What are shin splints? After your regular run or just sprint to be somewhere on time, do your shins throb and hurt? It might be shin splints, or what doctors call it Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. The reason is stress on your shinbone and the connective tissues that attach muscles to bones. They become sore…
3 Chiropractic Benfits for Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that has impacted more people than ever before in the last twenty years. Some doctors point to increasing air pollutants, shifts in contemporary diet, and lack of proper ventilation at home. Asthma symptoms vary from person to person, and may be mild, severe, or somewhere in between. Shortness of…
Headaches, Migraines and Chiropractic Therapy
You already know you are not alone if you have headaches. Nine out of ten Americans have them. Some are frequent, others less, and some cause tiring pain and nausea. What do you do when you have a headache that is pounding? Do you wait for it to go away on your own? Lie down?…
Osteoporosis and Chiropractic Care: Symptoms & Treatments
This week we look at what causes osteoporosis, how to treat it and how a chiropractor doctor diagnoses it. The IOF estimates that over 44 million individuals in the United States presently have osteoporosis. What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis literally translates to porous bone. It is a condition that reduces bone density and quality. The adult…
Sciatica Symptoms & Reliefs: Motion is Lotion in Chiropractic Therapy
What is Sciatica? Sciatica is the name provided to the pain caused by the sciatic nerve. Whatever irritates this nerve can trigger pain, from moderate to strong. Sciatica is normally triggered in the lower spine by a strained nerve. The word “sciatica” is often mistaken with back pain in particular. Sciatica, however, is not only…
