by perfectpoint | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by perfectpoint | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by perfectpoint | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by perfectpoint | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by perfectpoint | Feb 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
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,”...
by Gary Olaveson | Jan 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Most people would assume that the chiropractic field is a comparatively new way of health treatment compared to traditional medicine. Only a few know the real history of chiropractic care, but the reality is that it started long ago and has been effective in improving...
