Meniere’s disease can be frustrating and debilitating. It is most commonly accompanied by: A feeling of fullness in the affected ear A spinning sensation called vertigo A ringing or buzzing noise in the ear Hearing loss Often these symptoms come on suddenly and can go away just as quickly. At other times, symptoms may [...]
Migraines are disabling and cause the sufferer to look for answers to the pain. Most commonly, medication or surgery is suggested. However, there is a natural alternative available. It is particularly helpful if a person has ever experienced head or neck trauma due to a vehicle or other kind of accident. This finding was [...]
With the increasing prevalence of smartphones and other mobile technology, neck problems due to these devices have skyrocketed and have even been referred to as an epidemic. Angling your head forward to browse on your phone, laptop, or tablet has lead to neck, shoulder, and spinal pain in many people. Perhaps most alarming to [...]
Migraines are a debilitating neurological disorder that causes extreme discomfort to the one suffering. The Journal of the American Headache Society recently reported that one side effect from frequent migraines is progressive brain damage. The study examined the brains of 28 patients who had been suffering from migraines using a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging [...]
Nearly everyone at one point or another has woken up with a stiff neck or had neck pain after some type of injury. Most neck and back pain is caused by some type of issue concerning the spine, whether it be the vertebrae themselves or the soft tissues that support them. Though there can [...]
Back pain is one of the most common health ailments in the world and the top cause of disability. However, there several things that a person suffering from back pain can do to find long-term relief without having to look for answers in a pill bottle. Here are two: sleeping in the right position [...]
Walnut Creek Chiropractors tell us that reducing or eliminating lower back pain is possible. The first step is to examine the overall health of a person’s spine. The upper cervical spine, in particular, plays an important role in this. Even a very slight misalignment may impact the entire spine and even a person’s overall [...]
Neck injuries can cause serious pain which has the potential to interfere with your daily routine. Walnut Creek Chiropractors can be of great help in treating both the symptoms of neck pain as well as its many causes. Significant injury to the neck can occur even if there are no immediate symptoms. Significant injury [...]
In having discussions with the patients of our Walnut Creek Chiropractic office, the majority are in agreement that we spend too much time in the car. Whether it is commuting to work, picking up the kids from school, or simply running errands, long hours in the car are a staple of the east bay [...]
In the United States, nearly half of migraine sufferers are never diagnosed. Even those who are tend to experience life-limiting symptoms. In fact, migraines cost 113 million lost work days each year, and cause sufferers to miss an average of seven days of family time each month! More than half of people with migraines [...]
