by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
What is the Ileocecal Valve? The Ileocecal Valve is located between the ileum (last portion of your small intestine) and the cecum (first portion of your large intestine). Its function is to allow digested food materials to pass from the small intestine into your...
by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
Sinus headaches often cause sinus pain and congestion and can make you feel tired and achy as well. Sinus headaches are often due to a misalignment of the second cervical. If the second cervical is out of alignment on the left, a sinus headache will appear on the left...
by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
Shoulder pain can put a crimp in your lifestyle and can be very annoying. You might have trouble sleeping on one side or lifting heavy objects at work. Often patients who see me with a complaint of shoulder pain have bicipital tendinitis. The biceps tendon can easily...
by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
Pain between the shoulder blades or thoracic pain is often caused by a reaction to stress. When stress occurs, we learned as children to hold our breath, so it didn’t have to hurt so much. This can cause several reactions in the body. In order to slow down breathing...
by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
Neck pain can be, well, a pain in the neck. Have you ever woken up in the morning after a rough night’s sleep and noticed the tightness and pain in your upper neck? The most common cause of neck pain is the pillow you’re using and bad sleep posture. If your pillow...
by Raphael Rettner | Aug 15, 2010 | Men's Health, Women's Health
You feel like an old man or old woman, way before your time. The sharp pain running down your leg makes it hard to walk, sit in a chair or move. It feels scary because you don’t know if the pain will ever go away. Most people think that when your back goes out that...
