm. We performed a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of ‘straight’ cervical spines in three populations: 83 patients presenting to an accident department […]