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We all know what it’s like to get a headache from time to time, but for those who suffer with migraines and other chronic forms of pain, it can seem like the headaches will never go

Scott had been suffering with pain down both legs to his feet. X-rays showed a slipped L5 spinal bone putting severe tension on the lower ba ck and leg nerves. In approximately 90

I was in Sea Island this weekend for a weekend of golf. Saturday afternoon, after playing a terrible round, I decided to go to the gym while my friend chose the steam room. While I was at

In today’s world of technology, it is quite apparent that the average person is spending more time looking in a downward position, whether it’s texting, on the iPad, or on the work or home PC. This business of bending our heads all day is causing all sorts of problems in the spine, but especially the cervical spine. We are excited about our “How heavy is Your Head” workshop. We have been able to reach a lot of people about the benefits of having good posture. The first part of the workshop we cover simple anatomy and physiology. First time maybe in your life that science may come alive! We show some interesting slides that make people understand how bad posture damages the spinal joints. It is not on most peoples radar that poor posture could be the cause of headaches, neck pain, and stiffness. The last half of the class we go through seven postural home exercises that will keep you tall and straight. We even have a drawing for a cervical pillow at the end of the presentation! Our two workshops are on Tuesday evening at 6:30-7:30 and Saturday mornings at 8:00-9:00. Call Cristina to register for this event. If you are suffering with back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica, bulging or herniated disc and you would like a consult with Dr. Graham, then call our office and ask for Tina to schedule an appointment.

The other day one of our patients referred her friend—a grade school teacher—to our clinic. She told me she had moderate and sometimes severe left thigh and calf pain. She wasn’t sure

Many of the patients that come through our doors with back pain are finding themselves behind curtain number three—the “reduced activity” group. This group I find is the average

Whiplash is when the head gets whipped around on the neck. This is most often associated with a car wreck, but in fact, could be a result of a fall, a collision while playing a

I had a patient that came to our office with left hip pain, groin pain, and could not put her full weight on the left side. She had been taking ibuprofen to help with the pain for the last four