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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

Most of the issues that result in a patient seeking care from a DC are usually associated with joint pain of the extremities and back and neck pain, usually due to osteoarthritis. March 2007. 1 The aging patient presents many complex conditions that can affect all the body’s major systems. Why aging matters.

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

The headaches are often side-locked (on one side only), and the pain may radiate from the neck /back of the head up to the front of the head or behind the eye. 3,4,6 The headache may or may not be associated with neck pain. 2007; 37(3):100107. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017;40(9):649658. Europe PMC.

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Top Chiropractic Research from 2024: Elevating Evidence-Based Care

ChiroUp

trends from 2007 to 2016 showed a significant increase in chiropractic utilization, reinforcing the growing trust in chiropractic care. Nov 2023 Link "Neural mobilisation as part of multimodal interventions appears to have a positive effect on pain for patients with low back pain and neck pain and on function in people with low back pain." (18)

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Why do you have to adjust my neck?

Smart Pain Solutions

There are also many different techniques for adjusting the neck, some that are low force and may be a little less scary. So back to the question at hand, do we have to adjust your neck? Pain in your neck is often associated with an inflamed or irritated joint. No, not if you are totally uncomfortable with it. Bolton, J.

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Schmorl’s Node Refresher: 7 Surprising Facts Every DC Must Own

ChiroUp

38) However, significant research has found a symptomatic relationship, including pain and limited function. times increased risk of lifetime back pain.” (8) 8) Back pain patients are three times more likely to exhibit schmorls nodes than asymptomatic groups. (30) 2007 Jun 15;57(5):855-60.

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Top 8 Chiropractic Adjustment Benefits You Should Know About

Fisher Chiropractic

Reduced Pain Let’s start with the obvious: most people who come to see a chiropractor are seeking pain relief for one or more physical symptoms. Neck pain, lower back pain, and upper back pain are among our most frequent complaints. In the years since, follow-up studies have supported this finding.

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The top 6 common myths about chiropractic treatment

Canadian Chiropractic Association

The bone and joint decade 2000–2010 task force on neck pain and its associated disorders: Executive summary. Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society. Haldeman, S., Carroll, L., Cassidy, J., Spine, 33(4S), S5-S7.