Catalina Medical Center: Blog

If you are an athlete or have recently fallen on to a hard surface, you may have injured your tailbone. These types of injuries make it painful to stand, sit, and lie down. Drs. Richard Cohen, Donald Weinstein, and Rob Josefsson provide phenomenal chiropractic treatment. Contact Catalina Medical Center in Redondo Beach, CA, to learn more.   The tailbone, technically known as the coccyx, is at the end of your spinal column. It’s often bruised or injured due to falling. Landing directly on it leads to serious injuries. It’s common to receive a tailbone injury when falling on the stairs. Even sitting on uncomfortable furniture for extended periods can leave an impact.   The main symptoms of a tailbone injury are stiffness and pain. The muscles around the coccyx are responsible for this. They seize up, causing your discomfort. In some cases, swelling pushes the coccyx out-of-place. This compresses the nearby nerves. Inflammation is another common symptom.   It’s important to schedule an ap...

At Catalina Medical Center, your Redondo Beach, CA, staff provide chiropractic care for a variety of conditions. If you are suffering from fibromyalgia, look no further! Drs. Donald Weinstein, Richard Cohen, and Rob Josefsson are the best of the best! Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain disorder. It causes constant and widespread pain throughout the musculoskeletal system. This includes the muscles, tendons, joints, and soft tissues. We provide chiropractic adjustments and manipulations to greatly increase patients' quality of life. Contact our office to learn more!   FMS is both hard to diagnose and treat. There is no known medical cause for it. Medical experts theorize that it stems from genetics, infections, and/or physical/emotional stress. Traditional western medicine focuses on treating your symptoms. Pain medications are often the go-to. This isn’t the case with chiropractic care. Your Redondo Beach care team treat the root of your pain. Only through chiropractic t...

Allergies may seem like they worsen with spring flowers, but they exist year-round! If you find yourself sneezing, itchy, and overflowing with nasal congestion, look no further! Catalina Medical Center offers chiropractic treatment for allergies. Drs. Richard Cohen, Rob Josefsson, and Donald Weinstein hold a lifetime of experience between them. Don’t let allergy symptoms ruin your life. Contact our office today!   You may not realize it, but your immune system and nervous system are directly connected. Allergies kickstart your immune system into an overdrive state. Your body is mistaking allergens as harmful pathogens. This then throws off your entire nervous system. Your Redondo Beach chiropractors provide a solution: spinal adjustments. These realign your spine to increase overall bodily function.   The hub of the nervous system is found in the spine. It connects your entire body. This is where all communication originates from and flows. This is what makes subluxations or misalignme...

Drs. Richard Cohen, Rob Josefsson, and Paul Newhouse provide quality chiropractic care to our patients in the Redondo Beach, CA, area. At Catalina Medical Center, we provide treatment for a variety of conditions, including Spinal Stenosis. This spinal condition happens when the open spaces within the spine start to narrow. Contact our office to learn more about spinal stenosis and how it’s treated.   Spinal stenosis begins with the bordering structures of the spinal canal moving away from their desired positions. This limits the appropriate amount of space on the spine. There are a few contributing factors to this development. Growing older is one of them. As we age, the discs between each vertebra begin to shrink. Thickened ligaments also occur. These produce spurs that grow into the spinal canal. Other spinal conditions also put you at risk for spinal stenosis. This includes arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and spondylolisthesis.   The biggest and most common symptom ...