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SPINAL BONE SPURS: A WRONG CONCEPT.
Bone deformations result from calcification in the areas of chronic inflammation caused by either acute or chronic trauma or muscle spasms.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
7 days ago


SPINAL STENOSIS – SURGERY OR MANUAL DECOMPRESSION?
Spinal stenosis was first described in 1803 by Antoine Portal. In 1954

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Aug 24


UNBENDING KNEES
A person may sometimes be commended for being unbending and unyielding; with knees, this is definitely not the case.


INTERCOSTAL NEURALGIA
The former condition is caused by the same herpes zoster virus responsible for chickenpox in children and shingles (a painful skin rash with blisters) in adults.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Jul 27


RADIOACTIVE STRESS
Incredible as it may sound, radiation and stress have a lot in common. Radiation damages biological macromolecules (proteins and DNA), which upsets the operation of cells, causes mutations, cancer, and death.


I'M DYING FOR SOME SLEEP… (Insomnia is a curse indeed)
Why do you sometimes toss and turn for hours, trying to adjust the pillow to make your neck feel more comfortable, but the coveted sleep just refuses to come

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Jun 22


WHY ARE MY HANDS NUMB? (carpal tunnel syndrome)
You can do away with the numbness and pain in your hands for good – just use the right mixture of your own efforts and professional help.


Keeping Hypertension at Bay: Your Path to Better Health
Suppose you have swallowed a dreadful poison that can ruin your brain, heart, and kidneys. The doctor offers you an antidote with some minor side effects. Would you refuse because “it’s not very good for the liver?”

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
May 24


YOU MAKE ME DIZZY, MISS LIZZY
As anyone knows, when a person experiences dizziness or vertigo, it simply means that he momentarily loses the ground under his feet.


Headaches: Understanding the Pain and Finding Relief
A headache can become a veritable nightmare. We all know that, with the possible exception of the dumb colonel from the famous old joke

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Apr 22


HOW STOPPING ARTHRITIS
Nagging pain in the joints seems almost inevitable at a certain age. It may manifest itself as a dull pain in the neck or lower back, as squeaking knees, or a shooting pain in the hip.


DOES ARTHRITIS CAUSE MUSCLE PAIN OR JOINT PAIN?
In fact, joint pain does not necessarily mean arthritis! The pain that we feel when moving often relates to adjacent ligaments and muscles rather than the joint itself.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Mar 25


ACHOO! SORRY, I'VE GOT AN ALLERGY
There are numerous kinds of allergies. It can be triggered by certain foods, paint or varnish, medicines, textile fabrics, metals, pets, and so on. I shall discuss the most common type, that is, the seasonal allergy to the pollen of flowering plants.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Mar 10


PREVENT SPINE AND BACK PROBLEMS
Even if it goes away, however, it does not necessarily mean that you managed to solve the main problem -- those muscle spasms that block your vertebral joints and obstruct blood circulation.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Feb 24


Understanding Pain: A Path to Relief
The fastest way to reduce pain is to accept it. Sounds absurd? Just think about it. Pain is a message saying you did something wrong —maybe had a bad meal, lifted a heavy weight or had an anxiety attack.


Understanding Medical Imaging: A Journey Inside the Black Box
The human body was such a black box for a long time: its content could be observed only during an autopsy or surgery, at which point information about it, as you may realize, was not particularly useful.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Jan 21


HOW DO YOU COUGH?
Excruciating cough, combined with troubled breathing, fever, and chest pain, points to pneumonia. This disease is treated with antibiotics. Make sure you finish the full course; otherwise, the surviving bacteria (those with the greatest resistance to the drug) will proliferate and come back with a vengeance.


SMILE AND GOOD HEALTH: The Connection Between Happiness and Well-Being
A smile forced by a depressed person would come out fake and pathetic. This is the key to good mood and health. Indeed, these two are closely connected via the limbic system I described above.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Dec 23, 2025


Common cold – to treat or not to treat?
This disease is common indeed: virtually anyone has at least once suffered from sneezing, coughing, and fever. Some unlucky people catch it several times a year.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Dec 18, 2025


Is manual therapy easy to learn?
You have to master this art all your life. Reading new literature in this field is important, but the main thing is hands-on experience, no pun intended.

Andrew Ivanchenko M.D.
Dec 6, 2025






