by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 23, 2015 | Health Articles

Have you ever been walking along and caught your full body's side profile in a reflective surface? At first glance we are worried about our hair, our clothes, or worse - "look how fat and out of shape I am".
Now look again closer. Is your chin out in front of your shoulders and chest? Worse yet, ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 21, 2015 | Health Articles

"Ahh it is just my age." How many times have you used that excuse recently?
If you have found yourself saying that or promising that you will start working out and stretching soon, listen up and get ready to start limbering up for "if we do not use it we will lose it."
Understanding Joint Flexibility
Some people ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 16, 2015 | Health Articles

In my office I quite frequently hear that one of the scariest parts of going to a Chiropractic office is "well the fear that my head my be torn from my body but more importantly the sounds that sharply snap, crackle, and pop". As I explain more about what that sound is to my patients, ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 14, 2015 | Health Articles

Warning! Tremendous Pain Ahead!
Lights and Bells are sounds we are conditioned to respond to quickly when there is a crisis. Our body's warning system, pain, is unfortunately the most often ignored alarm. Pain of any kind is a warning signal from your body that something is wrong. People often prefer to silence their warning system with ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 9, 2015 | Health Articles

A new report released on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 is establishing that Acetaminophen- best known under the brand label of Tylenol- does not appear to help ease lower back pain and offers little relief for the most common form of arthritis. This review of data from thirteen studies could challenge existing recommendations on pain relief.
Acetaminophen Simple ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 7, 2015 | Health Articles

Are You Ready to Spring into Better Shape and Health?
Do you want to lose that stubborn weight? Did you promise yourself that this year you would get into shape? Do you want to feel young again and enjoy your health and life? It can happen. But, it is up to you to make a change. ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Apr 5, 2015 | Happy Holidays

by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Mar 31, 2015 | Health Articles

In our faced pace life, the majority of us have been ignoring and pushing off our internal maintenance to fill it temporarily with a short term outside solution of caffeine and denial. Add stress and the temporary fixes no longer cover the symptoms or warning signals that your body is screaming for you to address ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Mar 26, 2015 | Health Articles

Are you suffering with leg pain that may burn, ache, and radiate to your knee or worse yet be felt down to your toes? The bad news is that it hurts tremendously and you have become tired with the pain of trying to "cure" the problem with your leg. The great news is that it ...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Mar 19, 2015 | Health Articles

Healthcare in the US at the moment is in shambles. Rising costs for insurance with less and less coverage. When it comes to our health and health strategies we are being more careful and critical of our options. So what happens when you are suffering with excruciating back pain and you are offered a replacement ...
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