You wouldn’t go to a gas station and fill your tank with the wrong type of fuel, would you? Of course not, because you know what the consequences would be. You’d break down a half mile along the road. It’s pretty much the same with the human body, except for one thing: we are such...
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Every form of health care can contain some risk and the media often sensationalize those risks and create fear. But what are the real numbers? The following shows a comparison between spinal manipulation, spinal surgery, and anti-inflammatory drugs (non-steroidal). Your patients need to know these statistics. Cervical Spine Manipulation: Complication 2.09 per million Death .268...
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Or is it? However you choose to scoot around on your two wheels - on-road, off-road, for fun or in competition - the bicycle you use to do it has to be tailored not just to those needs, but also to your body, physicality, and health considerations. You wouldn’t enter a road-race on a kid’s...
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Americans with developmental disabilities or autism will soon have a major new resource dedicated to providing a comprehensive array of services and support programs. On October 1, 2009, the Training, Education & Research Institute (TERI, Inc.) broke ground on the construction of the Charles R. Cono Center for Research & Life Planning. Located in North...
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There will always be some bright spark inventing a new-fangled way to exercise. Strange machines and contraptions and weird exercise routines. If that sort of thing appeals, then fine - so long as it does what it’s meant to do. One thing you may not have considered, though, is simply getting back to basics in...
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Patients under Chiropractic care experience strokes at a significantly lower rate than people who are not under Chiropractic care. According to a report in the Journal of Vertebral and Subluxation Research, people who are not Chiropractic patients are 27,500 times more likely to suffer strokes than Chiropractic patients. Results of this study are significant as...
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There are 10 million new cases every year of otitis media, aka your common-or-garden ear infection. It is so common, in fact, that ear infections account for 35% of all pediatric visits, making them the number one reason for visiting the pediatrician and the most recorded illness in babies and young children. If you’ve ever...
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Three months ago, a former tennis professional was so hobbled by an apparent “bad hip” that invasive replacement surgery seemed imminent. Now, just 10 weeks after receiving a single Chiropractic adjustment, remarkably, he’s back on the path to pain-free living. Jim Bartell’s troubles with his hip area began over 10 years before when he was...
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Not many people like doing housework. For most, it’s a real pain in the aaah … what’s the word? Sacroiliac. But it’s not just the disruption it causes to your longed-for life of leisure; it really can be a pain. Literally. The activities you carry out around the house may not seem too physically demanding,...
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The largest medical provider in the United States has recognized the vital role Chiropractic healing plays in the health of their patients. As a result, this enormous service organization has greatly expanded the level of Chiropractic care available to the millions of individuals. That organization is the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest direct health...
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