Category: Spine

Scoliosis and Chiropractic Care

The average reduction of thoraco-lumbar scoliosis was 17.2 and was maintained for 24 months. Function improved 70% and pain was reduced by 60%. According to the Mayo Clinic (2009), “Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. While scoliosis can be caused by conditions […]
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Sciatica, Low Back Pain & Chiropractic

Many people have heard the term, Sciatica. Sciatica literally means inflammation of the Sciatic nerve. The Sciatic nerve is a large nerve that runs from the lower back, through the buttocks and then down the leg. It is a combination of all the spinal nerves in the lower back. Injury or Swelling in any one […]
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Pregnancy, Back Pain & Chiropractic

“Back pain during pregnancy can be significant in terms of intensity and resulting disability” (Stuber & Smith, 2008, p. 447). It often exacerbates (magnifies) an underlying problem with the change in body mechanics as the pregnancy progresses and the fetus grows. One study found that 35.5% of woman had at least moderately severe back pain […]
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Low Back Pain: Chiropractic vs. Muscle Relaxants

Chiropractic outperforms muscle relaxants by 427% Low back pain is one of the most common maladies among the general population and the incidence of occurrence was reported by Ghaffari, Alipour, Farshad, Yensen, and Vingard (2006) to be between 15% and 45% yearly. Hoiris et al. (2004) reported it to be between 75% and 85% over […]
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