Dr. Lumbago, My mother who is 68 years of age goes to her chiropractor a few times a year when her headaches and low back pain start to bother her.  She has always been a very active woman having grown up and living on a farm all her life.  She says that the chiropractic adjustment th

Here is an interesting email from someone wanting to know how to find the best chiropractor in an area. Greetings Dr. L., I want you to know I enjoy your back and neck pain website because it gives information I have not found on other medical websites.  I especially like the fact tha

Hello Doctor, When I was in my early teens I had a farming accident driving a tractor up the side of deep culvert and it rolled over on me and almost killed me.  I had multiple fractures with my left arm, shoulder blade and collar bone, and I had head injuries that made my skull out o

hi, i am 26 and i play a lot of sports and stuff and always have since i was a kid, so i am getting hit or falling down or doing something to hurt my neck and upper back all the time, espcially between the shoulder blades. i guess i learned to crack my neck to get releif when upper ba

Dr. Lumbago, Here’s my story. I hope you can tell me what I should do. Last year, almost 14 months ago, I had an accident at work on a fork lift truck when another employee hit me with his fork lift truck that was going at a high rate of speed, and hit me from the side and I was throw

Dr. Lumbago, Do you have any suggestions how to find a chiropractor in my area? I am looking for a chiropractor in the southern part of Denver. Some people have told me that not all doctors of chiropractic do the same thing, and some are better than others. Any help would be appreciat

What is chiropractic care? Information about chiropractic and chiropractors (DC) Many people ask, “Are chiropractors doctors, really?” After decades of fighting with the AMA, and a lot of bad things said about the chiropractic profession, many people are still confused abo

What works for lower back pain relief? Lower back pain treatment: things you might not have considered for back pain relief More treatments for back pain Many different types of treatment of back pain can be used, depending on who you respond to the three primary treatments described

The chiropractor and the chiropractic adjustment What is chiropractic care? Chiropractic care is a method of health care that focuses on manually correcting misalignment (chiropractic adjustment) of bones (subluxations) that as a consequence cause a large series of health problems, es