Healing Chronic Shoulder Pain
Healing Chronic Shoulder Pain Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions As we get older, years and decades of mechanical stress may lead to deterioration of joints, ligaments, and tendons. This degenerative process, commonly known as arthritis, primarily affects weight-bearing joints such as the hips and knees and those found in the lumbar spine. The shoulder, […]
Heart Disease Is Still Number One!
Heart Disease Is Still Number One! Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions According to a recent report, cardiovascular disease claims more lives worldwide than any other disorder.1 Diseases of the heart and blood vessels, including coronary artery disease, are responsible for more than 4 million deaths in Europe each year2 and almost one-third of all deaths worldwide. […]
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure Created in Newsletter Library, Chronic Conditions We all know someone with high blood pressure (HBP), possibly a beloved family member or a lifelong friend. This common problem affects one in four American adults.1 An alarming 75% of patients with type 2 diabetes also have HBP.2 High blood pressure is particularly dangerous because, for […]
ACL Injury and Chiropractic
ACL Injury and Chiropractic Created in Newsletter Library The knee is a hinge joint and stability is provided by the large thigh muscles (the quadriceps and hamstrings), the cartilaginous medial and lateral menisci, the medial and lateral collateral ligaments, and the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments. The cruciate ligaments are located within the knee joint […]
Chiropractic Check-Ups for Kids
Chiropractic Check-Ups for Kids Created in Newsletter Library, Kid’s Health Kids can get checked, too. Do kids need regular blood pressure check-ups or regular tests of their blood glucose levels? Probably not – these simple procedures can be done during a child’s annual physical. But kids are very active and more frequent chiropractic check-ups are […]
Learning From History
Learning From History Created in Newsletter Library, Mind-Body Connection Whether we’re driving a car, riding a bike, or trying to record a spare at our local bowling alley, our musculoskeletal system bases its decision-making on past history, that is, what it has learned before. Drawing on years of experience, recorded deep within our muscle memory, […]
Childhood Sports Injuries
Childhood Sports Injuries Created in Newsletter Library, Kid’s Health Kids get hurt all the time. They’re running, they’re jumping, they’re crashing into things. Kids want to have fun, and when they play, they play full-out. So, when kids play real sports, stuff happens.1,2 Whether your kid plays soccer, baseball, football, or studies karate, a broken […]
Detective Story
Detective Story Created in Newsletter Library, Wellness When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes applied himself to a difficult case, he famously utilized his powers of deduction. Holmes assembled and examined the facts before him and employed a scientific method of analysis to arrive at a solution that took into account of all the elements […]
Your Computer and You
Your Computer and You Created in Newsletter Library, Life-Work Balance Windows and Mac users actually do have one thing in common – computer ergonomics issues, namely, pain.1,2 Beyond the usual hardware and software gotchas we deal with on a daily basis, the real bottom-line question is, “how to play nice with my computer”. Doing computer work […]
Chiropractic Care for the Young and the Young at Heart
Chiropractic Care for the Young and the Young at Heart Created in Newsletter Library, Staying Young Children and adults are the same but different. Most kids want to play all the time, but they also are required to go to school. Most adults would prefer to play all the time – relax, go to the […]