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Do you Suffer from Chronic Low Back Pain? Know the Causes and Possible Treatments
Lower back pain is generally considered to be chronic when it persists for 12 weeks or longer, which makes it much different from an acute flare-up of lower back pain that would generally be a temporary condition. Chronic back pain will generally appear more...
How does Shockwave Therapy work, and What are its Benefits?
Shockwave therapy is a form of treatment which is non-invasive and which produces a positive effect by generating a series of low-energy acoustic waves, which would then be directly transmitted to a person's skin through a gel medium. The technology was first...
What Is Spinal Decompression, And How Can It Help You Relieve Neck Pain?
Spinal decompression is a therapeutic procedure which centers around stretching out the spine by using some kind of traction table or a similar motorized device. The goal of spinal decompression is to relieve leg pain, back pain, or neck pain, and this procedure falls...
What is Spinal Decompression Therapy and for What Conditions is it Recommended?
Spinal decompression therapy is a process which stretches out the spine by using some kind of motorized device such as a traction table, for the purpose of providing relief from chronic back or leg pain. The idea of stretching out the spine has been used for a very...
Can the Cervical Spine Cause Shoulder Pain?
Subacromial impingement (SAI) is a common injury in sporting activities that require overhead motions, especially among pitchers, quarterbacks, and swimmers. Not everyone responds to treatment to the same degree, and a new study that reviewed two specific cases may...
What Causes Shoulder Pain?
According to Healthcare Business Today, each year, Americans make 7.5 million doctor visits related to shoulder/upper arm pain. After neck and back pain, shoulder pain is one of the top reasons patients seek chiropractic care. So, why are shoulder injuries so...
What Is Frozen Shoulder?
Adhesive capsulitis (also known as “frozen shoulder”) is the end result of inflammation, scarring, thickening, and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the humeral head or “ball” part of the ball and socket joint. Adhesive capsulitis dramatically reduces the range...
Why do I Have Severe Neck Pain or Severe Back Pain? Know the Most Common Causes
It is estimated that as many as 80% of all Americans have experienced some level of discomfort or pain in their neck or back at one point in their lives. That means the majority of people can understand how debilitating the pain can be from those areas. The back and...
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Dr. James J. Dalfino
President | Clinic Director
Dr. James J. Dalfino is the President and Clinic Director of Connecticut Disc and Laser Therapy Centers. He has been in private practice 21 years and specializes in non-surgical treatments for today’s most chronic conditions.
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Do you Suffer from Chronic Low Back Pain? Know the Causes and Possible Treatments
Lower back pain is generally considered to be chronic when it persists for 12 weeks or longer, which makes it much different from an acute flare-up of lower back pain that would generally be a temporary condition. Chronic back pain will generally appear more...
How does Shockwave Therapy work, and What are its Benefits?
Shockwave therapy is a form of treatment which is non-invasive and which produces a positive effect by generating a series of low-energy acoustic waves, which would then be directly transmitted to a person's skin through a gel medium. The technology was first...
What Is Spinal Decompression, And How Can It Help You Relieve Neck Pain?
Spinal decompression is a therapeutic procedure which centers around stretching out the spine by using some kind of traction table or a similar motorized device. The goal of spinal decompression is to relieve leg pain, back pain, or neck pain, and this procedure falls...
What is Spinal Decompression Therapy and for What Conditions is it Recommended?
Spinal decompression therapy is a process which stretches out the spine by using some kind of motorized device such as a traction table, for the purpose of providing relief from chronic back or leg pain. The idea of stretching out the spine has been used for a very...
Can the Cervical Spine Cause Shoulder Pain?
Subacromial impingement (SAI) is a common injury in sporting activities that require overhead motions, especially among pitchers, quarterbacks, and swimmers. Not everyone responds to treatment to the same degree, and a new study that reviewed two specific cases may...
What Causes Shoulder Pain?
According to Healthcare Business Today, each year, Americans make 7.5 million doctor visits related to shoulder/upper arm pain. After neck and back pain, shoulder pain is one of the top reasons patients seek chiropractic care. So, why are shoulder injuries so...
What Is Frozen Shoulder?
Adhesive capsulitis (also known as “frozen shoulder”) is the end result of inflammation, scarring, thickening, and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the humeral head or “ball” part of the ball and socket joint. Adhesive capsulitis dramatically reduces the range...
Why do I Have Severe Neck Pain or Severe Back Pain? Know the Most Common Causes
It is estimated that as many as 80% of all Americans have experienced some level of discomfort or pain in their neck or back at one point in their lives. That means the majority of people can understand how debilitating the pain can be from those areas. The back and...
What Is Patellofemoral Pain?
While chiropractic care commonly focuses on improving function in the spine to reduce neck pain and back pain, in many cases achieving a successful outcome is only possible when treatment addresses conditions elsewhere in the body. For example, ANY painful condition...
Knee Pain and Jumping Injuries
The term “jumper’s knee” was first coined in 1973 to describe an injury to the tendon that attaches the lower (most common) to the prominence (tibial tuberosity) on the proximal shin bone (tibia) or the upper pole of the knee cap or “patella” to the quadriceps femoris...