Brown Spine and Sport

Brown Spine and Sport Sports Doctor/ Chiropractor
Movement / Exercise Specialist
Musculoskeletal Expert

05/29/2022

Couldn't have done it without you all!
Thank you all for voting me
#1 for Best in the Region

2 Locations, Check Us Out!
Swagler Strength and Performance
Revive Cryo & Wellness

I love what I do and love being able to provide the services you need.
We offer
-Chiropractic care
-Cupping and scraping
-Exercises
-Nutrition
-Personal training

Medical imaging can be a great tool when used correctly. Unfortunately it's the quickest way to get a low back patient...
10/18/2021

Medical imaging can be a great tool when used correctly. Unfortunately it's the quickest way to get a low back patient out of your office.

Taking a picture of your back to see what's causing pain , is like popping the hood and taking a picture of your engine to see why your car squeaks.

Unless it's glaringly obvious, that picture isn't going to tell you all that much.

A thorough spinal assessment will put your spine through a number of tasks to determine
The mechanism of injury
Pain presentation
Radiation and severity
How the spine moves
How it handles load
What causes pain
Where the pain is felt.

See the difference?

10/12/2021

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CALL (315) 685-3780 OR VISIT REVIVEFLX.COM AND CLICK ONE OF THE “BOOK NOW” BUTTONS TO BOOK A SESSION.
 
THE DOC WILL BE AT REVIVE ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS

REVIVE has joined up with Dr. Joshua Brown to bring the skills he has honed over years of experience in treating and training elite athletes in combination with REVIVE's own cutting edge recovery therapies.
 
A 40 minute session with the Doc will be followed by one of these 5 REVIVE services:
❄ Whole Body Cryotherapy
🔥 Infrared Sauna
🗜 Normatec Compression
☮ Float Tank
📳 Vibration Therapy
 
Services Offered Include:
⭐Myofascial Decompression (Cupping) - A new and scientific take on traditional ancient Chinese medicine practices. This revamped approach combines negative pressure therapy with evidence based movement protocols to enhance movement patterns and neuromuscular re-education. MFD is becoming increasingly popular with athletes for its effectiveness and non-invasive approach to musculoskeletal inefficiencies. Nearly every sport in the 2020 olympics had athletes with cupping marks present.
 
⭐Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage - IASTM is a soft tissue therapy used in over ⅔ of MLB, NFL, and NBA teams. IASTM performed with a smooth edge tool used to glide over the skin and muscles in an attempt to promote gliding within the muscular tissues. It’s been shown to increase range of motion. decrease joint stiffness, and has a therapeutic effect as well with regards to muscle.
 
⭐Active Release/ Pin and Stretch - As with all therapies we are looking to increase the functional capacity/movement of a muscle. This technique requires shortening a muscle by pinning it down, then taking it through full ranges of motion both active and passively. This therapy has a similar approach as MFD, but with a compressive muscle stimulus instead of a decompression stimulus.

Most patients I see with low back pain have either been dealing with it for months and are fed up, or or it just happene...
09/28/2021

Most patients I see with low back pain have either been dealing with it for months and are fed up, or or it just happened and they need help now.

Regardless , they are seeking professional help and guidance on how to return back to their normal everyday activities with little to no pain.

They want potential answers and potential solutions to their problem.

If I told the patient they had non specific low back pain, they would look back at me and say "I know, thats why I'm here, I don't know whats causing it".

Studies have shown that 85% of low back pain is classified as non specific low back pain.

Pain is a very complex subject that involves a number of biological, psychological, psychological, sociological, and and mechanical processes.

While it's not practical to dive into each one of these individually to arrive at a complete diagnosis, we can start attack some of the most prominent history findings such as aggravators, drivers, contributors, and predisposers to address the percieved threat to the body causing pain.

A lot of chiropractors like to make the assumption that" insert bone" Is out of place. This implies you need to have a ...
09/20/2021

A lot of chiropractors like to make the assumption that" insert bone" Is out of place.

This implies you need to have a chiropractor continuously put this bone back into pback into place.

If the bone was out of place, you would be able to see it on X-ray And would likely be considered a medical emergency

So what does an adjustment actually do?
Without getting into the philosophy behind Chiropractic from an evidence based standpoint....

An adjustment is simply a tool to put movement into a joint that was previously moving less than ideal.

An adjustment (HVLA) a.k.a high velocity low amplitude maneuver fires off an abundance of mechanoreceptors which directly affect the central nervous system.

While the short term solution may be an adjustment, or an instantaneous input of movement and sensation into restricted joint, that doesn't prevent it from happening again.

So there needs to be more than just an adjustment to your chiropractic visit. Generally exercise/movement based therapies pair very well with Chiropractic care

What a journey its been. I still remember sitting in class 4 years ago today not knowing anybody or what I was getting ...
08/31/2021

What a journey its been. I still remember sitting in class 4 years ago today not knowing anybody or what I was getting myself into.

Now 4 years later, I'm treating patients, making a name in my community. Can't wait to reflect back in another year to see where I'm at in life.

To all my patients, I Thank you.

Too often I hear patients use their x-ray "findings" to determine their pain, disability, outcomes.The more we x-ray, th...
05/12/2021

Too often I hear patients use their x-ray "findings" to determine their pain, disability, outcomes.

The more we x-ray, the more we are coming to realize most degeneration is a natural part of life and does not always cause pain.

For example, a sudden onset of knee pain may lead to an x-ray.

That x-ray will probably find some sort of degeneration

That degeneration was there long before the pain was. So why worry about it?

An x-ray can be beneficial to rule out things like fracture after traumatic events but not great for determining much else

Exercise and strength has been shown in the literature to be one of the greatest therapies for chronic nonspecific pain,...
05/10/2021

Exercise and strength has been shown in the literature to be one of the greatest therapies for chronic nonspecific pain, especially in the back.

How we move dictates how we live

Everyone is built different but squatting is always squatting regardless of what yours looks like.

This picture demonstrates the differences between the length of your femur and your back angle at 90 degrees.

The longer the femur
The farther your weight is displaced behind your heels
The farther you must bend forward to find balance.

04/27/2021

OK maybe not wrong but certainly not as efficient

To put it simply as you rotate your hips while you lunge you are loosening one end of the hip flexor while tightening the other.

That's not really a stretch. The goal is to pull and create tension.

Give it a try and I promise it won't disappoint

04/13/2021

Shoulder Abduction is started by the supraspinatus, a small rotator cuff muscle before the deltoid takes over at 15 degrees.

If you have a painful range of motion during shoulder abduction this is something worth exploring.

Have no fear, if this is something that describes you it's certainly treatable in most cases. Shoulder surgery outcomes certainly are not the greatest and conservative care has shown to be a promising treatment option. And if conservative care doesn't help surgery is more likely to be successful.




Depite being in a pandemic, there is another crisis that's still looming in the shadows. The opioid crisisBy the numbers...
04/07/2021

Depite being in a pandemic, there is another crisis that's still looming in the shadows. The opioid crisis

By the numbers

25% of prescribed opiods for chronic pain are misused
10% of chronic pain opioid users develop a use disorder
5% of of use disorder patients move to herion
Leading cause of accidental death in the US
Opiod misuse costs over $78 billion annually

As demonstrated in the articles posted. There appears to be an Inverse relationship between chiropractic and opioid use.

Inverse means as one goes up (chiropractic visits) the other goes down (opiod use)

Most don't realize that chiropractors are not only doctors but are portal of entry providers. They can be utilized as primary care physicians, make proper referrals to specialists, and can make medical diagnoses. They can't however prescribe medication.

By being conservative in nature they provide an alternative to pain relief from a mechanical standpoint versus chemical

This makes it a great first option for musculoskeletal pain, especially in those populations susceptible to opiod abuse or have other contraindications such as pregnancy

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04/05/2021

New mic means better sounds. It even picks up the buzzing off the lights.

03/31/2021

Anterior shoulder pain is common. The only problem is there is a lot of possible diagnoses.

Many don't realize that the bicep originates on the scapula. One of the tendons is housed inside the bicepital groove of the humorous ( upper arm) before attaching to the anterior shoulder complex.

This is a modified version of an orthopedic test used to help determine the role of the bicep in anterior shoulder pain. It's easy to do. Give it try and see what you find.

03/26/2021

Here is a little prone cervical move to get you thru the weekend.

Friday posts are for the fun stuff. Monday and Wednesdays posts will be science activities but Friday are treatment videos of all kinds

03/15/2021

We are in full swing at
and appointments are filling up. Whether it's 10a.m. or 10p.m. we work the hours that work for you.

Scapular dyskinesis simply refers to a scapula a.k.a. shoulder blade that is either moving poorly or has a sub optimal resting position.

Studies have found people with altered scapular movement patterns have distinct differences in muscle firing of the surrounding area.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304382/

Changes in muscle firing are caused by a number of possibilities including the presence of pain, altered biomechanics, or even altered movement patterns.
Proper scapular motion is important for every day life and crucial for repetitive and overhead athletes.

Treatment number one utilizes cupping with scapular protraction and retraction. The cups are strategically placed to target a number of muscles that attached to the scapula. Cupping has a unique mechanism which is muscular decompression. Other bodywork such as massage, foam rolling, instrument assisted, pin and stretch, or rolling over a ball all utilize compression to soothe muscles.

Cupping, separates the muscle, fascia, and skin layers from one another. While cupping has been touted in Chinese medicine for treating numerous conditions, I strictly use it for its decompressive property.

Treatment two is sidelines scapular mobilization. By flaring out the medial border of the scapula I can firmly grab the scrap and move it in various planes depending on the needs the of the patient. While it’s hard to adjust the scapula because it has no joined to really gap (pop) this is a great alternative to restoring motion.

03/14/2021

We're in full swing inside and appointments are filling up. 10 a.m. or 10 p.m. dm us to schedule an appointment now. We work the hours that work for you.

Scapular dyskinesis simply refers to a scapula (shoulder blade) that is either moving improperly or has a poor resting position.

In short people with altered scapular movement patterns have distinct differences in muscle firing of the surrounding muscles.

Muscles fire differently for a number of reasons. It could be due to pain, altered biomechanics, or even altered movement patterns.

Proper scapular motion is important for everyday life and crucial for repetitive and overhead athletes.

Treatment number 1 utilizes cupping. cupping is unique in mechanism as it utilizes muscular decompression where most other body work is compression. Whether it's massage, foam rolling, instrument assisted, pin and stretch, or rolling over a ball. They all involve downward pressure.

Cupping, like muscle pinching/pulling separates the myofascial layers, the skin, and the fascia from each other. While cupping has been used for many purposes in chinese medicine I strictly use them for their decompressive characteristics.

Treatment 2 is a scapular mobilization that helps break up adhesions and loosen the musculature attached to the shoulder blade. Because the scapula doesn't really have a joint that can be adjusted, this is a great alternative to restoring motion.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304382/

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