In the late 1990s, an article published on the safety of chiropractic treatment of children also revealed significant benefits for children who received chiropractic treatment. This article was written in response to safety concerns due to the increased utilization of chiropractic for various pediatric conditions. One primary topic of discussion included the neurological and vascular […]

Every movement, smell, taste, touch, sound, thought, and dream has its origin in the nervous system. Every function of your body, both voluntarily and involuntarily is controlled, at least in part, by your nervous system. To better understand how the nervous system works, it is necessary to discuss what makes up the nervous system. The […]

This question is asked frequently by patients visiting chiropractors. To answer this question, let’s first talk about, “what is arthritis?” The word “arthritis” is derived from “arth-” meaning “joint” and “-itis” meaning “inflammation.” Hence, arthritis is basically swelling in the joint. Many types of arthritis have been identified – in fact, over 100! Some types […]

In the mid 1980′s, a political event spurred a change regarding the medical community’s outward disrespect of chiropractors when the AMA (American Medical Association) was sued for anti-trust violations and the chiropractors won! For the first time, the public, open anti-chiropractic slander that appeared on billboards, in magazine articles, and in TV/radio advertisements was prohibited. […]

Mental Attitude: Live to be 120? When people were asked whether they would want medical treatments to extend their lives by decades so they could live to be 120 or more, 56% of adult Americans aged 18 and over declined the offer. When asked how long they would like to live, 69% gave an answer […]

Many patients ask, “…do people shrink when they get older?” Even more curiously, does our height vary throughout the day and, what causes it to change? The answer to the first question is “yes,” but how does this occur? During the course of any given day, the intervertebral disks of the spine, those shock-absorbing sponge-like […]

The headline to this email may seem strange to you. After all, what does the economy have to do with your back? According to the Johns Hopkins Health Alerts, quite a bit. The Health Alert entitled, “Back Pain and Osteoporosis Special Report The Mind Body Connection,” reads “A growing number of studies affirm that the […]