When is bursitis not bursitis?
I am always amazed at the number of people who have hip or shoulder region pain, see a physician and are then diagnosed with bursitis without any physical indication that bursitis exists. Some people are given the diagnosis without any testing and others get an x-ray and then are told they have bursitis. In almost […]
Arthritis the cause of your pain? Don’t think so.
It seems that the idea of arthritis as the cause of pain has entered our culture so deeply, that I bet it would be a shock to most to find out that on the whole arthritis does not cause pain. Osteoarthritis is actually a progressive mechanical wearing down of joint surfaces. It is not an […]
Why choosing The Pain Cure Rx as the only method of diagnosing and treating your pain
Simply put, pain at the neck, back or extremities will mostly result from irritation of bone, nerve or muscle. The only way to get a correct diagnosis for the cause of your pain is to use a method capable of diagnosing all three of these as potential causes. The reality of the existing system is […]
Pain between the shoulder blades from a cervical disc, stenosis or pinched nerve: IMPOSSIBLE!
I have treated many patients who had pain between the shoulder blades and were diagnosed with either a cervical herniated disc, stenosis or pinched nerve. This led to treatment at the cervical spine including epidural nerve blocks, pain medication and worst of all many had surgery to the cervical spine which did nothing to resolve […]
Symptoms Can Tell You Which Tissue Is Emitting Your Pain, Not Diagnostic Tests
If you are having pain at the chest and left arm, you do not ignore that and say I will wait until my yearly check up to get an EKG. You know that those symptoms indicate a heart attack so you act upon the symptoms. The same can be said if you suddenly have difficulty […]