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Walnut Creek Chiropractor

No brag, just fact, chiropractors like me, your Walnut Creek chiropractor, have a superior reputation when it comes to relieving back pain. This is due to the fact that chiropractors are highly experienced when it comes to the spine. In fact, if I had my way, the word “chiropractor” would follow the word “spine” in the dictionary! If you’ve chosen a chiropractor in Walnut Creek or anywhere else in the world where chiropractic treatment is available, for relief from your back pain, be it mild, moderate, or severe, then you know, for hand about the power of this superior non-invasive, drug-free method for back pain relief. And, you won’t find it surprising to know that since chiropractors are also experts when it comes to addressing the rest of the musculoskeletal system, chiropractic care can often get rid of neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, and ankle pain. It can also give relief from conditions like stress headaches, migraines, carpal tunnel, and plantar fascitis.  The healing capabilities of chiropractic are legend!

There are moments, even for chiropractors, the potency of chiropractic treatment and its ability to help people get rid of pain and get their life back again can appear, well, almost miraculous. When I hear from chiropractic patients who’ve not only gotten rid of their pain through chiropractic treatment, but also more energy and vitality, stress relief and relaxation, and a greater ability to get a good night’s sleep, I feel gratified.

Still, a research article I read recently in the scientific periodical, Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health, brought tears to my eyes (and I’m generally a pretty macho guy!). The research documented the case of a severely disabled 16-year-old girl suffering from Cerebral Palsy with muscle spasticity and sleep disturbances. It was her inability to sleep through the night that caused her family the most distress. To compound the young girl’s condition,when she was seven years old, surgeons fused metal rods in her spine, from neck to base.

The girl’s mother hoped that chiropractic treatment could correct her daughter’s spinal subluxations and help to decrease her often horrendous pain. As one can imagine, the examination was difficult. But the chiropractor was able to ascertain that there were several subluxations that could be safely adjusted. The chiropractor treated the girl twice per week. By her sixth adjustment, the girl was sleeping normally through the night. A measurable improvement in her muscle spasticity was found by her ninth visit.

Though complete recovery was not expected, the authors of the research article noted that “the patient and her family were able to return to a normal sleep schedule as well as enjoy improved quality of life.”

“Improved quality of life.” Who could ask for more from treatment? No one!  But, let me tell you, more chiropractors hear those words from their patients than doctors offering traditional medical care.

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There are moments, even for chiropractors, the potency of chiropractic treatment and its superiority to help people get out of pain and back into participating in life can appear, well, almost miraculous. When I hear from chiropractic patients who’ve not only gotten rid of their pain through chiropractic treatment, but also more energy and vitality, stress reduction and relaxation, and a greater ability to get a good night’s sleep, I feel gratified.

Still, sometimes I come across something, like this particular research article I read in the scientific periodical, Journal of Pediatric, Maternal and Family Health, and I am moved to a new level of admiration for my profession. The research documented the case of a severely disabled 16-year-old girl suffering from Cerebral Palsy with muscle spasticity and sleep disturbances. Her family was most distressed about her inability to sleep through the night. To compound the young girl’s condition,when she was seven years old, surgeons fused metal rods in her spine, from neck to base.

The girl’s mother brought her to a chiropractor for correction of misalignment that she hoped would relieve her daughter’s all too frequet severe pain. One can only imagine that the examination was difficult. But the chiropractor was able to determine that there were several subluxations that could be safely adjusted. Care was initiated at a frequency of twice per week. The girl was sleeping through the night after just six adjustments. By her ninth visit she showed an improvement in her muscle spasticity as measured by specific instruments.

Though full recovery was not expected, the authors of the research article noted that “the patient and her family were able to return to a normal sleep schedule as well as enjoy improved quality of life.”

Improved quality of life. Can anyone ask for more from treatment Not likely!  But, do you want to know something? More chiropractors are told those words by their patients than doctors offering traditional medical care.

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There are quite a few causes for neck pain and associated symptoms. For instance, strained muscles, sprained ligaments, and spinal joint injuries are often traumas sustained in an accident. Postural stress can arise from sitting at a computer for long periods and/or performing repetitive tasks. Such stress creates muscular tension and inflammation in the neck and upper back. Poor spinal mechanics and weak or overdeveloped muscles can add to postural stress. Other causes of neck problems are “slipped,” herniated, or ruptured cervical discs, and general aging that produces degeneration of the spinal joints and discs creating inflammation of soft tissues leading to chronic pain.

As mentioned above, chiropractor, Dr. Douglas McKenzie, specializes in cervical disc injury treatment using his own patented two-way traction devices.  A chiropractor who has developed a specialized natural and unique mechanical approach to cervical disc injury treatment? Who could ask for more?! In fact, his treatments in his Grand Rapids chiropractic office result in pain relief, decrease in tension, increase in motion, and an overall sense of well-being.

When it comes to expertise in treating the spine and musculoskeletal system, no doctors are more qualified than chiropractors, like this Grand Rapids chiropractor. If you are looking for neck pain relief, you need look no further than your chiropractor. See a chiropractor in your area today. And, if you’re in the Grand Rapids area, call Dr. Douglas McKenzie. He’ll determine the cause for your neck pain and treat it at its source.

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Are you sidelined by tension headaches? Do they cause you to be absent from work or ineffective while you’re there? Do they interfere with your family and social life? Most people have experienced more than one tension headache in their life. If you are someone who’s had a tension headache, then you know that the pain usually feels like an intense, but dull ache in your head. Such pain is commonly accompanied by a sensation of tightness or pressure along the forehead or on the sides and back of the head. Sometimes, you might feel a tenderness of your scalp, neck and shoulder muscles, and periodically you may experience a loss of appetite or even nausea.

Most tension headaches are defined as mild to moderately intense, but the severity of the pain varies from one person to another, and can vary from one headache to another in the same person. Would you describe your tension headaches as occurring frequently? Did you know that if your headaches take place fifteen or more days a month for a minimum of three months, they’re viewed by healthcare professionals as chronic?

The good news is that if tension headaches are interfering with your life, once in a while or chronically, chiropractic treatment can help. For over twenty years Dr. Helwig has been helping the Oak Lawn Community to get out of pain, whether an individual is suffering from back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, foot pain, and headaches. That right! Chiropractors don’t just treat back pain. They address the entire musculoskeletal system!

So, if you are suffering from tension headaches that have kept you from living your life fully, call Dr. Helwig. He’s your Chiropractor in Oak Lawn. Get your life back!

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Santa Barbara Chiropractor

You know what they say, When you consider the alternative, getting old isn’t so bad.” But, if the aging process is creating pain in your body, you are painfully aware that aging is no joke! As a chiropractor in Santa Barbara, I see quite a few patients suffering from age-related challenges that might not have taken place if the original cause had been treated earlier in life, especially when it comes to musculoskeletal breakdowns. Pain in the back, neck, hips, knees, and even the feet are frequently the result of needless stresses due to poor posture, improper gait, and repetitive overuse. If we only aware years ago how our aging body would feel now, eh? But, as they say, “hindsight is 20-20.”

As you can see from the list areas of pain above, there are plenty of musculoskeletal challenges that can, and often do, develop as we get older, but painful back problems are one of the most prevalent. Back pain that is age-related is most often the result of a degenerative disorder known as Spondylosis (spine osteoarthritis).

Spondylosis is caused by prolonged erosion and weight-bearing pressure on the spine that, over the years, does harm to the discs, joints, and surrounding ligaments. The area of the body and rate of the degenerative process of spondylosis varies from person to person. It might affect the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), or lumbar (low back) areas of the spine. Depending on the severity of degeneration, Spondylosis symptoms vary from person-to-person as well, and can run a spectrum from low-amplitude pain and numbness to extensive sensory loss and muscular atrophy.

Repetitive stresses adversely affect the cartilage surrounding the joints and can encourage calcium to deposit in the tissues around the vertebrae. Adjacent nerves, blood vessels, and soft tissue can be constricted by these calcific deposits, also called bone spurs. This kind of compression is at the root of Spondylosis.

Regular chiropractic adjustments and overall chiropractic management has been shown to significantly slow age-related degeneration of the spine whether or not you are suffering from spondylosis. No, “you can’t un-ring a bell” or “turn back the hands of time,” but it’s never too late to give your spine the attention it deserves. When it comes to treating the spine, chiropractors are experts! See your Santa Barbara Chiropractor today, for the health of your spine.

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Corona Chiropractor

Your Corona Chiropractor offers a potent non-surgical, drug-free approach to relieving hip pain and frequently eliminating it altogether. Hopefully, it goes without saying that surgery should be a last resort whenever possible. So, before you decide on hip surgery, consider the following questions: Does hip pain wake you up in the night and make it impossible for you to get a good night’s sleep? When you arise in the morning, and/or when you get out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it initially hard to move your legs? Do you feel pain in one or both hips when you cross your legs or rotate or twist your hips? If you’ve answered “yes” to any or all of these questions you probably have imbalances and alignment problems in your lower extremities that, in addition to causing your hip pain, can eventually lead to osteoarthritis in your hips if not treated. The good news is that whether or not degenerative changes have already taken place, chiropractic treatment can help!

It may be true that you’re getting older and your hip joints just aren’t what they used to be. Even so, did you know that your hip pain and related problems, which are thought to be age-related degenerative conditions, may not actually be caused by osteoarthritis? That’s right. In fact, as opposed to being the original source of your problem, osteoarthritis of the hip joint is more often than not the outgrowth of a past injury (or injuries) to your hips.

Hip problems frequently have to do with asymmetry or imbalance when you are in motion, as in the case of walking. If you “pronate” when you walk, like a duck, with your toes pointing away from your body, sooner or later you will feel pain in your hips due to the asymmetrical stress on your hip joints as your body attempts to compensate. Fortunately, you can make changes in your gait pattern at any age, and your chiropractor in Corona can help you to do it.

In addition, you may have undergone gait changes due to an ankle sprain or knee strain, and since “the knee bone’s connected to the hip bone,” these biomechanical accommodations create hip pain. Naturally, if not corrected, your hip joints will suffer further consequences, i.e, wear and tear that creates degenerative changes.

Other circumstances that can frequently adversely affect the hip joints are starting a new job or beginning a new sport that requires you to move your body in uncommon ways. Also, transporting a child (or grandchild) on one hip can cause hip pain. Even the way you sit or driving for prolonged periods of time on a routine basis can cause hip injury and pain.

Isn’t it good to know that not every pain is caused by “old age,” even though we may suffer from more pain as a consequence of the progressive capacity of untreated injuries.

As part of the chiropractic management of your hip problem, along with your adjustments, your Corona Chiropractor will suggest individualized rehabilitative exercises that include gentle muscle stretching and strengthening, and will also study your gait and may offer simple pattern changes.

Your hip pain won’t vanish on its own. Hip pain is a symptom informing you that there’s an injury that needs treatment. If ignored, it is very likely that at some point you will require that hip replacement surgery. So, don’t wait until it’s too late. Your chiropractor in Corona can get you out of pain, get your body back into balance, and help you get to back to enjoying your life again!

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As a chiropractor who treats many senior patients suffering from painful back problems, I was very concerned when I read about a new study published this month in The Journal of the American Medical Association that found that the percentage of older adults undergoing a complicated fusion procedure for the painful lower-back condition called spinal stenosis has increased sharply– rising fifteenfold from 2002 to 2007.

This type of fusion procedure is not only complicated, but costly. And worse, it carries three times the rate of life-threatening complications than alternative procedures such as decompression (removal of part of the bone pressing on the nerve) or simple fusion (in which two or three vertebrae are fused and only the front or back of the vertebrae, rather than front and back).  And, the bottom line is that earlier studies haven’t found that the complex surgery leads to better results or greater pain relief.

Gentle, non-invasive chiropractic treatment can often relieve the severe back pain caused by spinal stenosis. I fully recommend a short conservative trial of chiropractic care prior to considering most surgeries involving the musculoskeletal system. Any type of surgery carries risks and such risks increase exponentially as we age. But, when a study reveals that a costly, life-threatening surgery does little to relieve pain or improve an individual’s quality of life, in my opinion such a surgery should not even be considered.

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San Diego Chiropractor

As a San Diego Chiropractor, I counsel many individuals who come to my clinic who want to lose weight. I know how hard it can be, and I also know how important it is to lose those extra pounds. Before you let out all the seams in your current wardrobe, there’s something important that you need to know regarding those few seemingly benign extra pounds you may have gained. As we age, they can add up to a large number of health challenges from heart and pulmonary diseases and diabetes to back problems and joint degeneration. Extra pounds put excessive stress on organs, like the heart, not to mention on joints in the low back, hips, and knees. A whopping 62% of men and women in the U.S. are overweight or obese, according to recent studies. That is a very significant number and a truly gigantic national health issue (no pun intended).

Though we try to pretend otherwise, most of us know that the human body has not evolved to carry around surplus weight in the form of body fat. Just an additional 20 or 30 pounds can literally overload and encumber the musculoskeletal system. Excess weight in the abdominal region, for example, requires that the body compensate (counterbalance the weight) by tilting the pelvis forward. The tilt puts pressure on the joints of the low back. Painful inflammation results as this joint compression restricts nerve activity. A larger percentage of men and women that have a heavy midsectionsuffer from low back pain as the result of  an impingement of the sciatic nerve or spinal misalignments that constrict nerves as a consequence of weight-bearing stresses. If left untreated, misaligned vertebra in most cases produce new arthritic changes in the spine over time, as well as continue to irritate the degenerative changes that have already taken place.

Here are the ways in which chiropractic treatment can help. Perhaps, it should go without saying that a moderate body weight is essential in order for the musculoskeletal system to act and respond in the way it is built to. Chiropractic treatment can not only ease the pain caused by excess weight compensation, but it can aid in weight reduction. Here’s how. Chiropractic adjustments relieve nerve restrictions in the vertebral column and help to get movement back into the joints of the musculoskeletal system, particularly in the low back, hips, and knees. And, certainly exercise and physical activity will be a lot easier, and more beneficial for the body, when the spine is in alignment and the joints have good movement. Not only will exercise help with weight reduction, but it can actually slow the potential for degenerative changes as the body ages.

Healthcare professionals, like your chiropractor, can talk to you about your diet and exercise alternatives. In addition to caring for people suffering from back pain and joint inflammation, chiropractors can provide proficient suggestions on the particular lifestyle modifications that can help you to stay healthier, more vital, and more active through the years. Arthritis and immobility due to aging don’t have to be compulsory. The human body was created for a lifetime of pain-free movement.

So, if those extra pounds have been sneaking up on you, and they’ve turned into a surprising load of pain, as your San Diego chiropractor and someone who understands, I can help. Make an appointment today!

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