So, it’s February. If you made New Year’s resolutions you fully intended to honor and now find yourself lamenting the fact that you haven’t gotten around to getting that done, this post is just for you. So what if your good intentions have fallen apart? It’s not the end of the world. Sometimes, people set […]
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Back and Body Treatments Springfield: What is the Graston Technique?
What is the Graston Technique? You may have heard the term “soft tissue instrument assisted mobilization” before. This is formally known as The Graston Technique. This Graston Technique in Springfield uses a stainless steel instrument to massage and scrape the skin with the right amount of pressure to determine which area the problem is deriving […]
How Physical Therapy Reduces Opioid Use in Springfield
The opioid pain medication abuse rate in the US has been rapidly growing for years, and will continue to go up. This means researchers are always looking at different data and studies to find an alternative to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. Looking at opioid addiction in Springfield, we found in a study that 50 percent […]
What Sports Qualifications Does Dr Perna Hold at Springfield?
Did you know that 34 professional sports chiropractors give somewhere between 16,320 and 27,200 adjustments during the National Football League’s 16 week run? (The professional football chiropractic society). Don’t fret, chiropractors know that most people are not pro athletes; but there are many people that live active lifestyles. Dr. David Perna DC, CCSP, CCEP in Springfield wants […]
What is Active Release Therapy Springfield?
Active release therapy (ART) breaks scar tissue up by identifying, isolaings, and targeting the injured area. This allows for a better blood flow to the affected area and faster healing of the injury. ART can treat areas of the body such as muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Dr. P. Michael Leahy, a chiropractor, was the […]
Springfield Women and Back Pain Part 2
Welcome to our second Springfield women and back pain article. In this post we will be looking at three other reasons women have back pain compared to men. Our first article covered things such as menstruation, wider pelvis, weight distribution and even hormones. In this article, we’ll be looking at three other differences and causes […]
Cold Laser Therapy for Pain Relief for Springfield
Have you heard of cold laser therapy? It’s a great treatment that offers little to no contra indications, is effective and helps patients get out of pain. It has actually been around for 50 years and has had many papers and studies written on it (over 5000). It’s FDA cleared to be applied to certain […]
What Does it Mean to Be A Multi-Disciplined Practice?
Our new practice here in Springfield is finally arriving. We have modeled it on our existing multi-disciplined practice in Manhatten. We will be offering most of the same services offered there, but on a larger footprint. Of course, in New York, we are very much restricted due to the fact it’s in the city, but […]
Springfield Women and Back Pain Part 1
Some obvious information is that humans have two legs, which means biped. What you may not know is that this causes a lot greater load on our spines than that of our four legged friends. Conditions such as osteoarthritis may appear much sooner in life because of this stress on our backs. Almost 90 percent […]
Treatment for Shoulder Pain in Springfield
At Back and Body here in north Jersey, our Springfield shoulder pain treatment helps many who suffer pain in their shoulders. Many cases of shoulder pain that stem from multiple different areas of the body. These include: joints, muscles, tendons, bursa, or even the neck, back, and/or referred pain from the gallbladder. Shoulder pain can […]
