In some ways, pain is actually a good thing. Pain lets us know that there is something wrong, and that there are problems that need to be addressed. If your brain and body sense pain and/or injury, you can easily imagine how your body responds with compensatory movements to avoid the injured tissues. Most repetitive [...]

What is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen shoulder results from the gradual loss of movement in the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint. The shoulder joint consists of a ball (the humeral head) and socket (the glenoid). Normally it is one of the most mobile joints in the body. However, when the shoulder becomes frozen, the joint has become stuck [...]

Treatment with Dr. Kintaro Oku, DC at Advanced Chiropractic Specialists bases treatment on an evidence-based approach incorporating “best practices” into my recommendations. Best practices include treatment based on three important concepts: (1) the best available scientific evidence, (2) clinical decision-making, and (3) patient values. Incorporating a best practice model into daily practice insures that my [...]

Adhesions (scar tissue) is a dead fibrotic tissue that forms mostly in muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and joints. Scar Tissue occurs as a result of injury, surgery or repetitive motion. When a muscle, tendon or ligament is torn (strained or sprained) or nerve is damaged, healing occurs in three stages called the inflammatory response: acute [...]

The best way to explain what ART does is to use the Paintbrush Analogy. Start off by saying… “Imagine yourself painting with a paintbrush. The bristles on the paint brush represent your muscle fibers – they glide and move smoothly next to each other without anything on it. You paint, leave out the paintbrush overnight, [...]