David Perna, D.C.

Chiropractic techniques are not limited to any particular group. Doctors of chiropractic see patients of all ages, sizes, genders, ethnicities, and so on. So, is the care of children “different” than chiropractic care applied to adults? If so, how?There are studies that have reviewed the treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions (like low back pain), non-MSK [..]

If the greatest player in the history of the National Football League said, "Chiropractic was the key to keeping me in the game," do you think chiropractic care could help you with your back pain and other aches and pains? Well, that's exactly what happened. Jerry Rice, who on November 4, 2010 was named the [..]

Have you ever considered which type of doctor is best suited to treat back pain? Since there are so many treatment options available today, it is quite challenging to make this decision without a little help. To facilitate, a study looking at this very question compared the effectiveness between medical and chiropractic intervention. Over a [..]

We cannot thank our family, friends, patients, and allied healthcare providers enough for referring patients to our practice. There is no other form of advertising that attracts the quality of patients as those our patients refer to us. So, here's some information that may help you tell others about us: Chiropractic has been around since [..]

This question is asked frequently by patients visiting chiropractors. To answer this question, let's first talk about, "what is arthritis?" The word "arthritis" is derived from "arth-" meaning "joint" and "-itis" meaning "inflammation." Hence, arthritis is basically swelling in the joint. Many types of arthritis have been identified—in fact, over 100! Some types of arthritis [..]

Chiropractic was founded in 1895 after a spinal adjustment to the upper region of the spine restored a man's hearing. Since then, our profession has been conducting research to help determine why spinal manipulation or adjustments work so well. Many conditions have been studied, as well as the physiological responses to the adjustment including changes [..]

In the mid-1980s, a political event spurred a change regarding the medical community's outward disrespect of chiropractors when the AMA (American Medical Association) was sued for anti-trust violations and the chiropractors won! For the first time, the public, open anti-chiropractic slander that appeared on billboards, in magazine articles, and in TV/radio advertisements against the chiropractic [..]

The headline to this article may seem strange to you. After all, what does the news have to do with your back? According to the Johns Hopkins Health Alerts, quite a bit. The Health Alert entitled, "Back Pain and Osteoporosis Special Report The Mind Body Connection," reads "A growing number of studies affirm that the [..]

Harvard Study: Low Back Pain Patients Significantly More Satisfied with Chiropractic Than Conventional Medical Care. In 2002, at the 17th annual North American Spine Society meeting, three medical doctors defended chiropractic by citing a Harvard study that found low back pain patients were significantly more satisfied with Chiropractic treatments compared to conventional medical care. After [..]

Here's something interesting. Do you know how much money American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating ONE olive from each salad they served in first class? You'll never guess. $40,000! Amazing, isn't it? And if you translate that amount to today's dollars—it would be a lot more! You want to know what else is interesting [..]

"Ever since I was in my early teens, I've had muscle and joint problems that would come and go but never put me down where I couldn't function. I was very active and played basketball, tennis, and ran in track but over the last 10 years I've avoided a lot of activity due to my [..]

Many people seem surprised to find out that the chiropractic education process is so extensive. We usually reply, "...whether you're planning to become a chiropractor, medical doctor, or dentist, it takes four years of college followed by and additional 4-5 years of additional education (med school, dental school, chiropractic college) simply because there is that [..]