Marin Spine and Wellness

The High Cost of Back Surgery

chappy — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 02:16:43 +0000

I am a Marin Chiropractor who specializes in the treatment of low back pain, neck pain and herniated discs. I posted this article becauseI think it is important to consider the non-surgical options before you make a decision to get surgery. By no means am I against medical doctors performing surgery when it is [...]

Marin Chiropractor Treats Runners with Graston Technique

chappy — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:05:04 +0000

“After 11 years of only being able to tolerate a tiny volume of recreational running due to nagging IT band issues and other subtle symptoms related to imbalance, I began to see Dr Chappy for treatment. After 5 weekly ART, Graston and Laser treatments, I was able to train 60-90 minutes a day [...]

Marin Chiropractic Treats Golfers Back Pain

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:42:14 +0000

Chiropractic care – through the use of safe and natural spinal adjustive techniques, physical therapy applications, soft tissue mobilization, stretching and exercise programs, diet and nutritional counseling, and extensive biomechanical training – focuses on all causes which have lead to the symptoms of pain and tissue injury and do not focus on solely eliminating pain. [...]

Marin Chiropractic Treats Low Back Pain

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:56:34 +0000

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) currently is one of the most commonly used forms of electroanalgesia. Hundreds of clinical reports exist concerning the use of TENS for various types of conditions, such as low back pain (LBP), myofascial and arthritic pain, sympathetically mediated pain, bladder incontinence, neurogenic pain, visceral pain, and postsurgical pain. Because [...]

Marin Chiropractic Provides Soft Tissue and Massage Therapy

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:39:29 +0000

Marin Chiropractic provides a number of soft tissue therapy techniques which can be successfully employed to assist in the reduction of pain and muscle hypertonicity and spasm. Some of these include massage therapy, trigger point therapy, somatic therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, acupressure point therapy, and rolfing. The need and benefits of these therapies vary [...]

Marin Chiropractor Helps Skier with Active Release Technique

chappy — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:09:01 +0000

This is the season for fun in the snow. As the rain falls in Marin, so does the snow in Tahoe. With all that winter fun, people are, unfortunately, getting injured regularly. I just worked on a client who had a serious fall on an outstretched arm and injured their shoulder.

I successfully [...]

Marin Chiropractic Treats Pro Athletes and Weekend Warriors Alike

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:33:55 +0000

Are you a professional triathlete or are you bound to a desk all week, waiting for your Saturday morning ride in the hills of Marin? Both pro athletes and desk jockeys can get out of alignment just as easily, but for different reasons. Athletes training day in and day out subject their bodies to [...]

Marin Chiropractic Adds Life to Your Years

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:23:24 +0000

Chiropractic is the largest, drug-less, natural healing profession in the world, which emphasizes the inherent recuperative power of the body to heal.

Chiropractors specialize in the delivery of mobilization and manual therapy to help with healing and alignment of soft tissue, nerves and joints.

Not all Chiropractors are created equal. Just like not all [...]

Cause of Disease: A New Perspective

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:03:57 +0000

By Richard Barwell, DC

Brain function Research in the last 15 years has lead to a major shift in the understanding of the relationship between health and disease. All health professions are now looking at the role of stress, meaning neurological response and recovery, as the foundation of illness and health.

The medical “Germ [...]

Mechanical or inflammatory low back pain. What are the potential signs and symptoms?

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:20:23 +0000

Two commonly used labels for low back pain (LBP) are that of “mechanical” (1) or “inflammatory” (2). These labels have no universally accepted definitions. However, there are two distinct types of treatment for low back pain that seem to follow this definitional separation. That is, mechanical treatments (mobilization, manipulation, traction and exercise) contrasted with anti-inflammatory [...]