Posted on February 2nd, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
Chronic pain related to conditions such as degenerative disc disease (DDD), failed back surgery, neuropathy, and thoracic outlet syndrome are among those which the medical marijuana industry lists as using medical marijuana to treat. The list of potentially treatable conditions is fairly extensive: Acute Gastritis Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Anaphylactic or Reaction Anorexia [...]
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Posted on January 20th, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
Yoga is praised for its ability to strengthen, energize, cure, calm, lower blood pressure, and help with depression and it’s popularity has expanded five fold from 2001 to 2011. The problem is that underlying physical weaknesses can make serious injury all but inevitable over time, compounded with the observation that some yoga instructors seem to [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Dr. Sinner
Recent figures by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that 69% of American’s are overweight. These statistics are monitored because being overweight is known to be related to certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases and many types of chronic health conditions. Twelve years ago there were more women who were [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
Spinal Fusions Face an Uncertain Future Written by Laura Miller| January 19, 2011 In December, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina announced beginning Jan. 1, the company would no longer cover lumbar fusions for patients with degenerative disc disease. This announcement hit a nerve with many spine surgeons who have been performing successful lumbar [...]
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Posted on October 20th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
By: Peter F. Ullrich, Jr, MD Degenerative disc disease is one of the most common causes of low back pain, and also one of the most misunderstood. Many patients diagnosed with low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease are left wondering exactly what this diagnosis means for them. Common questions that are often on patients’ minds include: [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2011 by Dr. Sinner
Tracy was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) and he did not want surgery. He was a middle-aged, active soldier, and much too young to be having difficulty exercising. Yet he was because he was having great difficulty with is military physical fitness requirements due to severe back, leg and foot numbness and pain. Tracy knew that [...]
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