127 subjects were involved in this controlled study published in theJournal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (Feb. 2000:23(2), pp91-5). The subjects all had at least one migraine headache per month, based on the International Headache Society standard. The response of the group receiving treatment showed improvement in migraine duration, frequency, and disability. Those receiving chiropractic Read More …
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Chiropractic Good for Golfers
According to the Journal of the American Chiropractic Association,(August, 2000), golfers have learned that chiropractic can both improve their game and speed recovery from injuries. Tom La Fountain, DC, DABCO, has toured with the PGA. He states that up to 85% of the injuries on the PGA Tour and Senior Tour are spinal because golfing puts Read More …
Chiropractic Gives PMS Relief
According to the Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics, (Nov/Dec 1999:22(9), pp 582-65) chiropractic adjustments can help relieve the symptoms of PMS. In a small study consisting of 25 women, one group received a chiropractic adjustment; the other received a “sham” adjustment. The study was nine months long, and researcher using a standard questionnaire found that Read More …
Chiropractic Better Than Hospital Outpatient
Chiropractic Better Than Hospital Outpatient Management of Low Back Pain. Research appearing in the British Medical Journal(1995; 311:349-351), studied 741 men and women between the ages of 18 and 64 suffering from low back pain. Spinal manipulation was not contraindicated in any of the subjects. According to total Oswestry questionnaire scores, patients treated by chiropractors experienced Read More …
Chiropractic Best for Spinal Pain
Research shows manipulation is better than acupuncture or drugs for spinal pain. In a controlled, clinical trial (published in Spine 2003; 28: 1490-1503). Patients were treated with spinal manipulation, acupuncture or Celebrex (unless the patient had used it previously. The next drug of choice was Vioxx, followed by paracetamol). Patients were evaluated on the first Read More …
Chiropractic Benefits Fibromyalgia Patients
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 Read More …
Chiropractic and PMS
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 Read More …
Chiropractic a Question of Balance
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 Read More …
Celebrities Use Chiropractic
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 Read More …
Frequently asked questions
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 Read More …