Common Health Complications of Spinal Trauma July 2019 Why do all types of spinal cord trauma have a negative impact on health? When we see the term spinal cord trauma or spinal cord injury, we instantly think of a paraplegic or someone in a wheel chair. In reality, there are far more complicated issues deal with secondary health complications and more often they not, they don't manifest right away. It is very important [Read More]
Optimal Health Comes From Optimal Function June 2019 "The nervous system is the most mysterious and complicated system in our body. Yet without it, none of the other system could function optimally." Your body has the innate ability to heal itself. Chiropractic is based upon the sciences of anatomy, biology and neurology. Your brain and spinal cord (the Central Nervous System) controls and coordinates all physiological functions of the body. Your spine [Read More]
A New Paradigm of Aging "More people die of a sedentary lifestyle than from smoking.” C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General of the U.S The human body is designed to move. The technological age of labor saving devices and sedentary living often detracts from the biological necessity for movement. Disuse is deadly; many degenerative diseases plaguing Americans have a portion of their roots in sedentary, inactive lifestyles. As much as fifty percent [Read More]
Does Your Neck Hurt? How long have you been sleeping on your stomach? Are you concerned with what sleeping on your stomach may be doing to your neck? Stomach sleeping is one of the most harmful habits that we could have for our spine and our nervous system. When the head is turned to the side and then the weight of the body is placed upon it...the muscles, ligaments, tendons, joints, discs, nerves, etc. are compressed. The application of this [Read More]
The History of Your Headaches When whiplash happens, there is always a chance that in the days, weeks, months, or perhaps even years that chronic headaches will follow. The trick to knowing if those ongoing headaches are due to this type of neck injury is to think back to any type of injury you experienced in which the ligaments in your neck were overextended. Too often, people think unless they were in a major collision, [Read More]
There Are No “Mild“ Brain Injuries Further evidence of brain changes after concussion and that the term “mild” should never be used in connection with brain injury were found in a study published in the March 2013 issue of the Journal Radiology. In the study, NYU medical school researchers measured changes in global and regional brain volume over a one year period in 30 patients with “mild” traumatic brain injuries and typical post-injury symptoms including anxiety, depression [Read More]
Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Sciatica Sciatica is a disorder which causes a set of symptoms including pain in the leg that becomes worse when sitting, standing or squatting, also it can cause a burning or tingling “pins and needles” sensation in the leg, weakness, numbness, difficulty of motion in the foot or leg. The sciatic nerve runs from the spine through the buttocks, the tight and down the leg on both sides of the body. [Read More]