May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor says Most Doctors Miss the Cause of Your Sciatica

Being a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ, I see patients from most of Monmouth County and other parts of the state that suffer with sciatica. After treatments with medications, rest, and physical therapy the problem persists because these treatments do not get to the cause of the sciatica the majority of the time.

Dr. Tyler Baker, Omaha Chiropractor, wrote a great blog about what sciatica pain is and some possible treatment options. If you have pain that shoots down your leg, experience numbness or tingling in your leg or foot, have weakness in your legs or even soreness and pain by your butt, you could be experiencing sciatica. I highly recommend Dr. Baker’s Omaha Chiropractic Blog and his post: Sciatica Pain and Treatment

Medication at best will just cover up the pain of sciatica, but it will not correct it. Taking medication is like if you went to the dentist for a toothache or painful cavity and the doctor said for you to take some pain medication and anti-inflammatories but not treat the cavity. You know that the cavity would continue to decay and get worse, eventually needing drastic procedures to fix what could’ve been prevented in the first place. Yet, this is the way most doctors treat patients and you follow their lead.

Physical therapy has a slightly higher success in treating the sciatica as many times the PT will first do some therapies like electric stimulation or ultrasound to ease the pain and decrease the swelling, then do some stretching to loosen the muscles and probably finish with some strengthening exercises to try to stabilize the area. Short term this gives relief bu this in long term can cause problems as the underlying cause is still not being corrected and doing these exercises will just splint the area in the imbalanced position. The problem will further degenerate years down the road.

Chiropractors look for the cause of the problem. Many look for misalignments called subluxations, where the vertebra move out of place, putting pressure on the nerve, therefor causing the symptoms of pain, numbness and tingling, and leg weakness. These bones moving out of place can cause a herniated disc, swelling and degeneration in the long run. By performing chiropractic adjustments, chiropractors reposition the bones of the spine to remove the pressure on the nerve, thereby getting to the cause of the problem.

In our office at Hometown Family Wellness Center, we take a multi-pronged approach to not only find the cause, but many times the surrounding muscles of the spine and legs are out of balance and will pull the bones back out of place. While adjusting the spine, we also perform therapeutic activities to those supporting soft tissues: hamstrings, quadriceps and piriformis muscles in the legs, as well as the paravertebral muscles of the spine. This overall approach, gets the optimal results, as our goal is to get you out of pain and enjoying your normal activities.

Would you like your health professional to find the cause of your back pain and sciatica so you can enjoy your normal daily activities and time with friends and family? Would you like to finally live without the pain and prevent future problems?

If you answer yes to these questions, live in Freehold or the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Englishtown, Morganville, Colts Neck, Howell, Millstone or Jackson, NJ, contact Hometown Family Wellness Center to get on the road to recovery as soon as possible.

For those near Omaha Nebraska, I highly recommend Dr. Baker:

Tyler Baker, D.C
Active Motion Chiropractic
13027 Arbor Street
(402) 334-2244

May 11 2020

Car Accident in Freehold? Why Chiropractic Care is the Best Option!

Car accidents happen every day and most people have been in one during their lifetime. As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ, I see patients from the area, including Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Millstone, Morganville and Jackson, New Jersey in Monmouth County.

While reading some articles online today, I came upon Denver Chiropractor, Dr. Trent Artichoker’s blog post on auto accidents. It reminded me how important it is to educate the community the importance of getting their spines checked after an accident, no matter how serious one things their accident is or is not. Many times people walk away from an accident not feeling any pain, but even a 5 mile per hour little fender bender results in whiplash injuries, also called cervical acceleration deceleration syndrome. It’s important to get checked to prevent future problems, not only with the body, but trying to get coverage by the auto insurance. It’s possible that the symptoms from this type of injury don’t show for days, weeks, months or even years down the road.

I have patients that come into my office with neck pain, headaches, lower back pain, sciatica, numbness and tingling down the arms, or mid back pain not knowing where it came from, but upon proper questioning usually find out the patient had a car accident years before that they thought was harmless. After an exam, it can usually be traced back to the car accident. The difficult part is, if the problem has been laying without symptoms for months or years, scar tissue builds up and is more difficult to correct.

So, whether you do or do not have pain after an accident. It is so important to get examined by a qualified health professional. Many seek the help of a medical doctor, but in most cases they will just treat the symptoms with pain medication, ice and rest. This makes the problem more chronic in the long run as the underlying cause of the pain is not corrected. Dr. Artichoker mentions in his Denver Chiropractic blog there are many options in treatment of an auto accident, but I totally agree that chiropractors are are at the top of the list to get examined and treated by as we are one of the only health professionals trained to examine the joints, nerves, muscles, tendons, ligaments, discs and other soft tissues and the in treatment in these musculoskeletal conditions.

Documentation of these findings and treatment are so important, especially for insurance needs and in case attorneys and a court case is in the future.

Remember.. no accident is too small for problems to occur. Call our office if you have been in a motor vehicle accident to make sure no underlying problems are present and to get treatment quickly to expedite recovery.

If you are in the Denver Colorado area, make sure you look up Dr. Trent Artichoker, MS, DC:

Denver Chiropractic LLC
3890 Federal Blvd Unit 1
Denver, CO 80211

May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Reveals How 85% Of Patients Eliminated Numbness, Tingling, or Sharp Pains

Are you suffering from nerve problems in the arms and legs?

Numbness, tingling, sciatica and pain is an extremely annoying problem.

It may come and go…interrupts your sleep…and even makes your arm or legs feel weak at times. Maybe you’ve even been to other doctors and they claim all the tests indicate you should feel fine.

If You Read Nothing Else,

Read This:

More than 20 million Americans suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a problem caused by damage to the nerves that supply your arms and legs.

This painful condition interferes with your body’s ability to transmit messages to your muscles, skin, joints, or internal organs. If ignored or mistreated, neuropathy can lead to irreversible health conditions.

Why not get help by those trained to correct the major cause of peripheral neuropathy. Read the full facts on this page.

More Pills Are Not The Solution

A common treatment for many nerve problems is the ‘take some pills and wait and see’ method.

While this may be necessary for temporary relief of severe symptoms, using them long term is no way to live. Some of the more common drugs given include pain pills, anti-seizure medications, and anti-depressants — all of which have serious side effects.

The Likely Cause Of Your Problem…

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein, clinic director at Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ. I’ve been helping people in Freehold and the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Morganville, Jackson, and Millstone in Monmouth County, New Jersey with neuropathy and nerve problems for 12 years.

Often neuropathy is caused by a degenerating spine pressing on the nerve roots. This can happen in any of the vertebral joints from the neck all the way down to the tail bone.

The good news is that chiropractic treatments have proven effective in helping to remove the pressure on the nerves.

By using gentle techniques, I’m able to release the pressure that has built up on the nerve. This allows the nerve to heal and the symptoms to go away.

For example, numerous studies have proven chiropractic’s effectiveness in helping nerve conditions:

1) Patients showed an 85.5% resolution of the nerve symptoms after only 9 chiropractic treatments. – Journal of Chiropractic Medicine 2008

2) With chiropractic care, patients had “significant improvement in perceived comfort and function, nerve conduction and finger sensation overall.” – JMPT 1998

3) “Significant increase in grip strength and normalization of motor and sensory latencies were noted. Orthopedic tests were negative. Symptoms dissipated.” – JMPT 1994

What these studies mean is that you could soon be enjoying life…without those aggravating nerve problems.

Here’s what our patients have to say…

The low back pain and tingling/burning down my leg subsided, and I gradually got motion back. What I thought was part of aging….boy was I wrong. I can now enjoy normal activities without the pain. Gloria S from Little Silver

I have a herniated disc in my lower back. At night my legs bothered me so much that I couldn’t sleep. Very soon after starting with Dr. Russell, my legs calmed down and my pain improved. Belle R from Freehold

Due to back pain, at times I doubled over when I walked. I was riddled with pain. I was also suffering with awful migraine headaches that are now gone. I now see Dr. Russell and am pain free. He is my hero! Maria S from Freehold

Could This Be Your Solution?

It’s time for you to find out if chiropractic will be your neuropathy solution.

For the rest of the month, you will get at no charge… all the services I normally charge new patients $257 for!

What does this offer include? Everything. Take a look at what you will receive:

An in-depth consultation about your health and well-being where I will listen…really listen…to the details of your case.
A complete neuromuscular examination.
A state of the art computerized full spine nerve test… (NOTE: These would normally cost you at least $100).
A thorough analysis of your exam and nerve test findings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free.

I’ll answer your most probing questions about nerve problems and how chiropractic can help.

Until the end of this month you can get everything I’ve listed here for only FREE. The normal price for this type of evaluation including the state of the art computerized full spine nerve test is $257, so you’re saving a considerable amount by taking me up on this offer. Call 732-780-0044 now.

We can get you scheduled for your consultation, exam and nerve test as soon as there’s an opening.

Our office is located by the Elk’s Club where Main St forks in downtown Freehold. When you call, tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Nerve Evaluation so we can get you on the schedule and make sure you receive proper credit for this special offer.

Sincerely,

Russell Brokstein, D.C.

P.S. Remember, you only have until the end of the month to reserve an appointment at this significant discount. Why suffer for years in misery?

That’s no way to live, not when there could be an easy solution to your problem.

P.P.S. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your arms or legs hurt – and the pain just won’t go away!

Take me up on my offer and call today 732-780-0044

May 11 2020

Do you take Tylenol, Ibuprofen or other NSAIDS?

If you take any of these medications call NSAIDS, you need to know what you’re doing to your body! Watch this quick video to find out more:

May 11 2020

A Combination of Chiropractic and Rehabilitation are Most Effective Solution for Chronic Back Pain

All the years I have been in practice, I always stated chiropractic along with the proper therapeutic exercise was the best way of correcting back pain. While reading blogs today, I came across a great post by Dr. Kevin Smith, Bethel Park Chiropractor, discussing this exact topic.

Around 80% of the population experiences back pain and results in the more missed days from work, than any other sickness or injury. The majority of these patients seek care from medical doctors that just prescribe different medications from NSAIDS, to muscle relaxers and narcotic pain killers. These approaches at best only cover up the symptoms, but aren’t a solution and have many harmful side effects. On top of that, they rarely allow the patient to get back to enjoying their normal life and activities.

Current research is showing a combination of chiropractic and rehabilitation for lower back pain is the best approach. Chiropractors find the cause of the problem by addressing the misaligned vertebra that are putting pressure on the nerves, that result in restricted motion, compensating muscle spasms and pain. Chiropractic spinal adjustments free up the joints, allowing for optimal range of motion with reduction or elimination of pain and improvement in posture.

Chiropractic treatment is the safest and most gentle form of treatment. And it has an 85% success rate with most back problems. But by adding in proper therapeutic exercise and stretching, we can make that success rate go up even higher. The body doesn’t just exist of bones and nerves, but the supporting soft tissues need to be addressed too. In our office we assess the muscles of the spine, shoulders and legs as they support the back and neck. Once aligning the spine has reduced most of the pain, with the proper stretching and then strengthening exercises, we can stabilize the spine to help prevent future problems and bring more optimal health. All of this without drugs or surgery. Additional balance and coordination exercises brings upon further stability.

With this approach of chiropractic and rehabilitation, more people could enjoy a pain free, normal lifestyle once again. If you have been suffering with back pain, neck pain, headaches, leg or shoulder pain, find a chiropractor near you to live the lifestyle you deserve.

We have been helping chiropractic patients in Freehold NJ and the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Howell, Colts Neck, Manalapan, Jackson and Englishtown NJ for the past 6 years. Call us to find out how we can help you!

If you are seeking a chiropractor in Bethel Park, PA I would highly recommend:

Kevin Smith

Red Apple Wellness and Chiropractic

2409 South Park Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102

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