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Have you ever glanced at your reflection in a storefront window or mirror as you walked by and noticed your posture? Sca...
09/13/2025

Have you ever glanced at your reflection in a storefront window or mirror as you walked by and noticed your posture? Scary, isn’t it?

We all know that we should stand up straight, but we soon forget when as we fall back into our daily routine.

The most common postural fault associated with headaches is the forward-based head and shoulders. From the side, it appears that the head is significantly forward relative to the shoulders, the upper back is rounded forwards, and the shoulders are rolled forwards and rotated inward.

One exercise that helps reduce this postural bad habit is tucking in the chin and pretending a book is balancing on top of the head. The objective is to not allow the book to slide forward off your head and land on your toes!

It takes approximately three months of CONSTANT self-reminding before the new "good habit" posture becomes automatic, so be patient. Soon you’ll "catch yourself doing it right" without thinking about it.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/297/headaches-and-posture/

There are many people who frequently suffer from headaches, some even on a daily basis. Many feel this is "normal." In f...
09/13/2025

There are many people who frequently suffer from headaches, some even on a daily basis. Many feel this is "normal."

In fact, when they visit a chiropractor for the first time for what they believe to be an unrelated issue, they may not even bring it up. They may only discuss it after being asked if they have headaches, as if everyone has headaches.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/307/some-headache-causes-and-solutions/

Whiplash results from a sudden trauma, usually involving an accident, where the injured person’s car is struck from behi...
09/13/2025

Whiplash results from a sudden trauma, usually involving an accident, where the injured person’s car is struck from behind, from the front, or from one of the sides.

The injury is caused from the head quickly accelerating, like a "crack the whip" action, which often results in headache, neck pain, and sometimes loss of memory or the ability to concentrate.

There are many reports about whiplash and factors about the collision that may predict who will become disabled from such an injury.

Previous reports have suggested that female gender (due to a slender neck), older age (due to less flexible joints), marital status (due to stress if divorced or single), heavy manual labor, self-employment, previous psychological problems, the inability to concentrate, catastrophizing about pain, and fear of relapse by doing regular activity have all been common issues discussed in research articles.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/340/whiplash-and-work-disability/

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints presenting to chiropractic offices and remains one of the most ...
09/12/2025

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints presenting to chiropractic offices and remains one of the most challenging conditions to manage because there are so many causes. Some of its causes include the obvious such as over-lifting, over-use activities such as sports injuries (bowling, golfing, skiing, tennis, football, etc.), raking leaves, shoveling snow, and more. Frequently, work-related strains are the primary cause of LBP due to the constant, persistent, and awkward positions frequently required in many jobs.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/301/low-back-pain-and-its-many-causes/

Headaches are a very common problem seen in chiropractic offices. They can vary from mild and barely noticeable to extre...
09/12/2025

Headaches are a very common problem seen in chiropractic offices. They can vary from mild and barely noticeable to extreme, so much so that it results in total disability where a sufferer is restricted to bed rest in a dark, quiet room.

One inexpensive, reliable method to track a patient's progress is a self-administered test called the "Headache Disability Index" (HDI).

Here is a list of questions that are included in the HDI:

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/544/headaches-a-self-assessment-of-function/

Certain low back conditions can give rise to more than just lower back pain.When leg pain is present, it can be caused b...
09/12/2025

Certain low back conditions can give rise to more than just lower back pain.

When leg pain is present, it can be caused by either a pinched nerve or an inflamed facet joint.

The good news is that both of these sources of low back and leg pain are very treatable with chiropractic care!

The important point to remember is that obtaining prompt treatment when symptoms first appear is best because waiting and hoping it will subside on its own often results in a longer treatment course and is less satisfying for all concerned.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/311/oh-my-aching--leg-/

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of pain involving the musculoskeletal system. Its sufferers may some...
09/11/2025

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of pain involving the musculoskeletal system. Its sufferers may sometimes miss work or be unable participate in desired activities or social outings. It can even become so disabling that out of desperation, LBP patients visit the emergency room (ER) in search of relief.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/343/what-makes-back-pain-so-common-/

Patients who present with neck pain along with arm numbness, pain, and/or weakness often ask, "…what’s causing this pain...
09/11/2025

Patients who present with neck pain along with arm numbness, pain, and/or weakness often ask, "…what’s causing this pain down my arm?" The condition can result from a bulging or herniated disk pinching a nerve in the neck. The cause of this complaint can be either a traumatic or non-traumatic event. In fact, sometimes, the patient has no idea what started their condition, as they cannot tie any specific event to the onset of symptoms.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/349/neck-and-arm-pain-the-herniated-disk/

Another interesting and lesser-known relationship is the jaw (frequently referred to as the TMJ) and its association wit...
09/11/2025

Another interesting and lesser-known relationship is the jaw (frequently referred to as the TMJ) and its association with neck function, especially the upper cervical vertebrae and headaches. The muscles that move the jaw/TMJ are largely innervated by the 5th cranial nerve, also called the trigeminal nerve. Several studies have found that when stimulating structures innervated by the trigeminal nerve, neck and/or jaw pain is created and vise versa. Similarly, patients with jaw problems (called temporomandibular dysfunction or TMD) often report neck pain. When we open our mouth wide, head-neck extension always occurs followed by head-flexion when we close the jaw. Hence, the neck is always moving when we chew, yawn, talk, and clench our teeth. In fact, all of these everyday activities result in jaw, head, neck motion extending from the base of the skull and first cervical vertebra (occiput-C1) and continues down through the entire cervical spine.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/361/neck-pain-headache-and-the-jaw-joint/

One of the reported causes of both migraine and tension headache is cervical muscle tension and spinal joint abnormaliti...
09/10/2025

One of the reported causes of both migraine and tension headache is cervical muscle tension and spinal joint abnormalities in the neck. When considering treatment for headaches, whether it’s a tension-type or migraine, there are many choices available to the patient. The question is, which of the many options offer the best benefit?

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/328/self-management-approaches-for-your-headache-/

TRY THESE EXERCISES NOW TO REDUCE NECK PAIN!These exercises combine range of motion (ROM) against light/partial resistan...
09/10/2025

TRY THESE EXERCISES NOW TO REDUCE NECK PAIN!

These exercises combine range of motion (ROM) against light/partial resistance in four directions (forwards, backwards, and L/R side bending).

To do these correctly:

1. Push your head into your hand while moving the head to the end of the range, "...letting the head win" (See A, C, E, G).

2. Repeat this going back in the opposite direction by "letting the hand win" (see B, D, F, H), again, moving through the entire range of motion. ALWAYS push the head into the hands, Make sure you move the head against resistance in BOTH directions, 3 times each (A-B then B-A x3; C-D then D-C x3) then, (E-F then F-E x3, and lastly, G-H then H-G, x3 reps). The trick is doing this VERY slowly (to build motor control and coordination) and to move through the entire "comfortable" range of motion.

Repeat 3x slowly. If pain worsens, lighten up on the amount of pressure used or stop the movement just prior to the sharp pain onset. If you can't make it to the end of the movement due to pain, make a note of how many reps it took before the onset or increase of pain and how far you could move your head. Do 3 slow reps and then move to the next exercise direction.

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/546/neck-pain-exercise-options/

Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissues in the neck including ligaments, joint capsules, muscles and their tendons, an...
09/10/2025

Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissues in the neck including ligaments, joint capsules, muscles and their tendons, and intervertebral disks. It can also involve the nervous system tissues in more severe cases, result in radiating arm pain.

But how does whiplash happen?

During a car crash, most commonly a rear-end collision. The sudden jolt occurs so fast we cannot brace ourselves adequately and the head accelerates back and forth beyond the limits of the ligaments that hold our bones firmly together (often referred to as a "sprain"). Because of the significant range of motion of the neck, the weight of the head, and how the head is suspended on the neck, the neck is particularly vulnerable to this type of injury (more commonly worse in woman due to females having a more slender neck).

https://DrMichaelPoundOnline.com/383/whiplash--important-points-to-know-/

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