Looking for a Holiday Gift? Try our December Massage Special

Gift from The Back Care Center in Dumont The holiday season may be filled with joy, but travel, crowds, storms, and even family can contribute to stress, tension, back pain, neck pain and headaches. Why not give the gift of relaxation this year with a discounted pack of massages from Back at Ease, our therapeutic…

Irony!

The Back Care Center in Dumont is here for you I have a patient from Cresskill who recently started seeing me for lower back pain, the result of a couple of very badly degenerated and bulging discs. He has tried many different things to deal with the pain. His doctor had prescribed some very strong…

Stay in the Race – How Chiropractic Adjustments Can Help

Chiropractic Adjustments in Dumont Can Help Last weekend there was a “Spartan Race” in Killington, Vermont. For those who are not familiar with this type of race, there are obstacles along the way like walls to get over, fire to jump, water to cross, hills to climb and things to carry. This particular race is…

Why a Back Injury Is Like a Ball Rolling Down a Hill

Back Injuries in Dumont Sometimes injuries happen quickly. They are the result of an accident or a fall, and the pain is obvious and immediate. But many back problems are more subtle. I like to explain it to my patients with the analogy of rolling a ball down a hill. If a ball is sitting…

Your Spine Is Not Static

Recurring Pain in Dumont Nothing about your health stays the same. It is in a constant state of flux, improving or degrading, depending upon both internal and external factors. This continuous change can be frustrating for people. So many times I have been asked by both patients and friends, “Why is my back hurting again?…

Three Years of Pain Is a Long Time… Sports Injuries and Chiropractic Care

Children Sports in Dumont A patient recently referred his son to my office because of some neck and back pain. When I saw the young man, he told me that he also very frequently gets headaches. It turns out that the whole issue began while he was still in high school and was related to…

Are stiff necks, back pain and hip pain interfering with your golf swing?

Enhance Your Golf Game in Dumont Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I went to visit my family and enjoy the warm weather in Florida. Part of the time I stayed at my parent’s house, which backs up onto a golf course. Sitting in the back yard I was often so close to the golfers it felt…

Life goes on after the pain is gone!

Life After Pain In Dumont People never stop surprising me. Some patients wait in pain for days, weeks or even months before they come to me for help. When they finally make an appointment, the reason for their delay was that someone had told them, “Once you start seeing a chiropractor, you have to go…

Imagine Being Pain Free for the Holidays!

Pain Free for the Holidays in Dumont It is amazing how fast the year is passing. Autumn is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The worst way to spend the holidays is in pain. I get so many last-minute calls asking me to help with severe back pain or neck pain during this…

What patients get wrong about their pain

Dealing With Pain in Dumont After over 25 years of practice I am still amazed at the way some people think about their pain and where it comes from. A patient came to my office and told me that she had lower back pain that started recently. She insisted that the only thing it might…