by Neil Bossenger | Dec 9, 2015 | Spinewave Bulletin
Pain is still part of wellness, right? Is pain a good or bad thing? Often pain is left out of the conversation when it comes to helping people live incredible lives. Dr Neil Bossenger joins all 3 of the Wellness Guys in this absolutely fascinating dive into pain, its...
by Neil Bossenger | Nov 18, 2015 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
When I was an undergraduate student I wrote a newsletter that was more of a self-indulgent exploration into the metaphysical than anything substantiated by science. A close friend described those works back then as “existential ravings of a Mensa...
by Neil Bossenger | Aug 6, 2014 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
This case is the hallmark of having a progressive, working diagnosis and not getting stuck on one idea. Disease processes can progress rapidly and any hunch or potential red flag should warrant reexamination, a second opinion, blood tests, or new imaging such as X ray...
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 11, 2014 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The spine and nervous system is not a Lego set. Chronic pain is clinically defined as pain that persists for more than 3 months, or beyond expected healing periods. 3 months is not a long time. Have pain for more than 3 months and one is already behind the 8-ball....
by Neil Bossenger | Nov 6, 2013 | Spinewave Bulletin
The word “stress” is a misnomer. There are too many neurological mechanisms around how one processes information and how one feels about it. Everybody is different. A stressful situation for one person may not be stressful for another. So the broad stroke...
