Dr Richard Picard

12/07/2022

In our current times where healthcare is run by big business corporations and is less personalized it’s easy to fall into a category of misdiagnosis. It’s important to be your own health advocate, ask questions and/or work with a functional medicine doctor who may bridge the gap between medicine and natural medicine to help find specific solutions or adjunctive treatments to specific problems.

More than 40% of dementia diagnoses have been shown to be wrong. Here's what may really be going on.

04/22/2022

The thing that I find most interesting on this topic is that very rarely will a medical office refer to a chiropractor. It's typically a feed-forward system where the GP refers to the orthopedic who refers to the PT, and then possibly for a more invasive procedure. The chiropractor is often left out of the equation. Chiropractic care is the missing link in my opinion. We can all work together in the best interest of the patient!

Seeing a chiropractor can help you avoid back surgery, according to a new study in the journal Spine. Researchers studied nearly 2,000 injured workers with back pain and found that the health-care provider significantly affected a patient's likelihood of receiving surgery. People who first visited ...

03/01/2022

10/31/2021

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06/02/2021

Frozen shoulder is a common complaint with many people over 40 years of age. This issue can be very annoying and can restrict the normal activities of daily living. Although many cases of frozen shoulder respond differently, chiropractic treatment is a great option for this condition.

A case study suggests that chiropractic can provide significant relief of frozen shoulder syndrome (FSS). FSS is a painful condition that causes night pain and restricted shoulder range of motion. To see if chiropractic could help, a case study evaluated the effects of chiropractic spinal adjustment...

04/21/2021

It's amazing how quickly and efficiently chiropractic care works for back pain, it's truly worth trying a natural and conservative approach first!

Seeing a chiropractor can help you avoid back surgery, according to a new study in the journal Spine. Researchers studied nearly 2,000 injured workers with back pain and found that the health-care provider significantly affected a patient's likelihood of receiving surgery. People who first visited ...

11/04/2020

SI Joint pain is one of the most common issues I see in patients with chronic low back pain. If you suffer from chronic lower back/hip/leg pain, it's a good idea to get checked by a chiropractor as the problem may be easily resolved in just a few short treatments.

Study confirms that chiropractic care is an effective, safe way to treat sacroiliac (SI) joint pain. SI joint pain has a number of causes which include leg length discrepancies; altered function of the hip, leg, or knee; and pregnancy. Participants in this study received a single chiropractic treatm...