Spinal Decompression Therapy or How to Avoid Unnecessary Back Surgery
As our office was closing at the end of our day today, we had a walk in new patient who had been referred to us by her chiropractor in another…
Let Chiropractic Be Your First Option for Back Pain
A compelling new study cited by the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP) states "Early Predictors of Lumbar Spine Surgery after Occupational Back Injury: Results from a Prospective Study of Workers…
Help following a Motor Vehicle Accident – Part II
"It's not the accident, it's how you heal up from it that's the key", according to Dr. Bart Hodgins of River Ridge Chiropractic. With that in mind, the sooner…
Disc Herniation in the Thoracic Spine
In the past few blogs, I’ve been discussing both disc herniation and Degenerative Disc Disease in the lower spine. This week, I want to talk a little bit about how…
Degenerative Disc Disease
Last week, I mentioned that I wanted to talk more about Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD). Technically, DDD, is not really a disease. The term is used to describe the process…
Disk Herniation, Part 2
In the last blog, I discussed disc herniation. Today, I’d like to go a little bit more in depth on this subject. The most common place to herniate a disc…
Herniated Discs and Sciatica
In this blog, I want to talk a little bit more in depth about herniated discs, a very common condition that we see here in our office. Image via WebMD…
Herniated Discs and Spinal Decompression, Part 1
Dear Dr. Bart, About 6 months ago I was at a family gathering when I tripped and fell. I immediately knew something was wrong. It felt like something in…
Food Cravings & Acupuncture
An Asheville Chiropractor on: Food Cravings & Acupuncture In this series I discuss acupuncture and how it relates to back pain, migraines and even weight loss. Acupuncture and Food Cravings…
Back Pain & Acupuncture in Asheville
An Asheville Chiropractor on Back Pain & Acupuncture In this series I will discuss acupuncture and how it relates to back pain, migraines and even weight loss. Back Pain -…