New England Sport and Spine

12/12/2019

Dr. Andrew Bruns is pleased to announce that he will be accepting Chiropractic patients at Coastal Orthopedics in Brunswick, Maine starting 01/08/2020. Injections will be managed by Dr. John Guernelli MD. The providers at Coastal Orthopedics will not manage any op**te prescriptions.

Dr. Bruns is a Doctor of Chiropractic and does not perform Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy. However, he was heavily influenced by the techniques and philosophy that he observed under Dr. Jorgensen and Dr. Landry during his time at New England Sport and Spine.

If you would like to schedule a Chiropractic appointment with Dr. Bruns in Brunswick, please reach out to him at: abruns.dc@gmail.com

Any requests pertaining to New England Sport and Spine, or it's providers, should be directed to: info@nesportandspine.com

10/03/2019

This technique is similar in approach to Balanced Membranous or Ligamentous Tension. With his or her hands on the patient's head the physician feels for asymmetrical or restricted areas of motion. The physician follows that motion to its endpoint then waiting for it to release which restores normal motion.

This technique is similar in approach to Balanced Membranous or Ligamentous Tension. With his or her hands on the patient's head the physician feels for asymmetrical or restricted areas of motion. The physician follows that motion to its endpoint then waiting for it to release which restores normal....

09/20/2019

Exercising is an important part of your pain treatment. While you may only be in the patient room for an hour, your treatment should continue as you go about your everyday life. A good way to make sure this happens is through constant exercising and daily stretching. While the very nature of pain ma...

09/19/2019

During ketamine therapy, an intravenous (IV) infusion of this medicine can block pain receptors in the brain and spinal cord while still allowing the nerve to function normally. After infusion, these heightened and abnormal pain sensations may disappear. The object of ketamine therapy is to improve pain tolerance and decrease pain output. Patients may find a dramatic increase in pain relief, and also find they no longer need to be as dependent on previous pain medications they may have been taking.

Ketamine is a commonly used anesthetic medicine. During ketamine therapy, an intravenous (IV) infusion of this medicine can block pain receptors in the brain and spinal cord while still allowing the nerve to function normally. After infusion, these heightened and abnormal pain sensations may disappe...

09/04/2019

We regret to inform you that effective October 2nd, New England Sport & Spine will be closing due to unrecoverable fiscal distress. It has been our honor and pleasure to care for your medical needs over the last 20 years. We thank you for the trust you have shown in our team. To ensure that your medical needs continue to be met, we will work to assist you in finding other care as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation. Your health and wellness remain our priority.

09/02/2019

A cluneal nerve block injection is a treatment method for chronic lower back pain. A steriod and anesthetic is being injected on the targeted nerve reducing the inflammation around the nerve that causes the pain.

A cluneal nerve block injection is a treatment method for chronic lower back pain. Unlike radiofrequency rhizotomy, the nerves are not being burned in a cluneal injection. Rather, a steriod and anesthetic is being injected on the targeted nerve. The steriod has long-lasting effects when adminstered....

08/31/2019

Exercising is an important part of your pain treatment. While you may only be in the patient room for an hour, your treatment should continue as you go about your everyday life. A good way to make sure this happens is through constant exercising and daily stretching. While the very nature of pain management means that exercising can be difficult, some types even impossible, you can adjust your movements to the type you need and we have provided some below.

Exercising is an important part of your pain treatment. While you may only be in the patient room for an hour, your treatment should continue as you go about your everyday life. A good way to make sure this happens is through constant exercising and daily stretching. While the very nature of pain ma...

08/23/2019

The transforaminal epidural steriod injection (ESI) is a long acting steriod injection into the opening at the side of the spine where a nerve root exits. The procedure uses a long acting steriod that when injected reduces the inflammation and swelling of spinal nerve roots and tissues around the nerve. This will reduce pain and numbness as it focuses on healing the inflammation and swelling of the area.

The transforaminal epidural steriod injection (ESI) is a long acting steriod injection into the opening at the side of the spine where a nerve root exits. This injection, while using the same technique and fluids as a cluneal nerve block, is for pain relief in the limbs, not the lower back. The proc...

08/17/2019

08/14/2019

Prolotherapy is designed to stimulate healing of chronic ligament and tendon weakness. The painful, weakened areas are injected with a proliferant (such as dextrose or sugar water), to directly stimulate the growth of healthy, strong tissues.

Prolotherapy is an injection treatment of tendons and ligaments. Tendons are the connective soft tissue between muscles and bones, and ligaments are the tissues that connect bones to one another at joints. Tendons and ligaments may become weak or injured and may not heal back to their original stren...

08/08/2019

In this technique the physician uses his or her hands to find joints that are not moving as well as or symmetrically with other joints. He or she then engages the barrier to motion in the joint and uses a quick but short thrust to overcome that barrier.

In this technique the physician uses his or her hands to find joints that are not moving as well as or symmetrically with other joints. He or she then engages the barrier to motion in the joint and uses a quick but short thrust to overcome that barrier.

08/07/2019

In this video, Dr. Andrew Bruns discusses his three best exercises for building core strength. Dr. Bruns is a licensed Chiropractor and movement specialist a...