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 | 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 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...