George Digianni Health And Wellness

Please visit iTunes or iheart and rate and subscribe to the show   ​Dr. Webster and I discuss how chiropractic is going beyond improving the function of individual joints.   A growing body of evidence indicates that injury, pain, and inflammation from back pain not only affect the individual joints involved or a region of the spine but also has a significant impact on the function and structure of both the sensory and motor brain function.   How can the pain/brain connection affect​ ​ memory, language skills, cognitive function, decision-making, and appraisal, in chronic back pain patients?   Compelling new evidence demonstrates reduced gray matter ​(​fewer brain cells​) ​in numerous parts of the brain in people with chronic back pain.    How can chiropractic manipulation and motor-skill training affect someone long-term?   ​What happens when someone delays needed surgery or physical therapy and push​es​ through chronic pain?   ​Episodes of acute pain with injury may induce plastic changes in the sensorimotor