Science and News

I picked up a few painting from the Homegoods store in Petaluma to splash a little color on my office walls. Tell me what you think!...

What do you think I need to add to the walls to make this a great photoshoot? The walls are mostly bare. What would you add? Let me know in the comments....

Every February I go to Parker Seminars in Las Vegas! In this article, I review the classes I took. ...

Human anatomy is essential to me as a chiropractor, and of course, students studying anatomy and physiology. When you start studying anatomy, you start by looking at the human body in a static, non-moving position. However, you quickly want to know how the body moves. Because when you can understand...

In this video, the instructor calculates how lifting a modest bucket can put over 560lbs of force on your back muscles and over 700lbs of force on your intervertebral discs! Later in the video, see how your body instinctively creates more force by holding your breath. This Valsalva maneuver will cre...

In my last post, I posted a video to Oxford University's approach to a knee examination. In this video, we review Stanford's approach. A school a little closer to home: Brought to you by Dr. Brinda Christopher, a Sports Medicine Physician. Start the examination by looking at tests for ligament injur...

This video shows a systematic approach to a knee examination from start to finish. Brought to you by Oxford Medical Education....

A NASA astronaut said Tuesday that he pulled out of a spacewalk this week because of a pinched nerve in his neck. NASA canceled Tuesday's spacewalk at the International Space Station less than 24 hours in advance, citing "a minor medical issue" with Mark Vande Hei but didn't elaborate. The retired A...

In simile terms, this video explains in cartoons how your immune system works. How it wards off invaders. What kinds of cells are involved. This is a great intro to the lay person to learn how it all works, and it’s helpful for those like me who took physiology, but do not apply these terms [&hell...

They're putting up my sign today! Yesterday, tuesday, my sign maker Amber took down the old Max Muscle "nutrition" sign, and she started putting up the new adjust.clinic chiropractic care sign. I think it looks fantastic: It's still not completely done. They need to attach the fronts of the letters,...