Dr. Pete Lazarnick "Dr. Pete": Blog

If you’ve ever played contact sports, you’re doubtlessly familiar with stingers. Also called burners, stingers are injuries felt in the neck and shoulder. Although they are often short-lived, they could be a sign of more trouble to come, which is why we at the Carrolton chiropractic office of Dr. Peter Lazarnick (Dr. Pete) want our patients to seek an evaluation if they suffer one. The nerves to the arm emerge from the neck vertebrae and bundle together in the shoulder. If the head is suddenly pushed too far while the arm is being pushed the other way, the shoulder nerves may be briefly compressed. This would cause a sudden, shooting pain accompanied by a feeling of heat or numbness. A person’s first stinger usually does not last for more than a few minutes, but having suffered one puts them at greater risk for suffering more, which may get worse. We use imaging testing and manual examinations to determine whether a patient has suffered damage to the spinal column itself. If the proble...

The Carrolton chiropractic office of Dr. Peter Lazarnick (Dr. Pete) is equipped to provide patients with a comprehensive range of treatments for lower back pain. Not only do we possess the expertise to provide safe, noninvasive treatments for musculoskeletal disorders, we also possess new technology. Intersegmental Traction is vital to relieving patients from a variety of ailments related to misalignments and their impact on soft tissues. An Intersegmental Traction table is a device that gently vibrates rollers positioned beneath individual vertebrae. It is operated under doctor supervision and used to make gradual adjustments. If the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord is blocked, vibrating pressure can ease its passage around misaligned joints and onward to the spinal discs. This allows the discs to be lubricated and supplied with vitamins, making them less likely to become herniated. The vibrations of the Intersegmental Traction table also relax muscles that have stif...