Freehold Chiropractor Explains When Chiropractic Care Should Begin

When do you start going to the dentist?  Do you wait until you have pain or until your teeth start to decay?  Do you just want the dentist to shoot a cavity with Novocaine or do you want him to fix the decaying tooth?

When do you start going to the eye doctor?  Do you wait until your eyes deteriorate?  Do you wait until you have glaucoma and cataracts or do you do preventative measures?

How about your car?  Do you wait until it breaks down or do you bring it in for periodic maintenance?  How about an oil, lube and filter?

The biggest and most important question is when should you start to go to the chiropractor?

The saying “there is no time like the present,” is very true when applied to preventative health care.  Many people incorporate that with the other disciplines, but we neglect the most important system of the body:  The Nervous System.

It is this system that the chiropractor helps you with, and it is the nervous system that controls all functions of your body.  The power that goes from the brain to the rest of the body allows it to heal itself and be healthy.  Your heart beats, your lungs breath, your stomach digests in conjunction with the intestines, your eyes can see, your ears can hear, your muscles can contract, you can move all without having to think about it.

This nervous system is so important that we have the spinal bones protecting chiropractor freehold Freehold Chiropractor Explains When Chiropractic Care Should Beginit.  Unfortunately the daily stresses that occur from the time of birth and throughout life cause VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATIONS:  the bones move out of place, putting pressure on the spinal cord and nerves and interfering with the functions of our body.

The first subluxations develop during the birth process as the medical doctor pulls and twists on the baby’s neck and if uncorrected at this early stage, will only add further neurological stress to the growth and the adaptive demands of a new life.  Children need chiropractic care.  They receive the best care and the most profound results for ear infections and colds, respiratory conditions, digestive issues, and so much more.

Subluxations continue to occur as children learn to walk they fall several times, they sit in classes with poor posture, carry heavy books and backpacks, play sports, play fight and wrestle, numerous accidents and falls from a bike, then auto accidents and other injuries as we get older through teenage and adult years, and general stress, poor nutrition, lack of exercise can all add to the subluxations.  Regular chiropractic exams and adjustments allow for you and your children to have nervous systems that are functioning optimally.

The majority of  society reaches for medicine when “sick,” but the fact is the relief is from masking symptoms with a pill or injection, while the causes were never fully corrected.  These medications then lead to many other side effects.  Everybody seeks Relief, but why not find the cause and correct it.  The earlier you and your family are monitored and corrected for subluxations, the more optimally healthy you will be without drugs and or surgery.  The longer you wait to get your spine checked, the bones start to degenerate and the joints become more arthritic…  Your growing family and neighbors need chiropractic care.

There is no age, size, gender, color or financial limit for who deserves excellent chiropractor freehold Freehold Chiropractor Explains When Chiropractic Care Should Beginhealth!  You were born with  health and deserve it throughout life!  It is Natural To Be Healthy! An optimally functioning nervous system is necessary to maintain and preserve your health.  EVERYBODY needs chiropractic care!

If you are ready to have an optimally functioning nervous system to be healthy naturally without drugs and surgery, contact our office to get you and your family back to health!  Dr. Russell Brokstein has been helping patients in Freehold and the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville and Manalapan, NJ as well as other communities in Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey.  Find out more about our office by going to www.chiropractorfreehold.com.

Drugs are Not Effective for Sciatica Explains Chiropractor in Freehold NJ

Many people suffer with pain that goes from the lower back down the leg, sometimes all the way to the feet and toes.  This pain is called sciatica and is from the irritation of a group of nerves from the lumbar spine.  Many times, doctors prescribe pain medication for patients with sciatica, but new research from the prestigious British Medical chiropractor freehold Drugs are Not Effective for Sciatica Explains Chiropractor in Freehold NJJournal reveals that there may be little evidence these drugs help.

23 studies  were reviewed by researchers comparing placebo pills to various drugs typically prescribed for sciatica.  In every study, there was no proof that the prescription drugs gave any more pain relief than the placebos.  Also, the radiating pain many times associated with sciatica was not significantly reduced.  Two of the drugs may have reduced overall pain but the long term effects were unclear.  The important fact one must note is that any pain medication that might provide temporary relief is just masking the symptoms of the pain and is not correcting what is actually causing the pain.  On top of that, every medication has serious side effects that a patient should look into before taking them.  Wouldn’t it make more sense to do something that corrects the cause of the pain naturally?

In this research, it was concluded there is no proof showing pain medications commonly prescribed for sciatica were affective.

There is a much more affective approach to helping a patient suffering with sciatica:  CHIROPRACTIC!!!  Another study done in 2010 shows that chiropractic is just as effective as surgery, but is much less risky than surgery and extremely more cost effective.

Dr. Russell Brokstein, the chiropractor at Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ has been treating sciatica patients effectively with chiropractic for over 13 years.  If you or somebody you know has been suffering with sciatica, wouldn’t you like to finally get the cause of the pain corrected, rather than taking pain medications with numerous side effects and proven not affective in the treatment of sciatica?  Call our office at 732-780-0044 and find out more information on our website at www.chiropractorfreehold.com
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Pinto,Rafael Zambelli. Chris G Maher, Manuela L Ferreira, Paulo H Ferreira, Mark Hancock, Vinicius C Oliveira, Andrew J McLachlan, Bart Koes.Drugs for relief of pain in patients with sciatica: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Medical Journal. 2012, February; 344:e497 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e497.

The Importance of Chiropractic – More than Pain Relief Explains Freehold Chiropractor

We currently live in a society that is run by medicine and surgery.  This isn’t health care at all.. this is what is called sick care.  Waiting til you have pain, symptoms, high blood pressure, digestive issues, chronically sick, cancer and other conditions then just treating it with medications that at best cover up the symptoms making you think you are healthy until the next symptoms appear.  Many of these symptoms are actually just side effects of the medications you are taking.  Rather than taking you off the medications causing side effects, they put you on another medication to cover up that symptom but causes many more side effects.  This is a vicious cycle which is the downfall of our health and wellness in the Unite States with skyrocketing costs.

When most people hear or think about chiropractic, they think of pain relief.  This is what the medical profession would like everybody to think, but it is the furthest thing from the facts.  Yes, people go to the chiropractor and get relief of their back pain, their neck pain, headaches and migraines, Fibromyalgia, sciatica, numbness and tingling just to name a few.  Research is constantly coming out showing the effectiveness of chiropractic with all of these conditions.  You can view many of them on my blog by clicking:  Hometown Family Wellness Center’s Blog.

More importantly is that if everybody would understand how the body works chiropractor freehold The Importance of Chiropractic   More than Pain Relief Explains Freehold Chiropractorand what chiropractors actually do, YOU TOO would experience what true health care is all about.

Chiropractic was founded in 1895 and is based off the natural functioning of the body.  We all know the nervous system controls all organs, systems, cells, tissues and functions of the body.  Your brain sends messages to all of these areas and as long as the nerve impulses reach the intended destination, your overall health will be optimal.  Because this system is so important, we were created with a protective boney spine that not only is hard, but we have multiple joints that allow us to move.  Now, for a second, just imagine if the spine was just one long bone.. that wouldn’t work too well would it?

The only problem with our spine consisting of 24 moving vertebrae or bones is that with all the daily stresses we encounter, they can easily move out of place, putting pressure on the nerves.  When this occurs, there is interference of the messages the brain is trying to send through the nerves.

You already probably have experienced numbness and tingling in your arms,  hands, legs or feet and know it’s because there is pressure on the nerves in your neck or low back that go down the extremities.  But what do you think would happen to the nerves that are between your shoulder blades that go to your heart and your lungs?  Do you think you’d get numbness and tingling of the heart or lungs?  What about the nerves in your mid back that help control the stomach, intestines and kidneys… would they start tingling?  What if only 80% of the nerve message gets through the nerve that goes to the heart?  Do you think the heart will work at 100%?  of course not, it can only function at best 80%!!!  Is this a healthy heart?  Do you think your blood pressure can be normal with the heart only receiving 80% of the nerve impulses it’s supposed to be getting?  What about all the other organs getting less than 100% of the nerve impulses?  Is less than 100% going to bring you optimal health?

Another analogy that might make this more clear to you is thinking of your house.  There is a circuit breaker that is the control center of the house and all the wires (nerves) leave it to go to every room in the house.  Each room has multiple outlets that you plug different appliances, electronics, lights, etc.  What happens if the circuit trips?  Whatever is plugged into that outlet from that circuit is going to shut off or malfunction.

This is how basic your body works.. I know, I made it look very simple.  Your body short circuits from the time you are born to current.  We have stress that accumulates in the body, that cause the spinal segments to misalign, thereby putting pressure on the nerves.  At birth the medical doctors are pulling on the baby, twisting his or her neck, misaligning the bones in the neck.  As a child, how many times did you trip and fall, play fight with friends, have accidents playing sports.  All the years sitting in chairs at school that are hard to sit with proper posture.  Carrying heavy book bags, then purses or briefcases on one shoulder.  Just walking and missing the curb can cause the bones to misalign.  Ever have an auto accident?  Just think of all the small traumas that you never considered can be doing damage to not only your body but your entire health.

It is so important that everybody gets their spines checked.  We all experience stress that causes the bones to misalign on a daily basis that puts pressure on the nerves and decreases the overall function and health of our bodies.  These misalignments are called subluxations by chiropractors.  A chiropractor can evaluate anybody to detect and correct these subluxations, bringing about optimal nerve function and get your body as close to optimal health as possible.

Imagine everybody being more healthy with a drug-free, hands on approachchiropractor freehold The Importance of Chiropractic   More than Pain Relief Explains Freehold Chiropractor with chiropractic.  Research shows that chiropractic saves money in healthcare.  Less hospital admissions, less surgeries and procedures, less prescription drugs.

Why wouldn’t  you want to be a part of the growing trend of patients who want to be healthy naturally?  Are you ready to be able to enjoy a normal active lifestyle, reduce your health care costs, improve the functioning of your body, reduce your need for harmful medications and surgeries?

Dr. Russell Brokstein, is the owner and chiropractor of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ.  He has been helping patients for over 13 years in Freehold and the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville and other communities in Monmouth and Ocean Counties.  Watch what other patients say about their care by clicking:  Patient Reviews and Testimonials.  Call our office at 732-780-0044 to get yourself back on the road to health and wellness!

Freehold Chiropractor Shares Research that Shows Back Surgery Fails 74% of the Time

Over 80% of the population suffers from back pain at one time or another.  It is becoming common practice for medical doctors to suggest back surgery and the patients are led to believe it is a quick fix.  But boy are you in for a rude chiropractor freehold Freehold Chiropractor Shares Research that Shows Back Surgery Fails 74% of the Timeawakening if you choose this as your option.  A new study reveals that back surgery fails 74% of the time!

The study reviewed the records of 1450 patient records in the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation database.  These patients were suffering with conditions from disc degeneration, disc herniation or radiculopathy, a nerve condition that causes numbness or tingling and weakness of the limbs.  The patients were split equally into 2 groups:  those that had fusion surgery vs those that had no surgery at all.

In the 2 year follow up with these patients, only 26% returned to work in the surgery group, yet 67% in the NON surgical group returned to work.  What is more alarming is that the surgical group had a 41% increase in the use of dangerous pain killers, putting them at risk of further side effects and addictions.

“The study [1] provides clear evidence that for many patients, fusion surgeries designed to alleviate pain from degenerating discs don’t work”, Dr. Trang Nguyen, lead author and a researcher at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. [2]

Many patients report increase in excruciating pain post surgery and the increase prescription of medications rarely helps.  One patient, Nancy Scatena, reported “I was suicidal” due to the excruciating pain.  She went for another opinion from another surgery that was described as a “miracle worker”.  The doctor assured her he would fix everything and after a brief period of relief, the pain came back with vengeance.

Many pain management doctors and some surgeons state surgery is an empty promise, yet due to the suggestion of the medical doctors around 600,000 people opt for surgery which has such a low rate of success.  Many times the surgeries back fire, resulting in more pain and prescribed medications.

These surgeries aren’t simple procedures either.  There are many risks that come along with them, including paralysis and even death.  There is a huge concern because in just the last 15 years, there was an 8 time increase in these complicated surgeries.  In 2007 alone, there were a 27 million reported back problems with over $30 billion spent on relieving the pain.. the biggest portion of which was spent on these dangerous spine surgeries that have a low success rate.

Two other studies further confirm findings:

1) Surgery should not be recommended until a patient has 2 years of all other conservative approaches have failed.

2) Adjustments (chiropractic treatments) with or without exercise therapy have a higher success rate than medical care alone over 3 and 12 month periods.  To top if off, the more successful chiropractic approach shows better value over not only the medical care but also better than manipulation along with exericse.

I’m a chiropractor in Freehold, NJ and at my office, Hometown Family Wellness Center, I have seen patients for over 13 years with many sources of back pain.  I take a conservative approach with your condition, and upon a full evaluation, I show you what is the cause of the problem.  If you are one of the rare instances that you won’t benefit from chiropractic, I refer you to a local specialist who can further help you with your lower back pain.  With over 80% success rate, chiropractic is the best option.  Before any thought of looking into back surgery, I always suggest you look into any alternative options first.  I have seen many patients over the years who have suffered through the surgery with little to no results.  Some have had spinal fusions where they are so restricted in their daily activities now and can’t enjoy life, others had temporary relief then the pain gradually returned to beyond levels prior to the surgery, and one of my mother’s friends was even paralyzed from her waist down to her feet.  I have seen many scenarios and most of these patients were told there was no other option.  Just remember, this is your body and there are always better and more safe alternatives before trying surgery.  Yes, you might have heard or nobody who had a successful spinal surgery, but those are the rare cases.  Is it worth the risk?

If you or somebody you know suffers with low back pain and have considered surgery, please share this blog and research as much as you can before taking the leap to surgery.  If you are in Freehold or the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville or other areas of Monmouth County, NJ, give our office a call at 732-780-0044 and go to our website:  www.chiropractorfreehold.com

REFERENCES:

1.   Long-term Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Among Workers’ Compensation Subjects: An Historical Cohort Study
SPINE (Phila Pa 1976) 2011 (Feb 15);   36 (4):   320–331

2.   Study Says Back Surgery Often Makes Things Worse
The Daily Hit ~ Oct 14, 2010

3.   Back Surgery May Backfire On Patients In Pain
MSNBC.com ~ Oct 14, 2010

4.   Why Do Spinal Surgery Rates Continue To Rise?
Chiro.Org Blog Editorial ~ April 10th, 2010

5.   Findings from the: “United Kingdom Back Pain Exercise and Manipulation (UK BEAM) Randomised Trial”
British Medical Journal 2004 (Dec 11); 329 (7479)

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Helps SacroIliac Pain

So many people suffer needlessly with lower back pain.  There are many sources of the pain (from misaligned joints, pressure on nerves, muscle spams, sprains or strains, disc problems, to even more serious conditions including cancer) and most of the time patients go to their primary doctor who doesn’t know how to properly and thoroughly examine to determine the cause, then just prescribe a muscle relaxer, anti-inflammatory, or pain reliever.  Not one of these medications correct the problem, they all just cover up the symptoms giving a false sense of security to the patient that they are “better.”  On top of that, all patients should worry about the consequences and side effects of these pills and possibly doing further damage to the back by doing more activities and exercise because they think the back is fine.

Just imagine if you went to the dentist and had a painful cavity.  The dentist says to you, “Oh, it’s just a cavity, we’ll shoot it with novacaine and you won’t feel the pain anymore.”  Would this be fine with you?  You will not feel the pain, but the cavity will still be there.  Do you think that just because there is no more pain that the cavity is better?  Do you think that a non painful cavity due to a drug covering up the symptom is going to get better or worse over time?  I think you know the answer is that the cavity will further decay and be more of a problem down the road.

As a practicing chiropractor in Freehold, NJ, I see many patients who are experiencing low back pain.  One of the most missed causes of the back pain are dysfunctions of the Sacroiliac joints or SI joints.  These joints are at the base of the spine chiropractor freehold Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Helps SacroIliac Painwhere the sacrum sits on he foundation of the pelvic bones.  The pain at the SI joints can be caused by difference in leg length, pain or dysfunction of the ankles, feet, knees, hips and dropped arches.  Pregnancy can be another cause of SI joint pain because the body is producing hormones that cause ligament laxity, therefore allowing excessive SI joint movement which strains the supporting muscles, tendons and ligaments.

According to a current study, chiropractic care is a safe and effective way to correct sacroiliac pain.  32 women who were experiencing SI joint pain were adjusted one time by a chiropractor.  All of the patients reported significant reduction of pain at 48 hours and one month follow ups. This is due to the corrective nature of the chiropractic adjustment…all without medications and their harmful side effects.

This is just one of many studies that further prove chiropractic’s powerful, drug-free way to correct musculoskeletal conditions.

If you or somebody you know has been suffering with back pain, make sure you let a chiropractor do a thorough evaluation to determine the cause of the pain.  Once we determine the actual cause, we can start a chiropractic treatment plan that corrects the imbalances and allow you to not only be pain free but you can enjoy your normal daily activities once again and prevent further problems in the future.  I have been helping patients in Freehold and the surrounding communities of Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville and other towns in Monmouth and Ocean County in New Jersey.

For more information, check out or website and blog by clicking:  www.chiropractorfreehold.com and see what other patients have to say by clicking here:  Patient Video Testimonials

Kamali, Fahimeh and Esmaeil Shokri. The effect of two manipulative therapy techniques and their outcome in patients with sacroiliac joint syndrome. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2012; 16: 29-35.

Migraines, Back Pain and Sciatica Helped by Freehold NJ Chiropractor

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein, chiropractor and owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, NJ.  Every year I see and meet so many people who needlessly suffer with migraines, headaches of various types, back pain and sciatica.  Many are pushed one medication after another by their primary medical doctors or a specialist.  But at best, the pain is covered up temporarily with these pain medications and the side effects start to take over the lives of the patient.  The patient can no longer perform their daily activities, is very lethargic, and many times gets depressed.  Don’t forget the more severe side effects of these medications.  If you are taking any medications, just go to google and type in the name of the medicine and side effects.

You do have a better option!  Chiropractors actually find the cause of the problem and corrects the cause.  One of our patients who had been suffering for a couple of years wanted to share her experience.  Just watch what she has to say:

So if you live in Freehold, Marlboro, Manalapan, Howell, Colts Neck, Jackson, Morganville, or other communities in and around Monmouth County New Jersey and are suffering with lower back pain, migraines, sciatica or any other issue, contact our office at 732-780-0044.  We will perform the most thorough examination you have had that will actually tell us what is causing the problem, and then I will tell you how we will correct it.  In over 13 years in practice, we have over an 85 success rate with these conditions and best of all, chiropractic has no side effects other than you being able to be pain free and enjoy your normal activities once again.

For more information, click here:  Hometown Family Wellness Center.

Whiplash or Auto Injury? Freehold NJ Chiropractor Shares Multiple Studies

Multiple Studies Confirm Positive Outcomes of Chiropractic Care for Whiplash Injuries!

chiropractor freehold Whiplash or Auto Injury?  Freehold NJ Chiropractor Shares Multiple StudiesMy name is Dr. Russell Brokstein and as owner of Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold, New Jersey, I see many patients every year that have been in car accidents.  Some have pain immediately after the auto accident, others don’t experience the pains and problems months to even years down the road.

One thing many people experience is whiplash.  According to the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress, “Whiplash is defined as an injury to the cervical spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion of the head, backward or forward, often occurring from rear on-set automobile accidents and amusement rides or the result of falls, accidents and sporting activities.”

It takes just a 3 to 5 miles per hour bumper hit to cause trauma to the spine and cause whiplash.  Many times, patients in these instances of low impact trauma don’t know they had damage that occurred until years down the road as the problem progressively got worse.

1 out of 15 adult Americans suffers from the annoying and sometimes debilitating long-term effects of whiplash injury, usually in the form of neck stiffness and pain.  Others can develop headaches, migraines, numbness and tingling or even shoulder pain.

Many scientific studies have confirmed the benefits of chiropractic care when treating whiplash injuries.  Arthur C. Croft, D.C. of the Spine Research Institute states, “While chiropractic care in the acute stage can often stave off this unpleasant outcome, two of the studies have shown that even in the chronic stage, chiropractic intervention can provide up to 90 percent relief for these sufferers.”

One study in the journal Injury reports:  “93 percent of the 28 patients studied retrospectively were found to have a statistically significant improvement following chiropractic care.”

A follow up study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine concluded that, “Whiplash injuries are common.  Chiropractic is the only PROVEN effective treatment in chronic cases.  Our study enables patients to be classified at initial assessment in order to target those patients who will benefit from such treatment.”

Many things can be done to help prevent cases of whiplash, including driving carefully and wearing proper restraints like seatbelts and positioning your headrest at the right level.  Whiplash can also occur during sporting events and other activities and it’s extremely important to wear the correct safety equipment and head gear.

Chiropractic care is a well established and proven effective treatment in providing considerable relief with the highest outcomes in correcting whiplash.  Unlike medical treatment which just prescribes pain medications, muscle relaxers and injections that might temporarily cover up symptoms but have many side effects, chiropractic care corrects the cause of the problems.  Chiropractic allows the patients to get back to normal daily activities.

It’s important to get checked after any type of trauma to the body.  The quicker you get checked, you can prevent progression to a chronic condition.  You can have serious consequences down the road even if you do not feel pain right away!

For more information about Dr. Russell Brokstein go to his website by clicking here:  www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares a Key Component Missed by Many Doctors in Treating Low Back Pain

Over 80% of the population experiences back pain at one time or another.  Unfortunately many people wait, thinking it will go away, then wonder why it keeps coming back.  Many others seek care from their medical doctors that just put them on a series of pain medication and muscle relaxers.  The medications at best only give temporary relief, while the underlying cause actually gets worse.  Just imagine if you wentchiropractor freehold Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares a Key Component Missed by Many Doctors in Treating Low Back Pain to a dentist for a painful cavity, but the dentist only shot the cavity with Novocaine but didn’t treat the cavity itself:  You might feel better as you aren’t experiencing pain, but the cavity is actually decaying more.   The same thing happens when you just go to a medical doctor and they prescribe medications.  You feel better, but the underlying cause keeps getting worse.

Chiropractors and Physical Therapists take a different route and actually have the goal of correcting the cause, but only chiropractors find the actual cause of the pain and therefore have a highest success rate in correcting the back pain.  By finding the spinal vertebra that are misaligned which are putting pressure on the nerves and causing dysfunction of the discs, chiropractic utilizes specific adjusting techniques to realign the bones and joints to get the pressure off the discs and nerves.  It’s as simple as that!

My name is Dr. Russell Brokstein and as a chiropractor for the past 13 plus years, I have done a lot of work on chiropractor freehold Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares a Key Component Missed by Many Doctors in Treating Low Back Painpatients experiencing low back pain.  Most chiropractors just look at the spine, but some of us specialize in full body mechanics, including the ankle, foot, knees and hips.  Most times, patients have imbalances in their legs that can cause misalignments in the spine, all the way from the pelvis, lower back all the way up to the neck.  By examining the legs and correcting the involved joints, we are able to further stabilize the spine from repetitive misalignment.

If your feet are misaligned, it causes you to walk off balance and translates into stress into knees, hips and the entire spine.  This is similar to a car with misaligned wheels and you start to feel the car pulling to one side or the other.  If you leave it that way too long, the tires start to wear down and you can have more problems build up including brake problems, struts, etc.

In my treatment of patients, I check everybody for misalignments of the ankles, feet, knees and hips to further correct the imbalances occurring in the spine that are causing the pain.  A major part of the problems in the leg are due to collapsing arches that don’t get support from the shoes you wear.  By measuring the arches with state of the art equipment, we can have custom made orthotics built to put in your shoes to provide the proper support to help stabilize the adjustments we perform.

A study reported in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics evaluated the efficacy of custom-made shoe orthotics in managing low back pain.  50 subjects were split into 2 groups of 25:  one group received the orthotics, while the other group were put into a 6 week waiting period before being put into orthotics.  The group wearing orthotics showed a significant decrease in back pain, while the second group didn’t show any improvement until being allowed to wear the orthotics from the 6th thru 12th week of the study.  Foot pain also decreased in the orthotic group, while the non orthotic group showed no improvement in the first 6 weeks.  The study concluded that the use of foot orthotics appear to play a significant role in reducing the effects of both foot and back pain in patients.

If you have been experiencing lower back pain that won’t resolve with the other approaches you have taken, I recommend coming in to our Freehold, NJ office, Hometown Family Wellness Center, for a full body examination and consult for me to show you the cause of your back pain once and for all.  I will demonstrate for you how your feet and legs are a major contributor to your problem and then we will address the cause once and for all so you can once again be out of pain and on your way to enjoying your normal daily activities.

For more information on our practice click here to go to our website:  www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

Reference:  Cambron JA, Duarte M, Dexheimer J, Solecki T.  Shoe Orthotics for the treatment of chronic low back pain:  A randomized controlled pilot study.  Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2011; 34(4): 254-260

Suffering with Neck Pain? Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares New Study!

So many people suffer needlessly with neck pain which many times leads to headaches, numbness and tingling and pain into the shoulders.  chiropractor freehold Suffering with Neck Pain?  Chiropractor in Freehold NJ Shares New Study!Recently a new study was published showing that conservative care beats medication for neck pain.  In the study, it states that spinal manipulation and exercise are each more effective than over the counter (OTC) pain relievers, narcotics and muscle relaxants.  The study can be viewed by clicking:  Annals of Internal Medicine.

Both chiropractic and exercise had more than doubled the likelihood that participants experienced complete relief of their pain compared to the medication group.  For chiropractic patients, these benefits lasted for at least a year, demonstrating that chiropractic can provide long-term relief.

The authors concluded:  “Spinal manipulation therapy and home exercise led to similar and long term outcomes, but participants who received medication seemed to fare worse, with a consistently higher use of pain medications for neck pain throughout the trial’s observational period.”

The strong success of chiropractic and exercise lies in the fact that these 2 methods address the cause of the neck pain, rather than just masking the symptoms which is what the medication does.  Neck pain can be the result of sitting long hours at a desk, talking for extended periods on the phone, carrying a heavy pocket book or briefcase on a shoulder, or from an injury from an accident and no matter the cause, chiropractic will restore optimal pain free health without the harmful affects of medications or high risk of surgery.

In our office, Hometown Family Wellness Center in Freehold NJ, Dr. Russell Brokstein, DC utilizes a combination of chiropractic and home exercise to expedite the care of correcting the cause of the neck pain.  He has been treating patients for the past 13 years, helping people from the Freehold area and many other surrounding towns in Monmouth and Ocean County, New Jersey.  If you have been suffering with neck pain and you are ready to end the pain so you can once again enjoy your normal daily activities, call our office for a consultation.

For more information about Dr. Russell and his practice, click:  www.ChiropractorFreehold.com

Suffering with Headaches or Migraines? Freehold NJ Chiropractor CAN Help!

Headaches and Migraines are one of the more common conditions that enter the offices of primary care physicians, including medical doctors and doctors of chiropractic.  The standard medical treatment revolves around the use of pharmaceuticals and/or injections which at best covers up the symptoms but causes many side effects.  Many patients report being too sedated by the medications that they can’t work or perform their normal daily activities.

The standard chiropractic treatment approach includes manual therapies such as spinal manipulation or adjustments, manual or mechanical cervical traction, mobilization techniques, trigger point therapy, therapies such as electrical stimulation, ultrasound, etc., and nutritional counseling.  While both approaches have pros and cons, there are far less negative side effects associated with the chiropractic treatment option.

Headaches are Generally Classified in 2 Categories:

Primary Headaches:  These include the migraine, tension-type and cluster headaches.

Secondary headaches are the result of some other condition or due to an injury after a car accident or slip and fall injury, due an infection, a sinus, jaw, and/or dental condition, a vascular injury such as stroke, even side effects from medications, psychiatric disorder and others.

Do you find yourself frequently utilizing over-the-counter medications such as an anti-inflammatory (ibuprofen: Advil, Nuprin; Naprosyn such as Aleve) or Tylenol,?

It is most likely the chiropractic approach will provide relief for your headaches.  Most headache patients have the vertebrae in the upper neck losechiropractor freehold Suffering with Headaches or Migraines?  Freehold NJ Chiropractor CAN Help! their normal range of motion and the muscles that attach to the base of the skull become overly tight and squeeze or compress the nerves feeding into the head.  This results in pain that radiates over the top or around the head, sometimes into the eyes.  Conservative Gentle Chiropractic care restores the vertebral range of motion, which in turn reduces the muscle tension and subsequent nerve compression, resulting in a reduction of headache pain!

If you’ve noticed stiffness in your neck, and tight muscles that when you push on them, it irritates the headache, that is a significant sign that the headaches are caused by misalignments or subluxation in the neck.  Chiropractors are the only health professionals trained to detect and correct these misalignments.

If you suffer with headaches and would like to end the suffering, contact our office, Hometown Family Wellness Center, located in Freehold, NJ and check out our website at www.chiropractorfreehold.com.  Dr. Russell Brokstein has been providing quality, gentle chiropractic treatments for over 13 years helping patients from Freehold, Marlboro, Manalapan, Morganville, Jackson, Colts Neck, Howell and many other communities in Monmouth and Ocean County New Jersey.

And don’t forget – if you have any family member or friends who suffer from headaches or migraines – share this information with them.  Chiropractic has over an 80% success rate helping headache patients.. all without the side effects of drugs and allowing patients to once again enjoy their family, activities and work.  We will do our best for you and all your loved ones!