Category: Alternative Care
Acupuncture for Sciatic Nerve Pain
In an earlier post I discussed my bout with sciatica pain. I still don’t know what caused the pain, but I know for sure it’s very painful. Some folks suffer with sciatica flare ups for several months and even years. I read in one forum where one guy has been taking drugs for his sciatica [...]
Vitamin C and Sciatica
Over the past few weeks I’ve had the dubious pleasure of suffering with an inflamed sciatic nerve. I can’t tell you how it got inflamed all I know is that it’s inflamed and really pissed off at me. If you’ve never suffered with sciatica pain consider yourself lucky. More Painful Symptoms Not realizing at first [...]
Oh the Aching Cuboid!
As recently as three days ago I didn’t know what a cuboid was. After all, it’s a funny sounding name and when folks complain of aches and pains, you never hear about the cuboid. Well, after my hubby’s recent experience with a wandering cuboid, I hope to and pray my cuboid remains in place forever. [...]
I’m Addicted to Crack!
I know this is a blog about health, so I thought I should come clean. I, Felicia, am a crack addict. I must get my “crack on” at least once a week or else I’m no good to the world. The crack I’m talking about is my chiropractic adjustment. There’s nothing like the sound of [...]
Is There a Natural Remedy for Osteoarthritis?
That’s a loaded question and I don’t have the answer. All I have are theories. Indulge me for a moment and explore the inner workings of my brain (it ain’t pretty so be prepared). The Problem We have already established in an earlier post that osteoarthritis is the degeneration of cartilage in the joints caused [...]
Does Regular Chiropractic Care Reduce the Occurrence of Osteoarthritis?
Just recently someone very close to me was diagnosed with an advanced case of osteoarthritis. For those of you who are not familiar with the condition, osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that occurs in the joints. The cushioning cartilage in the affected joint erodes away thus causing the bones to eventually rest upon each other [...]
