Author: Warner Hettick, DC

28 Mar How Anti-Inflammatory Joint Injections Target Joint Pain

Suffering from joint pain? Your pain and inflammation could be caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, strains, sprains, injuries, bursitis, gout and more. Your joints connect the bones together in your body through the help of ligaments and tendons. When these joints are out of line...

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27 Mar Reduce or Eliminate Knee Pain without Surgery or Drugs

  At Mile High Spine & Pain Center, we specialize in natural, non-surgical approaches to combat your chronic pain, and knee pain is no exception. From 1997 to 2009, knee replacements surgeries (most of them being total knee replacements) increased by 84%. Many patients may not know...

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20 Feb Could Your Back Pain Be Genetic?

New studies in genetics have shown that there is strong evidence that your low back pain or degenerative disc conditions may be inherited. If you have an immediate family member (parent, sibling, or child) with disc-related lower back pain are four times as likely to...

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22 Jan Common Causes of Episodic Pain

Episodic pain is a complicated condition that affects 42 million-50 million Americans, according to the American Pain Foundation. Episodic pain is still poorly understood despite decades of research and equally hard to control. The American Academy of Pain Medicine found that pharmaceutical  treatment with painkilling...

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17 Jan New Uses for Stem Cells

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), stem cells are being considered for a wide variety of medical procedures, ranging from cancer treatment to heart disease and cell-based therapies for tissue replacement. Stem cells have been referred to as “master” cells; your body’s built-in...

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09 Jan Strength Training Tips for Injury Prevention

Strength training has long been linked with its effects on speed, power, agility and muscle mass, but often overlooked are the amazing benefits it offers for injury prevention. Strength training builds the strength of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. Muscles and tendon strength is...

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02 Jan 5 Ways to Promote a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

Incorporate these five ways to protect your heart with a heart-healthy lifestyle. Protecting your heart requires proactive steps to prevent the leading cause of death in the United States--heart disease. Key contributors to heart disease are diets high in salt, sugar, and unhealthy fats coupled...

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