DOWNTOWN CHIROPRACTIC and ORTHOTIC CENTER
Located near Las Olas in the heart of Victoria Park, Fort Lauderdale.
At the DOWNTOWN CHIROPRACTIC and ORTHOTIC CENTER, we recognize that every patient’s condition is unique, with different health needs. We pride ourselves on identifying and satisfying these needs.
Published Articles by Dr. Glen Bobker
Commentary from the front lines of chiropractic
This is the introduction for a continuing series of columns, written from the personal perspective of a chiropractor on the front lines of helping patients who are suffering pain.
I hope to bring a personal focus to the day-to-day doctor-patient relationship, provide anecdotal stories highlighting doctor-patient concerns, fears and vulnerabilities, plus practical information and tips.
The purpose of sharing these stories, from the doctor's point of view, is to educate the public to the natural approach to health and pain management while at the same time ennobling and reveling in our common humanity.
Ice or heat? Ask your doc
As a chiropractic physician in practice for 30 years, I have treated thousands of painful conditions, to all regions of the muscle-skeletal system.
Regardless the cause and location of pain -- whiplash, sprains, strains, lower back, neck -- the question often arises: Treat with ice or heat?
Fact is, both ice treatment (cryotherapy) and heat treatment (thermotherapy) can be therapeutic in the war against pain, and provide a powerful and safe alternative/ to potentially harmful over-the-counter or prescription medications.
Stand Up Straight! Sit Up Straight! Posture Matters
Those nagging commands from our parents and grandparents may still make you shudder but they were right -- how we carry or hold ourselves has a great deal to do with how we feel.
As a chiropractic clinician charged with relieving pain by natural means I can say the truth is that posture matters -- poor body alignment or postural distortion is a major source of common joint problems.
Read more: Stand Up Straight! Sit Up Straight! Posture Matters
