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Keys for a Successful Return to Spring Sports

It’s been a long winter. But now that spring is here, you’re probably itching to get out there and enjoy your favorite activities. From cycling to softball, everyone who enjoys outdoor activities in the warm weather is ready to shake off the winter cobwebs. But there are some keys for a successful return to spring […]

Myths abound, when it comes to physical health. It’s always been that way, with folk knowledge sometimes being taken as seriously as medical knowledge. Perhaps such conflation is sometimes appropriate but we’re going to talk about busting sciatica myths and what some of the most common of those are. Sciatica is a highly treatable condition, […]

While whiplash implicates the structures of the upper neck, the cervical spine may not be directly implicated. In other words, you may have sustained whiplash but may not have a cervical spine injury. This article seeks to answer the question, “Is it whiplash or a cervical spine injury?” toward educating people about steps to take […]

One of the more interesting treatment options we have here at Back and Body in New York is Kinesiology. Kinesiology can be best described as the use of muscle testing to identify imbalances in the body’s structural, chemical, and emotional energy. Kinesiologists go through years of training to be able to access the movement of […]

One of the more advanced treatments we have at Back and Body is our class IV cold lasers. These are great tools for helping with niggling injuries, arthritis and other types of joint pain. How cold laser therapy Manhattan can help is the use of laser light therapy. This type of therapy uses low intensity […]

You don’t need to be working in a physically intense job to hurt your back. You don’t need to be an athlete, stunt person or rodeo clown. Nope. In fact, back pain isn’t always related to damage. Sometimes, it’s the natural aging process. Other times, it’s lifestyle and habits. So, let’s answer the question, “Are […]

Chiropractic care is regularly dubbed an alternative method of treatment and has had its fair share of critics in the past, but now it is becoming more and more mainstream. Insurance policies cover it and even some states are legislating that chiro treatment should be undertaken before pain killing drugs are prescribed. It has been […]

Our nervous system is like the pain telegraph of the body. But it’s also the bearer of pleasant sensations, like touch. When one of our nerves is pinched, pain results and this is especially true of the nerves associated with the complex systems of the spine and back. Let’s read more about our nerves and […]

Golfer’s elbow is caused by repetitive motion. So, as the title says, it doesn’t just happen to golfers. Anyone who uses their arms and hands to perform the same actions repeatedly, over an extended period, is a candidate. Known clinically as “medial epicondylitis”, it’s caused by inflammation of the forearm’s tendons where they connect to […]

Doctors are not mind readers. While some patients tend to invest us with magical powers of discernment, we only have diagnostics, medical history and what you tell us to go on. From that information, we do our utmost to apply the right therapeutic response. And when you’re talking to a doctor about the kind of […]