Dr. Peter Ferraro, nationally known for his extensive work using spinal decompression therapy, was recognized as a Top Doctor in New Jersey by NJ Top Docs, New Jersey’s Total Healthcare Resource.

The Top Docs list in NJ profiles over 900 healthcare providers to make it simple for consumers to seek out the best in their field.

Ferraro was recognized on the strength of his non-invasive, non-medication based treatments of back pain such as spinal decompression therapy.

For severe back pain and neck pain from a herniated or bulging disc, Dr. Ferraro says spinal decompression is an effective treatment and often times can help patients avoid surgery. Published literature has shown a 86% success rate in treating disc injuries with decompression therapies.

During the procedure in Dr. Ferraro’s NJ office, patients are placed in a harness that keeps them in a stable position while a computer-controlled series of stretches targets specific areas of the spine. The duration of the therapy session is approximately 25 minutes, with patients receiving a series of 20-25 sessions over a period of 7-8 weeks. Dr. Ferraro offers decompression therapy in conjunction with manual treatments and physical therapy for maximum effectiveness.

Dr. Ferraro has been practicing in New Jersey for 16 years, and has two locations in New Jersey including the office in Saddle Brook. He offers spinal decompression therapy, acupuncture, and trigger point therapy, and is certified in Manipulation under Anesthesia. He provides treatment that is customized to a patient’s unique injury or pain, and that spans a number of conditions.

Ferraro Spine and Rehabilitation is highly recommended for anyone living with back or neck pain, and offers excellent results for patients. For more information about back pain or any other conditions, call Dr. Ferraro’s office at 973-478-2212.

Let’s say you make a choice to start taking control of your health. You want to leave as little to chance as possible. You acknowledge that you could get something out of doing some exercise. You’re willing to admit that you could eat a healthier variety of foods, including fresh fruit and vegetables. You are going to begin doing the things that years of scientific research have shown to be related to long-term health and well-being.

Your partner in this journey to good health is your chiropractor. Visiting your NJ Chiropractor is a key component of a complete return-to-optimal-health package. With regular chiropractic care, your body is primed to make the most out of the positive actions you’re taking, particularly regarding exercise and nutrition. Without chiropractic care, exercise and nutrition will only take you so far. To get all the way to good health, all of your body systems need to be online and available. That’s what chiropractic care makes possible.

Exercise, healthy nutrition, proper rest, and regular chiropractic care can pay off, not only double, but often in many multiples. However, before we begin reaping these benefits we have to know where to look and how to make use of this property we all get for free.

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If we’re alive, we have stress. That much is a given. In fact, we are well-designed to cope with stress, but these ancient mechanisms can often go awry. Just as allergies and other hypersensitivity reactions represent extreme responses of normal physiological processes, the high levels of stress many of us experience on a daily basis represent abnormal responses of our built-in fight-or-flight mechanisms.

Stress is normal, but daily ongoing internal stress is abnormal. Chiropractic care can often provide substantial help, by reducing or eliminating extra sources of stress in our bodies. For example, restricted spinal joint mobility can lead to high levels of physiologic stress in muscles, ligaments, and tendons that support the joints. Stress in these soft tissues causes build-up of metabolic toxins and drains resources, such as oxygen and nutrients, that are needed elsewhere. These physiologic stresses create a vicious cycle of increasing stress in many areas of the body. Mechanical stress leads to mental stress, and mental stress leads to more muscle tension and even pain.

Chiropractic care directly addresses the spinal source of much physiologic stress. The result is a body that works more efficiently and more effectively. The result is increased health, happiness, and well-being.

Call Dr Ferraro’s Bergen County Chiropractic office at 973-478-2212 to speak to one of their office representatives for further information about the type of programs that can help with your stress related back pain.

About Dr. Ferraro
Dr. Ferraro, D.C. specializes in the multidisciplinary non-surgical treatment of spinal conditions. His practices throughout New Jersey provide patients in Bergen and Monmouth County with comprehensive care for back, neck, leg, arm, and nerve conditions.
Dr. Ferraro, D.C. has over 14 years of experience in the chiropractic field and has become nationally recognized for his extensive work using non-surgical decompression technology along with being certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA).

To be healthy it’s important to cover all the bases. We want to exercise and we want to eat right, not just one or the other. We want to get enough rest and we want to have a positive mental attitude, not just one or the other.

Regular visits to your Bergen County chiropractor is also part of this equation. To reap the full benefits of all the other good things we’re doing, it’s important to make sure that our nerve systems are doing their part, too. The nerve system is the body’s master system, coordinating the activities of all the other systems. The nerve system tells our digestive system what to do with the good food we’re eating. The nerve system tells the muscles, tendons, bones, and ligaments how to benefit from the exercises we’re doing.

With regular chiropractic care, the nerve system is able to make sure that all our other body systems are doing their jobs, at the right time, in the right amount, and in the right place. Regular chiropractic care helps keep us vibrant, healthy, and well.

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Dr. Ferraro, D.C. specializes in the multidisciplinary non-surgical treatment of spinal conditions. His practices throughout New Jersey provide patients in Bergen and Monmouth County with comprehensive care for back, neck, leg, arm, and nerve conditions.
Dr. Ferraro, D.C. has over 14 years of experience in the chiropractic field and has become nationally recognized for his extensive work using non-surgical decompression technology along with being certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA).

Non surgical relief of herniated or ‘slipped disc’ injuries are available at the office of Bergen County chiropractor, Dr Peter Ferraro.  The Saddle Brook, NJ office offers non-invasive and non-surgical treatment options to treat pain associated with herniated discs.

A disc herniation is a displaced portion of the center part or nucleus of the disc that is pushed through a tear in the outer layer or annulus of the disc.  Pain results when irritating substances are released from this tear and also if the fragment touches or compresses a nearby nerve.  Disc herniation has some similarities to degenerative disc disease and discs that herniate are often in an early stage of degeneration.  Herniated discs are common in the low back or lumbar spine.

Two non-surgical treatment options available for NJ patients include spinal decompression therapy and PRP injections.

Spinal Decompression Therapy

With a very high success rate, Spinal Decompression Therapy helps keep patients out of the operating room and back on their feet without weeks of downtime. Published literature has shown a 92% success rate in treating disc injuries with decompression therapies, and Dr. Ferraro says that the vast majority of his patients have made a full recovery after decompression therapy.

During Spinal Decompression Therapy, patients are placed in a harness that keeps them in a stable position while a computer-controlled series of stretches targets specific areas of the spine.  The duration of the therapy session is approximately 25 minutes, with patients receiving a series of 20-25 sessions over a period of 7-8 weeks.  Dr. Ferraro offers decompression therapy in conjunction with manual treatments and physical therapy for maximum effectiveness.

Platelet Rich Protein (PRP) Injections

Platelet Rich Protein (PRP) injections is a cutting-edge medical technique that uses the patient’s own blood to help them heal. Since the solution being injected into the patient comes from his or her own body, there is very low risk for transmissible infection or allergic reaction. Additionally, early research has shown such positive results that it may be a way to avoid surgery and a lengthy recovery. Affiliated medical doctors at Dr Ferraro’s office perform the treatment.

Platelet Rich Protein injections have shown success in treating a variety of ailments including chronic back pain, degenerative disc disease, nerve inflammation, bursitis, joint pain and more.

Dr Ferraro and the superb clinical staff of physical therapists and medical doctors can help treat mild to severe disc herniations where surgery is either not recommended or unwanted by the patient. These types of cases often require some form of non surgical therapy in conjunction with Chiropractic care, hands on physical therapy, and pain management as needed.

For more information, please call the office of Dr Ferraro at 973-478-2212.

Bergen County chiropractor Dr. Peter Ferraro has been named Official Chiropractor of Saddle Brook for his third term.

Dr. Peter Ferraro of Ferraro Spine & Rehabilitation has been given this distinction on three separate occasions.  Over the last 14 years that he has been in Saddle Brook he has supported and contributed to many local organizations such as the Police and Fire departments and Ambulance/Emergency services as well as many of the local sports teams.

Dr. Ferraro has also served the health care needs of hundreds of local Bergen County families as well as public servants.

“My office takes pride in having this honor bestowed on us and we will continue to offer the highest caliber of care to the Saddle Brook Township residents,” he said.

Dr Ferraro Offers Non Surgical Spinal Decompression

Dr. Ferraro, D.C. specializes in the multidisciplinary non-surgical treatment of spinal conditions. His practices throughout New Jersey provide patients in Bergen and Monmouth County with comprehensive care for back, neck, leg, arm, and nerve conditions.

Dr. Ferraro, D.C. has over 14 years of experience in the chiropractic field and has become nationally recognized for his extensive work using non-surgical decompression technology along with being certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA).

Call Dr Ferraro’s office: 973-478-2212

Bergen County Chiropractor, Dr Peter Ferraro of Ferraro Spine & Rehabilitation, treats children with chronic ear infections with chiropractic care. One of the most common conditions a child can get is an ear infection.

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Many children experience chronic ear infections, which can be detrimental to their hearing, and can even be related to speech and developmental problems. Most infections are treated with common medicine; an antibiotic, ear drops, or something of the like. One treatment that many parents do not know about that can be even more effective is chiropractic care.

A middle ear infection, also known as otitis media, is one of the most common ear infections found in children. Otitis media is caused by a buildup of fluid behind the ear drum, causing the inside of the ear to become inflamed. It is caused by either a bacterial or viral infection and is usually the result of another illness like a common cold.  Dr Ferraro says he sees many children with this type of ear infection at his Bergen County Chiropractic office.

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Otitis media usually spurs from a lack of drainage of the lymph system in the neck, which causes the buildup of fluid behind the ear drum. It can also emerge when the muscle that is supposed to keep bacteria or viruses from entering the eustacean tubes (tubes located in the back of the throat that lead to the inner ear) doesn’t work correctly. The reason why this is more common in children is because the shape and length of the eustacean tubes in children are not quite as long or as developed yet, making it more difficult for them to drain and increasing the risk of infection.   Another reason is because the first vertebra, known as the atlas, has a tendency to shift in children which also closes off the eustacian tube. A gentle adjustment of the first vertebrae, if performed early on in the infection process, has shown excellent results in the complete resolution of symptoms.

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This being said, the root of otitis media can be mostly blamed on a mechanical problem. Rather than treating with many doses of antibiotics (which can become dangerous in itself, making your child’s future illnesses resistant to them), chiropractic care is a great option for preventing chronic ear infections. Restoring normal drainage in the ears and neck lymphatics is ideal for this condition.

According to Dr. Ferraro, chiropractors are able to offer a gentler type of treatment as opposed to heavy doses of antibiotics or even surgical procedures. Doctors of chiropractic are licensed and trained to diagnose and treat patients of all ages, and are able to restore normal function of the tissues of the neck. With chiropractic procedures designed specifically for your child’s condition, recurring cases of otitis media can be significantly reduced and in many cases completely eliminated.

New Jersey chiropractor Dr. Peter Ferraro of Ferraro Spine & Rehabilitation can help diagnose and treat your child’s recurrent ear infections. With two locations in Bergen and Monmouth County, the best chiropractic treatment is accessible and convenient.  Dr. Ferraro can be reached by calling 973-478-2212.

Some people do all the right things and still develop serious health problems. Others flaunt their bad habits and are able to live long lives, dying peacefully in their sleep at the age of 95. For example, high blood pressure (hypertension, HTN) is a common chronic disease in the United States. With HTN a person’s heart has to work much harder, all the time, to pump the blood needed by the rest of the body. HTN is associated with heart attacks and stroke, and hypertensive heart disease is a leading cause of death. 1

HTN is often described as a lifestyle disease. 2,3 Those who are overweight and/or obese (this characterizes two-thirds of American adults) are at increased risk for HTN, as are persons with diabetes. People who don’t exercise regularly are more likely to develop high blood pressure, as are those who smoke cigarettes. In fact, overweight/obesity, lack of exercise, and tobacco use are the top three causes of HTN.

Obviously, achieving an average weight, exercising regularly, and stopping smoking (or never starting) are three main lifestyle actions related to decreasing one’s risk of developing HTN. But some people who are slim, have exercised all their lives, and do not smoke may still develop high blood pressure. In such a case, HTN is termed “essential hypertension”. The person has a very healthy lifestyle, there are no risk factors for HTN, and still they become hypertensive. That is the luck of the draw, otherwise known as a genetic predisposition to this disease.

In a contrasting example, a few people may smoke two packs of cigarettes a day since age 15, drink a quart of gin every few days, and never get really sick. They don’t develop lung cancer or liver cancer and have no problems with HTN or heart disease, and live lives that fly in the face of all received wisdom in the field of public health. They continue to thrive well into their 80s and beyond and love to tell their well-meaning friends and relatives, “I’ve never been sick a day in my life” while lighting up another cigarette. Such persons are described by epidemiologists as outliers, those whose health parameters represent an outlying 2.5% or less of the standard values. Their luck of the draw lies in possessing an indestructible constitution.

Of course the exceptions only prove the rule. Their existence does not suggest that rules for good health should not be observed. Regular vigorous exercise and a healthful diet containing plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables are important for all of us, young and old. Chiropractic care is an important component of the lifestyle mix. Chiropractic care helps people, young and old, achieve the best health possible. This natural form of health care helps take the “luck” out of the equation. We can make our own luck and chiropractic helps us do that in the arena of health and well-being.

Chiropractic check-ups help ensure your body is functioning at peak levels. If some optimizing is needed, your chiropractor will recommend treatment that will get you back to being fit. They’ll also be able to answer your questions about diet and exercise, helping you plan choices and activities that will keep you and your family healthy and well.

About Dr. Ferraro

Dr. Ferraro, D.C. specializes in the multidisciplinary non-surgical treatment of spinal conditions. His practices throughout New Jersey provide patients in Bergen and Monmouth County with comprehensive care for back, neck, leg, arm, and nerve conditions.

Dr. Ferraro, D.C. has over 14 years of experience in the chiropractic field and has become nationally recognized for his extensive work using non-surgical decompression technology along with being certified in Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA).

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1Zhang WW, et al: Hypertension and TIA. Int J Stroke 4(3):206-214, 2009

2Schmid AA, et al: Current blood pressure self-management: a qualitative study. Rehabil Nurs 34(6):223-229, 2009

3Pascual JM, et al: Body weight variation and control of cardiovascular risk factors in essential hypertension. Blood Press 18(5):247-254

By Amanda Gardner, Health.com; July 24, 2010 8:18 a.m. EDT

Trent Northcutt, 42, a corporate executive in New York City, had been suffering from lower back pain and leg pain for about three years, to the point that he was “cautious about picking up the simplest thing,” he remembers.

When he finally sought help, his doctor recommended acupuncture right off the bat. Northcutt ended up having six treatments over about eight months. Now, he says, “I don’t have any back pain at all. I’m 100 percent good.”

More than 26 million Americans ages 20 to 64 suffer from ongoing back pain, according to the American Pain Foundation, and it’s one of the top reasons people visit a doctor. But many of those millions also discover the painful secret about back pain: This common condition can be surprisingly difficult to treat.

The lower back is a complex spot, with many potential sources of pain. Although surgery would seem to be a quick fix, in reality about 85 percent of people don’t need — and won’t benefit from — back surgery, says Dr. Anders Cohen, M.D., chief of neurosurgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, in New York City.

That leaves plenty of room for alternative and complementary therapies, such as vitamins, acupuncture, and chiropractic therapy, that may help soothe the pain. “If I don’t see something unstable, something wrong with a disk or a bone, I use alternative therapies on a regular basis. It’s a central crux of my practice,” adds Cohen.

“There are some types of back pain that seem to be in the covering of the muscles or in the tissue connecting the muscle that are really difficult to treat,” adds Dr. James Bray, M.D., a sports medicine physician with Scott & White Healthcare, in Georgetown, Texas. “That’s where a lot of alternative therapies [such as acupuncture and chiropractic therapy] really excel.”

Chiropractic therapy

Although most people tend to think of a chiropractor as a practitioner who cracks your back while you lie on a table, they also “have a lot of soft tissue treatments,” Cohen says.

Chiropractors can help with back pain and, in a few cases, even pain that radiates into the buttock or leg.

Some borrow techniques from physical therapy, using ultrasound and heat to break the cycles of muscle spasms and trigger points that cause chronic irritation, he says.

And it turns out that the cracking sound that goes along with a visit to the chiropractor is a good thing. Doctors think that it comes from nitrogen bubbles being released in the joints. “That helps rebalance the spine,” Cohen explains.

Read the full article from CNN.com that recommends Chiropractic care for back pain relief.

(Originally posted by ACAToday.org)

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced its exclusive endorsement of orthotics and pillows from Foot Levelers. In addition, ACA endorses Foot Levelers’ rehabilitation products.

Assessed by a panel of doctors of chiropractic, the endorsed products offer the following features and benefits:

• Orthotics
  Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers are custom-made orthotics scientifically designed for an individual’s unique postural problems. Stabilizers support all three arches of the foot and help align the feet, ankles, knees, hips and pelvis to provide the body a balanced foundation.
• Pillows
  A cervical pillow supports the neck and spine and corrects the user’s resting position so that the head and neck are at the optimal curvature. This relieves tension in the cervical spine and enhances relaxation, allowing for a more restful sleep.
• Rehabilitation Products
  Foot Levelers’ full range of rehabilitation tools are versatile and work for patients of every age. The rehabilitation tools are easy to use and offer the benefits of isokinetic and isotonic exercise to speed healing and enhance pain-free range of motion.

“We are thrilled to have ACA’s continued support for our products,” said Dwayne Bennett, executive vice president, Foot Levelers. “Our products provide a valuable adjunct to chiropractic care by maintaining the progress made during an adjustment for a longer period of time.”

“The musculoskeletal system is the support system for the entire body,” noted ACA President Rick McMichael, DC. “ACA is pleased to support these products from Foot Levelers. These products are designed to assist doctors and patients in caring for that support system.”

More information about products from Foot Levelers is available at www.footlevelers.com.

About Foot Levelers
Foot Levelers, Inc. is the world’s exclusive provider of custom-made Spinal Pelvic Stabilizers and other therapeutic products that have served the healthcare profession for more than 55 years. Foot Levelers’ products have helped millions of people enjoy fuller and happier lives at work, home, and at play.

About ACA
The American Chiropractic Association, based in Arlington, Va., is the largest professional association in the United States representing doctors of chiropractic. ACA promotes the highest standards of ethics and patient care, contributing to the health and well-being of millions of chiropractic patients.

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