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Giving Student Athletes the Chiropractic Edge

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury, not unlike what is experienced with whiplash. Youth sports in the United States is a $19.2 billion dollar market, a size that rivals even the National Football League. According to the CDC, organized sports participation in the U.S. among children aged 6-17 years was at 54.1%

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Smart Timing After Slips, Trips and Falls

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

In 2020 over 42,000 people died in falls at home and at work and more than 6.8 If the fall causes a jerk or hitting of the head, the effect can be like that of a whiplash injury and a concussion may be present along with injury to the cervical spine (neck). million people were treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries.

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