Backaches and Sciatica Articles

Each month, Dr. Mark Zientek publishes a new article related to backaches and sciatica.  Here are some links to the current article and to previous months' articles.

Month
Article
July 2010
Laugh at Low Back Pain!
June 2010
Is Your Job a Pain?
May 2010
Ask a Weightlifter
April 2010
Spinal Fusion: Just the Facts
March 2010
Bed Rest for Back Pain?
February 2010
Natural Healing for Bulging Discs
January 2010
100 Types of Arthritis?
December 2009
Stress and Back Pain
November 2009
What Makes Muscles Tight?
October 2009
What Does the Pain Feel Like?
September 2009
Essentials of Good Posture
August 2009
What Are Muscle Spasms?
July 2009
What Is a “Pinched” Nerve?
June 2009
Snap, Crackle, Pop: Synovial Fluid!
May 2009
What is Sciatica?
April 2009
The Truth About Failed Back Surgery
March 2009
Heat or Ice?
February 2009
Your Feet and Your Aching Back
January 2009
Is Your Mattress at Fault?
December 2008
Attention Rahway Sleepers!
November 2008
"But Doc, I Didn't Do Anything!"
October 2008
"That's Not Where it Hurts!"
September 2008
Back Support Reduces Pain!

Dr. Zientek Asks some important questions of interest to Rahway residents - Chiropractor Rahway Dr. Zientek Asks...

What's the difference between sick care and health care?
Sick care is largely about relieving or suppressing symptoms. Health care is about improving performance. While sick care is about how you feel, health care is about how you function. Sick care is what you do to treat an obvious problem, and health care is what you do to avoid the problem and advance your well-being.
What causes vertebral subluxation complexes?
Chiropractors acknowledge three types of stress: physical, chemical and emotional. When the adaptive capacity of your body is compromised, weakened areas along the spine can become involved. Muscles tighten, spinal joints lock up and nearby nerves are affected. The purpose of chiropractic care is to find these areas and restore balance, alignment and motion.