Tiger Woods Arrest and it's Relation to His Back Surgery

A great article published last week explains how Tiger Woods's use of the opiod drug Vicodan for pain following his back surgery in April contributed to his DUI offense.  The article's author Ike Swetlitz, brings up important points regarding back fusion surgery. Ina nutshell, back fusion surgeries are overdone, are frequently not effective, and lead to the use of opiod drugs to manage the pain following them. Here's the link:

https://www.statnews.com/2017/06/01/tiger-woods-spinal-fusion-back-surgery/

Non-surgical treatments of spinal manipulation, massage therapy, traction and decompression, and rehabilitation exercise help most of these problems. We offer these in our office.

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"Your head hurts? Here are 4 possible reasons why".

Letter to the Editor:

Dear Mr. Carino,

Thank you for the excellent article published on Tuesday June 6, 2017 on headaches, "Your head hurts? Here are 4 possible reasons why". 

http://www.app.com/story/life/wellness/2017/06/06/your-head-hurts-here-4-possible-reasons-why/364461001/

Regarding treatment, I would add to it  the effectiveness of Chiropractic care. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the hands-on adjustments and manual therapy performed by Chiropractors is one of the safest and more effective treatments for chronic and recurrent tension-type and migraine headaches.

Further, suggesting over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, etc.) as a treatment needs to come with warnings of the newly found increased risks of heart attacks and strokes.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

David I. Graber, DC, DACBSP

Bryans R, Descarreaux M, Duranleau M, et al. Evidence based guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of adults with neck pain. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2014; 37: 42-63. 

http://www.jmptonline.org/article/S0161-4754%2811%2900068-6/abstract

Castien RF, van der Windt DA, Grooten A, Dekker J. Effectiveness of manual therapy for chronic tension-type headache: a pragmatic, randomised, clinical trial. Cephalalgia. 2011 Jan;31(2):133-43. Epub 2010 Jul 20..

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0333102410377362

FDA Strengthens Warning of Heart Attack and Stroke Risk for Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm453610.htm

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