• posted: Aug. 10, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

Teens are pretty new at driving and they are still learning from the driving experience.  Below are some common mistakes that teens make that lead to car accidents. 1. Driving too Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury

Everyone experiences a flat tire in their lives.  Not everyone experiences a blowout on the freeway.  Our tires take a lot of beating and sometimes they will fail.  There are Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Dogs in cars,  driving with dogs

Hitting a bump in the road, turning quickly can have the dog ejected from the back of the truck and into traffic. The dog can be run over leading to fractures, bruises and even death. Letting your dog ride unsecured in the back of a pickup truck is not only unsafe and potentially deadly for dogs, it’s illegal in most states. Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury,  deer on road

I know it is rare to see in San Francisco, but in the peninsula, there are a lot of deer on the side of the road. Some seasons are more populous than others but hitting a deer anytime of the year is not something anyone wants. Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

Most of us hear about car accidents but there are many truck accidents as well. In 2011, approximately 32,367 people were killed in the estimated 5,338,000 motor vehicle traffic crashes reported by the police department and 2,217,000 people were injured. Read More

• posted: Jul. 29, 2015
• Dementia,  Alzheimers,  Anticholinergic drug side effects

Over the period of the study, nearly 800 participants developed dementia. The results showed that the most commonly used medications were antidepressants like Doxepin or Sinequan, first-generation antihistamines (chlorpheniramine, Chlor-Trimeton), and antimuscarinics for bladder control (oxybutynin, Ditropan). Read More

• posted: Jul. 25, 2015
• Brain Function,  Cell phone radiation,  Cell phone warning label

They are under the presumption that phones emit dangerous levels of cancer because of the radiation. I agree and have been warning patient for years. Just because there isn't tons of evidence out there about brain cancer regarding phones, it seems odd to me why the rate of brain cancer is going up each year. There must be a correlation. Read More

• posted: Jul. 25, 2015
• Natural Healing,  Natural Remedies,  Joint Loss,  Joint Pain,  Hip Pain

Our hips are complex. We have nerves, muscles, cartilage, tendons and ligaments all working in unison to help us move about, give us support, balance and stability. There are many people who have issues with their hips and have tried chiropractic before deciding to get a hip replacement and have found great improvement and have avoided surgery. Read More

• posted: Jul. 25, 2015
• Allergies,  Chiropractic,  Hay Fever

Your immune system can remember and recognize toxins that are harmful for your body. That is what it does. Allergic symptoms like Inflammation, sneezing, cough­ing and vomiting are all a sign that your immune system is working and is trying to get toxins out of your system. Read More

• posted: Jul. 23, 2015
• Health,  Diabetes,  Eating Healthy

Not all types of sugars are bad.  Here are different types of sugars and the affects they have on your system: Glucose: Glucose is a simple sugar that your body likes.  All Read More

• posted: Jul. 14, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash,  Driving with cell phone,  Cell phone accidents

1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field. Read More

• posted: Jul. 14, 2015
• Health,  Sports Injury,  Cancer,  artificial turf toxins,  dangers of artificial turf,  goalies and artificial turf

New York City has stopped installing crumb rubber fields in its parks in 2008 and the Los Angeles Unified School District did the same in 2009. In Maryland, the Safe Healthy Playing Fields Coalition supports legislation to require warning signs at artificial turf fields and opposes a bill to use state funds to construct artificial turf fields. Read More

• posted: Jul. 14, 2015
• Muscle Strain,  Scar Tissue Problems,  Scar Tissue Treatment,  Muscle Spasms

Chiropractors find that cause and treat it allowing the body to heal without putting needles through your skin. I think that is so much better than going and getting a shot every 3 months. Chiropractors deal with sports injuries, car accidents and postural issues daily. We can help people recover from muscle injuries and keep them functioning properly leading to a high quality of life. Read More

• posted: Jul. 09, 2015
• Health,  Diabetes,  Pregnant,  gestational diabetes

According to the American Diabetes Association, you're considered at high risk for this condition (and should be screened early) Read More

• posted: Jul. 09, 2015
• PPO

I get a lot of patients coming in for care and they are confused about what a deductible and a co-pay are.  Here is a bit of a breakdown to Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2015
• Head Injury,  Bike Injury,  Neck Injury,  Car Accident Injury

He stated that it would give officers better tools to describe a crash with a bike will almost certainly allow them to do a better job, as they won’t have to force their description of events into a framework designed for cars. With gas prices the way they are these days and traffic issues, these changes are crucial. Read More