In 45+ combined years of practice and thousands of patients seen with low back pain, certain truths have emerged. Most people, although not all will make a significant improvement. The great majority of low back suffers have mechanical not organic problems. Most of these are amenable to physical solutions that include physical therapy modalities, chiropractic […]

There is a lot of confusion about lipid profiles in general and what causes abnormal values. Profiles are only considered worth while because of their ability to predict cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes. All lipids should be measured after a 12 hour fast which as a practical matter means, the first thing in […]

Hydrogen Peroxide is an effective agent for both removing wax from the ears as well as stopping the early signs of a cold. In doing either, one tilts their head towards the opposite side, and takes a few drops of it, from the bottle top and pour it in the ear. You count to 20 […]

The largest portion of the human body is water or chemically known as H2O. You could easily think we are primarily containers of water. Water being noted as the universal solvent is the ideal substance for dissolving polar substances such as salt. The sodium which assumes a positive ionic state is attracted to the negative […]

Fever blisters, also known as fever sores, and Herpes Simplex I, are caused a weakening of the bond between neighboring cells. This allows a vesicle of plasma or fluid to build up. Its short term trigger maybe too much sun, abrasion from constant rubbing such as wiping your nose and mouth after sneezing, an acute […]

The concept of pain is more complex than one would normally consider at first glance. Classically, it has been defined as a noxious perception when there is tissue injury. This becomes concerned with 2 aspects, the tissue response and the cognitive processing of the signal. Unfortunately, there is not a good one to one correspondence […]