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Adolescent posture assessment

Chiropractic Economics

Recent studies indicate a multimodal approach to adolescent posture corrections proves the traditional chiropractic marketing slogan. “As Depending on the definition of weak posture, the literature indicates that up to 65% of adolescents aged 10-18 have postural weakness, which is believed to lead to neck and back pain as adults.

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How Custom Orthotics Improve Posture and Spine Health

Reinhardt Chiropractic

How Custom Orthotics Improve Posture and Spine Health Custom orthotics play a vital role in improving posture and supporting spine health. They help correct imbalances that may be affecting your posture and overall spinal health. Over time, this misalignment can lead to chronic pain and poor posture.

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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

As the global population continues to increase, more people are over 65, which presents unique challenges for the chiropractic profession. 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.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

ChiroUp

1,4,5,9) Cervical spine conditions such as disc herniation, spondylosis, or chronic joint dysfunction hypersensitize these nerves, making them more likely to misfire. (12) 12) What Causes Neuropathic Itch? 13,15) Neuropathic itch arises from abnormal nerve firing secondary to mechanical, metabolic, or inflammatory nerve damage or dysfunction.

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

For this discussion, we will define the upper cervical spine as the atlantooccipital joint, the axio-atlantal joint and the joints of the C2-3 segment. A likely symptom generator can be an excessive extension of the occiput on the atlas in functional postures. This is often termed a rams horn presentation. J Phys Ther.

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The Temporomandibular Disorder: A Guide for Evidence-Based Chiropractors

ChiroUp

An Introduction to Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMD) Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMD) encompasses a complex set of muscular and articular disorders affecting the TMJ, leading to pain, dysfunction, and potential degeneration. Chiropractic Evaluation of TMD Clinical evaluation should include: 1.

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Do You Have Good Driving Posture?

Oviedo Chiropractic

Here are some tips to help you with good driving posture. Whether you’re sitting at your desk or on the couch, lying in bed , standing in the kitchen, or driving, your posture plays a big factor in your overall health. Poor posture leads to body aches and pains, which then limit your ability to complete normal activities.

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