Dr. Morningstar - Natural Wellness of Michigan

About Dr. Morningstar

Dr. Morningstar graduated in 2002 from Palmer College in Davenport. He then moved to Grand Blanc, MI and opened his first clinic, the Grand Blanc Spine Center. A year later, he opened his second clinic, the Anchor Bay Spine Center, in New Baltimore, MI. Both of these clinics have now become the Natural Wellness & Pain Relief Centers of Michigan, one of the first multidisciplinary clinics offering comprehensive chiropractic, traditional medicine, pain management, acupuncture, anti-aging medicine, and functional medicine services in Michigan. There he serves as the Director of Chiropractic Services. Dr. Morningstar provides comprehensive chiropractic rehabilitation and functional medicine strategies for complex spine and neurological disorders such as Scoliosis, ADHD, and Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Manipulation under anesthesia for patients with failed back surgery: retrospective report of 3 cases with 1-year follow-up

Abstract Objective This report describes the treatment of 3 patients with previous spinal fusion surgery who had subsequently regressed to their previous levels of pain and disability. Clinical Features Three patients with chronic intractable pain presented to a private integrative medicine clinic for manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) evaluation. All 3 patients had previously had lumbar [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2012-03-27T18:10:28-04:00March 27th, 2012|Degenerative or Herniated Disc Pain, Dr. Morningstar, Dr. Strauchman, Functional Medicine Therapies|0 Comments

Reduction in Scoliosis in a 10 Year-Old Female Undergoing Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care: A Case Report

Abstract Objective: To provide a detailed report of a patient with idiopathic scoliosis under upper cervical chiropractic care. Clinical Features: A 10 year old female presented to a private chiropractic practice with a chief complaint of migraine headache and a 35 degree thoracolumbar scoliosis. Intervention and Outcomes: Six upper cervical adjustments were delivered [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2012-03-27T18:05:39-04:00March 27th, 2012|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Different Curve Pattern and Other Radiographic Characteristics in Male and Female Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

ABSTRACT: Study design. Retrospective radiographic study.Objective. To compare the gender differences in curve patterns and radiographic characteristics in patients who have adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of Background Data. Gender differences in AIS have been documented in the incidence of curve progression, response to bracing, and outcomes of surgical treatment. However, limited information is available [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2012-03-16T18:16:09-04:00March 16th, 2012|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

This is what happens when you get in the way of profits

Do chiropractors know ‘secret’ ways to reverse diabetes? Back specialists’ claims of reversing diabetes are raising some eyebrows. By heather may | The Salt Lake Tribune First Published Mar 14 2012 07:36 am • Last Updated Mar 14 2012 11:47 pm Don Brown figured he’d be dead by now. His type II diabetes had [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2012-03-18T11:40:20-04:00March 16th, 2012|Adrenal Fatigue, Bio-Identical Hormones, Food for Thought, Functional Medicine Therapies|0 Comments

Scoliosis Bracing Causes More Emotional Stress Than the Scoliosis Itself

In a study out this month, researchers interviewed a group of patients with idiopathic scoliosis ages 10-17, as well as their parents, to assess the amount of added emotional stress imposed by scoliosis brace treatment. In both the parents and the patients, bracing tended to increase their emotional stress more than simply having the scoliosis. [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2012-02-29T22:38:40-05:00February 29th, 2012|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Decreased sleep duration: A risk of progression of degenerative lumbar scoliosis.

Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) is a spinal deformity that develops after skeletal maturity with a Cobb angle of more than 10° in the coronal plane. As the life expectancy of our population increases, DLS becomes a prevalent health issue affecting the quality of life of the elderly. The degree of the scoliosis curvature affects not [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2011-12-04T22:29:23-05:00December 4th, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Girls With Moderate Scoliosis Get Less Oxygen Intake

In a new study out in the European Spine Journal, researchers observed a significant decrease in the maximum oxygen intake in teenage girls with scoliosis curvatures between 25 and 40 degrees. Girls with a curvature including more than 9 vertebra in the curvature and those girls with a double curve scoliosis also demonstrated a significantly [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2011-11-23T16:55:57-05:00November 23rd, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis 21 to 41 Years Later

Abstract ABSTRACT: Study Design. A case control study. Objective. To determine the clinical outcome of middle-aged patients surgically treated for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and compare their outcomes to assessments of age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Summary of Background Data. Several long-term follow-up studies have been published on the clinical outcomes of surgical treatment for adolescent [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2011-11-01T17:30:56-04:00November 1st, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|1 Comment

My experience with the Pettibon System and Dr. Morningstar

Most of my articles are focused on Scoliosis – and, this one is, too – sort of. But, in the Scoliosis Family Adventures family, I am the only one without Scoliosis, and this article is about ME. Well, mostly about me. I also want to talk about Dr. Morningstar and the work we’ve done together [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2011-10-30T08:31:05-04:00October 30th, 2011|Dr. Morningstar, Scoliosis|0 Comments

This is Why We Don’t Participate With Health Insurances

Modern medicine has become nothing more than a convoluted maze of deductibles, copays, HMOs, and preauthorizations. What has been lost in our system of health care is the basic act of a doctor and patient sitting across from one another, with the patient explaining his or her problems in complete detail. However, in order for [...]

By Dr. Morningstar|2011-10-01T15:20:35-04:00October 1st, 2011|Adrenal Fatigue, Bio-Identical Hormones, Cancer Therapies, Doctors, Food for Thought, Functional Medicine Therapies|0 Comments

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