In the previous blog post, I began to describe different forms of chiropractic adjustments. Now, I’ll deal in a form of adjusting entirely different from flexion distraction called a drop piece. This is a table section that can be raised independently, and released abruptly when a certain amount of pressure is reached. Drop pieces utilize… The post The chiropractic adjustment isn’t just one thing: Part II appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

A patient I’ve known a long time came in recently with her husband. I’d never met him before, and he had no experience with chiropractic himself. He asked if he could watch, and asked how one would know if they needed a chiropractic adjustment. The first question was entirely up to the patient; I don’t… The post The chiropractic adjustment isn’t just one thing: Part I appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

I am often asked by patients, particularly those with low back pain, about mattresses. What follows is what I’ve observed over many years, including from my own purchases. This excludes the Sleep Number air mattress, though some of these details may still be relevant. These are simply my opinions, and are based on my treatment… The post How Do I Choose The Best Mattress for Low Back Pain? appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

There are often problems in the body that are not what they appear. Referred pain, where the source of the pain is distant from where it is experienced, is a well-established phenomenon. Likewise, these problems need to be treated in a location different from where they are experienced, sometimes in more than one location from… The post Think Locally, Act Globally appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

The problems chiropractors fix typically fall into two categories, which I refer to as hardware problems and software problems. The post Hardware and Software Problems appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

Dr. Baroody was recently featured on the Back Doctors podcast sharing an interesting story about a woman who received lots of treatment on her shoulder for shoulder pain, but her shoulder is not the problem. Listen to the show here! The post Dr. Baroody Discusses Shoulder Pain on The Back Doctors Podcast appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

Knee pain is one of the most common problems encountered by runners. Initially, most people are concerned they have injured themselves, tearing the infamous ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) or MCL (medial collateral ligament). The post The Many Facets of Runner’s Knee appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

Now that we understand a little about what happens to our discs that makes them hurt, we can talk about how to stop the pain. Remember, the big idea from the previous article is that pain comes from the annulus being overstretched because the nucleus is repeatedly pushed into it by repeatedly bending the spine… The post Disc Treatment appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

While there are a number of common causes of low back pain, the most common is disc-related. The disc is composed of three things, the top and bottom of the adjacent vertebrae, a very thick ligament that surrounds the disc called the annulus pulposus, sometimes just called the annulus, and a thick jelly called the… The post Why Does My Back Hurt? appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more

Back pain is usually described as a single problem. This is one reason the medical community has always found it a particular difficult thing to understand. This is akin to saying that chest pain from indigestion and heart attacks are similar. However, if we view it as a symptom with a variety of causes, back… The post What Everyone Should Know About Back Pain appeared first on NH Spine & Sport ..read more