Friday, November 30, 2012

Chiropractic Treatment for Pain Following a Car Accident




So this is what happened last night.. 


Last night when I was driving home from my Chiropractic of in Germantown, MD, I almost witnessed a horrible accident.  What appeared to be a man, dressed all in black, decided to cross a major street, Route 118, not at a cross walk, but in the middle of a dimly lit section of the road.  A vehicle slammed on their brakes and was able to avoid him.  The evening prior I saw a similarly dressed individual crossing at a cross walk, good job, but unfortunately he was crossing on a red light.  This caused the vehicle that was turning onto that street to have to slam on their brakes to avoid him, and almost get rear ended himself for the life saving gesture.  

It is now getting dark earlier and earlier, and I understand that black jackets are more fashionable then neon green, but it is almost impossible to see someone until you are upon them in this scenario.  Germantown does not have the great lighting on it's streets, and vehicles tend to travel at or above the 40 MPH speed limits, this will put any pedestrian into danger when they are at a location that they are completely unexpected.  Please use cross walks and then only use them when as a pedestrian you have the right away.  Saving 30 seconds is not worth getting hurt or even losing your life. Sure, if you get struck by a car, depending on your injuries, I may be able to help you, but I would much rather have you remain safe and healthy.  Flesh is much more fragile then metal.

Now if you think that this only happens to someone else, not you, why take a chance. 

Recently, a student at Seneca Valley High School was struck and killed when she crossed Rout 118 against a red light while going to school.  This is a tragedy and a heart break that as a parent I cannot even begin to imagine.  That 30-60 second wait until it is safe to cross the street may keep the unimaginable pain of losing a loved one from occurring in your family.



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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Alternative Care For Back Pain


The other night I arrived home and The NBC Evening News with Brian Williams was on our family television.  

They went into a segment on "Alternative care for back pain".  I thought this could be really good or really bad.  To my surprise, it wasn't really either, but just dumbfounding.

The segment began with a woman who had an electrical devise implanted into her back so she could effectively use electrical stimulation on her back to control her pain after two failed lumbar surgeries.  Now I have no issue with this scenario, but as they continued to talk about this treatment, they brushed past the TWO FAILED LUMBAR SURGERIES.  This is not a treatment that someone should just jump into because their back hurts.  This therapy is after other forms of treatment have failed.  I even heard a woman at the gym talking to her personal trainer about approaching her doctor about this procedure, and she to date had only tried some medications a couple of times and one course of physical therapy.

The second part of the segment was about core strengthening.

Perfect. The segment specifically endorsed Pilates, which is fine, but core strengthening is not limited to just that particular technique.  

The third part of the segment dealt with acupuncture, and how it can help some people.  True, it can help some people, but like everything it doesn't help everyone, and you need to make sure you are going to a licensed professional, whom hopefully you have received a personal referral too.

So at this point I though here comes the segment on Chiropractic...

Nothing.  Back to Brian Williams.  How is it possible to do a segment on "Alternative care for back pain" without Chiropractic.  Essentially  Chiropractic was the original alternative to medicine.  It was one of the largest factors in NIH establishing the Alternative Health division, and to be ignored for what it is best known for, dumbfounding.  I suppose I should try to look at it as maybe this reporter thought of Chiropractic as completely mainstream and the norm, and therefore no longer alternative, but some how I think that might be a stretch.  Chiropractic should be the first choice of anyone with back pain, whether or not it shows up on the evening news.


Dr. Michael Cramer

- Chiropractor
  Germantown, MD 20874 



If you have other questions regarding alternative care for back pains, contact us at 301-972-9191 or sign-up at www.CramerChiropracticrehab.com for a free consultation!

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