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Benefits of Fish Oil

May 17, 2019
3 min

Benefits of Fish Oil

What is it? Fish oil is comprised of two principal fatty acids known as EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). These fatty acids can be found in fish like krill, calamari, tuna, and several others. EPA and DHA are fatty acids belonging to the family of Omega-3s. Unfortunately, our bodies are only able to produce a limited amount of EPA and DHA from the essential fatty acid know as alpha-linolenic acid. For this reason, taking a fish oil supplement may be

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Piriformis Syndrome

May 10, 2019
2 min

Piriformis Syndrome

Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular disorder that occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed or irritated by the piriformis muscle. This may lead to pain, tingling, or numbness along the distribution of the sciatic nerve along the back of the leg. In most cases the sciatic never is compressed just below the piriformis muscle located deep to the larger gluteal muscles. Causes of tight piriformis muscles include sitting for long periods of time, blunt trauma, anatomic varia

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Laser Therapy: What Is It Good For?

May 2, 2019
2 min

Laser Therapy: What Is It Good For?

At Corbett Hill Wellness Center I am fortunate enough to be able to utilize what is known as Class 4-laser therapy to help my patients heal. I often have patients ask me what laser therapy is, how it works. This week we will answer these questions and discuss why I have become such a huge fan of laser therapy! To begin, lets cover some basics about laser therapy. There are several different classes of laser therapy which help differentiate the wattage and dosage that the lase

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What Is Disc Derangement?

Apr 24, 2019
3 min

What Is Disc Derangement?

Disc Injury Without Herniation? In my first few months of practice I have come across several suspected cases of what is known as disc derangement. As a patient, it can be difficult to fully grasp, and comprehend what this means and how it differs from a disc herniation or a disc bulge. For this reason, I felt this would be an excellent topic to cover in this week’s post! Disc derangement is a type of injury that is generated from irritation or tearing of the annular fibers s

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All About Vitamin D

Apr 15, 2019
2 min

All About Vitamin D

What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is available in both the D2 and D3 forms. While each form of vitamin D has been demonstrated to be equally absorbable and utilized by our bodies, vitamin D3, or cholecalciferol, has demonstrated greater efficacy by increasing the pheromone 25-hydroxyvitamin D. This pheromone is the biologically active form of vitamin D and how we measure levels within our system. Essentially, vitamin D3 is the most effective form to s

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