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New Year Same Spine

ChiroJunky

Learning the proper techniques for lifting, reaching, and squatting can go a long way in protecting your spine and other joints from excessive wear and tear. A 2016 study revealed that almost 50% of participants with degenerative disc disease were also deficient in vitamin D , a vitamin that is notoriously deficient amongst black Americans.

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How Chiropractic Care Supports Family Members of Every Age

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

Not only can DCs offer targeted strategies that maximize joint function and deliver injury care for neuromusculoskeletal issues, they also provide consultation on other health topics like nutrition, exercise, posture and ergonomics so that family members of all ages can enjoy better health and well-being. Relieve back, neck or joint pain.

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Seven Crucial Things You Need to Know About A Hip Labrum Tear

ChiroUp

The hip joint, a complex ball-and-socket mechanism, owes much of its integrity to the acetabular labrum. This fibrous rim, varying in shape from triangular to round or irregular, is crucial in enhancing the joint's stability. (1) Limiting excessive movement of the femoral head within the socket, thus stabilizing the joint.

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Chiropractic Treatment of SLAP Lesions

ChiroUp

1) However, in the presence of any joint pathology, patients will often develop compensatory movement patterns in everyday life and athletic activity or sacrifice one injured tissue for another until performance decreases or pain increases to an unacceptable level. January 2016 vol. J Bone Joint Surg Am. Fedoriw WW, et al.

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

ChiroUp

2016 May;10(5):TC06. 2016 May;36(3):801-23. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume. Prevalence and clinical relevance of Schmorl’s nodes on magnetic resonance imaging in a tertiary hospital in Southern India. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. Wu HT, Morrison WB, Schweitzer ME. Skeletal radiology.

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Health Span: What is it & why does it matter? – Part Two

First Principles of Movement

Consider the knee, that most bedeviling of joints. in 2016 (the last year of data collection) more than 25 percent of the world’s population (1.4 The Atlantic – When Evidence Says No, but Doctors Say Yes F) “Just as the cardiovascular system is not a kitchen sink, the musculoskeletal system is not an erector set.

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Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, assumes role as Editor-in-Chief

JBJS

In 2016, Dr. Swiontkowski created this program as a way to formally recognize the outstanding contributions of our best peer reviewers as indicated by specific criteria (reviewer response time, review quality, and the number of times that a reviewer accepts a request to review). In a 2016 editorial, Dr. Swiontkowski and Bruce J.