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Can Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Be Caused By Your Work asks Dr David Perna

Carpal tunnel syndrome or CTS, is a frequent complaint here at Dr. David Perna’s office. Symptoms include barely noticeable numbness to extreme pain and disability in the hand or wrist. Pain so bad that can cause a worker to have to change his or her career. Research done has shown that the cause of CTS […]

Tennis elbow is a painful condition. You don’t need to be a tennis player to get it, either. The good news is that it needn’t be chronic, if you approach the problem proactively. Early intervention is your best bet for restoring function and preventing recurrence or ongoing dysfunction and pain. Pain is experienced in the […]

Chiropractic care has been around for over 100 years, but there are many people out there who continue to view my profession with a jaded eye. For example, although most people have or will experience low back pain at some point in their lives, only 5 – 10% of Americans seek out spinal adjustment in […]

Here at our New York Chiropractor clinic, we have some good news and bad news The bad news is almost everyone will experience a headache or migraine at one time in their life. The good news is that most headaches are related to the neck or cervical spine, and can be simply and easily treated […]

Sitting. It’s what we do nowadays. We love to sit and then sit some more. At work. At home. In our cars. On the train. The average American spends almost 8 hours a day sitting. Once upon a time, just the work involved in reproducing daily life kept us moving. We were always moving to […]

Low back pain (lBP) is a frequent reason people visit the doctor in the US, and most will experience it in their life. Our NYC back doctor went over how spinal manipulation is a top treatment choice for acute and chronic LBP. Now, let’s see the things you can do outside of NYC back doctor […]

While you may have heard of Kinesiology (the science of movement in the human body), you may not yet be acquainted with the therapeutic practice of Kinesio Taping. As a chiropractor, I’m proud to tell you that this revolutionary rehabilitative tool was developed by one of my colleagues in the discipline, Dr. Kenzo Kase, in […]

The opioid epidemic in the USA has created unique conditions for clinicians. Many are now faced with finding creative solutions to pain management, which has effectively opened the door to the addition of complementary disciplines to some clinical vocabularies. Epidemics tend to do that. They inspire new ways of thinking and of doing things. Between […]

While a lot of us think about massage as a way to relax and de-stress, massage is also growing as a therapeutic device to treat chronic pain and profound muscle injuries. Deep tissue massage is turned to by professional athletes as part of their training, as it addresses muscles and soft tissue at their most […]

The core is about a whole lot more than your abdominal muscles. It includes all the musculature in the trunk or mid-section. And maintaining stability in the core is one of the best things you can do for your spine. When your core region is strong, you’re less prone to injury, model better posture and […]