by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 18, 2014 | Health Articles

Are you ready to experience the great sleep you had as a child? Of course you are so read on to find out how you can set Mr. Sandman back on speed dial! Trouble Sleeping? If you have trouble getting quality sleep, rest assured you're not alone. “Rest assured” is probably a poor reference here…...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 16, 2014 | Health Articles

As a chiropractor, we very often hear people talk in our office about "getting sick." I like to challenge their thoughts and suggest that it is really more of a case of us "doing sick." Sickness, disease, a cold or the flu are each far more related to what choices we make each day. Bad...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 11, 2014 | Health Articles

Ouch! Being pinched hurts, but to pinch a nerve? Ugh! That must feel like severe, intense pain – and it often does. “Pinched” nerves could happen anywhere in your spine; they can affect nerves that go to your arms, fingers, wrist, neck, back, shoulder, head, legs, muscles and internal organs, and can affect your general...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 9, 2014 | Health Articles

In today's busy world we and others around us can easily be distracted. When we are distracted we have no present time consciousness and this can lead to accidents caused or experienced. The impact often involves a sharp or sudden jolt in which our body, neck and head are not prepared for. These distractions can...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 4, 2014 | Health Articles

Today everything comes with a label of ingredients and warnings. Although the warning labels are clear the ingredients most often can not even pronounced or spelled. The simple and safe rule of thumb that can easily be applied is that if you can not pronounce it do not eat it and try to only eat...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 2, 2014 | Health Articles

Have you experienced sheer agony from just standing up? Walking has became labored and now avoided all together due to the immense pain that shoots down one leg or the other. Unfortunately, this description is far to common. Your condition is diagnosed most often as sciatica. It is managed by medication until the point...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Sep 1, 2014 | Office News

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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Aug 28, 2014 | Health Articles

Whether it is the roar of the crowds in the stadium or just in your local gym or field we love to play like our heroes - the pros. Unfortunately, the downside is that sometimes our over zealous activity can lead to injury, either because we are new to it, we push beyond our limits, or...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Aug 21, 2014 | Health Articles

Very often patients present in our office with what they have described as a "slipped disc". As with the fairy tale of slipped discs they are also searching for the magic wand to wave and fix the severe pain that is attributed to this "slipped" disc. Thank goodness we are trained experts in helping you not...
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by Dr. Scott Van Dam | Aug 19, 2014 | Health Articles

As the temperature is peaking at the end of summer so is our children's excitement as they begin their preparations for the upcoming school year. Each year we head to the stores with a long list of items that will fill a basket full and then be placed very tightly into our children's school back...
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