by Dr. Kilcup | Oct 20, 2011 | Articles, Chiropractic, Disk Herniation, Neck & Back Pain
A herniated disk is an extremely painful condition. It typically causes extreme low back pain and leg pain. In this article I will explain: What a herniated disk is. The common “medical” treatments for a herniated disk. How I treat a...
by Dr. Kilcup | Jul 29, 2011 | Articles, Chiropractic, Disk Herniation, Home Therapy, Neck & Back Pain
For the last 26 years I have been treating people with back and neck pain. Besides helping get my patients out of pain, I consider teaching my patients how to prevent their back and neck pain to be my most important job. I spend time each visit with my patients...
by Dr. Kilcup | Jun 28, 2011 | Articles, Chiropractic, Home Therapy, Neck & Back Pain
As a chiropractor, I sometimes hear my patients tell me that they started a new exercise to help their back pain only to discover that the exercise made the pain worse. Why would exercise make one person’s back pain better but hurt someone else? Why does one...
by Dr. Kilcup | Jun 14, 2011 | Articles, Digestive Health, Healthy Living
Imagine one of your kids is sick with a fever, tummy ache, and vomiting. Would you know if he had appendicitis? Could you recognize appendicitis symptoms? Would you know whether you should take him to the hospital? If you aren’t sure, watch this video and you...
by Dr. Kilcup | May 18, 2011 | Articles, Healthy Living, Home Therapy
Finding the right exercise is not always easy. Often, I see people in my office who have quit exercising because they had a bad experience or were unable to stick with it for a variety of reasons. Often my patients have a very narrow view of what exercise is. My...
by Dr. Kilcup | May 10, 2011 | Articles, Chronic Sinusitis, Home Therapy, Sinus
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, and your nose runs like a faucet during that time of year, and you’re sick of taking drugs to get allergy relief, I’ve got some really great news for you. Allow me to introduce you to the Neti Pot, a simple tool...
by Dr. Kilcup | May 3, 2011 | Articles, Cardiovascular Health, Diet, Home Therapy, Hypertension
Did you know that there is an amazing and beneficial connection between pistachios and cholesterol? There has been a number of excellent studies that show that eating one to two one-ounce servings of pistachios a day will lower LDL (the bad cholesterol), raise HDL...
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 25, 2011 | Articles, Healthy Living, Home Therapy, Neck & Back Pain
Sitting is really hard on your back and neck. In fact, I can’t think of any daily activity that causes more problems than sitting. The other day I had a lot of computer work to do, so I decided to listen to some music while I worked. Soon I...
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 22, 2011 | Articles, Chiropractic, Neck & Back Pain
If you have back pain and you’re going to a medical doctor, you’re going to the wrong person, and you will not get the best treatment for it. Like if you had chest pain and you went to your chiropractor, you would be going to the wrong person. However, if...
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 20, 2011 | Articles, Home Therapy, Osteoarthritis
In this day and age, we all have busy lives. We don’t have the time to add in much else, so when we can accomplish more than one thing at a time, it’s amazing. One of the best things that can achieve that, and that will give you an unbelievable number of...
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 18, 2011 | Articles, Chiropractic, Headaches, Home Therapy
Have you ever had a headache where it feels like your brain is being shrink wrapped? In 2003, connections between the muscles in the upper neck and the spinal meninges were discovered. (Paper documenting the discovery.) Incredibly, these kinds of discoveries are... by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 16, 2011 | Articles, Healthy Living
I love what I do. I love caring for my patients. The relationships I have with them are dear to my heart. I have been in practice for over 30 years, and what I have experienced in the last few years has forced me to be unable to help people like I have in the past....
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 13, 2011 | Articles, Healthy Living
I just learned about a new book that contains the secret to a long life called The Longevity Project. It’s about a study that began in 1926 and tracked 1500 Americans from childhood to their death. Over the years, researchers documented the things that seemed...
by Dr. Kilcup | Apr 9, 2011 | Articles, Digestive Health, Headaches, Migraines
If you’ve ever suffered or had someone you care about suffer from migraine headaches, you know just how awful they are. Understanding what a migraine headache is and its causes is the first step in knowing what can help treat them. Migraine headaches are...