This is right from the ACA website, but I thought it was a good reminder. We really do forget that this stuff is bad for us, kind of like forgetting an oil well might leak….
Acetaminophen—the main ingredient in medications
such as Tylenol®—is the most widely used pain
reliever. While generally considered safe when taken
occasionally and in [...]
This is a report from a Chiropractor from Texas, maybe more detail then some would like. My many thanks to Shannon for helping me get this on the blog.
History:
A professional racing cyclist
presented with low back
pain after finishing stage
two of a 17-day stage race.
Earlier in the stage, the
cyclist crashed into a
concrete barricade while
attempting to maneuver
around a [...]
Real quick on this study: Execise is good for disc problems. Wow, can I get paid to do study like this?? According to the Cox tecnique system of treatment, exercise is given the same day treatment starts. I am thrilled that at least this article gave the cox technique the [...]
You have been asking us our thoughts about some of the more unique shoes on the market.
Here are our answers:
What about those “Finger Shoes”?
The natural or ‘barefoot’ running trend has received much attention over the last two years. The foot is a machine. It is designed for the planet Earth where ground softness varies [...]
I’m often asked “do you treat kids?” and then surprised at how many parents rush their kids into treatment, with a “why didn’t I think of this before attitude”! Of course, I know our clinic has the edge with kinesio tape, and the graston technique, along with the cold laser, we can [...]
Shoulder pain and arm pain and arm pain that may even go all the way to the hand and fingers can be frustrating. Sometimes people think that it’s just from overexertion or an arm muscle pull. Sometimes, though, the pain may be the result of nerve compression in the cervical spine. A disc herniation (”slipped [...]
In a randomized, controlled study comparing chiropractic flexion-distraction (Cox® Technic) with medical care (active exercise), flexion-distraction was superior in relieving radiculopathy sciatica (leg pain). Patient were randomized to two groups for care. Those with radiculopathy who were treated with flexion-distraction alone (mind you, no physical modalities or exercise were allowed by the treating [...]
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