News on Chiropractic

Natural Remedies For Back Pain

2010-02-22T21:13:22Z

It is impossible to avoid back pain completely, as it will inevitably be a factor for everyone at some point in life. The National Studies of Health claim that back-pain is one of the most common neurological issues in the United States. The best thing you can do if you're experiencing back pain is to have the proper assessment made by a health care professional. Only a doctor can determine the root cause of your symptoms ? whether you...

Common Treatment For Sciatica

2010-02-23T08:16:25Z

Sciatica is described as pain that radiates along the course of the sciatic nerve. The pain is most often down through the area of the buttocks and the back side of one or both legs to below the knee. It can occur with or without low back pain. Sciatica is a very common condition that usually has a very good prognosis with conservative treatment and therapy. The sciatic nerve is made up of five nerve roots from the lumbar area of the spine and is the largest nerve in the human body.<br...

What can a Chiropractor in Lawrenceville GA Do for You?

2010-02-23T08:35:28Z

Author: Dr Ross Carter

When someone talks about going to a Chiropractor, the first thing that comes to mind is back and neck pain coupled with bones been tweaked and turned. Common perception continues to associate chiropractic care essentially with treating back and neck pain, but you should know that there are a host of other ailments that can also benefit if the sufferer receives the right kind of chiropractic care. Do know that there are different chiropractors that ar...

Ways to Relieve Stress on the Neck and Back

2010-02-23T21:57:13Z

Back and neck pain can be caused by a number of different stresses and strains on your body. Some of these causes might be obvious, but other causes of back and neck pain aren?t quite as noticeable. Accidents and injuries can happen at work, and you might not know exactly how to deal with your pain. If your symptoms are hurting you to the point where you can?t sleep at night, have to keep taking medication, or causing you to have problems on the job or doing everyday activities, you may need ...

Medical Benefits of Chiropractics

2010-02-25T12:59:40Z

Chiropractics are an alternative medical treatment that influences the body's natural ability to heal itself without using drugs or surgery. Chiropractors treat musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders which are normally the result of an accident such as a slip and fall or a car accident. There was a time when chiropractics were considered a bogus form of treatment, but fortunately, it has now achieved a genuine and credible method of therapeutic treatment. Many physicians recommend chiro...

Spinal manipulation unlikely to curb low back pain

2010-02-25T16:31:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people who suffer from acute low back pain, adding chiropractic spinal adjustments to standard care -- such as following your doctor's advice on managing pain and taking painkillers -- does not appear to generate a greater early reduction in pain compared with standard care alone, according to a Swiss study.</p><p>The value of adding sp...

Irvine Chiropractic - Helping You to Feel Better Fast

2010-02-26T01:43:45Z

Irvine chiropractic services are offered to residents in the heart of Irvine, California where healthcare professionals offer a comprehensive approach to wellness. Chiropractic Care has been performed over the centuries, with written record dating back to the time of Hippocrates, who lived from 460 - 357 BC.<br><br>Chiropractic m...

Livingston Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Headache Report

2010-02-26T04:42:33Z

You are not the only one who is suffering from headache. 90% Americans suffer from headaches. They can be of many types - Occasional, frequent, throbbing, some causing unbearable pain and nausea.<br><br>In case of a throbbing headache, what do you do? Do you carry on gritting your teeth? Do you just lie down suffering? Do you take a pill and hope the pain subsides? We have a better alternative now.<br><br>Chiropractic is a method of trea...

Do You Need to See a Chiropractor When Suffering From Sciatica?

2010-02-26T07:29:11Z

Sciatica is a condition centralizing in the various nerves located in your back. Pain and discomfort arises because these nerves get irritated or swollen. The discomfort and pain can also travel to the buttocks area and then down through the lower legs. The first inclination of a wide number of people faced with Sciatica conditions is to schedule treatment with a chiropractor. In fact, it is a better idea to initially see your doctor or health care provider first. The reason is that there is ...

Florida News - March 11, 2009

2009-04-03T12:20:17Z

SP_303012_ZUPP_Grustein_1 (03/11/2009 Clearwater) Dr. Jarrett Grunstein poses for a portrait in his office, Clearwater Chiropractic Center, on Wednesday, 03/11/2009. Grunestein is the new chiropractor for the Toronto Blue Jays

Dr. Whitehead works on driver, Robby Gordon

2009-04-23T06:29:21Z

February 17, 2008 - Dr. Nicole Whitehead, works on Robby Gordon before the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Series race. A Chiropractor, Dr. Whitehead works on Robby's back to get him ready for the 500

Chiropractic Summit Promotes Unity

2010-02-27T23:08:55Z

<div><p>The third Chiropractic Summit is a perfect example of people from many different organizations - chiropractors, vendors, colleges, etc. - coming together to achieve a common goal. The same is true for the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (FCP). You can play an important role in getting more people to seek chiropractic care and helping yourself, your pati...

Looking Forward to the Future of Chiropractic

2010-02-27T23:09:02Z

<div><p>In looking back, 25 years seems like yesterday, and yet so much has changed. I salute the 25th anniversary of Dynamic Chiropractic, a journal with undoubted influence and credibility in framing and reporting the critical issues over the past 25 years. This milestone also presents an occasion to examine the success of all of chiropractic's combined endeavors, including the Orlando, Fla., during the Florida Chiropractic Association National Convention at the third Chiropractic Summit. Three such summits have taken place in the past year, each with the same overall goal: t...

When Chiropractic Meets Public Health

2010-02-27T23:09:30Z

<div><p>I am proud to be a member of the American Public Health Association (APHA), and to be serving as the Chiropractic Health Care section chair-elect for 2008. Recently, I attended the chairelect orientation in Washington, D.C., and spent two days with an incredibly dedicated, enormously capable group of ...

Appreciating the Skills and Services You Provide

2010-02-27T23:10:40Z

<div><p>In an era of ever-increasing multidisciplinary cooperation, the American Medical Association (AMA) has played the proverbial spoiler's role, continuing its unabashed dedication to containing and limiting competition that began in 1963 with the formation of the ominous "Committee on Quackery."</...

Defining True Clinic Integration, Part 2

2010-02-28T08:18:49Z

<div><p>Why Patient Education Matters</p><p>Patient education. No two words seem to give chiropractors as much pride or sense of guilt. Pride because many of us live and breathe the responsibility that doctor means teacher. We enjoy the tradition our profession has in educating patients about human physiology and the benefits of our care to their health. But there's also guilt because many of us know we need to be doing better patient educa...

But What About Medicine?

2010-02-28T08:18:50Z

<div><p>As I lecture around the U.S. and write these columns, one refrain I hear in defense of chiropractic is, "But what about medicine?" People will write or talk about the many ills of modern medical practice. This could be talking about the improper influence drug companies have on the prescribing habits of MDs. They might mention the rate of medical errors, the debacle of