by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Oct 18, 2017 | Back Pain
Ozonated Dextrose Injections for Healing At RMI, we pride ourselves on having the most up to date techniques and procedures available in regenerative medicine today. As a result, Dr. Wellwood has created his own technique called Ozonated Dextrose Injections. It is...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Oct 16, 2017 | Knee Pain
What to Do About Your Knee Osteoarthritis Knee pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint that brings people to their doctor. With today’s increasingly active society, the number of knee problems is increasing. Knee pain has a wide variety of specific...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Oct 13, 2017 | Joint Pain
Where does ankle pain come from? Ankle pain is a common complaint for many people. This is because the ankle is an intricate network of bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles strong enough to bear your body weight and enable you to move. Due to the intricacies of the...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 20, 2017 | Neck
Prolozone – An Effective Treatment for Bulging Disc Pain A bulging disc in the neck occurs when a disc in the upper, or cervical, spine is damaged and weakened to the point that it protrudes outward. This protrusion is caused by continual pressure from the...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 19, 2017 | Knee Pain
What is Runners Knee? Runners knee – an aching pain around the kneecap that is not just for runners. Any activity that causes you to bend your knees a lot, like walking, biking, and jumping, can cause runner’s knee . Runner’s knee isn’t a specific...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 19, 2017 | Hip Pain
Hip osteoarthritis occurs when inflammation and injury to a joint cause a breaking down of cartilage tissue. In turn, that breakdown causes pain, swelling, and deformity. The primary function of cartilage is to reduce friction in the joints and serve as a...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 18, 2017 | Back Pain
Scar tissue affects every part of your body including your organs, muscles and connective tissue. Scar tissue forms when the body undergoes trauma or inflammation of your cells and tissue. In some cases, scar tissues link together to form an adhesion, which is a band...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 12, 2017 | Knee Pain
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Effective in Treating Patellar Tendonitis Patellar tendonitis is a common injury or inflammation of the tendon that connects your kneecap (patella) to your shinbone (tibia). Your pain may be mild or severe with Patellar tendonitis. Though...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 11, 2017 | Hip Pain
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) for Relief from Hip Tendonitis Tendonitis is characterized by inflammation of a tendon. A tendon is tissue that attaches muscles to bones. Tendonitis can affect any tendon in the body, but most commonly occurs around shoulders, elbows,...
by Dr Chris Wellwood NP-C, MSN, DC, MS | Sep 8, 2017 | Shoulder Pain
How Prolozone Provides Shoulder Pain Relief Injury or disease of the shoulder joint can cause shoulder pain. Injury can affect any of the ligaments, bursae, or tendons surrounding the shoulder joint. It can also affect the ligaments, cartilage, menisci (plural for...
