Foot pains can be a nasty problem for Pottsville residents.  One of the most common foot problems we treat is Plantar Fasciitis.  Pronounced as “plantar fash-ee-eye-tis”.   Foot Pain and Heel Spur   Plantar means “Foot”, Fasciitis means “Inflammation of the fascia” Plantar Fasciitis is a serious, painful, and progressing illness that occurs when the long, flat ligament along the bottom of your foot develops tears and inflammation.

My younger brother had a hideous accident last week. He had a fall at home, shattering his left leg. The surgeons held off for a day to stabilize him before performing surgery because they were worried he would lose his patella (kneecap).

My name is Kymberly; I am the front desk manager here at Active Life Health and Wellness. I was 18 years old when I first started seeing symptoms of my carpel tunnel. When all of this began to happen, I was just about to graduate from cosmetology school.

One way that someone can get some back pain relief is to go to the chiropractor . This is a practice that is still a little controversial in the medical community. Some medicine doctors are very against the use of chiropractors because they ..

Hello everyone! I am excited to be the first Chiropractor in Bethlehem Pa to offer  patients Genetic supplements.

Pottsville, Schuylkill County: I am constantly amazed by the number of covered no-crash car accidents that we see in our office.  Another covered no-crash auto accident happened this week.  This time snow and a pickup truck was involved. This “car accident” occurred when the patient was shoveling snow out of the back of his pickup truck.  His foot slipped and he twisted injuring his back.    They are very common, but you never hear about them.  Any injury that involves a car is presumably a covered injury under the medical portion of your car insurance policy. See   Weird Car Accidents That Were Covered By Auto Insurance In Schuylkill County in this blog for more information and other no-crash car accident stories

Pottsville PA:   In this video, we will demonstrate a neuromuscular re-education treatment for back pain relief to help correct a loose or sprained sacroiliac joint.   In a previous post, we showed you a screening procedure for this problem.  The key to the treatment for back pain relief is lock and neutralize the sacroiliac joint into its normal functional position and then perform a previous painful movement, pain free

Thanks to all of you who wrote in with condolences for the loss of Charlie, our cat last week. It’s been heartwarming to hear from so many patients here in the clinic as well as the emails we received, and to recognize that you are reading what I have to say. The incident stirred up other memories of my past (earlier losses of earlier pets) and recollections of another incident that validates my career path to find real health by steering away from standard medicine.

In a recent blog, I explained how and why taxpayers are footing the bill for the majority of low income or unemployed diabetes victims. On July 18 th , President Obama said on TV that it is time to have health care for all Americans.