As you get older, the fat pads on the bottom of your feet thin out and your medial arch tends to fall.   I also work for 10 hours + per day on my feet as a chiropractor.  The only answer for me has been finding the most incredibly soft and spongy shoes that I could find so that I feel that I am walking on jelly or air, even crocs ...

Like other writers, I have read extensive research about a starch free diet improving the symptoms of AS.  These studies were carried out initially at Kings College Hospital I believe.  This is a tricky diet to follow and will result in weight loss initially, however, it is probably worth it. As a chiropractor, along with ...

Just wondered if your father could be taking statins as well.  Apparently, one of the biggest complaints from consumers is feeling confused, poor memory and lack of concentration.  Any onset of severe headaches in an older person should normally be investigated.  Mandy Lock B.Sc., DC (chiropractor)

Nettie, If a 6 year old girl were brought to me for a consultation with pain of this level with this distribution I would be keen to rule out a bilateral inflammatory arthridity of which there are many, most common being juvenille rheumatoid arthritis, although this normally starts in the small joints of hands and feet.  This requires ...

You do not say how old you are, but if you are over 55 ish, you will have thinning of the fat pad on the sole of the foot as well as early osteoarthritis (wear and tear) in the metatarsal joints. As a chiropractor, we would manipulate the metatarsal joints into flexion and I have found that the jelly type in-soles work quite well. You can also use ...

A "trapped nerve" is seen in chiropractic clinics daily.  In an older person, a nerve root entrapment may often be due to a degenerated disc and boney encroachment in the nerve root exit (foramen) however, without a full examination, it is difficult to even confirm that it is actually a trapped nerve. In ...

Blobby, whilst I am as suspicious as you of big pharma, big chemical, big food etc., there are a lot of scare-mongering conspiracy theories flying around on the internet.  I would not believe most of it.  What happens in the world is generally driven by big bucks, not killing us off.  If they kill us off, they do ...

When I had gastro-esophageal reflux, I used to get a pressure in my throat underneath the jaw/ears on both sides as well as feeling sick.  However, of course with this you tend to get a sore throat in the mornings and occasional heart burn.  I wonder if it would hurt to try a child sized anti-acid like rennie a couple of times just to ...

Lee What you have posted is interesting but I have to say that I remain open -minded about protein increasing bone density. There is a possibility that the studies which you have posted concerning protein consumption and BMD are not good research.  How can any American be short of protein and hence, be susceptible to a ...

I would not want to worry you unnecessarily, but intermittent bouts of 'ground glass' eyesight can be the early signs of the neurological condition MS and I just wondered if you have been referred to a neurologist.   If this has been going on for many years and you can blink it away, it is of course highly unlikely that ...