Month: October 2016

An extremely common question that I am asked in my clinic is, “What is the best mattress that I should buy?”.  Given this is such a common question, one would think that an answer, driven by data, would be readily available. Unfortunately this is an extremely difficult question to answer because of the nature of human…

Well, it’s official, folks –it’s cold. We’ve written posts before on how cold weather affects chronic pain, but it also contributes to a condition known as Acquired Torticollis. Acquired Torticollis, otherwise known as stiff neck, is the result of muscle spasms in the neck. Symptoms include intense pain on one side of the neck and difficulty…

You’ve either said it or heard someone say, “There’s a storm a brewing, I can feel it in my bones.” But can weather really affect your health and well being? Many people tend to report an increase in pain when there are drastic weather changes. Though there is not full agreement among researchers, there appears to be…