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Octoberfest

We had a little Octoberfest party in the court in our neighborhood this past weekend. Everybody in the neighborhood brought a pot luck dish and we all sat around in a big circle chatting while the kids rode bikes and played basketball.  Phil, my across the street neighbor, has one of those commercial snow cone […]

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Discs

Discs, everybody has lots of them, but sometimes we wish we didn’t.  Discs are an amazing adaptation that enables us to be mobile in so many ways that creatures, like insects, just can’t compete.  If you don’t try to oppose gravity, discs simply act as lubrication between the vertebra allowing you to move in many […]

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Traction

Back pain is not much fun, and yet it is the most common reason people go to doctors.  Since most of you reading this newsletter already know how effective non-force Chiropractic care is, we will skip the usual blah-blah about how important it is to see a professional for the proper alignment of your spine […]

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Joint Instability – Conflicting Desires?

How many of you have had the experience of your low back, or neck, or maybe a knee or foot suddenly act up and hurt for no seeming reason at all?  That seems to be the most common cause of joint pain and suffering I see in the office – nothing at all.  So what […]

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Issue 3

Welcome to the third issue of the Fair Oaks Health Newsletter. I am getting to write this newsletter from a prone position on my bed on my laptop. The last week and a half has been an opportunity for me to learn compassion and deep appreciation for all my patients that have experienced back pain […]