A Unique, Multidisciplinary Approach to Pain Management
How is Chiropractic Care Like Health Insurance? Just Read On... The best treatment for illness is to give your body the tools to avoid becoming ill in the first place. Preventing a disease or condition is much easier and less costly than treating it once it has developed. And regular chiropractic care can be a very useful tool in your toolkit to help keep you healthy. Like health insurance, chiro...
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Look Who Else Uses Chiropractic Care: Professional Soccer Players Professional soccer (or football, as it is called in parts of the world outside the U.S.) is a sport that is rough on the musculoskeletal system. It's not uncommon to see a player suddenly drop to the ground holding his leg in apparent pain. Sometimes this is just a way of slowing down the game or trying to draw a penalty. However,...
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Improving Your Energy Levels Sometimes it seems that even the simplest everyday tasks are hard to accomplish, even after we get a decent night's sleep. Our busy lives leave little time to stop and recharge our batteries, so sometimes it can feel as though we're operating on a chronic energy deficit. However, there are ways of gaining that energy back. It all starts with recognizing the little pla...
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How Chiropractic Care Has Helped Me: Introducing Allison Jones Competitive cycling is a sport that taxes the body in a major way. Competitions often last for days, with little time in between courses to recover. Skiing is another competitive sport that requires large amounts of endurance. Now imagine competing in these sports using only one leg! Allison Jones was born with a deformed femur and we...
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Meditation and Your Health-What the Science Says Researchers have found in study after study that meditation can offer both mental and physical health benefits. Doctors and integrative health programs increasingly prescribe meditation techniques alongside traditional treatments to achieve a wide range of health goals, from increasing immunity to lowering high blood pressure and reducing the sympt...
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Why Shoulder Joints Are Especially Vulnerable and What You Can Do to Prevent Injuries The healthy shoulder joint allows us to move our arms a full 270 degrees in range, which no other joint can do. When you consider the shoulder's range of motion and its complexity, it's no wonder that this joint is particularly prone to injury. However, there are some steps you can take to help prevent shoulder ...
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The Benefits of Iron If you've been feeling sluggish or short of energy lately, it may be that you haven't been getting enough iron in your diet. Iron is a mineral necessary for the production of energy and the transport of oxygen throughout the body. According to the World Health Organization, approximately 80% of the world's population has an iron deficiency, with as many as 30% having anemia a...
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Autoimmune Arthritis Causes and Treatment Options Autoimmune arthritis refers to any of a group of joint diseases that involve autoimmunity. Essentially, it is a condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own joints and soft tissue. It is different than the degenerative forms of arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, which is primarily due to aging and physical wear and tear o...
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Benefits of Onsite Chiropractic Care Chiropractic care provides a number of benefits for the people who choose to take advantage of it. Recent studies show that chiropractic care is more effective than medicine in relieving neck pain. Studies also show that including chiropractic care in an integrated healthcare approach can lead to a reduction in pharmaceutical costs and hospital admissions. The...
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Water Retention: Why Does it Happen and Is It Dangerous? If you wake up in the morning and suddenly find yourself having a difficult time putting your ring on your finger because it's puffed up like a Ball Park Frank, there might be a good reason. It might be the salty soy sauce from the Chinese meal you had the night before. Water retention (also called fluid retention) is a common condition, ...
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