by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jul 4, 2013 | Health Articles

Your sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in your body, and runs from the lower back, down through the buttock, and all the way into the lower leg, where it controls the muscles in that area. It also provides sensation to the thighs, legs, and the soles of the feet. When the sciatic ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jul 2, 2013 | Health Articles

Over the last few decades the number of total hip and knee replacement surgeries have been rising at an alarming rate. In the United States for total hip and replacement surgeries have increased more than 50% and 170%, respectively. Europe is also seeing similar rises for these procedures with some the northern European countries reporting ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 27, 2013 | Health Articles

Help for Long Haul Drivers
Ergonomic principles are used to make a workplace suitable for the employees. Making beneficial changes improves the safety and productivity, but what about occupations with variable conditions. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, truck drivers top the list of professionals who lose the most time from work due ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 25, 2013 | Health Articles

Not many people like doing housework. For most, it’s a real pain in the aaah … what’s the word? Sacroiliac. But it’s not just the disruption it causes to your longed-for life of leisure; it really can be a pain. Literally.
The activities you carry out around the house may not seem too physically demanding, but ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 20, 2013 | Health Articles

We are often asked questions about various treatment options and which ones offer the best outcome and chance for success. Over the last several years Spinal Decompression Therapy has become one of the most popular treatments that patients ask about. Is spinal decompression therapy a good treatment option? Well the answer is that it really ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 18, 2013 | Health Articles

Speeding Up Recovery Time
For most people, recovering from a broken bone is an exercise in patience. For an active person, being told that you have to significantly reduce or cease activity in order to let the bone heal is equivalent to torture. However, there are a few things you can do to help speed the healing ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 13, 2013 | Health Articles

The apparent dangers of high blood pressure and the frequent recommendation of prescription drugs to reduce the problem create a seemingly constant flood of both media warnings and advertising. Now, the results of a recent study could shed an entirely different light on the source of the problem.
A study recently concluded in Chicago found that ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 11, 2013 | Health Articles

Did you know that the smallest vertebrae in your spine supports the most vital organ in your body- the brain? Incredibly, the cervical spine supports the full weight of your head, which is on average about 12 pounds. Your neck, also called the cervical spine, begins at the base of the skull and contains seven ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 6, 2013 | Health Articles

Steroids are organic compounds that are produced naturally in the human body. They’re also produced by other animals, plants and fungi. Within humans, steroids are used to produce several different hormones that are important to the body’s proper functioning.
Outside of natural human physiology, there are also drugs called anabolic steroids, whose purpose is to increase ...
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by Dr. Frederick Savard | Jun 4, 2013 | Health Articles

Oh those teenage years of frustration
If you have ever wondered why the teenage years are so difficult for parents (and often the teens themselves) you need look no further than their brain. The brain undergoes rapid and profound development during the teen years, much more so than during most of childhood. It is a time ...
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