Welcome to Our Patient Education Section
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Welcome to our Patient Education Section
In this section, you will find articles on chiropractic’s history, how chiropractic and medical care differ, and what exactly is an “adjustment” is and how it’s used in a chiropractor’s office. Please use the categories on the left when searching for specific subjects.
5 TIPS TO AVOID SNOW SHOVELING INJURY
It’s that time of the year again! Our neighborhoods are lit with elaborate light strands, large holiday yard fixtures, and the fireplace seems to be on more than it’s off. This time of the year also means SNOW, and lots of it. While it’s a beautiful time of year, it’s also can be a dangerous one for your health. Each…
Spinal Manipulation Clinically Reduces Pain Sensitivity
Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) has been proven to provide clinically significant outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal pain and more recently, has been shown to be the most cost-effective way to manage these patients. There are two main mechanisms of action with SMT based on the portion of the nervous system that is targeted. Traditionally, there is the peripheral nervous system,…
Shoulder, Arm, Elbow, Wrist, Hand and Chiropractic
When most people think of chiropractic care, they immediately picture the spine. Chiropractors are “back doctors” is a common misconception. The truth is that doctors of chiropractic are trained to look at the whole person, not just the spine. The neurology inside and around the spinal column is so important that it is the foundation of chiropractic philosophy, but the…
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 such as cerebral palsy and…
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 single nerve can cause “Sciatica”…
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 during 1 or more of…
Prediction of Outcomes with Chiropractic Care and Cervical Pain
Pain located in the neck is a very common condition. Neck pain can come from a number of activities, disorders and diseases in the neck, such as degenerative disc disease, neck strain, whiplash, a herniated disc, or a pinched nerve. It can also come from overuse, sports injuries, and everyday home and work related activities. Usually, there is an underlying…
Older American Utilization of Chiropractic Care *Persons 65 Years and Older
According to the US Census Bureau (n.d.), the population in 2008 of persons over the age of 65 was 36,800,000. This represents a significant percentage of the total population and with the “babyboomers” aging, the number is increasing yearly. As we get older, our bodies start to “break down” and experience signs of “wear and tear” along with other problems.…
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 an adult lifetime in the…
Hip, Knee and Ankle Pain
Just as it is less common for patients to know that chiropractors treat the arms and hands, it is equally common for people to miss that the hip, knee, ankle and foot also fall under chiropractic care. In a recent study published in 2009 by Brantingham et al., 2009, the authors reviewed all the research to date that was relevant…
Herniated Discs, Radiating Pain and Chiropractic
80% of chiropractic patients reported excellent or good result in a 2 year study Pain radiating down your leg secondary to a herniated disc is a common and often disabling occurrence. A disc in your spine is Comprised of 2 basic components, the inner nucleus pulposis that is gelatinous in Composition and the outer annulus fibrosis that is fibro-cartilaginous and…
Headaches and Chiropractic Care
It was reported in October of 2010 by Wrong Diagnosis that approximately 1 in 6,16.54% or 45 million Americans get headaches yearly, with many people suffering daily. While the statistical numbers vary based upon your source of information, it can be agreed upon that headaches are very common and shared among Americans at an epidemic rate. Taking into account that…
Children-Pediatric Utilization of Chiropractic Care
83% of children under 3 years old were referred by their medical practitioners Children have been under chiropractic care for almost 100 years according to my 30 years of rendering chiropractic care to children and the 2 generations of my instructors and mentors that taught me how to care for children. While there is a growing body of evidence of…
Chest Pain, Mid Back Pain and Chiropractic
Chiropractic care is targeted to reducing the Vertebral Subluxation Complex and associated neuromuscular conditions after more serious medical conditions have been ruled out with chest pain. Vertebral Subluxation Complex is the most common reason for pain in the middle back and chest that is not the result of a heart problem or acid reflux. In cases of non-cardiac (not involving…
Arthritis Prevention & Chiropractic: Chiropractic prevents arthritis in accident victims, the elderly & the sedentary
According to the Arthritis Foundation (2007), “Forty-six million 46,000,000 Americans are currently living with arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability, and we are all paying a high price for it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that the annual cost of arthritis to the United States economy was $128 billion in 2003 and increased by $20…
Debunking the Myth that Chiropractic Causes Stroke
According to the American Heart Association (2010), a stroke “…is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the No. 3 cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by…
Spinal Decompression
For many people, back pain can have long lasting effects and can flare up at any given time. This can disrupt various activities such as spending time with your spouse, children, or friends, and it can put a real hamper on your life! Some people turn to surgery to relieve this pain. However, other non-invasive options are widely available. Nonsurgical…
About Chiropractic Care, What is Chiropractic
That means that you should still be following any shelter-in-place orders in your community. But when you’re venturing out to the grocery store, pharmacy or hospital, it’s wise to wear one.
What’s An Adjustment?
The primary focus of chiropractic is simply to adjust the spine and remove those things which interfere with the body’s natural normal healing ability. Spinal adjustments to correct subluxations are what make chiropractic professionals unique in comparison with any other type of health care professional. The term “adjustment” refers to the specific force chiropractors apply to vertebrae that have abnormal…
Wellness vs. Medical Care
You’re on a conference call and somehow wandered into the kitchen. Next thing you know you’re eating crackers and dry cereal out of the box. Or maybe you got so caught up.