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Combating forward head carriage

Chiropractic Economics

In the lateral plane, the center of gravity should fall from the external auditory meatus, crossing the AC joint of the shoulder, the greater trochanter of the hip, the lateral knee and the lateral malleolus of the ankle. Improvements in the cervical curve should be supported with an appropriate pillow and ongoing daily exercises.

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New Year Same Spine

ChiroJunky

Creating a website home for ChiroJunky was a goal from it’s creation in 2019. Being mindful of your posture, office ergonomics, exercising regularly, decreasing stress levels all impacts how severe your degeneration manifest. Exercise regularly In today’s more sedentary lifestyle, routine exercise is more important that ever.

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Headache Got You Down? Try Chiropractic

Springs Chiropractic

To Your Health February, 2019 (Vol. Perform low-impact exercise such as walking an low-impact aerobics to help relieve headache pain. Avoid teeth clenching, which can stress the temporomandibular joints (TMJ), which connect your jaw to your skull and can lead to headaches.

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

ChiroUp

The two new top tests for accurately diagnosing a hip labrum tear The essential exercise recipe to help your hip labrum patients recover fast 1. The hip joint, a complex ball-and-socket mechanism, owes much of its integrity to the acetabular labrum. Aiding in joint lubrication and maintaining synovial fluid for smooth movements. (1)

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Mastering the Hip Exam: Top Tests for Hip Pain

ChiroUp

13) MRI Considerations Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more sensitive to detect joint effusion/synovitis, cartilage, labral, and bone marrow lesions. (15) Structural [hip] joint changes are frequent in asymptomatic population and neither radiographs nor MRI have shown a good correlation with pain and functional impairment.” (15)

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7 Essential Neurodynamic Tests For Sciatica And Lumbar Radiculopathies

ChiroUp

14) The test was initially described principally as prone knee flexion; however, adding hip extension improves sensitivity and reliability (16,17) It may yield false positives due to tight or injured anterior thigh muscles, as well as hip bone or joint issues. (12) 2019 Oct 1;43:91-5. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. Pesonen, J.,

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

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36) Considerations include anti-inflammatory measures, bracing, soft-tissue therapy, nutritional support (particularly vitamin D and calcium in older patients), and progressive aerobic and therapeutic exercise as tolerated. (37) 2019 Oct 25. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume. 2019 Dec 1;19(12):2013-24.

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