Entries from January 2010

Dr. Neary enjoys spending time doing community outreach here in Santa Barbara.  As a respected Doctor of Chiropractic, he performs lectures, training seminars, and workshops throughout Santa Barbara County

Whether you are a body builder or a professional race car driver, off season winter workouts are the most important when it comes to sustaining momentum during your competition season and preventing injury. Now is the time to be base building. This is your “base” fitness level, which will sustain you for the course of the season

The age old question, when do I use heat and when do I use ice?…Using these therapies at home will speed up recovery from an injury and help to reduce pain when used properly. Rule of Thumb: For the first 72 hours following an injury, or the onset of pain, use ice. This can be a frozen bag of pees or a bag of ice, and doesnt need to be fancy.

Help your injury heal. 5 Ways to accelerate tissue healing. Hi, its Dr

Patients that present with neck pain along with arm numbness, pain, and/or weakness, often ask, “…what’s causing this pain down my arm?” The condition is often caused from a bulging or herniated disk pinching a nerve in the neck. The cause of this complaint can include both trauma as well as non-traumatic events.

So often we hear, “…well if it’s so good, show me the proof!” Chiropractic case management of CTS has been well established for many years. And yet, we still hear skepticism from patients, MD’s, insurers, employers, and others about the benefits of chiropractic management of CTS. If we can, “show them the data” regarding the effectiveness of chiropractic for CTS patients, we will finally be able to help more people with this potentially disabling condition

“When I first came to the Chiro Health Spa, I was completely deaf in my left  ear and partially deaf in my right ear. I had become deaf at the age of eighteen. After many tests it could not be determined as to the cause

Happy New Year! If you’re like most of us, you’ll be using this special time of the year to reflect and renew. Many of us decide to break old, unhealthy habits. Others resolve to take better care of themselves, improve their diets,  lose some weight, or begin  a regular exercise program

  Do you wake up at night with shoulder pain? Do you wake up in the morning with a stiff neck and shoulder

Hi, this is Dr. Sorem here. From time to time I get some random thoughts, but I guess they are not too random