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Is Your Back Your Handicap?
April 28, 2010No Comments
Low back pain is the most common complaint of the more than 17 million golfers in the United States. In this issue you will learn about the incredible forces placed on the low back during a golf swing. I will also talk about the importance of maintaining proper balance in the muscular [...]
Chiropractic Adjustments
March 28, 20103 Comments
In this article I would like to discuss the proposed mechanism of action of spinal manipulation. Chiropractors perform 90% of manipulations and have the most in depth training and experience as to when and where to deliver adjustments. The following is a list of benefits experienced after receiving chiropractic care.
Pain Relief
Mechanoreceptors are nerve endings that [...]
Do you need a reboot?
February 3, 2010No Comments
New research suggests that chiropractic care may be similar to a reboot for the nervous system. Just as a computer may get bogged down and require a restart, our brain and nervous system benefit from periodic adjustments.
Low back specialist Stewart McGill, PhD has found through extensive research that the intricate muscles and tissues along [...]
Chiorpractic study
January 28, 2010No Comments
One of the largest studies done to date regarding the cost effectiveness of chiropractic comes from the archives if internal medicine 2004. This study involved a 4 year review of information comparing more than 700,000 health plan members which offered chiropractic benefits vs. 1 million members with the same plan without chiropractic benefits. The study [...]
consumer reports
January 28, 2010No Comments
This comes from a consumer reports survey from May 2009. 80% of U.S. adults have been bothered by low back pain at some point in their lives. Consumer reports surveyed 14,000 people who have had lower back pain within the past year. Half said the pain severely limited daily activities for great than a week [...]
Core Stability
January 21, 20104 Comments
Core stability is gaining a lot of attention these days and for good reason. The Core involves all of the muscles in our hips, pelvis, and low back. It is where our center of gravity is located and it is the foundation from which all body movements occur. It has been found that people who [...]
are chiropractic adjustments safe?
January 6, 2010No Comments
Scott Haldeman M.D., D.C. reviewed malpractice claims for a 10 year period with over 134 million cervical manipulations. The findings concluded that a chance for a stroke were close to 1 in 6 million. This means that the average chiropractor would have to 1430 years before they might be involved in this type of litigation. [...]
Chiropractic
January 6, 20107 Comments
The term chiropractic is Greek in origin and means practice of the hands. Chiropractic treatment primarily consists of manual therapies such as spinal manipulation and myofascial release techniques. The goal of these therapies is to provide balance in the muscular skeletal system and to allow for proper biomechanics throughout the body. In an added attempt [...]
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