by Todd Hartwig | Apr 20, 2017 | Shoulder / Mid back
Following a violent sneeze or cough people often complain about pain under one or both of their shoulder blades. The pain is usually due to dysfunction of where the rib meets the spine. When the rib “pops out of joint” the surrounding muscles go into...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 13, 2017 | Treatment
Using ice/cold packs to treat an injury can have very positive results. The decreases in inflammation, swelling and pain can be very rapid and significant. The most important thing to keep in mind when using any type of cold pack is to limit the use to no more than...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 6, 2017 | Safety
Now that the weather has finally acted like Spring many people are spending significant time gardening and doing yard work. While these are excellent healthy activities, be sure to take care in how you do them! A very common way in which people hurt their back this...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 24, 2017 | Auto Accidents
There are many factors that affect your chances of being injured in a car accident. Many of these same factors also affect the severity of injuries suffered. One of the major factors is whether or not you are aware of the impending crash. If you are aware and you...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 16, 2017 | Health/Prevention
Pharmaceutical related deaths, especially those involving opioids, are an epidemic in the United States. In 2014, prescription drugs killed over 47,000 people with more than 28,000 of those dying from opioid overdose. In addition, it was estimated that in 2013 more...
