Health Tips entries

Ho! Ho! Ho!  Christmas is almost here!  Can you feel the excitment?  We can here at Doctors’ Choice because Santa’s been here getting ready for his big night!  He’s exercising and Doc Novatnak has been treating Santa with his extra special care, making sure Santa’a able to carry all those goodies to the children of [...]

Schuylkill County:  Did you know that about 10% of back injuries do not resolve in two months time and the back pain is considered chronic?  Is there something different about backs from other tissues or joints in the body?  Yes, there is! In 1987, the journal Spine published Dr. Vert Mooney’s Presidential Address of the International Society for [...]

Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention [...]

Body: Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment. It works the areas related to the shoulder such as deltoid – anterior, deltoid – lateral, pec major – clavical head, and coracobrachialis muscles. The purpose of this exercise is to Increase shoulder strength and muscular endurance. By doing this [...]

Sciatica is an inflammation most likely due to compression of the Sciatic Nerve…

Capital Blue Cross’s adopted Adult Low Back Pain Guideline recommends that if your back persists after two weeks of home care, your family doctor should…

I am constantly amazed by the number of covered no-crash car accidents that we see in our office…

The key to the treatment is lock and neutralize the sacroiliac joint into its normal functional position and then perform a previous painful movement, pain free…

You should always let your caregiver know that you have pregnancy back pain. Although not required for treatment, we have received patient referrals from…

A lose, unstable, or sprained sacroiliac joint can cause back, buttok, and back pain. Here is one way to find out…