Did she mention doughnuts just to get my attention? This just makes the doughnut’s feel used like a cheap snack. Actually I have found jelly to be a fine suitor when looking for a food to compare the discs in your spine to. Even better it helps me explain when your discs come under pressure […]
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Our blood vessels and nerves map out a freeway cruising around our body. Blood circulates around to every morsel before heading back to the heart. Meanwhile your brain is using your nervous system highway while it sits perched at central command. And most of this happens in the blink of an eye without so much […]
Tenosynovitis: When your Green Thumb Turns Into a Painful Thumb
Tenosynovitis also known as De Quervan’s tendonitis is an inflammation of the tendons at the base of your thumb. Tenosyno…what, you may say. What a mouthful. To explain this, lets take apart this word. ‘Teno’ is short for tendons. Tendons are ropes, which tie muscles to bones. In this case these tendons are at the […]
Reflexes: When Your Body Works Without Your Brain
Not much beats the pure pleasure of a trip to the Doctor’s office. There’s those menacing needles, that oh so cozy paper-like gown not to mention that scale that’s just waiting for you in the corner. But what about that small hammer like thing the doctor hits you with just under the kneecap? What she […]
Multiple Sclerosis; Many Scares
We all know a bunch about all the small ways your body can get it wrong. A cold, the flu, and headaches anytime the body just needs a little tune up. What does not make for polite dinner conversation is the big ones. In which the body turns way off course and terms like ‘managing’ […]