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.
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What's An Adjustment?
Category: About Chiropractic Care, What is Chiropractic
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What's Wrong with My Back?
Category: Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain
Not all back problems are created equal. One person may have been working on a home improvement project and injured her back while simultaneously bending and twisting. Another person may have developed back pain as a result of a vehicular collision. Another person may be experiencing back pain as a result
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What's Your Sign?
Category: Newsletter Library, Wellness
"Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying." This truism is well-known in human potential circles and can often be heard at personal growth-and-development seminars. But the implications of this meaningful phrase are often ignored in our day-to-day activities and relationships. Sometimes
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What's the Problem with Stress?
Category: Newsletter Library, Stress & Anxiety
We live in stressful times. The economy is tough, global conflicts rage, severe weather events are affecting people in every corner of the globe, and our numerous technological devices don't seem to be making things any easier. Of course, this is nothing new. Every generation thinks theirs is the best
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When Are Simple Headaches Not So Simple?
Category: Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions
Headaches are big business. For the drug companies, that is. Approximately 10 million Americans suffer daily headaches, and 50 million have headaches often enough to seek medical care. Approximately 23 million Americans suffer from migraines. Billions of dollars are spent each year on Aleve and Motrin
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When Bad Things Happen to Good Exercisers
Category: Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention
"There I am," a very fit patient is saying, "out on my five-mile run, motoring my way up a steep incline. Suddenly, I feel a throbbing pain in the middle of my right shin. Oh, no, I think, not again." As things turned out, the patient recovered from the shin splints1 quickly, but he knew he'd dodged
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When Is Back Pain More Than Back Pain?
Category: Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain
Out of the blue, your back starts to hurt. At first, it's just an annoyance. You can live with it. You've had lower back pain before and it went away on its own. Now it's a few weeks later. You've got a low-grade pain that's not getting any better. You're actually worse, in fact, because your back
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When Parents Get Older
Category: Newsletter Library, Senior Health
The average age of Americans is increasing year-by-year. Approximately 77 million babies were born in the United States during the boom years of 1946 to 1964. In 2011, the oldest will turn 65, and on average can expect to live to 83. Many will continue well into their 90s. Most people continue to retain
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When Your Spine Is In Line
Category: Newsletter Library
Good spinal alignment means good biomechanical health. Essentially, your spine is the biomechanical center of your body. Your legs are connected to your spine via two large and strong pelvic bones. Your arms are connected to your spine via your shoulder blades, ribs, and numerous strong muscles and ligaments.
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When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease
Category: Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions
Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes have increasingly high prevalence in world populations.1 Such prevalence is rising despite extensive use of prescription medications. Problematically, many people have two or more concurrent chronic disorders and are taking multiple medications. But
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Whiplash
Category: Common Conditions Treated, Auto Accident Injuries
The term "whiplash" was first used in 1928 to define an injury mechanism of sudden hyperextension followed by an immediate hyperflexion of the neck that results in damage to the muscles, ligaments and tendons - especially those that support the head. Today, we know that whiplash injuries frequently do
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Whiplash - Getting Well Naturally
Category: Newsletter Library, Injury Rehab & Prevention
You're driving to work and stop for a red light. You're minding your own business and - bam! - your car rocks forward and backward, slammed in the rear by another car driven by some guy yakking on his cell phone. Or you're a passenger in a New York City taxi. The driver's cruising down Fifth Avenue when
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Why Are Super Foods So Super?
Category: Newsletter Library, Nutrition & Healthy Eating
In recent years, media pundits around the world have proclaimed the extraordinary value of so-called super foods. Blueberries, broccoli, and especially kale have been described as possessing remarkable, almost magical, properties. What is it about these foods that makes them so good for you? From a
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Why Do My Knees Hurt?
Category: Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain
It seems that as they get older, many people expect their knees to give out. Osteoarthritis of the knee is, in fact, common in those over age 50 and knee arthroscopy is one of the most frequently done orthopedic surgeries.1 Also, increasing numbers of people are undergoing total knee replacements. The
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Why Movement is Important for Healing Injuries
Category: Newsletter Library
Do you want to get back to normal faster after an injury? Get moving!
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Why You Should Receive Chiropractic Care After an Auto Accident
Category: Newsletter Library
Has a motor vehicle accident left you in pain? Chiropractic treatment will relieve your pain and other symptoms naturally.
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