by Jared Thomas | Jul 12, 2017 | back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Disc Injury, nerves, nervous system, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, swelling
First, let us define what sciatica actually is and is not. Sciatica is, very specifically, pain along the sciatic nerve stemming from irritation of that nerve. The sciatic nerve is formed from a conglomeration of spinal nerves in the low back which binds together into... by Jared Thomas | Apr 10, 2017 | back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, muscle spasm, rib, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, Subluxation
Rib pain can be miserable. I cannot tell you how many patients have come in to see me after visiting the Emergency Department because they suspected a heart attack or something serious. Pain in the chest, shortness of breath, radiating pain down the arm, nausea, etc.... by Jared Thomas | Feb 25, 2017 | back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Disc Injury, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, Uncategorized
Life tends to be really hard on the discs between the vertebrae in our spines. Discs are made of a flexible cartilage with a thick fluid and a hard nucleus in the middle. Discs are designed to improve motion and provide shock absorption which makes them the most... by Jared Thomas | Nov 30, 2016 | chiropractic, chiropractor, dysfunction, healing, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, Uncategorized
Recently, I had a patient ask me if I ever got stressed out about trying to put all of the Humpty Dumptys back together again. I joked that I am not all the king’s horses and all the king’s men so it is not my job to put Humpty Dumpty together again. This... by Jared Thomas | Oct 5, 2016 | chiropractic, chiropractor, diagnosis, healthcare, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, Uncategorized
Full confession, I really do not like the word diagnosis. It is a little too limited, definitive, and stodgy for my tastes. I believe that we would be better served just identifying dysfunctional body parts than knowing fancy words that typically just describe... by Jared Thomas | Aug 9, 2016 | acute injury, chiropractic, chiropractor, diagnosis, dysfunction, Health, healthcare, Roseville Chiropractic, Roseville Chiropractor, Uncategorized
In a world where we have so much access to information, I find that when it comes to diagnoses, there are some overly-simplified patterns. If there is pain in the foot, it is plantar fasciitis, pain down the leg is labeled sciatica, and elbow pain is tennis elbow. Not... 
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