Hi Josh.

Fingers going numb is not a good thing. This generally means that nerves are being compromised. Now comes the hard part…why and where the nerves are being injured. I have patients coming in all the time with numb fingers and not everyone has the same problem. That is why I perform a comprehensive orthopaedic exam. What most people don’t know is that anywhere along the nerve, injury can have the same symptoms. So finding only one spot of problems will not solve the condition. That is why so many people have numbness problems, because they are not being evaluated properly. I have been committed for over 17 years to developing expertise based on science and proper health care. I routinely stay on top of the latest research on biomechanics.
So lets get down to brass tacks. When does this occur most often? What fingers are affected? Any injuries in the past? Taking any medication? (yes, almost all medication will cause some toxic reaction in your body, hence side effects, that have an effect on your nerves), do you smoke? Any family history? Play sports? What kind of job do you have? Any other problems with the right arm? Sleep on your stomach? Has this ever occurred after any event?
So with this information, I would check nerve functioning, circulatory performance, joint movement, strength, coordination, dexterity, orthopaedic performance, skin appearance, joint deformities, neck movement patterns, shoulder movement patterns and elbow movement patterns along with muscle firing patterns. Of course there is more but each patient will get testing that is unique to their needs.
On top of that, I would perform a comprehensive exam of you head aches. Generally head aches are a separate issue from numbness in the hand. Although, they can be related. Only a proper evaluation and exam will be able to determine that. Again, head aches are not normal for any reason.

Remember that numbness means some kind of nerve injury and head aches are never normal.
I do have a free consult so that you can see the office and ask questions. We have many success stories with our patients…get yours started today.

Thanks,
 
Dr Bob
Expert Health and Rehabilitation
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Hi Carol.

There are a lot of herbal preparations that can help with headaches. However, herbal preparations sold in the United States do not have to be tested for effectiveness nor do they have to go through high level testing of the product. That means spectral analysis. This is a scientific method of using a laser light to determine the exact content of the compound. You may have seen it on CSI or one of those shows. In addition, headaches can be caused by many things. Therefore, my patients get a full work up to determine the cause of the headache including lab work if necessary. I have found over the last 17 years that headaches generally have an underlying cause of either environmental exposure, or hormone imbalance. Of course diet plays a great roll and lack of key nutrients can also have a huge effect. This is the prime reason that general medical evaluation fails to address the underlying causes of headaches and prescribes medications that cause headaches themselves. People such as yourself then feel they have no choice but to look for alternatives. At a vitamin store you have many products but no doctor to define your needs nor do you have only the best products for you. In my office I only have herbal preparations from Australia. Australia has the world’s most stringent standards for herbs and their use. In fact, before I began using these products, I found little results that consistent. This was due to the poor quality of products available in the United States.

I would suggest that you give our office a call as headaches are never normal and should be defined and treated with expert knowledge and the best supplements in the world.

Thanks,
 
Dr Bob
Expert Health and Rehabilitation
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Hi Beckie.

Migraines seem to becoming a very big problem. Especially with women. One would ask why is this so? Well, simply it is generally related to hormone ratios in your body. Why women…well women have very complicated hormone ratios. Men, who have the same hormones by the way, don’t have the same hormone ratios and timing of those ratios. This is exactly why most people who suffer from migraines don’t respond with long term relief with migraine drugs. However, I have treated several individuals with adjustive protocols of the cervical spine to relieve their migraines. Although, most were men. On the other hand, patients who are on my migraine protocols do much better when adjustive techniques are incorporated into there treatment. Now comes the good part. All you have to do is give our office a call and we will schedule you immediately. You can actually go to my website and download the paperwork for your convenience.
Stop suffering and taking drugs and pills. Find out why you actually have the migraines and begin a better healthier life. Head aches are never normal. I can help you! From complex to even simple cases, I have over seventeen years of health care experience.

Thanks,
 
Dr Bob
Expert Health and Rehabilitation
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Hi Patti.

This is a good question because it illustrates that the definitions of human conditions have been inadequate for some time. So lets start by defining a head ache. It is any perceived pain in your head. It is that simple. No pain in your head is normal. Now there are many ways to try to categorize head ache but in general, these categories were based on prescription medication utilization and not strictly on normal human physiology (aka. Functional Medicine). So what does that mean? For example, migraines have been thought to be caused by blood flow disturbances in the brain. So you guessed it, there is a drug made that changes blood flow in the body. However, after 30 years of this type of thinking about migraines, it is now being shown that blood flow pattern disturbance plays a much smaller role and is the sole reason that the drugs must be taken over and over because the blood flow patters are not the issue. Good for the drug company to have people take their drug for a life time but bad for those who do. In fact, almost all head aches are not generally well controlled with drug therapy. Of course there is a cost to drug therapy, in terms of money and side effect which means lives.
So what does cause head aches. Well having an improper curve in your neck can create a tension style of head ache. And of course the control area for blood flow is in the neck as well. Having extra toxins in your system will cause head aches. Being dehydrated can cause head aches as toxins will become more concentrated in less water. And most likely the worse cause of head aches in men and women (especially in women) are hormone imbalances. That is why women experience more head aches then men. So why don’t the medical community just make a drug to fix that? They did over 30 years ago and have since found after prescribing the hormone drugs for those 30 years that hormone replacement has not protected women but in many cases caused the very problems they said would be fixed. I practice functional medicine in that I would identify the systems dysfunction that is playing the key role in causing your head aches. I then order the proper lab work to verify the diagnosis. I then prescribe nutrient protocols to restore your normal functioning physiology. This is what healing and wellness is all about. You can contact the office anytime so that you can begin your comprehensive health awakening and rid yourself from head aches.

Dr Bob.