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October 11, 2016

Published by Mark Snow at October 11, 2016

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Raise your hand if it hurts.

Studies show that passive joint mobilization (When another person causes your joints to move while you do nothing) is effective treatment for osteoarthritis in the hands. The study indicated that this type of treatment helped to reduce pain and improve function (mobility) of the hand. (Jorge H. Villafane, PT, MSc, PhD, Guillermo B. Silva, MSc, PhD, Alessandro Chiarotto, PT Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 35 Number 9 Pages 735-742) If you are suffering from pain in your hands, call us at the Head, Neck and Back Pain Relief Center of West Valley, 801-955-1555. There is no reason that […]

August 29, 2016

Published by Mark Snow at August 29, 2016

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Insurance and Vegas.

If you go to Vegas and gamble, who do you think will win? The house always wins! That is why they can afford all of the big buildings. We are deceiving ourselves if we think that it is any different with insurance. Face it, insurance companies are like any other business. They are in business to turn a profit, and they cannot do that paying out huge payments for medical bills. This is why we have co-pays, deductibles and managed care. The insurance companies have calculated just how best to mitigate their risk and set the terms of your policy to […]

August 22, 2016

Published by Mark Snow at August 22, 2016

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Maybe it “WON’T” go away!

Often people come in to my office after suffering with a particular pain for months. They usually make the statement that they kept telling themselves that “maybe it will go away.” I had one patient recently that had suffered for 20 years with low back pain, all the while telling himself that it might go away. Common sense should tell us that a problem will not go away until what is causing the problem goes away. We pride ourselves on finding the cause and correcting that. This allows the body to heal itself, and when the cause is gone, the […]

August 18, 2016

Published by Mark Snow at August 18, 2016

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Colic and Chiropractic

A three week old baby boy was brought to my office because his poor mother was unable to put him down since he had been born. He was constipated, and would cry horribly unless she held him and bounced him gently up and down while she was pacing the floor. An examination of his spine revealed a few subluxations (misalignments). After a very gentle adjustment to his spine, they were sent home. Fifteen minutes later, this young mother called me and told me that on the way home he had pooped so much that it filled his pajamas to the […]

August 15, 2016

Published by Mark Snow at August 15, 2016

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When the crunch happens.

No matter how minor a car crash is, you should be checked by a certified automobile accident occupant injury specialist. You may have soft tissue injuries that, if not treated,could lead to debilitating pain and long term damage. Call us today for a free consultation at 801-955-1555. If you are injured, your insurance will cover your examining and treatment. So call now 801-955-1555 and tell us that you got crunched.