Back pain is usually thought of as a problem in adults.  Research shows up to 80% of all adults will suffer low back pain at least once in their life. Back pain is becoming more prevalent and an increasing problem for children and teenagers.  Many factors are leading to the increase in the symptoms. A [...]

Every day people get into little fender benders and don’t realize the consequences of even just a 5 MPH bumper impact.  They feel fine immediately after the car accident but weeks, months and even years down the road you can start to experience neck pain, shoulder pain, tension, numbness and tingling and even headaches. Watch [...]

Over the past month we have been discussing recommendations on being healthy without drugs and surgery.  Today we are going to discuss nutritional support for your joints!  Previously we talked about the other 4 key steps:  proper sleep, stress reduction, dietary methods to reduce inflammation and pain, and posture.  You can read about these other [...]

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein, chiropractor and owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ and today I am continuing the blog on Be Health Naturally without Drugs or Surgery. The previous posts talked about sleep, stress reduction and dietary recommendations.  You can read the other blogs by clicking:  Chiropractor Freehold Blog Today [...]

A couple of weeks ago I started a blog:   Be Healthy Naturally without Drugs or Surgery and we started off with the first step being Proper Sleep.  We then followed up last week with part 2:   The Importance of Stress Reduction in being Naturally Healthy. Today, we are going to discuss dietary recommendations that reduce [...]

As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ, I hear many people complain about neck pain, low back pain, sciatica, numbness and tingling or migraine headaches quite often.  Problem is, most don’t do anything about it.  They ignore the symptoms thinking they will just go away, or that they will just learn to live with it. What [...]

As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ I have seen many patients from the Monmouth County area who suffer needlessly with low back pain and sciatica.  Around 80% of the population complains of low back pain but ignore the pain, think they have to learn to live with it, or go to their medical doctors that [...]

Suffering from Fibromyalgia is not your fault and it’s NOT in your head.  Clinical studies have shown that the majority of fibromyalgia sufferers started having symptoms after a traumatic event like a car accident, work in jury or a fall. If you suffer with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, you know how demanding life can be.  [...]

As a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ, I have been helping patients who suffer with Scoliosis for the past 13 years.  We’ve helped hundreds of scoliosis patients feel better, get rid of their back pain and return to an active lifestyle.  We’ve also saved many people from the risky option of surgery. Scoliosis is an aggravating [...]

Every day I hear patients explain to me that they have pain and they don’t know how it happened.  Many medical doctors explain to their patients  that they have arthritis that has formed in their spine and other joints.  The patient is concerned with how it got there, but most doctors say it’s part of [...]