Your Spine 101 Created in Newsletter Library, Staying Young An adult human spine typically consists of 26 moveable segments: seven cervical vertebras, twelve thoracic vertebras, five lumbar vertebras, one sacrum, and one coccyx (tailbone). Intervertebral discs separate the segments from
Living With PainLiving With Pain Created in Newsletter Library Chronic disease is a major problem in U.S. health care. More than one-third of Americans have one or more chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. The personal costs to
An Ounce of Prevention Created in Newsletter Library, Breaking Bad Habits Everyone knows the old adage that declares “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This time-honored wisdom certainly makes sense. We wouldn’t wait until we were
Your Spinal IQ Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness Your IQ that’s measured in school has to do with problem solving – mental gymnastics. Your spinal IQ also has to do with problem solving – these are “problems” of the physical
Coming Up for Air Created in Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection Both Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States, and Charles Darwin, author of The Origin of Species and creator of the theory of natural selection, were born on February
What Do Lab Tests Really Mean? Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness You’re at the doctor’s office because you think something might be wrong. Rationally, you know tests are probably necessary, but getting the tests done sometimes provokes a lot of
Turn Your Medicine Chest into a First-Aid Cabinet Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness Many people have medicine chests in their bathroom, small shelving units filled with bottles of pills, capsules, and tablets. Others, instead, have first-aid and personal grooming cabinets
Straight Talk About Health Care Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness In 2009 there’s been lots of conversation about health care, both at the federal and state levels.1-3 Not all the talk has been friendly. Those favoring broad reforms describe serious problems
Spring Fever Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness Spring is near. In New York City, yellow, white, and purple crocuses have raised their cup-shaped flowers above the ground for all to see. In California, western buttercups, ground pink, and bush lupine