Welcome to the website of Dr. Brian Short, DC, a Santa Fe, NM, chiropractor located at 1444C South St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, NM. We recognize selecting a chiropractor is a critical choice for a patient. Our goal is to assist you in learning the essentials of chiropractic care, discuss your ailments and help you decide on what course of action is appropriate to assist you on your path to being healed and pain-free.
For the most part, people are under the misconception that chiropractors in Santa Fe, New Mexico only offer treatment for people experiencing low back pain. In addition to our long-standing history of treating many low back pain patients, we have over 30 years clinical experience successfully treating patients for sciatica, migraines, neck pain, jaw pain, extremity pain and pain resulting from herniated discs.
For the most part, people are under the misconception that chiropractors in Santa Fe, New Mexico only offer treatment for people experiencing low back pain. In addition to our long-standing history of treating many low back pain patients, we have over 30 years clinical experience successfully treating patients for sciatica, migraines, neck pain, jaw pain, extremity pain and pain resulting from herniated discs.
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If you have a headache, you're not alone. Nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Some are occasional, some frequent, some are dull and throbbing, and some cause debilitating pain and nausea. What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down?
Your neck is the most vulnerable part of your spine which makes neck pain treatments in Santa Fe so important. Not only does it support your 10-12 pound head, maintain a gentle forward curve, and permit head rotation, but it must also allow the free flow of nerve impulses to the head, face, hands and the rest of your body.
The most common cause of back pain is articular dysfunction in the spinal joints resulting from vertebral subluxations, which is why many require low back pain treatment in Santa Fe. These subluxations cause joint instability and nerve irritation. The body responds by tightening muscles in the back, "splinting" the joint to protect it from further damage.
You're working at your desk in Santa Fe, NM, trying to ignore the tingling or numbness you've had for months in your hand and wrist. Suddenly, a sharp, piercing pain shoots through the wrist and up your arm. Just a passing cramp? More likely you have carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful progressive condition caused by compression of a key nerve in the wrist which can be very effectively alleviated with specifically applied chiropractic adjustments.
If you place your fingers in front of each ear and open your jaw, you'll feel lots of wiggling. This is where your skull's temporal bone attaches to your mandible (jaw): the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Lots of ligaments, cartilage, fascia, discs, muscles, nerves and blood vessels run in, around and through it.
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Kristin P.
Oct 20, 2018
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I will give two stars because he worked to accommodate an appt and didn't take my money after a complete misdiagnosis. I him found online as I am traveling. I threw my back out horribly Day 2 of vacation. He was rude and seemed bothered I was there, after he came in early to see me. He gave me a handful of movement tests and then told me it was muscular, which it was not. It being a Friday I was terribly worried I would spend the weekend in pain. My husband had dropped me off 10 before the appt and took the rest of our group elsewhere. After 7 minutes with him, I left in despair. I ubered
