Pain Elimination and Mobility Restoration
Copyright 1995 by Dr. James H. Winer

Many people suffer needlessly from a variety of chronic pain and resultant decreased movement, including such common complaints as carpal tunnel wrist syndrome, heel spur, frozen shoulder, knee, neck, low back and sciatic pain. We are so conditioned by the prevalent medical model of suppressing symptoms with painkilling drugs that we fail to examine the underlying causes of discomfort and demobilization. In my professional experience, I have found that much of the pain and limited motion, frequently mislabeled as arthritis, are the result of chronically tight muscles, misaligned bones, and aggravation by inappropriate diet.

Deep tissue trigger point muscle therapy has been scientifically researched by Dr. Janet Travell, MD, President John F. Kennedy's physician. It often eliminates in a surprisingly rapid fashion all kinds of pain, while restoring normal range of movement. Often the problem muscle fibers causing the pain are somewhat distant from the area of pain perception. For example, pain and numbness in the hand, wrist or fingers may be coming from muscle tightness in the throat or shoulder blade. Often misaligned vertebrae in the neck or back contribute to pain or restricted range of motion, and require the expert hands of a doctor trained and experienced in adjustments.

Often nutrition can be an important factor in chronic cases of pain and dysfunction, even if the suffering individual consumes the same diet on which they seemed to thrive prior to the onset of pain. The reason is that the injury has exacerbated the pain-producing biochemistry of the body. For complete recovery and freedom from the pain, the patient may need to change the diet, eating less arachidonic acid-containing foods (those of animal origin) and possibly supplementing the menu with state-of-the-art readily assimilated specific nutritional formulas that are tailor-made to assist the body in relaxing muscles, detoxifying lactic acid buildup from chronically-tensed tissues and inhibiting pain-producing body chemicals, available at the Pain Release Clinic's Health Store. This comprehensive approach for correcting the various underlying factors gives a more complete and rapid resolution to restricted movement and chronic pain problems.

Effective Carpal Tunnel Treatment
Copyright 1993 by Dr. James H. Winer

The most common work injury in the 1990's, according to NIOSH (National Industrial Occupational Safety and Health Administration) is carpal tunnel wrist problems. Many factors can trigger wrist pain, including repetitive or cumulative stress and trauma, poor design of workplace, typing on computer typewriters or conventional keyboards, or any excessive tension put on the neck, shoulder, arm, or hand, including frequent wrist-bending.

The typical conventional medical approach is splinting of the wrists in an attempt to immobilize the wrist joint, which sometimes may give relief, followed by a recommendation of surgery, which unfortunately changes the problem from temporary to permanent, by creating permanent instability in the wrist area. Often the pain persists afterward. In fact, it is estimated that up to 95% of carpal tunnel surgeries fail, because in time the symptoms return or even become worse. It is curious that in Europe this surgery is only rarely performed.

I have found that quite commonly the reason that surgery doesn't eliminate the pain and numbness is because the wrist is merely the site of the symptom but not the site of the cause of the problem. Wrist and hand problems can originate at five major places in the body: the neck, the throat, the shoulder/chest area, the arm/forearm, and lastly the wrist. This quintuple crush possibility is usually ignored by most doctors. The nerves can be and often are squeezed at multiple locations other than the wrist, and all areas of causative involvement must be addressed and treated for complete success, or the pain and numbness will not be eliminated.

Our approach at Dr. Winer's Pain Release Clinic & Family Wellness Center is comprehensive as well as conservative. We utilize safe, noninvasive, non-surgical, non-drug approaches, including chiropractic adjustments, deep tissue trigger point muscle therapy, and nutrition to effectively treat arm, hand, and wrist problems. We have had great success in helping sufferers of hand and wrist numbness and pain, carpal tunnel, trigger fingers, and Dupuytren's contractures without resorting to drugs or surgery. Before submitting to irreversible and potentially permanently damaging surgery, you should realize that the surgery treats the site of the symptom, but not the cause, and that we have helped hundreds overcome these symptoms by correcting the underlying reasons for the symptoms.

Excerpts from Basic Nutrition Handbook
Copyright 1977 & 1979 by Dr. James Winer

The appalling state of our national health, amply documented by public and private studies, suggests a need to reexamine our lifestyle, particularly our eating habits. Figures proclaiming great advances in life expectancy computed from birth are misleading: the seeming increase is due largely to the lessening of childhood and infant mortality. The life expectancy of citizens over the age of 12 has not significantly increased since 1900, and the lowered rate of infant mortality, due to and yet despite modern hospitals and antibiotics, still ranks 17th among nations. Few people eat a balanced nutritious diet, including fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and breads, on a daily basis. Generally we Americans confine ourselves to a top-heavy meat protein diet, rounded out with sugary boxed cereals, desserts, french fries and synthetic foods and colas.

I have personally witnessed the sometimes astounding improvements in appearance, health, psychological and emotional well-being of many individuals after they upgraded the quality of their eating.

Natural oils are an important nutrient group needed in our diet. They can be obtained through the eating of fresh seeds and nuts, as well as in oils derived from vegetable sources. The food industry, to ensure long product shelf life, has resorted to artificially adding hydrogen atoms to oil molecules, through a process known as hydrogenation. The result is inert and almost indestructible compounds: artificially saturated fats for which the human body was not designed and with which it cannot adequately cope.

Use either distilled or spring water for all your consumption needs. Tap water contains chlorine to poison bacteria, but also ends up poisoning you. This water is further polluted by the sludge accumulation in old pipes. In addition, many local treatment plants add sodium fluoride, which contrary to popular myth is not only not therapeutic, but dangerous. Many studies, including those done by Dr. Dean Burk of the National Cancer Institute, have shown fluoride ineffective in preventing tooth decay, and unfortunately, very effective in inducing an increased incidence of kidney, circulatory and arthritic problems, and most importantly, cancer.


The Cholesterol Risk Myth
Copyright 2007 by Dr James H. Winer
All Rights Reserved

Did you know that cholesterol is a necessary nutrient, and that you could not survive without it? Your brain is largely made of cholesterol. Your hormones are made from cholesterol. The cell walls of the billions of cells that make up your body tissues are made of cholesterol. Cholesterol is only found in animals. So if you were a strict vegan vegetarian, your liver could make the cholesterol you need. The arbitrary 200 cholesterol threshhold was not derived scientifically: it was decided upon over a conversation during a cardgame by medical doctors with financial ties to the drug companies! Most people who have heart attacks have cholesterol under 200!

Hazards of Cholesterol Medication

Cholesterol medication users do NOT have a lower risk of heart attack, nor do they have an increase in longevity or lower risk of dying from a heart attack. The epidemic of Alzheimer's disease) memory loss and mental decline) is directly related to cholesterol medication. See the magazine " Smart Money" November, 2003 issue. Other serious consequences of cholesterol medication usage include: muscle pain and muscle weakness and damage(rhabdomyolosis), liver damage, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, decreased immunity which results in increased infections and increased risk of cancer, severe fatigue, and even death! due to the lack of production of the vital energy-producing molecule Co-enzyme Q 10 (ubiquinone). In fact in England, it is a requirement that ALL cholesterol drugs contain CoQ10. Here in the United States, the statin cholesterol medications do NOT contain CoQ. At the very least, anyone on "statin" drugs such as Crestor, Lipitor, Vytorin, Mevachor, Pravachol, Zoc or, Lopid, etc. MUST TAKE at least 100-200mg of CoQ daily.


Natural Approaches to Normalize Blood Lipids

Diet is the key to normalize body chemistry. If you eat the foods your body was designed to handle, in most cases you will have ideal body chemistry. Eliminate synthetic, hydrogenated fats found in margarine, Crisco, deep-fried foods, commercial peanut butters, and baked goods made with such plastic, indigestible artificial fat. Use butter and olive oil instead. There are many supplement products that the Pain Release Clinic carries whose ingredients have been shown to help, including our Cholesto Care. Call us at: 412-431-7246.