Health Tips entries

How Does Arthrostim® Adjusting Work?   As technology advances, so do chiropractic techniques. Instrument adjusting has become the fastest growing form of chiropractic manipulation due to its ease of use for the chiropractic practitioner and the safety to the patient. It can take quite a bit of effort to perform a proper chiropractic adjustment, and [...]

Many doctors specializing in sports medicine are reporting increasing numbers of young patients in their practice with repetitive use injuries. One sports medicine expert at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Dr. Amy Valasek, reports that approximately half the sports injuries she sees are due to overuse, as opposed to the more commonly known sports injuries such [...]

Often misunderstood to be a diagnosis, sciatica is actually the term for a collection of symptoms, the most pronounced of which is low back pain combined with pain that extends through the buttocks and down one leg. It is one of the most common forms of low back pain and, as such, is regularly treated [...]

It is estimated that up to 300 million tablet computers such as the iPad may be sold by 2015, which seems entirely possible, given their ubiquitous appearance on trains, in cafes, and even at the supermarket. It has already been shown that frequent texting on your mobile phone can cause problems with neck pain, but [...]

One of the most frequent causes of lower back pain is, interestingly enough, due to common bad posture habits. When individuals sit for long periods of time, often hunched over (for example, to view a computer screen), they unconsciously tighten their hip muscles and simultaneously relax or “turn off” their gluteus and abdominal muscles. This [...]

  Chronic foot pain is absolutely no fun at all, and can destroy your enjoyment of life. One of the most common causes of foot pain – one that affects nearly two million people yearly in the U.S. – is plantar fasciitis, which is an inflammation of the plantar fascia ligament that connects the heel [...]

Elbow Bursitis Causes and Treatment Options While we are usually unaware of the bursae in our bodies, when one of them becomes inflamed, the pain is hard to ignore. A bursa is a pouch filled with a small amount of lubricating fluid that provides cushioning between a bone and a tendon, ligament, muscle or skin, [...]

Is Staying Connected a Real Pain in the Neck? It’s time to get healthy with Technohealthy! Dr. Anthony Rivano to Participate in Public Health Awareness Campaign The world is getting smaller thanks to modern technology; but unfortunately, aches and pains are growing as a result. This fall, Dr. Anthony Rivano a chiropractic physician in Florham [...]

How many people realize how significant poor posture can be to your overall health?  It’s a topic that gets dismissed by most people including the health care community at large.  I am certain that chiropractors are by far the leading authority on this subject.  However, it has come to my attention after seeing hundreds of [...]

As a chiropractic physician located in Florham Park, NJ, Dr. Anthony Rivano has his share of patients that always want the latest technology has to offer.  Dr. Rivano has invested in learning and applying the use of Cold Laser Therapy to help his patients overcome the injuries in an efficient time frame. Cold Laser Therapy [...]