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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

Assessment is where strategies to improve balance, posture, and functional movement are born. Posture assessment is a simple way to determine how efficiently the body can bear weight and move under the influence of gravity. This indicates the feet are integral in efficient posture and balance. Clinical Chiropractic.

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Brachioradial Pruritus: The Neuropathic Itch Every DC Should Recognize

ChiroUp

Fast Fact Clinically and via the ice pack sign Brachioradial pruritis ICD10: L29.9 - Pruritus, unspecified. A brachioradial pruritus diagnosis is primarily accomplished through clinical history and physical examination. A brachioradial pruritus diagnosis is primarily accomplished through clinical history and physical examination.

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Treating cervicogenic headaches with dry needling and manual therapy

Chiropractic Economics

9 Two included clinical trials with tension-type headache participants demonstrated statistically significant improvements following dry needling. A likely symptom generator can be an excessive extension of the occiput on the atlas in functional postures. Cervicogenic headaches: An evidence-led approach to clinical management.

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A comprehensive guide to attaining spinal stability

Chiropractic Economics

This article delves into the anatomy and biomechanics of spinal stability, explores the clinical significance of instability and outlines evidence-based strategies for assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. Physical examination Postural analysis Observe alignment and asymmetries in standing, sitting and dynamic positions.

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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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Discover Better Posture: Chiropractic Care in Atlanta

Any Spine

At our Inman Park clinic, we often see office employees who share this all-too-common discomfort. This article will shed light on the integral role chiropractic care plays in improving posture and, consequently, your overall well-being. Understanding how your posture impacts daily activities is the first step toward improvement.

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Tracking Postural Health with Surface EMG Scans

CLA

When that connection is off, posture suffers. And bad posture? Enter surface EMG scans (sEMG), your secret weapon for tracking postural health. These scans measure the electrical activity in muscles, helping chiropractors uncover the imbalances and compensations that throw posture off course.

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