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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Jan 1, 2015 | Health Articles
If you think about the mechanics of your neck, you’ll realize it’s not surprising how easily it can be injured. It has amazing flexibility, is constantly on the move, has very little muscular support, but has to support the 14 - 16 pounds of your head. It is like balancing a bowling ball on a...
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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Dec 30, 2014 | Health Articles
The holiday is here! With the season's good cheer comes the stress which can lead to tears, neck pain, shoulder pain, and headaches. This is especially the case at Christmas. The combination of the wrong food, too much alcohol, late nights, rushing around carrying heavy bags, and, let’s say it, family stresses, can all amount...
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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Dec 25, 2014 | Health Articles
The word on the streets is that the most abused drugs these days are found not being creatively cooked or grown but dispensed or bought at a convenience store near you. The drugs that are most often misused are not for recreational use but for the reduction of pain. The same pain that is the...
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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Dec 23, 2014 | Health Articles
Tis the season to be merry, but if you suffer from pain you feel you are more like Scrooge than Santa. The "Pinch" Being pinched hurts, but to pinch a nerve? Ugh! That must feel like severe, intense pain – and it often does. “Pinched” nerves can happen anywhere in your spine; they can...
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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Dec 18, 2014 | Health Articles
This is the time of year that we all begin to think about the new year and the resolutions of change that we will try to commit to this year. Beginning an exercise program is generally approached in that certain way: With enthusiasm, high hopes and a positive attitude. Then the realization kicks in. It’s...
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by Dr. Mark Hardwick and Dr. Mitchell Jacobs | Dec 16, 2014 | Health Articles
As we get older, years of mechanical stress can lead to the deterioration of joints, ligaments, and tendons. This degenerative process, more commonly known as arthritis, primarily affects the weight-bearing joints in the body such as the hips and knees and those found in the lumbar spine. The shoulder, too, is also prone to undergo...
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