Category Archives: Success Story

Chiropractic and Carpal Tunnel

I’d like to share an amazing success story with you that involves chiropractic and carpal tunnel. I had a patient, let’s call her Sue. She came to our office with carpal tunnel symtoms. She had surgery 6 months ago for her carpal tunnel. Sue said the surgery gave her about 6 months of relief, but now the same exact symptoms she was having before her surgery were back again. Sue was frustrated. She had this surgery and is essentially back to where she was day 1. During our consult together I asked her how her neck feels. She responded with “my neck hurts all the time, but it’s my hands that concern me because they are numb.” I continued to ask some basic history questions. I learned that no doctor had ever looked at or examined her neck in the past. This is important because there are certain levels in your neck that send nerves down into your hands and arms. Before opting to have a surgery, ensure that all possible causes of carpal tunnel have been investigated.

We started the exam with looking at Sue’s neck. I examined the area by feeling the muscles, the spinal alignment and motion, and various orthopedic tests. Their was a lot of muscles tightness, spinal restrictions, forward head posture and signs of nerve impingement. The icing on the cake was the neck X-rays we took. The X-rays showed degeneration at the C4-C6 levels. This is the exact area the nerves leave the spine and travel down into the arm and hand. I explained all this to Sue and asked her if she was ready to start healing and feeling better. Of course she was ready! She had been suffering with this for too long.

Chiropractic Treament

We began treatment right away. Our visits together initially consisted of chiropractic adjustments and some muscle work. As Sue’s neck started to feel better and have less tension, we started working on posture correction as well. Within 3 visits she started noticing relief and improvements. Her neck feeling better, she had less numbness and tingling in her hands and more strength in her hands. She stated she was having less headaches and more energy which I didn’t even know were issues to begin with! (Please tell your chiropractor about all your symptoms!)

10 visits into Sue’s chiropractic treatment and she was feeling so much better. She was feeling better than she could have imagined. I’m excited to see her continual progress and at the end of her treatment plan we will take some updated X-rays to see the changes her spine has undergone. Not only do I want to know she is feeling better, I want to see that we made physical changes to her spinal structure, so we know it’s a long-term correction and not just a band-aid fix.

Do You Have Carpal Tunnel

Have you been diagnosed with carpal tunnel? Have you been told that you need to have a surgery? Chiropractic and carpal tunnel can be a life changer for you. I urge you to schedule an appointment with a chiropractor. In my office we will do a full history, examination and X-rays of necessary. If I cannot help you, I will help to point you in the right direction of someone who can. Stories like Sue’s are not uncommon in my office. My goal is to help people avoid unnecessary medications and surgeries. Give us a call or request an appointment online, I’d love to help you!

Dr. Steven Bourdage DC

Chiropractor Talks Bowel Movements

Let’s talk about poop. You may think it’s weird that a chiropractor talks bowel movements, but it actually comes up often in my office. In particular, I have two stories I’d like to share with you. One is about a 3-month-old baby and the other is about a man in his fifties. Both stories involve poop so follow along with me.

Chiropractic and Babies

Earlier this month a mother brought in her 3 month old baby because the baby was having a lot of gas and was only having a bowel movement once every five days. After some questioning I learned this mother was already doing an AWESOME job. The baby was still nursing, the mom had been doing belly massages for the baby, the mom even changed her diet to see if it would help the baby and still no changes. I examined the baby and found some areas of the spine that did not have the movement they should. I did some very light, specific adjustments and sent them on their way. The next week when they returned the mom informed me the baby had 3 bowel movements in one week! That is a huge improvement! No on should only be pooping once every five days, especially a 3 month old baby. I am continuing to work with this wonderful family to get the baby fully back to 100%.

Chiropractic and Older Men

A man I’ve been adjusting for many years who is in overall good health came in complaining of not having a bowel movement in 4 days along with some mild low back pain which was a new complaint for him. After I examined him I found subluxations in his middle to lower spine. I adjusted those areas which do send nerves to the stomach. We had a great adjustment which resulted in a lot of spinal movement. That movement took pressure off the nerves allowing his stomach and digestive organs to work normally.

Later in the day he emailed to say 20 minutes after he left he was on the toilet pooping!

How Does Chiropractic Help You Poop

If you have spinal stress or restrictions in your spine they can interfere with the nerves in that area. Many areas of the spine throughout the middle and lower back have nerves that control our digestion and elimination. Therefore, adjustments to these areas if needed relieve the nerve pressure allowing the organs to function at their best. The human body is really amazing. Sometimes it doesn’t need help, it just needs removing of interference.

I am not telling you these stories to make myself sound like a hero. The truth is far from that. I’m just the guide in these stories. The two individuals healed themselves once we removed the interference to their bodies. The human body is designed to work perfectly and in a healthy way. When there is interference to these systems in the form of subluxations (spinal misalignments) the body does not work as it is designed.

Read our blog post about Chiropractic Care and Digestion

If you need help pooping, you should get checked by a chiropractor and see if your problem may be spinal in nature. If you are in Chicago or Lincolnwood, give me a call at 773.545.9379

Yours in Health,

Dr. Steven Bourdage DC

Chicago Chiropractor Talks Posture

Chicago Chiropractor Talks Posture

Being a chiropractor is AWESOME! I get to see so much cool stuff in my office everyday that I wish I could have a video crew follow me around all day so everyone can get to see what I see everyday.

The other day a patient said to me, “I can’t slouch anymore even if I wanted to!” This is music to my ears and I thought, what a great topic for my next blog: Chicago Chiropractor talks posture. Continue reading

Sauganash Chiropractic Success

Sauganash Chiropractic Success

Here is a quick Success Story that is too good not to share. Everyday in my practice here in Chicago I get to witness stories like this…and it never gets old! Continue reading

Chicago Chiropractor Helps Stress

Chicago Chiropractor Helps Stress

June 9, 2016

I love success stories and this one is just too good to not share! Three months ago a 22 year old man came to our office with all types of symptoms. He was experiencing digestive issues, lack of appetite, difficulty concentrating, neck pain and shoulder pain. Continue reading

Chiropractic Success Story

Chiropractic Success Story

March 30, 2016

Recently I had a new patient come into the office with occular migraines. An occular migraine can effect your vision in a serious way before they may turn into a full blown migraine. This particular patient would see flashing lights and lines in his vision that were very disruptive to his everyday life. He had seen every specialist imaginable looking for relief. After 2 years of searching for relief, Continue reading

Restoring Your Posture With Chiropractic

Restoring Your Posture With Chiropractic

I’d like to share a success story with you that occurred with one of our patients here in the office. It is very often that I am asked if “Restoring your posture with chiropractic is possible or not?” This particular case will demonstrate that not only does chiropractic restore your posture, it can change your life! Continue reading

Chiropractic and Knees

Chiropractic and Knees

Chiropractors help many people with knee pain

Chiropractors help many people with knee pain

I love sharing success stories, here is one about a knee. A practice member who I’ve known for a while came in one day and was very stressed and concerned. After we got to talking she told me her knee was really bothering her and it was preventing her from working out. Working out is her life, she is in amazing shape and trains at least 4-5 days a week with intensity. She said she was at her wits end with her knee and was getting ready to see an orthopedic surgeon. I took a look at her knee and was able to diagnose what was going on. Continue reading

Surgery Avoided

Surgery Avoided

Matt went to the ER twice in one day because he was in so much pain and unable to function. The doctor’s told him he needed surgery and gave him heavy duty pain killers.  Luckily, Matt felt like he should have other options besides surgery. Matt was referred to our office by one of his friends who had great results with Chiropractic care.

Fast forward to 3 months later: Through a series of adjustments and exercises Matt is pain free and back to his normal regimen of exercising and calisthenics. Healing is a process, and Matt did a great job with all of the “homework” we gave him to do in between our visits.

Healing is more than just physical…It’s emotional as well. Even when Matt was feeling better, the confidence in his back was still lacking. We helped him to rebuild that as well during the healing process and now he his back to living his life 100%. To truly heal it needs to happen on both a physical and mental/emotional level.

There are some cases were surgery may be necessary. I am not anti-surgery. It is imperative to seek a second opinion and try non-invasive methods of healing before surgery becomes an option. Chiropractic is drug and surgery free. Our methods are safe, effective and gentle.

Have you avoided surgery because of chiropractic? If so, share your story with us below.

 

 

Numbness Relieved With Chiropractic

Success Story: Numbness relieved with chiropractic care

Rich fell off of a ladder twice and was experiencing terrible pain and numbness in his arms. Not only could he not work, but he was barely even able to walk because he was in so much pain. Continue reading