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To maintain musculoskeletal balance, juvy Brown Pelican self-adjusts to the opposite side (see previous post) from its perch atop Old Friend on Armand Bayou.
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I guess by now we all have heard the "bendgate" issue with the iPhone 6. No sweat! Just bring your new phone to this "iPhone Chiropractic Center" and they will straighten your phone out in no time, good as new ;o) A bit of fun for the weekend! Have a great one my flickr friends!
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Things You Must Know About Chiropractic Care Your back is key to living your life and doing the important things each day. Without good chiropractic care, eventually your back will give out on you. It seems like as we age, our backs become susceptible to greater injury. Taking good care of it is
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I have never been to a chiropractor. The idea of spinal manipulation makes me squeamish. This is what I would call a mundane architecturual portrait. I was happy with the overall balance of elements.
Back pain can really spoil your day and make it hard to think of anything else. That doesn’t need to be the case. If you need help, this is the place for you. This article will give you advice on how to manage your situation effectively. Try focusing how you sleep on your back to better...
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Spinal manipulation, which chiropractors call "spinal adjustment" or "chiropractic adjustment", is the most common treatment used in chiropractic care. Spinal manipulation is a passive manual maneuver during which a three-joint complex is taken past the normal range of movement, but not so far as to dislocate or damage the joint. Its defining factor is a dynamic thrust, which is a sudden force that causes an audible release and attempts to increase a joint's range of motion. High-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation (HVLA-SM) thrusts have physiological effects that signal neural discharge from paraspinal muscle tissues, depending on duration and amplitude of the thrust are factors of the degree in paraspinal muscle spindles activation. Clinical skill in employing HVLA-SM thrusts depends on the ability of the practitioner to handle the duration and magnitude of the load. More generally, spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) describes techniques where the hands are used to manipulate, massage, mobilize, adjust, stimulate, apply traction to, or otherwise influence the spine and related tissues.
There are several schools of chiropractic adjustive techniques, although most chiropractors mix techniques from several schools. The following adjustive procedures were received by more than 10% of patients of licensed U.S. chiropractors in a 2003 survey: Diversified technique (full-spine manipulation, employing various techniques), extremity adjusting, Activator technique (which uses a spring-loaded tool to deliver precise adjustments to the spine), Thompson Technique (which relies on a drop table and detailed procedural protocols), Gonstead (which emphasizes evaluating the spine along with specific adjustment that avoids rotational vectors), Cox/flexion-distraction (a gentle, low-force adjusting procedure which mixes chiropractic with osteopathic principles and utilizes specialized adjusting tables with movable parts), adjustive instrument, Sacro-Occipital Technique (which models the spine as a torsion bar), Nimmo Receptor-Tonus Technique, applied kinesiology(which emphasises "muscle testing" as a diagnostic tool), and cranial. Chiropractic biophysics technique uses inverse functions of rotations during spinal manipulation. Koren Specific Technique (KST) may use their hands, or they may use an electric device known as an "ArthroStim" for assessment and spinal manipulations. Insurers in the US and UK that cover other chiropractic techniques exclude KST from coverage because they consider it to be "experimental and investigational." Medicine-assisted manipulation, such as manipulation under anesthesia, involves sedation or local anesthetic and is done by a team that includes an anesthesiologist; a 2008 systematic review did not find enough evidence to make recommendations about its use for chronic low back pain.
Many other procedures mentioned in Chiropractic SEO guide for treating the spine, other joints and tissues, and general health issues. The following procedures were received by more than one-third of patients of licensed U.S. chiropractors in a 2003 survey: Diversified technique (full-spine manipulation; mentioned in previous paragraph),physical fitness/exercise promotion, corrective or therapeutic exercise, ergonomic/postural advice, self-care strategies, activities of daily living, changing risky/unhealthy behaviors, nutritional/dietary recommendations, relaxation/stress reduction recommendations, ice pack/cryotherapy, extremity adjusting (also mentioned in previous paragraph), trigger point therapy, and disease prevention/early screening advice.
A 2010 study describing Belgium chiropractors and their patients found chiropractors in Belgium mostly focus on neuromusculoskeletal complaints in adult patients, with emphasis on the spine. The diversified technique is the most often applied technique at 93%, followed by the Activator mechanical-assisted technique at 41%. A 2009 study assessing chiropractic students giving or receiving spinal manipulations while attending a U.S. chiropractic college found Diversified, Gonstead, and upper cervical manipulations are frequently used methods.
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Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy
Did You Know?
- Receiving chiropractic care while pregnant is safe when performed by a licensed chiropractor
- Pregnant women who sleep less than 6 hours average 29 hours in labor; women who sleep 7 or more average 18 hours
- 80% of pregnant women don’t receive treatment for muscle pain related to pregnancy
Chiropractic Care Can Help You Avoid:
- Low back pain
- Sciatica pain
- Medication use during pregnancy
- Sleep problems due to pain
- A longer delivery:
-- Pregnant women who receive chiropractic care experience 25% less time in labor
- A breech birth:
-- The chiropractic Webster Technique had an 82% success rate in moving babies from breech to cephalic position
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Muscles injuries or strains are the main causes for back pains. You can bother your back if you have any damage to your ligaments or any muscle strain. The following article will provide many common sense ideas for dealing with back pain. Back pain usually is not permanent.
Customized workout programs can be tremendously useful in terms of ameliorating back injuries and back discomfort. For example, participating in yoga can improve your flexibility and prevent some muscle strains. In a similar manner, movements intended to strengthen the core are great for those who routinely lift heavy objects, because such exercises work the muscle groups they most typically utilize.
When you have back pain, try to lay down with your knees and hips at a ninety degree angle. This is a comfortable position that reduces the stress on the back. However, whichever position feels most comfortable to you is best, just make sure you do not twist the spine.
If you are predisposed to back injuries - either genetically or through your lifestyle choices - then protect yourself by getting in the habit of regular chiropractor visits before you feel pain. Be sure to see your medical doctor for diagnostic testing before seeing a chiropractor, to avoid serious damage.
Avoid slouching, even if performing common household chores like vacuuming. When you slouch as you vacuum, you force your body to constantly reach forward, thus causing back pain. Stand vertically with good posture as you use your legs to push the vacuum instead of your back.
To prevent back pain, don't lift any boxes without already knowing its contents. If the box contains heavy objects, it could shock your back. Do not depend on what you see on the box to find out what is inside.
Back pains can be quite debilitating. This condition is quite common in that people either remember the experience or what it felt like anyway. The above article offered important suggestions on how to deal with back pain issues, and it is now up to you. Take good care of your body by treating your back pain properly. www.chiropractorcharlotte.org
Four Steps to Better Health Through Quality Chiropractic Care
If you decide to become a patient of a CBP doctor, there are four important steps we ask you to go through:
History of Injury and Examination,
Postural Analysis (some doctors utilize computerized methods such as the PosturePrint system)
Spinal X-rays (analyzed either by hand or with use of computer aided systems such as PostureRay),
Report of Findings - Where the doctor will explain your problems and if he/she can help through application of chiropractic services and the unique recommended plan for your case.
History of Injury and Examination
Our History of Injury is designed to determine whether your condition is within the realm of our care. Based upon the results, one of the doctors will make appropriate recommendations regarding an examination or referral to another doctor if your presenting problem is not a chiropractic condition. Most often, your condition will be treatable by our care.
A thorough spinal and musculo-skeletal examination will be performed in order to identify which structures of your body are injured and most likely causing your problem.
Computerized Postural Analysis
It has been known for years that body posture is like a “Window into the Shape of the Spinal Column”. Figure 1 shows that Abnormal Posture is always associated with an abnormal spine. Body Postural problems aid the doctor of chiropractic in identifying a variety of dysfunctions in the spinal column. Abnormal Postures can cause or relate to a number of health problems. Abnormal Posture causes increased force and pressure on the muscles, ligaments, and bones of your spinal column. These abnormal forces (caused by abnormal posture) lead to a break down of body tissues causing pain and damage.
Figure 2: Postural Decay as we age.
Posture Digitization: Postural photographs of you the patient can be obtained, in which a sophisticated computer program known as PosturePrint will objectively measure your postural distortions. These photographs enable the doctor to detect and measure abnormal positions of the human skull, shoulders, ribcage, pelvis, knees, and feet. In other words, he or she can show you how far out of alignment your posture is. This helps explain why you may be hurting as well as aid the doctor in prescribing corrective postural-based exercises unique to CBP rehabilitative methods.
(Click Here to download sample PosturePrint Report of Findings - This PosturePrint Examination is part of your initial patient workup)
Spinal X-rays
Many patients often ask if a chiropractor should take x-rays of their spines. The answer is simple. Properly taken spinal x-rays are like a blue print of your spine. With x-rays, the chiropractor can see how an individual spine deviates from normal alignment and we can clearly decide on appropriate treatment. Without an x-ray they would only be guessing. Would you want a mechanic to work on your car engine without looking under the hood?
For example, the figure below is a sample of common abnormal neck alignment subluxations (viewed from the side) with an estimate on average time needed to rehab such problems. It is clearly evident the further your neck is from the normal, then the longer you will need to perform rehabilitative measures. Please note that these are only generic estimates, as many factors dictate how fast a patient responds such as age, the length of time the problem has been there, amount spinal degeneration, etc.
Another important finding that properly taken x-rays will identify is spinal arthritis. Many people are not even aware that spinal disc disease and bone arthritis are developing in their spines. For many people this is a “time bomb” waiting to explode. Figure 6 below shows an abnormal neck (viewed from the side) with arthritis in the mid neck.
Figure 6: Side view showing arthritis in the Neck
Report of Findings
The report of findings is a very important part of communication in a CBP chiropractor's office. Before they decide if Chiropractic care is right for you, they will sit down with you (the patient) and explain the findings of the examination, posture analysis, and spinal x-rays. Many times patients tell the CBP chiropractor that other doctors never have shown them their spinal x-rays. This never happens at at a CBP practioner's office. We are confident that you will find that CBP trained chiropractors are very thorough in the search, identification and explanation of your spinal problem.
Once they have identified your particular spinal problem, the doctor will recommend an appropriate treatment plan specific to your condition.
Arthritis- Spinal & Other Joints
Figure 1A and 1B. In A, a side view X-ray of the neck is shown where the neck joints and disc spaces are normal. In B, damaged joints and disc spaces due to spinal arthritis is shown. Can you see the difference between the x-rays?
What Is Arthritis?
Arthritis is a relatively generic term that actually encompasses a variety of different conditions. There are a various types of arthritis. Some of the more common are described Table 1. Figure 1A shows relatively normal joints making up the cervical spine, or bones of the neck. However Figure 1B shows significant degeneration of the joints.
Who Does Arthritis Affect?
More than 27 million people are affected by osteoarthritis (OA), making it the most common type of arthritis in the U.S. OA of the knee and hips is the most common cause of arthritis-related disability in the U.S. Most people with OA are over the age 45. Overall, more women are more likely than ment o develop OA. Radiographic signs of OA are sometimes seen in people as young as their 20’s.
What Causes Arthritis?
While some forms of arthritis can be hereditary, others can be related to immune system dysfunction. The cause of many forms of arthritis is idiopathic, or unknown. Primary osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, is referred to as “wear-and-tear” arthritis, because it is known that the joints can wear out faster when used more or inappropriately. It is sometimes assumed that arthritis is a “normal” consequence of aging. However, not all people within any advanced age group develop arthritis. There are other factors that can lead to the development of osteoarthritis. For example, if there is a condition whereby your joints are under increased pressure during regular daily activities, those joints are likely to degenerate at an advanced rate.
Examination Procedures for the Diagnosis of Arthritis
While the diagnosis of arthritis is often assumed by the history and exam, sometimes other tests are ordered. This can include blood tests, usually if rheumatoid or another variant is a possibility, and X-rays of the involved and related joints. X-rays can show signs of arthritis and help to delineate which form a person may have.
Common Chiropractic & Other Conservative Treatments
Pain from arthritis is commonly helped from Chiropractic care, including spinal adjustments, manual stretching, exercises and traction. Chiropractic Biophysics® care can help restore normal alignment of the spine and pelvis thereby taking pressure off of the joints. Diminishing this pressure may diminish or stop the rate of degeneration of the spine, hips and other related joints.
Chiropractic Care May Have a Positive Influence on Arthritis
Many thorough studies have been performed on patients with symptoms that are often related to arthritis, in particular osteoarthritis and have shown Chiropractic care to be beneficial.1-17
Chiropractic Biophysics® (CBP®) care, by correcting or improving the overall structure of the spine can have an additional positive benefit of diminishing abnormal pressure on the affected joints.
References
1. Adams, Art DC; Mueller, Henry DC. Chiropractic Management Of A Patient With Severe Chronic Back Pain Complicated By Atypical Scheurmann's Disease: A Case Report. Journal Of The American Chiropractic Association 2003; 40:34-38.
2. Anglen RL. Care For Diabetics In A Chiropractic Office: Finding The Missing Pieces To Increase Human Health Productivity And Happiness. The Internist 1998; 5:31-34.
3. Blanchard, M DC. Arthritis. Field Research Data- International Chiropractors Association 1950; :10-10.
4. Brantingham, James W DC; Williams, AM; Parkin-Smith, GF; Weston, P; Wood, T. A Controlled, Prospective Pilot Study Of The Possible Effects Of Chiropractic Manipulation In The Treatment Of Osteoarthritis Of The Hip.. European Journal Of Chiropractic 2003; 51:149-166.