📱 Text Neck: The Real Pain Behind Your Screen Time In today’s tech-driven world, our phones are never far from reach. Whether you’re scrolling through social media, texting a friend, or catching up on emails, chances are your neck is feeling the effects — and you might not even realize it. Welcome to the modern-dayContinue reading “Cell Phones Can Be a Pain in the Neck (literally)”
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Effective Solutions for Low Back Pain Management
Over 80% of people will experience some form of low back pain during their lifetime, and it is the leading cause of disability in workers under the age of 40.1 Many countries and organizations have released Clinical Practice Guidelines to layout the best practices for treating patients with low back pain. Your doctors can thenContinue reading “Effective Solutions for Low Back Pain Management”
Study Finds Opioids Ineffective at Treating Acute Low Back Pain
Opioids should not be recommended for acute non-specific low back pain or neck pain given that we found no significant difference in pain severity compared with placebo. This finding calls for a change in the frequent use of opioids for these conditions. Jones et al. (2023) Researchers in Sydney, Australia conducted a 6-year study andContinue reading “Study Finds Opioids Ineffective at Treating Acute Low Back Pain”
Springtime Serenity: Tips for Embracing the Season & Avoiding Injury
Know your limits! When returning to outdoor activities in the spring, it’s important to ease back into your routine gradually. If you have taken the winter off from running or outdoor sports/hobbies begin with shorter durations or lower intensity levels than you were used to before the snow started. This allows your body to readjustContinue reading “Springtime Serenity: Tips for Embracing the Season & Avoiding Injury”
Beneath the Surface: Investigating the Roots of Pain
Everyone experiences pain at some point in their life. However, not everyone experiences pain the same way. We all know someone who has a high pain tolerance and someone else who has a low tolerance for pain. But why is that? There are people who spend their entire careers studying pain and how we perceiveContinue reading “Beneath the Surface: Investigating the Roots of Pain”
The Cervicogenic Headache
Wait, my headache is coming from my neck? According to the International Headache Society headaches affect just under half of the world’s population. Among those 15-25% are referred from the cervical spine, a category classified as “cervicogenic.” These headaches often manifest as pain that starts at the base of the skull and radiates to theContinue reading “The Cervicogenic Headache”
What is the Pop During an Adjustment?
And do you need to hear it in order to feel the benefits? The scientific term for the popping or cracking noise that you often hear with a chiropractic adjustment is tribonucleation, or joint cavitation. Tribonucleation is the process of creating tiny gas bubbles within the synovial fluid of a joint. The gas bubbles formContinue reading “What is the Pop During an Adjustment?”
A Majority of Disc Herniations Resorb
What does this mean? Should you still seek treatment for a disc herniation or just wait for it to go away on its own? “The existing evidence shows that the overall resorption incidence of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) was 70.39%, the resorption incidence of ruptured LDH is higher than that of contained LDH.” (Zou etContinue reading “A Majority of Disc Herniations Resorb”
Introducing Dr. Lamb
Welcome to the official website for Lamb Chiropractic. My name is Dr. Derek Lamb and I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to those who may not know me. I grew up the son of two chiropractors and having spent my life around the profession I am committed to sharing what I haveContinue reading “Introducing Dr. Lamb”
Welcome!
Welcome to the official website for Lamb Chiropractic CNY! We are thrilled to connect with you and share valuable insights, inspiration, and tips for a healthier life. ✨ About Us ✨ We are an evidence-based practice providing safe, compassionate, and individualized care to improve each patient’s quality of life. Through a holistic approach to chiropractic,Continue reading “Welcome!”
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