Posted in chiropractic on Aug 16th, 2010 No Comments »
The chiropractic community is excited to add one more valuable piece of research to it’s list of evidence illustrating chiropractic’s effectiveness. The following is a report by McCormick Chiropracitc detailing the effects of chiropractic on lowering blood pressure. A report in the March 2, 2007 issue of the Journal of Human Hypertension says that [...]
Posted in Ergonomics, chiropractic on Jul 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Thought the fireworks were over for the season? BUT the Fourth of July is over and you’re still feeling bursts of pain/discomfort? One of the most common and simplistic reasons is a pinched nerve…
The Mayo clinic states that a pinched nerve occurs when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues [...]
Posted in Pediatrics, chiropractic on May 20th, 2010 No Comments »
Below, chiropractor and journalist, Matt Smith, explains how you can treat a common and painful dilemma for many kids. Ear problems can be excruciatingly painful, especially for children. With 10 million new cases every year, ear infections (otitis media) are the most common symptoms affecting babies and young children and the No.1 reason for [...]
Posted in Pediatrics, chiropractic on May 12th, 2010 No Comments »
Fellow pediatric chiropractor Jeff Ludwick answers that easily. His explanation is that children with properly aligned spines have a better opportunity to be healthy—much better off than taking any of the 40 childrens’ over-the-counter cold and allergy medications being recalled (including Tylenol and Motrin). Beginning at birth, children go through many different micro-traumas and frequent [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, chiropractic on Apr 8th, 2010 No Comments »
Chiropractic health care will see many important benefits as part of the new health reform law! First off, the law includes language that forces your health plans and insurers to pay for your chiropractic treatments–they can’t discriminate. Second, the law prevents health plans from excluding members based on pre-existing conditions–making it possible for [...]
Posted in Active Release Technique, Elbow, Rehabilitation, chiropractic, neck on Sep 12th, 2009 No Comments »
There is a newer phenomenon hitting Silicon Valley that is causing pain, weakness and parasthesias of the arms. These symptoms are now commonly being referred to as CELL PHONE ELBOW from excessive cell phone use (AKA cubital tunnel syndrome). More time is now being spent on cell phones than ever before as people [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, chiropractic on Aug 19th, 2009 No Comments »
Time for Back-To-School check-ups. One of the fundamental pieces of any back-to-school ensemble is the backpack. The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) offers the following checklist to help parents select the best possible backpack for their children:
1. Correct Size- The backpack should never be wider or longer than your child’s torso, and the pack [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, chiropractic on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Osteoporosis is a decreased bone density across multiple bones of the body. One study stated that over 34 million Americans over the age of 55 have Osteoporosis. This becomes problematic when we rely on our bone strength to act as our body’s framework, to protect our internal organs and soft-tissues, produce red and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, chiropractic on Jun 29th, 2009 No Comments »
The survey is in: patients tell white lies to their doctors! ::Mouthdrop:: As a doctor, I clearly know that patients tell white lies to me for various reasons. Lies are told to prevent having to talk about personal information, to make themselves seem more perfect in the health arena, or for various other [...]
Posted in chiropractic, ribs on May 17th, 2009 No Comments »
Slip, flop, pop right out.
It’s hard to imagine that our ribs have the ability to slip out of their normal alignment.
Before I explain a little more about this situation, let’s explore the anatomy surrounding our ribs. We have 12 ribs total on each side of our body. The first seven ribs from [...]