More on Spondylolisthesis in Baltimore, MD In my last blog post I discussed a lower back condition called spondylolytic spondylolisthesis. If you recall, it was a condition that resulted from an bilateral acute bony fracture and a resultant slippage of one vertebral body on another. As a Chiropractor that uses X-rays to help me determine the structure of a patient’s lower back prior to spinal manipulation I see these pretty regularly. One of the questions
Spondylolisthesis in Baltimore, MD As I have spoken about in several other blog posts, there are many causes of lower back pain. Part of the challenge (but fun!) of being a chiropractor is trying to determine which structure or structures in any given patient are responsible for their presenting lower back pain. One form of lower back pain that is not given much attention but is never the less important is spondylolisthesis. Though it is
Digital vs. Analog X-rays In previous blog posts I wrote about the importance of obtaining x-rays following Baltimore auto accidents. I wrote about how often clinically important diagnoses went unnoticed either because a hospital did not think a patient’s symptoms were severe enough to warrant x-rays or because a given Chiropractor treating the patient for whiplash, headaches, neck pain or back pain did not have x-rays on site for their patients. Technology is ever changing
Sleepy Monday Is Upon Us Spring is right around the corner and we finally got a break from the frigid cold temperatures that have been plaguing us all winter long. Combine warmer weather with daylight savings time and it seems like long sunny days are right around the corner. So what could be so bad about that? Believe it or not the effects of daylight can dramatically impact our sleep patterns. Most people take a
X-rays in a Chiropractic Office? As a Chiropractor with a busy practice in Baltimore I see a lot of patients. Mainly they have headaches, neck pain, and back pain or some combination of the above. Most are referred to me by friends, family, doctors, previous patients, etc. Regardless of how patients find me one of the most common questions I get asked is “do I need an x-ray?”. Like most questions in clinical practice, there