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If you have been complaining of lower back pain or muscle spasm that is just not going away, you must see a doctor. After having tried anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers, some rest, and several visits to a medical doctor, if the soreness still persists, a visit to a chiropractor may yield some positive results. Whether the ache is acute and lasts several days or isn’t very intense but mostly chronic, you could see a chiropractor. Many people, who don’t want to go under the scalpel, try chiropractic as a viable alternative.
The back pain could be due to fatigue, stress, a spinal injury, or excessive weight. You should see if your mattress is uneven or your posture is wrong. These could aggravate the stiffness in the joints. Sometimes, even pregnant women complain of severe pains in the hip and back. There are studies that show low back pain caused by pregnancy responds very well to chiropractic. There are chiropractors who specialize in treating children, the elderly, sports injuries, and expectant mothers. Then there are those who are experts at rehab and post-accident care or dealing with spinal cord injuries or stress related conditions. Through our website, www.FreeExamJacksonville.com, you can determine whether you have a condition that chiropractic can help for FREE.
In this alternative form of pain alleviation, the bones are “adjusted” and put back into their proper alignment. It is done gently and with little or no discomfort. This misalignment is responsible for the improper functioning of the body, according to the chiropractic belief. This method of treatment is absolutely painless and you could find relief almost immediately. Even if you experience some discomfort, it’s temporary. If the pain is persistent, then diagnostic tests such as X-rays or MRI scans are used to determine the source and treatment begins accordingly.
These days, this form of science is not only used to combat fibromyalgia, arthritis, sciatica, and sore muscles, but also migraine headaches, and to reduce stress. To know more about chiropractic, you could look for these practitioners in your area. Ortega Chiropractic is one such place. At a clinic like this, the individual needs of the patients are taken care of thus ensuring faster recovery. Ortega Chiropractic is located in Jacksonville on the westside near NAS Jax.
Chiropractic now ranks second behind conventional medicine. What goes in its favor is that it doesn’t involve any drugs or invasive procedures. Sometimes a chiropractor will recommended a change in the lifestyle and diet. Exercises are also advised and most patients feel that their mobility has greatly improved after chiropractic. With an experienced chiropractor your back ache would soon be a thing of the past.
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If you are looking for a Herndon chiropractor there are a few questions you should ask. Not all chiropractors are the same; they may use different techniques and manage care in different ways. If you want a chiropractor that will help you achieve your health goals, find out the following information.
You need to know what techniques a chiropractor uses. There are many techniques that are used in chiropractics and all have advantages depending on what a chiropractor is trying to accomplish. A good chiropractor is proficient in at least a few techniques and will use different ones to treat a patient’s pain and return their range of motion and flexibility depending on what is wrong with them.
You should also ask for references or get recommendations from friends before you choose a chiropractor. It is important to get references from satisfied patients as well as other medical professionals. You can learn a lot about a chiropractor’s skill by talking to their references.
You will also want to find out if they offer free consultations about your health issues. A good chiropractor will allow you to come in for a free consultation to determine if they can help you with your health issue and give you a chance to decide whether or not you feel comfortable with their practice.
You may also want to consider how flexible a chiropractor is with payments. Many will allow patients to make payments for services whether or not they have insurance. If you know that your financial situation will require you to break up larger bills into smaller payments, this is an especially important consideration for you.
You will also want to find out how the chiropractor determines how many visits you will need to treat your problems and how often they will need to see you to maintain your health. Find out how they measure progress and then decide if you think you will be able to see them an amount that seems reasonable to you.
If you have a health issue that you need resolved, you also should find out if they offer ways to prevent your ailment. A good chiropractor will offer ways to stop a particular ailment from returning once it has been resolved.
Choosing a chiropractor is not a decision to be taken lightly. There are many Herndon chiropractors available so be sure you know what to ask before choosing one to treat your ailment or help you to achieve optimal health.
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Pregnancy can put pressure on the sciatic nerve that causes leg pain. Some chiropractors say they are able to resolve this problem. They also say there are techniques that will help ensure a safe and easy delivery.
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The actual goal with chiropractic care during pregnancy is to make the whole body operate better and not just the high-stress areas affected by pregnancy weight gain in the lower abdomen, hips and *******. Chiropractors aim not necessarily to relieve the pain, but to make the body function better with adjustments. They also aim to ensure a safe and easy delivery.
Pregnancy and delivery of a child changes a woman’s hormones, which can trigger headaches and make stress on the body worse than was before the pregnancy. Pregnancy does affect the whole body’s functions. Chiropractors’ feels if the nervous system is functioning better, the body functions better, and also gives your baby a better chance of developing normally.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy has increased over the past 10 years. Members of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association are seeing a lot of pregnant women and children.
In fact, some chiropractors say pregnant patients are actually suppler because the body releases a hormone called “relaxin,” which helps to relax ligaments and other parts of the body.
Chiropractors are getting less resistance from obstetricians and gynecologists. Younger OB/GYNs seem to be more open to chiropractor care for their pregnant patients.
However, there was resistance after the development of the Webster In-Utero Constraint Technique in 1978 was introduced. Some OB/GYNs thought the technique involved shifting the fetus.
Chiropractors say the baby is not contacted at any time during the Webster In-Utero Constraint Technique and that an easier birth is the goal of this technique. They also argue that when a baby is constrained and does not move normally the result can be a breech birth or require Cesarean delivery. The Webster In-Utero Constraint Technique is supposed to help the baby move normally.
The chiropractors who have used the Utero Constraint Technique say it was successful in allowing the fetus to adjust to a head-first position.
You can learn more about the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association or locate a member chiropractor at http://www.icpa4kids.org.
You should of course always consult your health care provider about your interest or intent for considering chiropractic care during pregnancy as many health care providers still resist chiropractic care during pregnancy.
Source: The Messenger-Inquirer
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The information in this article is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. All health concerns should be addressed by a qualified health care professional.
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Our two chiropractic clinics have always opened at 7 o’clock in the morning. It is not that I suffer from insomnia but there has always been a steady demand for chiropractic treatment at that time of the morning. The vast majority of patients at that time seem to be tradespeople who have to be on site ready to commence work.
The common knowledge amongst these people is that no matter which trade they are involved, be it plumbing, electrical, automotive or carpentry, their bodies need chiropractic care from time to time. It is gratifying to hear such new patients say that they decided to to go to a chiropractor as they had heard good reports from other tradespeople.
It is interesting to note that the word chiropractic originally comes from two Greek words chiro ( a hand ) and praxix ( to do). We understand that chiropractic is mainly a method of treating the human body and by hand. Perhaps tradespeople who traditionally have worked with their hands have come to feel a link with the chiropractor who, by definition, treats them by hand.
Sometimes when I am asked what type of work I do, I reply that I work with my hands. The whole gamut of musculoskeletal problems that affect tradespeople reflects the different types of work that they do. When I first meet a new patient I enquire as to what type of work they do.
This is not just so I can write in a neat little box that they are a butcher or baker but so I can actually understand the strain and pressure that their particular occupation brings to them. A plumber who sits in a roof space installing hot water services will
have an entirely different set of problems to an office worker who sits at a desk.
Problems experienced by these patients can range from low pain with radiations to their lower limbs to headaches, neck pain and arm pain. Each patient is examined carefully and a full case history is taken. This includes any medical history and in particular details of any previous trauma such as a fall from a ladder or involvement with machinery at work.
If needed X-rays will be ordered and orthopedic and neurological tests are carried out. A course of chiropractic treatment is then recommended. It is a credit to the efficacy of chiropractic treatment that tradespeople return to their chiropractors as soon as they feel that their bodies are not functioning at the fullest potential so that they can receive treatment and return speedily to work.
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D. Michael Frias, D.C.
Frias Chiropractic, your Torrance Chiropractor, is a place that thinks radically about health and healing. It is about life, living, and wellness. It’s a place that focuses on human potential at all times.
Frias Chiropractic will help you to take responsibility for your own quality of health and healing. We realize that individuals are interested in understanding how to take care of themselves and get more out of life. Here at the Center we attend these needs with ongoing education and information. Our intention is to lead people to their highest potential through ongoing chiropractic wellness care.
Chiropractic has long promoted wellness care for the entire family. This translates into quality health and well being, greater ability to adapt, heal, grow and evolve as a human being. The primary clientele of the center are people from all walks of life, infants to grandparents.
We invite you to come visit us so that you can meet and see for yourself what is available to you. Of course if you are ready to get out on a journey to greater health and wellbeing, you can call and make an appointment. You are welcome to attend our educational programs so that you may gain knowledge about your mind, body, and spirit. This service is open to the community. Health, healing and wellness education is the key to empower you with the TRUTH of your own being.
Chiropractic may be new to you. You and chiropractic are strangers. We cannot give a complete picture of Chiropractic, but we will introduce you to Chiropractic and tell why we do what we do.
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC? Chiropractic is a science by which the doctor locates and removes the cause of DIS-EASE. For every effect, ache or pain there is a cause. As long as you have a cause (NERVE INTERFERENCE), you will have an effect (DIS-EASE). Removal of the cause results removal of effect. That sounds reasonable doesn’t it? You use the same principle everyday in your home, at work, or at play and it works. For example, you are in the yard watering your lawn with a water hose and a rock falls across the hose. It may interfere with the flow of water to where there is only half of the original amount coming out at the nozzle. Do you work on the nozzle? No, you go back down the hose and remove the cause, the rock. That seems to be the simple, ordinary thing to do in the case and it will also work in your health problems. That is what Chiropractic is about, locating and removing the cause. What follows…HEALTH!
The spinal column consists of 24 movable bones called vertebrae through the center of this bony column are the spinal cord and spinal nerves.
The spinal cord extends from the brain through the neural canal down to the rest of the body. It is the nervous system that controls ALL functions of the body such as heart beat, respiration, digestion, elimination, our heating and cooling mechanism, constriction and dilation of the arteries, veins, and muscles coordination, etc. All functions with in the body that we don’t have to consciously think about are controlled by the brain and the spinal cord which is also called the nervous system.
Grays anatomy states, “The nervous system is the master system of the body, controlling and coordinating all the functions of the body and relating the individual to the environment.”
Impulses are constantly being transmitted from the brain, through these nerve-lines in order to regulate and control function. Without normal receipt of these impulses no part of the body can have normal function.
WHAT IS UPPER CERVICAL CHIROPRACTIC CARE? Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care is a conservative chiropractic procedure that corrects the position of the top vertebrae of the spine, called the Atlas (C1) and/or Axis (C2). By correcting the tilt, shift or rotation of these vertebrae, the body is able to more overcome the affects or completely eliminate many different conditions. Over 10 billion nerve fibers from the brainstem travel through the small opening in Atlas and flow down into the spinal column. Because of the smallness of the opening and because of the close proximity at the Atlas to the brain stem, the Atlas if moved out of the position even a fraction of a degree, can result in two very serious problems.
If the Atlas and/or Axis are out of their proper position, the head moves off center of the body. This creates body imbalance from head to toe due to the greater transference of body weight on one side of the body than the other. If these vertebrae are also rotated out of position, they can twist the entire spinal structure, including the pelvis, causing one leg to become shorter than the other.
“Just what is Body Imbalance and how do I know if it has happened to me?”
Body Imbalance occurs when the C1 or Atlas, and/or the C2 or Axis, the top two vertebra in the neck, are misaligned and out of their proper position. This can occur as a result of an accident, emotional trauma, or chemical toxicity in the body. Childbirth itself can move the atlas out of position because of the massive amounts of pressure on the head and neck of the baby as it passes down the birth canal. Or childhood accidents like falling from a tree, bike or skates can misalign it. In adulthood, the atlas can be shoved out of position during minor or major accidents such as sporting accidents, automobile accidents or slips and falls. Some of the worst cases of atlas misalignment and resulting pain have been caused by minor car accidents such as being rear-ended. One indication of body imbalance is having one leg slightly shorter than the other. You may also notice that when you stand in front of a mirror one shoulder is slightly higher than another, and one hip is higher than the other. Another indication your atlas may be out of position is by having different symptoms in your body that your medical doctor cannot explain or find the cause for on any tests.
“How can Body Imbalance cause me to have physical problems?”
The C1 or Atlas is a donut-shaped bone that your skull rests on. Your spinal cord coming out of your brain and brain stem passes through the center of the donut shape. Your spinal cord at that point consists of trillions of nerve fibers (the nervous system) that “bottleneck” through the small opening in the atlas. These fillers eventually branch off carrying information to every part of your body. If the C1 is out of its proper position it can irritate, constrict or disrupt vital nerve signals to any portion of your body. This can cause muscle or joint pain, organ dysfunction, lowered immune system and countless other conditions that you would not ordinarily relate to a problem originating in your neck.
“Why do you call it Body Imbalance rather than a neck imbalance?”
Because it effects the entire spine and body. Wherever your atlas moves, your head moves with it. If this top bone in your neck has shifted out of position ever so slightly, no more than the thickness of a fingernail, it can move your head off center of your body. In an effort to keep the head over the center of the neck, the entire spine and pelvis will twist, pulling one hip up and one leg with it. You are now walking around on one leg that is shorter than the other. This places more weight on one side of your body than another. The wear and tear on your entire body is exactly like driving a car that is out of alignment. The result can be muscle and joint pain anywhere in the body. Without correcting the problem, which originated with a single bone (Atlas) at the top of your neck moving out of position, your entire body is now imbalanced. When this continues over time, something else starts to happen. Because nerve flow is disrupted or distorted, degeneration of cells in organs can occur; causing internal physical problems that may not show up for years.
“Is it painful to correct?”
Fortunately, no. The Upper Cervical Correction can be described as a slight predetermined direction of pressure applied to the first bone (Atlas) or second bone (Axis) in the neck. There is NO twisting of the neck. This correction is engineered to reposition the weight of the head (10 to 14 pounds) over the center of the body in order to restore body balance and restore brain to body communication. When the correction is made, muscles begin to relax, blood and oxygen circulation is increased, the brain is able to communicate with the affected area, and the body’s natural healing process begins. The healing process continues as long as body balance is maintained and the brain can communicate with all parts of the body.
“Does it have to be corrected often?”
That depends on your own body. Some people can hold their correction for several months, even a year at a time. Others have to be corrected once or twice a week in the beginning, then one or twice a month. Everyone is different. The Upper Cervical doctor’s objective is to make as precise an Upper Cervical correction as possible. Then he/she must help you maintain the correction with as few adjustments as possible so that you may live pain free and enjoy a better quality of life. Periodic Upper Cervical checkups, just like dental checkups and physicals, should be part of your personal preventive health care program. If you are maintaining your correction and body balance then your Upper Cervical chiropractor will not adjust you.
“How soon should I get my children under this care?”
As soon after birth as possible, and then have them checked periodically as they grow up. You could not possibly give your child a better gift than to make certain that the one organ of the body that controls all the other organs and body functions, the brainstem, is doing its job without interference from the tiny bone just below it.
“How much does it cost?”
A fraction of what you have probably already spent in your quest to get well. There will be some expense at the beginning because of the x-rays that are so necessary. Some insurance does cover chiropractic, but if not we do have a reasonable cash plan.
This procedure simply restores body balance and brain-to-body communication so that organs, muscles, and tissues can resume normal functioning.
D. Michael Frias, D.C. /Gil Chiropractic
3848 Carson St., Suite 103
Torrance, CA 90503 (562) 440-6757
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