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May 11 2020

Back Pain, Neck Pain and Knee Pain No Longer with Freehold NJ Chiropractor

Kristina is a patient who had been suffering with different musculoskeletal problems. During the many years in school, she had been carrying heavy books and backpacks, slouching in chairs and desks but also playing contact sports like lacrosse. From the accumulative affects of her daily activities, she was experiencing low back pain, neck pain and knee pain. Through a course of chiropractic, therapeutic stretching, adjusting her ankles, feet and knees and then stabilizing her arches in her feet, she is once again pain free and able to perform her daily activities once again… no drugs, no side effects.. Watch Kristina tell her experience:

If you have been suffering with pain or sick and tired of doctors prescribing one medication after another that just temporarily mask your symptoms with all the side effects, call our office to schedule a consultation and exam. Dr. Russell Brokstein will point out your imbalances and the actual cause of the pain. Once we know the causes, we address them to correct the problem.

To find out more about Dr. Russell Brokstein and Hometown Family Wellness Center, click here: www.chiropractorfreehold.com. Dr. Brokstein has been helping chiropractic patients for over 13 years in Freehold, Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville and many other surrounding communities in Monmouth County, New Jersey.

May 11 2020

Sciatica Helped by Freehold Chiropractor

Most people experience low back pain at one time or another. Unfortunately many wait too long to have it corrected or just cover it up with medications that just give temporary relief. Just like a cavity can progressively get worse, the underlying cause of the back pain degenerates and can develop into bulging or herniated discs and also a condition called sciatica.

Sciatica is a condition that refers to pain or discomfort associated with the sciatic nerve. The nerve runs from the lumbar spine, down the back of the leg, to the foot. Injury to or pressure on the sciatic nerve can cause the characteristic pain of sciatica: a sharp or burning pain that radiates from the lower back or hip, possibly following the path of the sciatic nerve all the way down to the foot. Some people describe a feeling of burning, sharp pain or even pins and needles into the foot.

There can be several causes of sciatica. Many times the bones of the lumbar spine will misalign or subluxate, putting pressure on the nerve. Many instances when the bones stay subluxated the discs start to generate or trauma can cause the disc to bulge or herniate further putting pressure on the sciatica nerve. Another common cause of sciatica is when a muscle called the piriformis gets tight or goes into spasm and puts pressure on the nerve resulting in sciatica. Also, the feet can be misaligned or have dropped arches which cause the feet to pronate or supinate. This misalignment of the feet can cause rotation of the knees and hips resulting in an imbalance of the lumbar and pelvic regions and that can add to the pressure on the sciatic nerve.

Following is a video of one of our patients who was having sciatica as well as back pain resulting from disc problems:

In our office, Hometown Family Wellness Center, Dr. Russell Brokstein addresses the cause of your condition. When it comes to sciatica it’s important to find a chiropractor that not only addresses the subluxations in the spine, but also the imbalances in the muscles of the legs and the misalignments in the ankles, feet and knees. If these other areas aren’t addressed, the subluxations will most likely keep occurring along with the pain associated with sciatica. Chiropractic has a high success rate in correcting the cause of sciatica and this is done without medications that can results in many dangerous side effects.

For more information about our office located at 9 Broadway in Freehold, NJ go to our website: www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

May 11 2020

Immediate Benefits of Chiropractic Seen on MRI

Many patients experience immediate benefits of chiropractic for low back pain. Now there are MRI studies that help to explain why chiropractic is successful in providing low back pain relief.

When you experience low back pain, you most likely have restricted range of motion. Sometimes you might notice your posture is off with a slight lean to one side. The longer these conditions are left, degenerative changes start to occur in the discs and joints. Scar tissue starts to develop in the surrounding muscles, tendons, ligaments and in the joint spaces.

Research was published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics in 2013 showing one of the

Side Posture Positioning and Chiropractic Adjustments Help Low Back Pain

reasons patients experience immediate benfits of chiropractic. It was theorized that chiropractic adjustments increase gapping of the joint spaces. This gapping helps increase motion of the joints and break up the scar tissue adhesions.

In the JMPT study, 112 patients with low back pain were randomly split into treatment with chiropractic adjustments, side posture positioning or 2 control groups. MRI’s were taken when the patients were enrolled, after their initial treatments and after 2 weeks of treatment to measure the Z joints at L4/L5 and L5/S1. Pain and function levels were also measured.

At the onset of the study, side posture positioning showed the great improvement in gapping of the Z joints. The significant improvement showed after 2 weeks of chiropractic adjustments with additional therapeutic benefits adding side posture positioning for these patients. After treatment was done all groups showed improvement in pain relief.

Studies like this help prove why there is immediate benefits of chiropractic in helping patients relieve their pain. Chiropractic doesn’t just mask symptoms but actually gets to the cause of the pain. Chiropractic corrects the cause of the problem by improving function of the joints and supporting soft tissues.

Our Chiropractor in Freehold has been helping patients for the last 18 years by incorporating chiropractic adjustments and side posture positioning. We also utilize flexion/distraction technique to further help low back pain and herniated or bulging discs. Call 732-780-0044 for natural effective relief of your back and neck pain.

May 11 2020

Simple Low Back Exercises to Help Relieve Pain

Statistics show that around 80% of the population suffers with back pain. The best way to relieve back pain is chiropractic care. Chiropractic finds the cause of the back pain. Every treatment plan should include low back exercises. These exercises help expedite recovery but also are great in maintaining and preventing future problems.

It’s important to stretch the tight muscles that are out of balance and improve flexibility. The leg muscles are a key component as they are the biggest muscles that support the low back. Once chiropractic care optimizes the range of motions and stretching brings flexibility to normal, then it is important to strengthen the supporting muscles. Too many times people just do strengthening exercises without improving range of motion and flexibility leading to just splinting the area out of balance.

Below are 3 videos showing simple low back exercises. It is important to note that if you experience pain while doing any of these moves to stop immediately and speak with your doctor.

First start with stretching the low back and hips:

Then stretch the legs and psoas:

Not until your pain is relieved and have balance in flexibility should you start these low back exercises that strengthen your core:

Following a proper protocol of chiropractic, stretching and low back exercises is the best way to address back pain.

One thing I stress over and over again is to keep doing this routine. Just like you have dental hygiene, you don’t stop brushing your teeth if your teeth aren’t hurting or your dentist gives you a clean bill of health. You keep brushing your teeth and going to the dentist periodically to maintain and prevent future problems. A misaligned spine decays just like your teeth when not taken care of properly! Too many times I find patients stop doing their stretching and exercises then the pain comes back. Spinal hygiene includes continued chiropractic, stretching and exercise to help keep you pain free, enjoy your daily activities and prevent future problems.

May 11 2020

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Helped Best by Chiropractic

Sacroiliac joint pain is the true cause of a significant number of those who suffer with low back pain. The SI joint is located at the base of the spine where the pelvis where the ilium and sacrum meet. Several factors can cause this joint to misalign. They can be from imbalances in the

Chiropractic is found to be the best treatment of sacroiliac joint pain

spine, leg length discrepancy, trauma or accidents, dysfunction of the ankle, feet, knees or hips and pregnancy. Pregnancy is a common cause for women because when the hormones in the body change to help ligament laxity to allow for delivery thru the pelvic region, it can cause excessive movement in the joints irritating the muscles, tendons and ligaments.

The dysfunction in the sacroiliac joint leads to low back pain and eventually sciatica radiating into the hip, thigh and possibly down to the feet.

People who suffer with sacroiliac joint pain are searching for the best option in treating their pain. New studies are confirming chiropractic as the effective and safe way to correct the underlying cause of SI joint pain.

In a new study a single chiropractic treatment was performed on 32 women with SI joint pain. They reported immediate relief and experienced significant reduction in pain after 48 hours and 1 month after treatment.

In another study, researchers were trying to determine what is the best treatment option for patients suffering with sacroiliac joint related back and leg pain. 51 patients with SI joint related leg pain were treated with physiotherapy, chiropractic adjustments, and intra-articular injections of corticosteroids. The effects of treatment were analyzed after 6 weeks and again after 12 weeks.

The findings of the study for sacroiliac joint pain were significant in favor of chiropractic manual therapy in treating the leg pain. Chiropractic manual therapy had a 72% success rate, followed by the intra-articular injections at 50% and the physiotherapy group having the lowest success at just 20%. The researchers also found the patients treated with manual therapy resulted in significant improvement in their follow up pain scores where neither of the other 2 groups showed significant improvement.

The conclusion of the researchers was that the chiropractic manual therapy to be the best choice in treating sacroiliac joint pain. This was a small sample study and more larger studies are sure to further confirm the benefits of chiropractic adjustments.

Not only does chiropractic have higher success rates, but it is a drug free approach without all the side effects that are likely with corticosteroid injections and other medical intervention.

Dr. Russell Brokstein at Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold NJ uses chiropractic adjustments in the treatment of sacroiliac joint pain and other musculoskeletal conditions. If you are in the Freehold area seeking help for your pain find out more about our office: click here

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