by Neil Bossenger | Jun 29, 2016 | Spinewave Bulletin
Persistent pain: It’s the same as if you ride a bike a lot, you get better at riding a bike. Play the piano a lot, you get better at it. Send danger messages a lot, you get better at it. That’s an adaptation, and the same thing occurs in the brain....
by Neil Bossenger | Jun 22, 2016 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Magnesium, the second most abundant intracellular cation, is essential in many intracellular processes and appears to play an important role in migraine pathogenesis. Routine blood tests do not reflect true body magnesium stores since <2% is in the measurable,...
by Neil Bossenger | Apr 3, 2016 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
Degeneration of the spine is a prevalent problem that generally advances with age, though is not always restricted to the elderly1. The presence of osteoarthritis is not always consistent with pain either. While progressive joint failure may cause pain and disability,...
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 1, 2015 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
The following is a case study of reduction in primary hypertension in a 35-year old male following upper cervical chiropractic care with no other influencing factors. A study in the Journal of Human Hypertension examined the effects of an atlas adjustment on blood...