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May 11 2020

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares a Key Component Missed by Many Doctors in Treating Low Back Pain

Over 80% of the population experiences back pain at one time or another. Unfortunately many people wait, thinking it will go away, then wonder why it keeps coming back. Many others seek care from their medical doctors that just put them on a series of pain medication and muscle relaxers. The medications at best only give temporary relief, while the underlying cause actually gets worse. Just imagine if you went to a dentist for a painful cavity, but the dentist only shot the cavity with Novocaine but didn’t treat the cavity itself: You might feel better as you aren’t experiencing pain, but the cavity is actually decaying more. The same thing happens when you just go to a medical doctor and they prescribe medications. You feel better, but the underlying cause keeps getting worse.

Chiropractors and Physical Therapists take a different route and actually have the goal of correcting the cause, but only chiropractors find the actual cause of the pain and therefore have a highest success rate in correcting the back pain. By finding the spinal vertebra that are misaligned which are putting pressure on the nerves and causing dysfunction of the discs, chiropractic utilizes specific adjusting techniques to realign the bones and joints to get the pressure off the discs and nerves. It’s as simple as that!

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein and as a chiropractor for the past 13 plus years, I have done a lot of work on patients experiencing low back pain. Most chiropractors just look at the spine, but some of us specialize in full body mechanics, including the ankle, foot, knees and hips. Most times, patients have imbalances in their legs that can cause misalignments in the spine, all the way from the pelvis, lower back all the way up to the neck. By examining the legs and correcting the involved joints, we are able to further stabilize the spine from repetitive misalignment.

If your feet are misaligned, it causes you to walk off balance and translates into stress into knees, hips and the entire spine. This is similar to a car with misaligned wheels and you start to feel the car pulling to one side or the other. If you leave it that way too long, the tires start to wear down and you can have more problems build up including brake problems, struts, etc.

In my treatment of patients, I check everybody for misalignments of the ankles, feet, knees and hips to further correct the imbalances occurring in the spine that are causing the pain. A major part of the problems in the leg are due to collapsing arches that don’t get support from the shoes you wear. By measuring the arches with state of the art equipment, we can have custom made orthotics built to put in your shoes to provide the proper support to help stabilize the adjustments we perform.

A study reported in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics evaluated the efficacy of custom-made shoe orthotics in managing low back pain. 50 subjects were split into 2 groups of 25: one group received the orthotics, while the other group were put into a 6 week waiting period before being put into orthotics. The group wearing orthotics showed a significant decrease in back pain, while the second group didn’t show any improvement until being allowed to wear the orthotics from the 6th thru 12th week of the study. Foot pain also decreased in the orthotic group, while the non orthotic group showed no improvement in the first 6 weeks. The study concluded that the use of foot orthotics appear to play a significant role in reducing the effects of both foot and back pain in patients.

If you have been experiencing lower back pain that won’t resolve with the other approaches you have taken, I recommend coming in to our Freehold, NJ office, Hometown Family Wellness Center, for a full body examination and consult for me to show you the cause of your back pain once and for all. I will demonstrate for you how your feet and legs are a major contributor to your problem and then we will address the cause once and for all so you can once again be out of pain and on your way to enjoying your normal daily activities.

For more information on our practice click here to go to our website: www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

Reference: Cambron JA, Duarte M, Dexheimer J, Solecki T. Shoe Orthotics for the treatment of chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled pilot study. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2011; 34(4): 254-260

May 11 2020

Natural Hip Pain Relief

Natural hip pain relief is available for those who really want it. Hip pain is suffered by a large part of the population. The pain can be caused by

It's important to find the cause of your hip pain. — It’s important to find the cause of your hip pain.

many sources. For some it’s due to athletics and injuries. Others it can be from a trip or fall. It can even be radiating from the lower back. The elderly are a big portion of those who suffer with hip pain. This pain can get severe for the patient to need a cane or walker to get around. If not treated properly the joint will degenerate and possibly need surgery. The quality of life is altered because not many normal daily activities can be performed.

It’s important for a practitioner to analyze all areas. Too many times medical doctors look at the point of pain and miss the true cause. For hip pain it is so important to look at the arches of the feet, ankles, knees, and alignment of the pelvis and spine. Other times the hip problem can be causing low back pain or knee pain. Chiropractic takes a different approach at providing relief to patients suffering with pain. Chiropractors find the cause and using specific chiropractic adjustments give natural hip pain relief.

Using various diagnostics from orthopedic tests, range of motion, flexibility testing of the hamstrings, quadriceps and piriformis muscles, and possibly x-rays, a chiropractor can help patients suffering with hip pain. This treatment is aimed at correcting the underlying imbalances that are causing the pain. A large percentage of sufferers can obtain natural hip pain relief with chiropractic care.

Watch the following video of one of our patients who had hip and back pain so bad that she couldn’t walk around without a walker or cane. Her medical doctors wanted to use cortisone which she didn’t want to have. She not only received natural hip pain relief, but relief of her low back pain by visiting our Freehold Chiropractic office:

Are you seeking natural hip pain relief? Hometown Family Wellness Center is located in Freehold, NJ and we have been helping patients from all over NJ who have failed under many other types of care. Our goal is to get you pain free so you can once again enjoy your normal daily activities. If you would like to find out more about our office and Dr. Russell Brokstein contact us by calling 732-780-0044 or click here

May 11 2020

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Review by Survivor of 9/11 for his Back Pain and Shoulder Pain

Two years ago I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to help a survivor of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11. I remember the day he came into the office with the assistance of his wife who also survived. He had been suffering for 8 years with low back pain and shoulder pain and was using a walker to help him get around. From getting out of the chair in our waiting room to getting to the exam room took a lot of effort and pain. Watch and listen to Edwin tell his story.

I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to help such an amazing gentleman and family, allowing him to start enjoying his normal daily activities once again. This is what chiropractic is all about! Helping patients correct the underlying cause of their problems and being healthy naturally, not just cover up pain and symptoms with medications. This is why I love what I do as a chiropractor, helping patients like Edwin and every other patient I have had over the past 14 years.

If you are suffering with neck pain, back pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, sciatica, sports injuries, or looking to be optimally healthy without drugs and surgery, call our office and be a part of our success stories. For more information about chiropractor in Freehold NJ Dr. Russell Brokstein and Hometown Family Wellness Center go to our website: www.ChiropractorFreehold.com or call us at 732-780-0044.

May 11 2020

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Helps Patients Prevent Back Pain

The journal Spine has a new report that claims patients with acute low back pain many times develop chronic symptoms. Acute low back pain can result from lifting something incorrectly while bending at the waist, picking up something as little as a pen or paper that fell on the floor, repetitive stress or straining ligaments or muscles in the back. Patients describe it as an episode of temporary pain that will resolve itself in under 90 days.

605 acute back pain patients were in a new study. 13% still had back pain after 6 months, 19% developed chronic symptoms after 2 years. Some of these patients had persistent pain while others experienced occasional episodes of pain.

In another study, 73% of patients reported re-occurrence of back pain and the majority of the patients stated the amount of pain worsened each time they got back pain.

So, what does all this mean to you? If you experience back pain, you should never ignore the pain as it’s a signal to you that something is wrong and it could be the beginning of a chronic problem if you do not take care of it right away.

Fortunately research shows chiropractic is the most effective way to prevent back pain from worsening or reoccurring. At our office Hometown Family Wellness Center located in Freehold, NJ, Dr. Russell Brokstein is a chiropractor with 14 years of experience in helping patients who experience back pain and preventing it from becoming a chronic condition. By using various chiropractic techniques and therapeutic stretching and exercises, Dr. Russell helps correct the causes of your back pain and prevent future ones. For more information about our practice click this link: www.chiropractorfreehold.com and contact our office to see how chiropractic can help you without drugs or surgery.

Refereneces: The Prognosis of Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care in the United States: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study

May 11 2020

Ankle Sprains Helped with Chiropractic!

Ankle sprains are very common among athletes. Usually once you sprain the ankle, it is common to have recurrent injuries. More than 40% of inversion ankle sprains result in chronic instability. It’s important to get treatment quickly and effectively.

Inversion Ankle Sprains Benefit from Chiropractic Treatment

A study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT) shows chiropractic adjustments along with rehabilitation shows some of the best outcomes.

Short term outcomes were compared for 33 students who suffered with recurrent ankle sprains. They were split into those receiving just rehab and those receiving chiropractic plus rehab over a 4 week period. These patients were assessed for level of pain and disability. The rehab group were assigned specific ankle exercises to perform daily while the other group also received 6 chiropractic treatments.

The patients that received both rehab and chiropractic adjustments showed significant short-term reduction in pain and the number of joint restrictions in the short-term. The improvement of disability was the same for both groups.

I was a competitive soccer player who severely sprained my ankles multiple times and even dislocated my ankle once. I suffered for years with recurrent problems until getting under chiropractic care. I have experienced first hand the benefit of adjustments to improving pain and disability of ankle problems. Also, if you have low back pain it can be from chronic ankle conditions. By addressing the ankle misalignments, your lower back pain can be relieved more quickly.

As a Freehold chiropractor for the past 16 years I make sure to analyze and address ankle issues with all my patients. Incorporating therapeutic stretching, adjustments to the ankle and pelvic spinal stabilizers (orthotics) we help our patients get better more quickly and allow them to enjoy daily activities again. For more information about Dr. Russell Brokstein go to our website clicking here: Chiropractor in Freehold

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