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Chiropractic Benefits Fibromyalgia Patients

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In this study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics(23(4): 225-230. May 2000.), researchers tried to determine if spinal manipulation and ischemic compression could effectively help fibromyalgia patients. The goal was to reduce the sleep disturbance, the intensity of pain, and the fatigue associated with fibromyalgia. After 30 treatments, more than 3/4 of the study […]

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Chiropractic and PMS

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A study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics (Nov/Dec 1999:22(9), pp582-85) shows that chiropractic may be beneficial to women suffering with PMS. It was a small study; 25 women were given either chiropractic adjustments or “sham” adjustments and evaluated over 9 months using a standard PMS questionnaire. The women receiving the chiropractic care

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Chiropractic a Question of Balance

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Perhaps the best known form of maual therapy is chiropractic. There are many techniques and professions that address the musculoskeletal system, using it to have a profound effect on health. Posture and Muscle Balance To simply say that poor posture stresses the spine doesn’t really convey how much of a burden poor posture is on

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Celebrities Use Chiropractic

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San Diego Padres players, Tony Gwynn, Trevor Hoffman and Woody Williams were featured inChiropractic Products magazine. Two hours before a game several players receive chiropractic adjustments.U.S.Olympic speed skater Derek Parra, holder of three American records is a chiropractic patient. The ACA officially sponsors Parra who says, “I’ve always believed in chiropractic care. I’ve used a lot of other treatments

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Frequently asked questions

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What is chiropractic? Chiropractic is a natural, hands-on method of healing. The Greek word Chiropraktikos, meaning “effective treatment by hand” is the origin of the word chiropractic. Chiropractors correct subluxations in the spine. Subluxation is a $10 word that means the vertebra is out of place. Not necessarily dislocated, but it is not quite where

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Asthma and Antioxidants

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Oxidation and free-radical damage are words to describe damage being done to cells by certain chemical constituents. A free radical is an electron that is easily given up by a molecule. It is “fired”, like a kind of chemical “bullet”. The words used to describe this action include oxidation, oxidative stress and free-radical damage. Certain

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Allergies and Asthma on the Rise

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According to a study published in the British Medical Journal (July 8, 2000;321:88-92) the incidence of asthma is up by 250% in the last two decades. Prescriptions for steroid medications for asthmatics has increased by 600% in the last 20 years. Hay fever is also on the rise. Among non-smokers, the rate of hay fever

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ADD/ADHD

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ADD is attention deficit disorder. It is characterized by a poor or short attention span and impulsiveness inappropriate for the childn’s age, with or without hyperactivity. (With hyperactivity, it is called ADHD.) Hyperactivity is a level of activity and excitement in a child so high that it concerns the parents or caregivers. The diagnosis of

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Acetaminophen Use Linked to Asthma and COPD

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COPD is an acronym for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it includes emphysema and bronchitis. Research appearing in the May, 2005 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine contains research that connects acetaminophen use with asthma and COPD. “Oxidative stress may increase the risk of asthma, contribute to asthma progression, and decrease

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25% of all Smokers Will Get Lung Disease

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also known as COPD. COPD is actually two related diseases: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In both diseases, there is chronic obstruction of the flow of air through the airways and out of the lungs. The obstruction is permanent and gets progressively worse over time. While COPD is actually two diseases,

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