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Organs Controlled by the Lumbar Spine

By on Monday, April 29th, 2013 | No Comments

The lumbar region of the spine, more commonly referred to as the “lower back,” is often the source of many health problems we see. This area of the spine serves as the distribution center for your brain’s control and regulation of many important organs and tissues. And while the nervous system is very complex and [...]

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Body Cleansing for Good Health

By on Sunday, November 18th, 2012 | No Comments

Many people set aside a week or a weekend twice a year to clean out debris from their homes. It’s their way of ridding their homes of excess clutter and starting fresh. There are those who think this is a good idea for the body as well – believing that body cleansing gets rid of [...]

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Can Stress Give You a Pain in the Neck?

By on Sunday, September 30th, 2012 | No Comments

The holidays are just around the corner and you’ve been out of work for three months. You’re finding it difficult to pay just the regular monthly bills on one salary and you have lots of gifts to buy. To top it all off, your father’s health is deteriorating and he’s been in and out of [...]

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Would Traction Help My Back Pain?

By on Thursday, August 30th, 2012 | No Comments

Traction is a common form of chiropractic treatment for patients with low back pain. By definition, traction is the “act of pulling a body part.” That basically means traction can be applied to an arm, leg, finger, toe…..virtually any body part that one can get a hold of. Traction works by applying a force that [...]

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Is Back Pain Heredity?

By on Monday, August 20th, 2012 | No Comments

You understand that back pain may result from multiple causes, including improper lifting, trauma and emotional distress, but can hereditary factors also play a role in back pain? Certain spine conditions appear to be passed genetically from generation to generation. These include: Scoliosis – Abnormal spinal curves that run side to side, rather than front [...]

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Ending Pain And Staying Healthy Is A Surprisingly Small Thing

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

How long do you intend to brush your teeth? Probably the rest of your life, right? How come that after brushing your teeth yesterday, you’ll likely brush your teeth today, tomorrow and next week? Is it because your teeth hurt? Will you brush your teeth because you have a cavity? Will you brush your teeth [...]

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Patients Are More Satisfied With Chiropractic

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

In today’s consumer-driven health care environment, patient satisfaction is an important health outcome measure. There have been several surveys conducted in recent years assessing patient satisfaction with chiropractic care, which was found to be extremely high. In addition, these surveys invariably found that the level of satisfaction was significantly higher for care received from chiropractors [...]

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Do You Believe In Chiropractic?

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Studies show that those who use chiropractors as Primary Care Physicians had improved patient outcomes, and achieved this at substantially lower costs. Chiropractors, experts in chiropractic approach, believe in the body’s natural way of healing itself. If you consult a chiropractor because of high blood pressure, they will not prescribe medications because too much medication [...]

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Does Your Spine Shrink As You Get Older?

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

The human aging process results in many changes – changes in hearing, eyesight, agility, bone density, memory – and of course, changes in the spine. Generally, spinal changes related to aging involve some form of tissue deterioration that gradually worsens as you get older. Some of the more common symptoms associated with the aging spine [...]

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How Do MDs View Chiropractic?

By on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 | No Comments

Most medical doctors are unfamiliar with chiropractic and the principles by which it works. Many are still operating under the policy perpetuated by the illegal boycott of chiropractors by the American Medical Association in the United States and the Australian Medical Association in Australia. On September 25, 1987, a United States Federal judge ruled that [...]

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