Chiropractic Reduces Opioid Use by 55% in Low Back Pain
In the United States, of the adults who were prescribed opioids, 59% reported back pain.1 According to Statistia, the percentage of adults in the United States in 2015 with low back pain was 29.1%...
read moreDr. Mark C. Lesko has been confirmed a “Trauma Team Member” by the Academy of Chiropractic
Dr. Mark C. Lesko, a chiropractor and owner of Community Health and Rehab Centre, has been confirmed as a “Trauma Team Member” by the Academy of Chiropractic, a nationally recognized research and academic organization. Dr. Lesko has undergone rigorous training related...
read moreThe 3 Pitfalls of the MRI
The 3 biggest pitfalls with using MRI for spinal ligament injury diagnosis are the following: 1. MRI usually leaves 90% of the possible ligament damage to a spine undiagnosed. 2. MRI does not image the most important derangement pattern found in a spinal ligament...
read moreThe New Breed of Trauma Trained Chiropractor
Dr. Lesko is a new breed of Chiropractor, but what does that mean? -Must have impeccable credentials and training in the areas related to trauma such as MRI interpretation, Accident Reconstruction, Spinal Bio Mechanical Engineering, Spinal Trauma Pathology, Medical...
read moreIt is very important to have a doctor and an attorney that understands these simple points.
Why have a doctor treating you that does not understand the condition that you have or, even worse, may be missing your real injuries? Doctors who understand the spinal ligament injury know how to properly diagnose it (X-ray, CRMA, MRI). They know how to...
read moreWith Spinal Ligament Injuries, the insurance industry has very specific documentation requirements for both your doctor and your attorney.
The insurance industry is often made out to be the bad guy in the injury environment. In my experience this is usually not the case, even though they, too, have caused huge issues in this area. When it comes to your benefits, documentation is key! Who are the bad guys...
read moreThe American Medical Association considers this to be one of the most significant injuries that you can have.
The biggest problem in the medical legal system with injuries and compensation was twoi fold in nature: How to set up a standard system to determine if permanent body damage has occurred with an injury. The second problem was how to objectively and standardly...
read moreThere are too few doctors that know how to properly diagnose Spinal Ligament Injuries.
What is a diagnosis? Diagnosis is the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms. The word nature here means a “phenomenon” of the physical world. Some this that is physically abnormal is now causing the symptom(s). The...
read moreSpinal Ligament Injury is the Leading Cause of Pain. You need an Expert’s Treatment.
The spinal ligament injury is the number one cause of pain, disability, and expense in the market today. To seriously reduce your risks, you will want to work with a doctor that fully understands this condition. Therefore, you must take this condition very seriously....
read moreThere is a good chance you have a spinal ligament injury.
Upon hearing the term spinal ligament injury, your first thought may be, “That can’t be the problem, it sounds too benign (minimal).” It is not. This is a serious injury. While I cannot begin to teach you everything there is to know about this type of serious injury,...
read moreGardening Without Groans
Can you think of a sport that anyone can play, that does not take moves that are practiced repetitively until perfected, or even previously played before you hit the field? How about Gardening? Although you may not have thought of gardening as a sport by definition,...
read moreNeck Injures Cause Chronic Neck Pain
Neck Pain is NOT Normal! Pain is the way your body tells you that it is, or has been, injured in some way! The most common cause of neck pain is from an old or new injury to the spinal ligaments that causes a spinal instability. The ABSOLUTE KEY is working with a...
read moreBut It Was Just A Fender Bender!
Every 60 seconds a car accident happens. That’s a whopping 5.25 million crashes a year. Often we qualify the severity of a car accident by the damage we visibly see on a vehicle. Just think about it, traffic gets backed up on our interstates while passing cars assess...
read moreAre You In Control of Your Off Switch?
Migraines find an involuntary off-switch when they creep into their victims’ lives. 25 million Americans will search to find a remedy to their migraine affliction this year, and pray to take back control of their on and off switch. While there is much debate out there...
read moreThe Smartest Kids on the Block
You’ve known it since you were in middle school: You put your trust in the people who know the most. After all, who else would you cheat off of in math class?! Well, we won’t say we were nerds back in grade school, but we're definitely an office full of them now. As...
read moreThe One Good thing that’s Come from the Drug Epidemic
Our pain-killers have begun killing us, but if you knew the facts, you may not be that surprised. Did you know on an average day, over 650,000 new prescriptions for opioids are given out, 3,900 people initiate non-medical use of prescription strength Opioids, and 78...
read moreAre You Getting Ripping Off?
Did you know that chronic pain has become a multi billion dollar industry? $60 Billion, to be exact– in the US alone. The medical and pharmaceutical fields are taking home a big fat pay check thanks to you agonizing pain and sleepless nights, but how are you feeling?...
read moreYou’ll Leave Feeling Good
We all know that work environment matters– an established office culture of purpose and respect is fuel for success. The same is true when it comes to where you choose to improve your health. The setting of your doctor’s office sets the tone for your rehabilitation,...
read moreThe, Not So Space, Echronia Laser
Do you remember the lasers in those old sci-fi films that would magically heal wounds and get the galactic warrior back out on the battlefield? Well, we may not work on a starship, and we may not be preparing our patients for the next “Star Wars” but those space-age...
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