In my 15 years of Chiropractic service, I've had the good fortune of helping hundreds if not thousands with various types of headaches. The most painful and complex cases have usually been migraine sufferers. Amazingly, some of my most amazing "MIRACLE" cases-and many chiropractors have such stories-have been migraine patients. I remember in my first year in practice, a Medical Doctor brought his wife,...
5/20/2009 2:17:05 PM
As a chiropractor, I've always wondered about the sources of blood pressure. If you read medical/health literature, you would know that over 90% of blood pressure cases are 'idiopathic'. That means that the cause is medically unaccounted for or simply unknown. I'm not so sure it is unknown. Ask anyone who has blood pressure and they'll most likely say it is due to stress. Emphatically, I believe it...
5/4/2009 12:18:35 PM
Do children have spinal problems? Absolutely! But its presentation may not be so obvious. Go around your neighborhood and ask your friends if their children have spinal problems. Adults who experience spinal related problems such as headaches, low back and neck pain have their origins in childhood. Studies have shown by the time a child becomes an adult, they have experienced over 5000 falls and similar...
4/27/2009 12:54:22 PM
As a chiropractor who sees tons of patients complain of low back, neck pain and other spinal pains, it strikes me as to how our society views pain in general. Pain is seen as something that should be suppressed. It is an annoyance at the least and a disability when extreme. That is true. Many of my patients know about my own history of spine conditions arising largely from when I was hit by a car at...
4/9/2009 3:19:10 PM
Let's take a fun quiz first and then talk about the results, shall we? Please write down the first brand name that appears in your mind when you read the following terms: 1) Diapers 2) Vacuum Cleaner 3) Cranberry Juice 4) Orange Juice 5) The Purple Pill 6) Bottled Water 7) The Ultimate Driving Machine 8) Instant Relief from Pain 9) Gasoline 10) You're in good hands with ______ Done? Ok, then let me...
4/9/2009 3:15:50 PM