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May 11 2020

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ is helping fibromyalgia sufferers have less pain, more energy, and enjoy life!

Suffering from Fibromyalgia is not your fault and it’s NOT in your head. Clinical studies have shown that the majority of fibromyalgia sufferers started having symptoms after a traumatic event like a car accident, work in jury or a fall.

If you suffer with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, you know how demanding life can be. You probably experience aches all over your body, disturbed sleep, tender points in the neck and shoulders, recurring headaches, fatigue and stiffness, and or restless leg syndrome.

A patient with fibromyalgia explained it like this…

“For people who take good health for granted, it’s hard to imagine a condition that makes simple tasks great tests of will and determination.”

Fibromyalgia is a real disease with real pain.

Many medical doctors don’t even think fibromyalgia is a real disease, but you know it is. You feel it every day — from the minute you wake up in the morning, all your normal daily tasks like cleaning the house, doing laundry, even cooking dinner takes a lot out of you.

Mark Pelligrino, MD (author of The Fibromyalgia Survivor), found that 2/3 of 2,000 fibromyalgia patient files showed patients started experiencing their symptoms after traumatic events like a car accident, work injury, or a fall.

Another study published in the 1997 issue of Arthritis And Rheumatism, said fibromyalgia is 13 times more likely to occur following neck injury than following a leg injury.

Prescription drugs are at best “masking tape” that covers up the daily warning signs of a painful disease.

Pain pills, even over-the-counter medications, don’t fix the cause of your problem. They may be necessary for a momentary crisis, but using them long term is no way to live. Many of these pain medications are quite addicting and have very real side effects.

One medication, Lyrica, was originally used to treat seizures. It basically reduces the pain by “killing” the nerves. Well, nerves are only 10% for sensation, the remaining 90% is for your body to function properly. I’ve had patients who were put on this drug and said it helped reduce the pain, but they were so sedated, that they couldn’t perform their daily activities.

The other medication, Cymbalta, was originally approved for depression, anxiety and diabetic neuropathy. One risk is increase of suicidal behavior and noted increase depression with Fibromyalgia sufferers who take this drug. (previous info received from the FDA website).

Have you been everywhere, tried everything, and are still suffering?

Fibromyalgia is often called the invisible disease. You look fine on the surface, but underneath you’re often exhausted and in excruciating pain.

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein, DC, owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center located in downtown Freehold, NJ in Monmouth County. Over the past 13 years I’ve used gentle treatments to help so many fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue patients feel better and live healthier, more joyful lives.

By taking a different approach, we naturally get to the cause of fibromyalgia. We do not cover up the symptoms with medications, that at most mask the symptoms. Our goal is to get you feeling better to enjoy your normal daily activities, family and social life once again.

In our Freehold, NJ office we analyze 4 areas known to be out of balance with patients suffering with fibromyalgia. We test the nervous system with advanced computerized technology. Then we check the adrenal glands, also called the stress glands. These glands help regulate the major hormones of the body, but if not functioning well, you will not adapt to stress well and experience many symptoms. Next we analyze the toxicity or pH levels of the body. Finally, we are one of only 4 doctors in NJ that have advanced biofeedback that tests for internal and external stressors that are scientifically proven to contribute to many symptoms including Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and restless leg syndrome.

Finally, A Proven Solution

For Fibromyalgia Pain

Numerous studies have shown the benefits of chiropractic care in fibromyalgia patients:

Dr. Frederick Wolfe, a well-known investigator of fibromyalgia and clinical professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, ran a study on fibromyalgia.

He asked patients to indicate drug or alternative treatments that best relieved their pain.

Dr. Wolfe found that changes in lifestyle worked better than drugs and stated “Chiropractic treatment also scored among the most effective measures.”

Another study examined the effectiveness of chiropractic in relieving fibromyalgia symptoms.

After just a few chiropractic treatments, fibromyalgia patients suffered from less pain and fatigue, and actually enjoyed better sleep.(JMPT 2000)

And best of all, there will be…

No Harmful Drugs, No Uncertain Procedures, And No Intimidation.

I look forward to helping you get rid of your pain so you can start living a healthier, more joyful life. Imagine how great you could feel without your constant fatigue and nagging pains. Imagine waking up each morning, jumping out of bed, and enjoying the day…no more waking up and feeling like you got hit by a truck.

Imagine not having to take handfuls of pain pills that haven’t helped much and have dangerous side effects.

What would it feel like to finally have hope again?

If you suffer from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue and or restless leg syndrome, there is hope! Regain your life back, like the many other patients we have helped in Freehold, Marlboro, Morganville, Jackson, Howell, Colts Neck and Manalapan, NJ.

May 11 2020

Vertigo and Chiropractic – A Possible Solution

Freehold NJ Chiropractor, Dr. Russell Brokstein, talks about vertigo and a new research study that shows how chiropractic was able to help almost all of the patients in the study group reduce or eliminate the symptoms of vertigo.

Watch this video where Dr. Brokstein explains the one common finding in all the patients who suffered with vertigo, and how chiropractic helps. If you know somebody suffering with vertigo, please tell them about this study!

May 11 2020

Whiplash or Auto Injury? Freehold NJ Chiropractor Shares Multiple Studies

Multiple Studies Confirm Positive Outcomes of Chiropractic Care for Whiplash Injuries!

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein and as owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, New Jersey, I see many patients every year that have been in car accidents. Some have pain immediately after the auto accident, others don’t experience the pains and problems months to even years down the road.

One thing many people experience is whiplash. According to the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, “Whiplash is defined as an injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, backward or forward, often occurring from rear on-set automobile accidents and amusement rides or the result of falls, accidents and sporting activities.”

It takes just a 3 to 5 miles per hour bumper hit to cause trauma to the spine and cause whiplash. Many times, patients in these instances of low impact trauma don’t know they had damage that occurred until years down the road as the problem progressively got worse.

1 out of 15 adult Americans suffers from the annoying and sometimes debilitating long-term effects of whiplash injury, usually in the form of neck stiffness and pain. Others can develop headaches, migraines, numbness and tingling or even shoulder pain.

Many scientific studies have confirmed the benefits of chiropractic care when treating whiplash injuries. Arthur C. Croft, D.C. of the Spine Research Institute states, “While chiropractic care in the acute stage can often stave off this unpleasant outcome, two of the studies have shown that even in the chronic stage, chiropractic intervention can provide up to 90 percent relief for these sufferers.”

One study in the journal Injury reports: “93 percent of the 28 patients studied retrospectively were found to have a statistically significant improvement following chiropractic care.”

A follow up study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine concluded that, “Whiplash injuries are common. Chiropractic is the only PROVEN effective treatment in chronic cases. Our study enables patients to be classified at initial assessment in order to target those patients who will benefit from such treatment.”

Many things can be done to help prevent cases of whiplash, including driving carefully and wearing proper restraints like seatbelts and positioning your headrest at the right level. Whiplash can also occur during sporting events and other activities and it’s extremely important to wear the correct safety equipment and head gear.

Chiropractic care is a well established and proven effective treatment in providing considerable relief with the highest outcomes in correcting whiplash. Unlike medical treatment which just prescribes pain medications, muscle relaxers and injections that might temporarily cover up symptoms but have many side effects, chiropractic care corrects the cause of the problems. Chiropractic allows the patients to get back to normal daily activities.

It’s important to get checked after any type of trauma to the body. The quicker you get checked, you can prevent progression to a chronic condition. You can have serious consequences down the road even if you do not feel pain right away!

For more information about Dr. Russell Brokstein go to his website by clicking here: www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Discusses Health Risks & Dangers Verse Safety of Chiropractic

Dr. Russell Brokstein of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold NJ answers a lot of questions from residents in his town and neighboring towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Jackson and Colts Neck, NJ about the risks and safety of Chiropractic care. It seems to be a huge question brought up time and time again and has been on the news a lot lately. Everyone knows that insurance companies are NOT in the business of losing money. So, if chiropractic was dangerous, costly, or risky in any way whatsoever, do you think I would be paying around $1500 a YEAR for the best coverage you can get? Chiropractic malpractice insurance is less than most people pay for auto insurance. If only everyone knew how incredibly safe and effective chiropractic care is – they would understand why chiropractors pay the least amount of ALL primary care doctors.

? According to Marcel J. Hernandez, ND, who directs the wellness program at American Western insurers are discovering that offering an alternative health insurance program actually lowers medical bills,

? Nearly across the board, there are fewer complications, side effects, and costly, unexpected medical outcomes with Chiropractic procedures.

On The other hand people need to realize where the risks lie:

An estimated 2 billion prescriptions are written for people in the U.S. every year-earning $49 billion for the pharmaceutical industry.
A 13-year study by the U.S. Office of Public Health found 2/3 of all over-the-counter drugs do not do what the manufacturers report.*
190,000 deaths per year were results of drug toxicity and 300,000 deaths (the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S.) was from hospital acquired (iatrogenic) infections. (This from the Vital Statistics Report from the National Center For Health Statistics in Washington, D.C.)

There are 8.8 million prescribed drug related hospitalizations costing $47 billion annually. 28% of hospital admissions are due to prescribed drugs side effects.**

So…Chiropractic has the lowest malpractice rate of all primary health care!! If you want real health insurance, put your trust and dollars in Chiropractic. That’s where the future of your health lies.

May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Explains Shoulder Pain can be Associated to Neck Pain or Whiplash

Auto injuries are shown to cause more than just neck pain. In a new study researchers find that patients with whiplash or other causes of neck pain were more likely to have problems with shoulder function than healthy patients. Misalignments of the shoulder can create or irritate neck pain. The shoulder imbalances can also cause other problems including headaches or migraines.

Patients in the research had neck pain of different causes. It was found they had more difficulty performing routine shoulder movements, and their head and neck postures were altered. The research also showed that depending on the cause of the neck problem influenced the type of shoulder problems the patient had: those patient that couldn’t elevate their shoulders as much as normal patients had insidious onset neck disorders while those patients that had shoulders that were rotated forward slightly had neck problems resulting from whiplash.

Like many other studies, it is found that whiplash patients have a higher risk of developing shoulder pain and experiencing a number of other conditions including pain, headaches, numbness and tingling just to name a few. This shows that neck injuries alter the function of other areas of the body and that it’s so important that a patient finds a practitioner that addresses the entire spine and other surrounding regions, not just the location of the pain itself.

Our chiropractic office, Hometown Family Wellness Center located in Freehold, NJ, addresses the cause of the problems that you are experiencing. We have been helping patients for over 14 years in the Freehold area and surrounding towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville, and other communities of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey. Relying on medications might just cover up your pain at best, but increases the chances of disability because you are not addressing the cause of the pain and you become overconfident that just because the pain is decreased that you can perform normal activities without causing further harm. Many studies show that chiropractic not only reduces your pain naturally without drugs or surgery, but improves your quality of life so you can enjoy your normal daily activities once again. Seeking early treatment may help you avoid developing shoulder and back pain, arthritis, degeneration and other problems later on. If you are ready to correct the cause of your neck pain and whiplash, contact our office at 732-780-0044 and also check out our website at www.chiropractorfreehold.com
Helgadottir, Harpa, and Eythor Kristjansson, Sarah Mottram, Andrew Karduna, and Halldor Jonsson, Jr. Altered Alignment of the Shoulder Girdle and Cervical Spine in Patients With Insidious Onset Neck Pain and Whiplash-Associated Disorder. Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 2011; 27:181-191.

Berglund A, Nygren A, Jensen I, et al. The association between exposure to a rear-end collision and future neck or shoulder pain: a cohort study. World Congress on Whiplash-Associated Disorders. 1999;p. 99.

Kosek E, Januszewska A. Mechanisms of pain referral in patients with whiplash associated disorder. European Journal of Pain 2008;12:650-660.

Miller J, Gross A, D’Sylva J, Burnie SJ, Goldsmith CH, Graham N, Haines T, Bronfort G, Hoving JL. Manual therapy and exercise for neck pain: A systematic review. Manual Therapy 15(2010) 334-354.

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