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The biggest concerns people often have, in terms of getting injections, is if they would need to continue getting injections every few months just to keep the pain away. This of course is quite concerning because injections are really not solving the underlying problem, they are more like a band-aid, and if the underlying problem is not addressed, then yes, it is quite likely that more injections are needed.

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One question we often get from patients who are experiencing pain in their buttocks is if it is sciatica or piriformis. Many who are experiencing this type of pain, often write it off as sciatica, not even knowing about piriformis, or the other way around. This can be quite confusing because the pain is similar and the piriformis can set off the sciatica and vice versa.

In this episode I shed some light on these two symptoms to hel...

If you are experiencing sciatica pain, or have in the past, you may have tried all sorts of things to find relief. You probably also tried stretching and it may have felt pretty good at the moment, but what many don’t realize is that even though it may feel good when you first stretch out your muscles, is that the sciatica nerve really doesn’t like to be stretched. Nerves in particular don’t like to be stretched because it can aggr...

If you are dealing with a rotator cuff tear but you don’t want to have a surgery, or even get injections but you want to find a way to naturally heal your rotator cuff tear then this episode is for you.

One question that keeps coming up is, can you really heal a rotator cuff tear naturally? And the question is yes, it depends. Of course, in some cases, it may be best to go ahead and let a surgeon fix a rotator cuff tear that is jus...

Have you ever experienced wrist pain without knowing where the pain came from, and what could have caused the pain if you didn’t fall, had an accident, or hurt your wrist in any way that you can remember.

We sometimes have patients that come to us for wrist pain and they too wonder about the same question, which is why I thought it would be highly beneficial to talk about it on this podcast. In this episode I talk about the most co...

If you have ever dealt with lower back pain, you most likely have tried different things to ease the pain, some may have worked, others maybe not so much. We often get asked about natural remedies for lower back pain, so in this episode, Ill go over a few natural remedies you can try to ease your lower back pain.

These remedies are especially helpful if you want to avoid taking pain medications all the time, avoid getting an inject...

When dealing with a neck and shoulder problem, one of the things that can help so you at least can get a better night's sleep is to find a pillow that is just right for you. But often the question is, what type of pillow is best for me? What type of pillow should I get? And also the question about softness, hardness, shape and form, is what many are challenged with to find the pillow that will help them get better sleep at night.

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Having a rotator cuff tear can be quite debilitating, and frustrating, when all you want is to find relief, but you don’t want to get injections all the time, or worse, have surgery to fix your rotator cuff problem. Of course, there are times when getting an injection, or considering surgery might be the better option, but in this episode, I’ll share some natural remedies you can try at home to start getting relief from your rotato...

We often get patients that come to see us because they have been dealing with lower back pain for quite some time. They have tried different things, but whatever they had tried, didn’t quite give them the relief they had hoped for, at least not long term relief. Most often, it wasn’t that what they were doing was the wrong thing, some of the things they did, were actually the right thing to do, but they either didn’t do it long eno...

Do you suffer from frequent headaches or migraines? Are you looking for natural remedies so you don’t have to rely on pain medications, or worse, potentially having to get injections to help you cope with your headaches and migraines? Too many people come to see us for frequent tension headaches, and they often also complain about migraines that interfere with their daily life. Usually when they get an episode of headache or migrai...

Are you dealing with lower back pain and you think that it might be degenerative disc disease? Have you had an X-ray or an MRI, and have been told by a physician that you have degenerative disc disease? Sometimes they call it DDD for short. Most people dealing with degenerative disc disease, don’t get a full explanation on exactly what it is and what to do about it. In this episode I give you some insights into what Degenerative Di...

Knee cartilage problems often cause achiness, pain, crunching sensations, grinding sensations, those types of knee cartilage problems are completely fixable.

Now I'm not saying that the crunchy or grindy can go away, but it can reduce in pain and discomfort. You can reduce any swelling that you've got going on. And most importantly, it is possible to get back to exercising, to going up and down steps, and doing the things that you ...

Oftentimes people with knee cartilage problems run into achiness, crunching, grinding and stiffness in their knee. They're having trouble going up and down steps, getting out of bed first thing in the morning is extremely painful and stiff for some of these people.

And treating knee problems like this is confusing. They just don't know where to get healthy people will go find their doctors and they'll recommend medications and inje...