When Is Back Pain More Than Back Pain?
When Is Back Pain More Than Back Pain? Created in 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 […]
Wellness vs. Medical Care
Wellness vs. Medical Care Created in About Chiropractic Care, What is Chiropractic What’s the main difference between wellness care and standard medical care? Wellness care seeks to turn on the natural healing ability, not by adding something to the system, but by removing anything that might interfere with normal function, trusting that the body would […]
Vitamins & Supplements
Vitamins & Supplements Created in Wellness Essentials, Nutrition Unless you live on an organic farm, most experts agree that we should take a daily supplement in order to ensure that our bodies are receiving the nutrients necessary to promote our optimum health. Multi-vitamin supplements help your body stay nourished to keep healthy and strong. One […]
The Problem of Radiating Pain
The Problem of Radiating Pain Created in Newsletter Library, Back, Body & Joint Pain Many people experience radiating pain as a component of neck pain or low back pain. A person with neck pain might have pain that radiates down her arm, possibly into the hand.1 A person with low back pain might have accompanying leg […]
Chiropractic Objective
Chiropractic Objective Created in About Chiropractic Care, How Does it Work What truly differentiates doctors of chiropractic from any other healthcare professionals is the fact that chiropractors are the only professionals who are trained to diagnose and treat what are called spinal subluxations. The word “subluxation” comes from the Latin words meaning “somewhat or slight” […]
Videos, Books, & Internet
Videos, Books, & Internet Created in Wellness Essentials, Exercise With today’s technology there really is no good excuse not to stretch and exercise properly. You can check out exercise videos for free at the local library, rent them from video stores or access free information online. You can even purchase exercise, yoga and pilates programs […]
Lumbar Support
Lumbar Support Created in Wellness Essentials, At Work A support for your low back is essential to have in the chairs in which you will spend most of your time. Most furniture companies do not manufacture chairs that are actually healthy for you. Often they are hard rather than offering a cushioned seat, and the […]
What’s Wrong with My Back?
What’s Wrong with My Back? Created in 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. […]
Owning Your Health
Owning Your Health Created in Newsletter Library, Breaking Bad Habits Recent discussions in the scientific literature are focusing on monitoring and possibly improving cardiovascular health in children. There’s been a lot of conversation and a lot of controversy. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association1 argued that universal screening of children could result […]
Keyboard & Mouse Pads
Keyboard & Mouse Pads Created in Wellness Essentials, At Work Many computer keyboards now include wrist pads as standard accessories. There are, however, ways to upgrade and enjoy the benefits of a liquid filled or foam pad designed to comfortably support your wrists while typing and using your mouse. If you are using a computer […]