Because chiropractic is both a science and an art, there are almost as many types of chiropractic as there are chiropractic physicians. Each chiropractor selects the styles of care that resonate most strongly with her own interests and...
Colitis is a chronic condition that causes your large intestine, or colon, to become inflamed, which can cause several gastrointestinal symptoms. Colitis has different causes. The treatment for the condition depends on the cause of the condition,...
Chiropractic care for the feet restores proper motion and reestablishes correct skeletal biomechanics. Chiropractic treatment for muscloskeletal conditions in the feet and lower extremities helps lessen and prevent symptoms by eliminating the...
Evidence of spinal manipulation, the practice upon which modern chiropractic care is based, goes back at least as far as 1500 B.C., according to the American Chiropractic Association. Early in the 20th century, American Daniel David Palmer...
Chiropractors are best known for their treatment of musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain and neck pain. These conditions frequently afflict older people. Osteoporosis is also a condition associated with aging. The increasingly fragile...
Chiropractors believe that when your body is functioning at optimal levels, it can cure itself, according to MayoClinic.com. This is the theory behind chiropractic care for acne suffers. After a spinal adjustment, chiropractors believe the body's...
According to the American Chiropractic Association in Arlington, Virginia, Americans visit chiropractors at least 250 million times each year. Chiropractic health care, a mode of alternative medicine, works on the theory that misaligned vertebrae...
Chiropractic medicine focuses on the spine and nervous system for the treatment of a variety of health conditions, including back and neck pain, asthma and digestive problems. Founded in 1895 as an alternative to traditional medicine and drugs,...
In medical terminology, the word "subluxation" applies to a joint that has been partially dislocated. Today, the term is actually more commonly invoked in a chiropractic setting. In the context of chiropractic, the word "subluxation" has a...
According to a Sep. 9, 2009, article by Dr. Charles Masarsky in "Dynamic Chiropractic," the long-term health benefits of chiropractic care may include the following: retention of lung capacity, improved visual acuity, reaction time and balance,...
Ptosis occurs when your eyelid droops, which occurs even though you have your eyes open wide. This might occur in one or both eyelids, and, in severe cases, your eyelid will hang over your pupil, disrupting your vision. Chiropractic care does not...
Fibromyalgia patients suffer from widespread pain and tender points that become painful with pressure throughout the body. The disorder also causes fatigue and sleeping disorders. Many patients are turning to chiropractic care to relieve their...
Spinal manipulation, the basis of modern chiropractic care, has been in use for thousands of years as a way to treat a variety of musculoskeletal conditions. Chiropractors treat many different types of problems primarily through achieving proper...
Chiropractors are most often associated with alleviating back or neck pain. Yet their philosophy contends that chiropractic is a holistic healing art, curing ailments throughout the body and promoting general health. In fact, spinal orientation...
Earaches are a painful affliction for both adults and children. In fact, up to 25 percent of children under the age of 10 have at least one episode of ear infection. Repeated infections will affect hearing, cause balance problems and impede...
Chiropractic is a form of health care that treats primarily mechanical problems and dysfunction in the spine and surrounding soft tissues. The aim of chiropractors is to ensure appropriate and complete motion and function through the use of spinal...
A woman's fertility is affected by a number of factors: stress, nicotine, alcohol, poor diet, athletic training, weight, hormonal imbalances, sexually transmitted disease, or anatomical problems with the reproductive system. While there are a...
Chiropractic care pertains to evaluating and treating disorders and problems relating to your musculoskeletal system. The American Chiropractic Association claims that chiropractic care treats pain and issues such as neck and back pain, joint...
Chiropractors adjust their patients' spines to correct subluxations. A subluxation is a misalignment of the vertebrae, which is believed to interfere with proper nervous system functioning and/or muscle pain. Although all chiropractic treatments...
The term sciatica refers to pain along the course of the sciatic nerve. Typically that would be from the lower back, into the buttock and down the back side of the leg. Statistics from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners indicate that...
Chiropractic is a branch of healthcare that focuses on identifying joint and vertebrae misalignments that result from genetics, trauma and day-to-day activity. Pain and overall health may be improved by fixing these misalignments. The...
Chiropractic is a medical discipline that calls for diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system. It concentrates especially on the spine. Chiropractors attempt to heal the body through joint manipulation and...
Although traditional chiropractic manipulation or adjustments are normally accomplished using the doctor's hands, a variety of tools have been developed to help accomplish the adjustment in certain situations. Often, a patient is in severe pain...
According to the American Migraine Foundation, 12 percent of Americans suffer from migraines. One in four families has an affected member. Combined medical costs, work time-loss and decreased productivity are estimated to impact the U.S. economy...
Chiropractic therapy is an alternative practice commonly used to treat back, neck and extremity pain. It is a hands-on practice that typically involves adjustments to the spine. While spinal manipulation is central to chiropractic therapy,...
Sciatica is the irritation of the sciatic nerve, which is the largest of all the body's nerves and runs from the lumbar spine down the back of the leg. Irritation of the sciatic nerve can be caused by several things such as a herniated or...
Statistics from the World Health Organization describe asthma as a serious public health problem with over 100 million sufferers worldwide. Children make up a large and growing percentage of that number. Representing the largest licensed...
Sciatica is defined as any irritation of the sciatic nerve that creates a symptom. Symptoms can range from numbness in the back of the leg, to severe leg pain and an inability to walk. Because the sciatic nerves are the thickest and longest in the...
A relatively young healing art, chiropractic centers on the relationship between the musculoskeletal configuration of the body -- principally the spine -- and the workings of the nervous system. Chiropractic postulates that many health ailments...
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