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Samuel Cirone

Chiropractor

Samuel Cirone, DC, is a leading chiropractor currently serving patients at Park Chiropractic Rehab Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Throughout his thirty-eight years of practice, he has accrued extensive expertise in motor vehicle accidents, custom foot orthotics, orthotic shoes, compression stockings, and more. He also offers massage therapy at the clinic and is the inventor of the acupressure unit, The Triggerizer. Dr. Cirone earned his chiropractic degree in 1979 at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.
Samuel Cirone
  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Accepting new patients

My daughter has a shooting pain down her leg. Can a chiropractor help?

Chiropractic can help by performing a chiropractic spinal adjustment in the lower back to realign the vertebrae that is out of alignment which is pinching the nerve and causing READ MORE
Chiropractic can help by performing a chiropractic spinal adjustment in the lower back to realign the vertebrae that is out of alignment which is pinching the nerve and causing the pain to shoot down the leg. X-rays only show if there’s any fracture. Chiropractors can correct your daughters leg pain.

My son hurt his back in a football game. Is surgery or chiropractic care best for him?

Herniated discs are usually weakness on the walls of the joint between one vertebrae and another vertebrae. Usually herniated discs are caused by sports injuries or trauma from READ MORE
Herniated discs are usually weakness on the walls of the joint between one vertebrae and another vertebrae. Usually herniated discs are caused by sports injuries or trauma from heavy lifting. Yes chiropractic can help to relieve the pain from a herniated disc without surgery provided your son refrains from having any contact sports such as football or hockey.

How does chiropractor manipulation work?

The chiropractic manipulation is mainly to realign a vertebrae that has been out of place and pinching the spinal nerve in the upper back. Chiropractic adjustment will realign READ MORE
The chiropractic manipulation is mainly to realign a vertebrae that has been out of place and pinching the spinal nerve in the upper back. Chiropractic adjustment will realign the vertebrae, relieve the nerve irritation and promote nerve flow and healing with a quick thrust which is painless and you may hear a clicking sound an indication that the problem has been corrected. He use of machines will also be used prior to the manipulation to relax the tight knitted muscles that will be pulling the vertebrae out from alignment. I highly recommend for you to see a chiropractor as they are a specialist in your type or condition. The chiropractic spinal adjustment is painless and feels good as it releases endorphins the body’s natural pain killers.

How to prevent back pain from an office job?

Yes you may want to have an ergonomic chair and keep your body straight at computer level and every hour to two hour stand walk around and stretch and then get back to your work READ MORE
Yes you may want to have an ergonomic chair and keep your body straight at computer level and every hour to two hour stand walk around and stretch and then get back to your work station for a couple of hours. And of course to may want to see a chiropractor to strengthen the muscles of the lower back and to realign any area of the spine to give better endurance at sitting at your desk job.

How to fix bad posture?

Bad posture is usually indicative of a spinal condition such as scoliosis, misaligned vertebrae, leg length difference, poor attitude, lack of sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise READ MORE
Bad posture is usually indicative of a spinal condition such as scoliosis, misaligned vertebrae, leg length difference, poor attitude, lack of sleep, poor diet, lack of exercise and what you need is a chiropractor to realign and to teach and give you some information to prevent the above vices.

I am experiencing stiffness in my knees. What should I do?

Usually stiff knees are usually indicative of age or some arthritic conditons, being over weight and from slips and falls without realizing it. To prevent the stiffness you may READ MORE
Usually stiff knees are usually indicative of age or some arthritic conditons, being over weight and from slips and falls without realizing it. To prevent the stiffness you may want to see a chiropractor as he can check to see if any misaligned vertebrae in your lower back pinching the nerve and causing stiffness of the knees and the chiropractor after assessing you can suggest some exercises such as 3/4 squats, stretching be quadriceps muscle, hamstring muscles that go to the knee. Good exercises would b swimming and walking.

Do hot water baths help in relieving hip pain?

It can only give you temporary relief however there may be a cause causing the hip pain and a chiropractor can detect and correct it for you.

Can a chiropractor help me manage my hernia pain?

If your hernia is contained and not causing any discomfort and if it’s painful after doing physical work or lifting otherwise hernias are weakness of the inguinal wall or the groin READ MORE
If your hernia is contained and not causing any discomfort and if it’s painful after doing physical work or lifting otherwise hernias are weakness of the inguinal wall or the groin if it gets larger it can place pressures on nerves and cause extreme pain. If the pain is constant and the hernia continues to enlarge you may want to have it surgically corrected.

Are there side effects to chiropractic adjustments?

Chiropractic adjustments can realign the vertebrae back into its normal position to relieve the nerve pain. There could be some temporary side effects of increased pains because READ MORE
Chiropractic adjustments can realign the vertebrae back into its normal position to relieve the nerve pain. There could be some temporary side effects of increased pains because the body’s attempt to adapt to the biomechanical changes, experience after manipulative adjustments to the spine. Although unpleasant these symptoms are unavoidable in that a small percentage of patients would experience them. This is known as a “REACTION” and may express itself in the form of pain and soreness. A “Reaction” may be regarded as a helpful change taking place in your body.

Can a chiropractor help with lower abdominal pain?

Abdominal pain is usually an internal condition that a misaligned vertebrae can help relieve it, however, I would recommend a family medical doctor to perform tests such as blood READ MORE
Abdominal pain is usually an internal condition that a misaligned vertebrae can help relieve it, however, I would recommend a family medical doctor to perform tests such as blood work to screen infections and may require medications, antibiotics, and perhaps an ultrasound, cat-scan and MRI, and in the interim, avoid spicy foods and have ginger ale and check with your medical doctor.

I had a car accident but I still have some body pain. Can a chiropractor help?

Yes chiropractic can help your condition has now become chronic and may require a few more about 6-8 treatments of chiropractic care to relieve the pain or discomfort permanently. READ MORE
Yes chiropractic can help your condition has now become chronic and may require a few more about 6-8 treatments of chiropractic care to relieve the pain or discomfort permanently. A chiropractor can give you a specific exercises to areas of the body that are still bothering you.

How does going to a chiropractor for ADHD help?

Yes, chiropractic care can help your son’s ADHD. I recommend twelve treatments on a weekly basis and then reevaluate.

Can a chiropractor help me with my SI joint pain?

Yes sacral-iliac joints can have many causes such as: trauma, misaligned spine, after giving birth and leg length differences. Chiropractic spinal adjustment will realign your READ MORE
Yes sacral-iliac joints can have many causes such as: trauma, misaligned spine, after giving birth and leg length differences. Chiropractic spinal adjustment will realign your SI joints and provide balance between the two joints true enhancing healing.

How can I treat my neck pain?

Neck pain may have many causes first we need to diagnose and then treat it with gentle spinal adjustment to relieve the nerve in the area accompanied by manual cervical traction READ MORE
Neck pain may have many causes first we need to diagnose and then treat it with gentle spinal adjustment to relieve the nerve in the area accompanied by manual cervical traction and providing specific exercises to strengthen the muscles in the area in order to give it support and prevent any further future injuries from occurring.

Will I ever get relief pain from hip pain?

We must find the cause of the hip pain first, have x-rays taken to screen out any arthritic formation. Then provided your hips show no deterioration a simple chiropractic adjustment READ MORE
We must find the cause of the hip pain first, have x-rays taken to screen out any arthritic formation. Then provided your hips show no deterioration a simple chiropractic adjustment to realign the hips would give you tremendous relief.

What home treatments can I try for lower back pain?

Once the lower back pain has been resolved of any nerve irritation by a chiropractic spinal adjustment then you must do your part at home of exercising daily specific low back READ MORE
Once the lower back pain has been resolved of any nerve irritation by a chiropractic spinal adjustment then you must do your part at home of exercising daily specific low back exercises with some stretching and you may apply heat or cold when needed with a specific methalatim cream and avoid heavy lifting for a two week period.

I have several bulging discs in my spine. Should I be treated by a chiropractor or have surgery?

Bulging disc are a weakness of the spinal disc which pushes against the fascia of the spinal wall and irritates the spinal nerves thus causing you to use pain. Yes chiropractic READ MORE
Bulging disc are a weakness of the spinal disc which pushes against the fascia of the spinal wall and irritates the spinal nerves thus causing you to use pain. Yes chiropractic can help you with bulging disc by providing a spinal alignment, traction and specific low back home exercise for you to do on a daily basis. By following his procedure it will prevent you from having any type of surgery and chiropractors are specialists in providing relief. We must advise you to refrain from any heavy lifting, quick jumping movements and avoid repetitive bending, pulling and pushing.

Can a chiropractor help me with my sciatica?

As you are aware sciatica is a condition when a nerve is irritated in the low back region of the spine it causes pain traveling down to the leg to the toes depending on the severity READ MORE
As you are aware sciatica is a condition when a nerve is irritated in the low back region of the spine it causes pain traveling down to the leg to the toes depending on the severity of the sciatica. Therefore, the solution that chiropractors are excellent at tearing would be alignment of the spine with chiropractic adjustment in order to relieve the nerve irritation and thus giving you immediate relief. However you must do your part and follow up with further chiropractic treatments and do your homework in performing specific low back exercises on a daily basis to strengthen the muscles in the low back regions of the spine.

I have stiffness in my neck. Will an over the counter medication help?

Over the counter may give you only temporary relief with some side effects. I would recommend a Chiropractic check up where he or she may provide an alignment of the cervical spine READ MORE
Over the counter may give you only temporary relief with some side effects. I would recommend a Chiropractic check up where he or she may provide an alignment of the cervical spine to relieve the pinched nerve causing the stiffness and the chiropractor would provide you with specific neck exercises to do in the comfort of your home.

What is causing my random back pain?

Intermittent low back pain is indicative of some misalignment in your spine and it comes randomly when your probably under stressed or you performed a physical task or you kind READ MORE
Intermittent low back pain is indicative of some misalignment in your spine and it comes randomly when your probably under stressed or you performed a physical task or you kind of made some quick movements wihout realizing it and also bending in an awkward twisted position may trigger the random pain you are having from time to time. The solution for you would be to be assessed by a chiropractor and he may recommend some spinal manipulation with specific exercises to strengthen the area of weakness.