A recent study examined 100 patients who were admitted to a neurological unit with recent onset headaches (described as a headache that “appeared for the first time ever in the last twelve months. Patients with past history of headache were excluded from this study unless...
Read MoreSome of the things that concern aging women are health problems like osteoporosis and arthritis. But, many are also concerned about the way that they look, as time goes by. If that sounds like you, here are a few suggestions that will help keep you...
Read MoreMany persons have resigned themselves to a lifetime of faint spells, lightheadedness, and other forms of intermittent dizziness, all because some doctor or doctors have told them: “you’ll have to learn to live with it.” Many of these persons have never been to a chiropractor for...
Read MoreGone are the days when most patients waited until intense pain or illness forced them to do something about it. Instead, today many chiropractic patients are joyfully taking on part of the responsibility for their own health. They are paying attention to what they eat,...
Read MoreWhen computers and word processors first came on the office scene who thought they might be detrimental to the operator’s health? Yet we know today that operating such equipment-an absolute necessity in most offices has created a dramatic escalation in the number of carpal tunnel...
Read MoreGood posture helps prevent back problems. In fact, good posture is so important to good spinal health, a patient’s posture is one of the first signs a chiropractor notes. WHAT IS GOOD POSTURE? Spinal balance is the key. Generally, in the standing posture, balance occurs when the...
Read MoreMany sick, hurting persons in need of chiropractic care put off trying this drugless health care method because they don’t know what chiropractic is and how it works. It’s bad enough to be ill and in pain, but to be unaware of the very method...
Read MoreA recent study from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota, compared chiropractic manipulation to amitriptyline, a commonly prescribed antidepressant used to treat migraines. There are two main theories about the causes of migraines. One theory is that migraines are caused by chemical imbalances in the...
Read MoreIt’s astonishing how so many sick persons put off trying chiropractic until after they’ve tried just about everything else. Chiropractic sources estimate as many as half of the millions of persons who went to chiropractic doctors last year had already tried other healing methods for...
Read MoreFibromyalgia is pain in the body’s soft, fibrous tissues, including the tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Symptoms of fibromyalgia often include extreme fatigue, widespread pain, and troubled sleep. Patients often describe the pain as being intense in areas of the neck, back, and legs. A chiropractor makes...
Read MoreChiropractic doctors finally had their “day in court.” A lawsuit filed by four chiropractors in 1976 accused the American Medical Association and other medical groups of conspiring to prevent U.S. chiropractors from practicing, though they are licensed in all 50 states. The chiropractic doctors sought no monetary...
Read MoreHave you ever wondered what doctors mean by the expression “good patient?” Is it an arbitrary designation doctors attach only to those patients who never complain and who never ask questions? Not on your life. Chiropractic doctors want and expect patients to voice concern about their...
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