If You Suffer From Hip Pain, Your Corona Chiropractor Offers Chiropractic Management That Can Help You Get Out Of Pain Now!
Posted on 08. May, 2010 by admin in blog, hip pain
Your Corona Chiropractor offers a highly successful non-invasive, drug-free approach to relieving hip pain and often getting rid of it altogether. Whenever possible, surgery should be seen as a final option. Therefore, before you schedule a surgery to replace that hip, ask yourself the following questions: Is it out of the question for you to get a good night’s sleep because your hip pain wakes you up at night? When you arise in the morning, and/or when you step out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it initially hard to get your legs moving sufficiently? Do you feel pain whenever you rotate or twist them or when you cross your legs? If you’ve answered “yes” to any or all of these questions you probably have imbalances and alignment problems in your lower extremities that are not only causing your hip pain, but can eventually lead to degenerative joint disease in your hips if not treated. The good news is that whether or not degenerative changes have already started, chiropractic treatment can help!
You may be getting older and it may be true that your hip joints aren’t what they used to be. Nonetheless, are you aware that your hip pain and related problems, which normally point to age-related degenerative conditions, may not actually be generated by osteoarthritis? That’s right. In fact, as opposed to being the root cause of your problem, osteoarthritis of the hip joint is typically the consequence of a prior injury (or injuries) to your hips.
Frequently, hip problems have to do with asymmetry or imbalance when you are in motion, as in the case of walking. If you tend to walk “pronated” with your toes pointing away from your body (like a duck), eventually you will feel pain in your hips as a result of the asymmetrical tension on your hip joints as your body attempts to compensate. Thankfully, you can learn to correct your gait pattern at any age, and your chiropractor in Corona can show you how to do it.
Furthermore, you may have developed gait changes as the result of an ankle sprain or knee strain, and since “the knee bone’s connected to the hip bone,” these biomechanical accommodations produce pain in the hip(s). Of course, if not remedied, your hip joints will suffer further consequences, like wear and tear that produces degenerative changes.
Other activities that can occasionally impact the hip joints are starting a new job or beginning a new sport that requires you to move your body in uncommon ways. Also, ferrying a child (or grandchild) on one hip can create hip pain. Even your sitting position or driving for prolonged periods of time on a regular basis can cause hip injury and pain.
So you can see that not every pain is caused by “old age,” although we may suffer from more pain as a consequence of the progressive capacity of untreated injuries.
In addition to your adjustments, as an integral part of your chiropractic management, your Corona Chiropractor will suggest special rehabilitative exercises that include gentle muscle stretching and strengthening, and will also analyze your gait and may suggest simple pattern changes.
Your hip pain won’t disappear by itself. Hip pain is a sign that there’s a condition that requires correcting. If ignored, there is a good possibility that at some point you will require that hip replacement surgery. So, don’t put off until tomorrow, what truly needs to be done today. Your Corona Chiropractor can get you out of pain, get your body back into balance, and help you get to back to enjoying your life again!
Your Santa Barbara Chiropractor Can Help Ease Your Age-Related Back Pain
Posted on 07. May, 2010 by admin in arthritis, back pain, blog
You know what they say, “Growing old isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative.” However, it’s no joke if the aging process is creating pain in your body! As a chiropractor in Santa Barbara, I give care to quite a few people suffering from age-related challenges that likely would not have occurred if the exacerbating cause had been taken care of earlier in life, especially when it relates to musculoskeletal breakdowns. Poor posture, improper gait, and repetitive overuse frequently produce undue stress in the back, neck, hip, knees, and even the feet that can result in painful conditions over time. If we only knew then how our aging body would feel today, eh? However, as they say, “hindsight is 20-20.”
As you can see from the list of complaints above, there are plenty of musculoskeletal conditions that can, and frequently do, take place as we age, but painful back problems are one of the most prevalent. Back pain that is age-related is generally produced by spine osteoarthritis, or Spondylosis, a degenerative disorder.
Spinal osteoarthritis is caused by prolonged erosion and weight-bearing force on the spine that, over time, undermines discs, joints, and surrounding ligaments. The area of the body and rate of the degenerative process of spondylosis is individual, varying from person to person. It is likely to affect the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back), or lumbar (low back) regions of the spine. Spondylosisi symptoms very from person to person and depend on the severity of the degeneration, and can range from low-amplitude pain and numbness to severe sensory loss and muscular atrophy.
Repetitive stresses negatively affect the cartilage surrounding the joints and can induce calcium to deposit in the tissues around the vertebrae. Adjacent nerves, blood vessels, and soft tissue can be constricted by these calcific deposits, also called bone spurs. This type of compression is at the root of Spondylosis.
Regular chiropractic care and overall chiropractic management is beneficial in significantly slowing age-related degeneration of the spine whether or not you are suffering from spondylosis. It may be true that “you can’t un-ring a bell” or “turn back the hands of time,” but it isn’t too late to give your spine the good treatment it deserves. Chiropractors are experts when it comes to treatment of the spine. See your Santa Barbara Chiropractor today, for the health of your spine.
Cincinnati Chiropractor Advises: Get Your Balance Checked to Avoid Work Injuries
Posted on 30. Apr, 2010 by admin in work injuries
At my Cincinnati Chiropractic Clinic I treat many seniors who suffer from balance problems. In fact, 9% of adults, aged 65 and over, have episodes of dizziness, “wooziness,” and other balance-related problems. Good balance is essential, of course, in helping older adults in staying independent and in avoiding falls and encounter injuries that are commonly very serious or even fatal. But, would you be surprised to hear that falls contribute to a large number of work injuries for individuals younger than 65 years of age, including workers in their twenties and thirties? That’s right! No one is immune to balance problems, no matter how young they may be. It is for this reason that those who work in “high places” like construction workers, roofers, oil platform employees, windows cleaners, or anywhere else where a ladder is necessary are far more likely to sustain serious injury if their balance isn’t good.
The essential capacity of good balance is to assist us in managing and maintaining our body position, whether standing still or moving, and whether on the ground or high up on a platform. Good balance helps us to walk without stumbling, arise from a sitting position without teetering, and to climb stairs without slipping. To sum it up, then, good balance is vital to our health and well-being.
What come as a surprise to you is that you could have a balance problem without any idea of how serious it is. Sometimes someone may be able to “shake off” a dizzy sensation and the feeling may not reoccur for a while. However when sudden dizziness happens at a decisive moment, it is too late to shake it off and a fall is usually unpreventable.
The feeling by some individuals that they, themselves, are spinning or that things around them are moving is called “vertigo.” Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. will have at least one episode of dizziness that is distressing enough to seek out a health professional, like your Chiropractor in Cincinnati. However, if you are involved in any of the activities listed above, it is a highly beneficial idea for you to see a chiropractor to have your balance checked prior to a sudden episode of dizziness, instead of as a response to such an episode. Why? Because as a chiropractor, I can not only check your balance, and make adjustments if necessary, but can help you to maintain good balance in the future. And, of course, having good balance will likely save you from serious injury or worse.
Balance disorders at any age are dangerous. It is crucial for you to be examined and treated quickly if you think that you may have a possible balance disorder. Often guidelines are helpful. Therefore, if you can answer “yes” to any of the following questions, even if the experience is seldom or infrequent, you should discuss the symptom(s) with a chiropractor as soon as possible:
• Have you experienced a feeling of being “unsteady?”
• Has the room seemed to spin around you?
• Has there ever a time when you felt as if you were moving when you knew you were standing still?
• Have you lost your balance and/or fallen down?
• Have you ever felt as if you were falling?
• Has your vision ever become “blurred?”
• Have you ever felt disoriented, or lost a sense of time, place or identity?
It is important for you to remember that balance problems are not specific to a particular age group. From the time we learn to walk until we take our final step, our falling down is an ever-present possibility. If you work in a job that makes your falling down a “critical” event, you need to have your balance checked. Don’t wait until it’s too late! If you’re in the Cincinnati area, give Cincinnati Chiropractic a call today!
Wichita Chiropractor Wants You to Know That Chiropractic Treatment Can End Your Sciatic Pain
Posted on 16. Apr, 2010 by admin in sciatica
As a Wichita Chiropractor for over twenty years, I have assisted a significant number of individuals suffering from sciatic pain, I’m truly aware from experience just how debilitating sciatic pain can be. Sciatica sufferers are sadly all too familiar with the deep radiating pain that accompanies their waking hours each day and restricts almost all of their daily activities.
Are you wondering if your low back pain might be generated by sciatica? If your pain travels from your low back, through your buttock(s), down the large sciatic nerve in the back of your leg(s), and possibly radiates into one or both knees, it is likely that you have sciatica. Moreover, sitting, as well as activity, can be painful. Frequently lying down will reduce, or perhaps even temporarily eliminate the pain. Even so, you should be warned that sciatica cannot be corrected without appropriate management.
Radiculopathy
A radiculopathy is a medical term used to describe a condition where a disc has protruded from its normal position in the vertebral column and is causing pressure on the radicular nerve, or nerve root, that forms part of the sciatic nerve in the lower back. Such pressure can cause excruciating pain.
Prolonged sitting, particularly in an improper position, can create imbalances in the muscles surrounding the spine and increased pressure on the intervertebral discs. Usually, a specific event or injury doesn’t cause sciatica, more often sciatica tends to evolve over time as a consequence of ordinary wear and tear on the vertebrae of the lower spine. Eventually the lower spine can lose its ability to function normally during everyday stresses.
Ultimately, the intervertebral disc develops small fissures or cracks that then allow the soft nucleus to protrude the disc outward. Pain is created as the disc pushes on sensitive tissues. This condition is commonly referred to as a ruptured, or slipped, disc. Sciatica is the result of the disc pressing on the spinal nerve. Fortunately, most disc challenges, including sciatica, can be significantly decreased with chiropractic manipulation and management that frequently includes postural exercises.
Periformis Syndrome
Periformis syndrome is another condition that results in sciatic pain. Periformis syndrome develops when the periformis muscle, which is superficial to the sciatic nerve, goes into spasm and irritates the nerve. In addition to chiropractic manipulation, this particular sciatica can be significantly relieved by sciatica stretches that your chiropractor will advise you on.
If you are experiencing sciatic pain, it is crucial for you to seek chiropractic attention. If you are in the Wichita area, as your Chiropractor in Wichita, I look forward to helping you to get out of pain and get your life back!
Will You Have to Go to Santa Barbara Chiropractic “Forever”?
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by admin in Santa Barbara Chiropractor
As a Chiropractor in Santa Barbara, I commonly hear this question asked by those considering chiropractic care: “If I start going to a chiropractor, will I have to always go?” I often wonder why this particular question doesn’t come up for someone who goes to a general medical practitioner. Think about it: How strange would it be if someone asked, “If I go to Dr. Smith for a general checkup and he gives me a prescription for a temporary condition I might have, will I have to see him ‘forever’?” The answer is “Of course not.” You don’t have to see Dr. Smith again, but you probably will for your yearly or bi-annual checkup and, naturally, in between if you’re not feeling well.
The same is true when you go to see a chiropractor. Most of the time, individuals go to see a chiropractor because they’re in pain (not feeling well). After the chiropractor has treated them and gotten them out of pain (a ‘prescription,’ so to speak, for a temporary condition), the chiropractor will probably suggest maintenance care (a general checkup even when you’re feeling okay). The only difference is that a chiropractor will likely suggest that you come in monthly. Why? Because chiropractors are all about preventative care whenever possible. Maintenance care is like a “tune up” that not only helps your body to maintain the “crisis” treatment you received when you were in pain and keeps you healthier and stronger so that you can avoid future injuries, but during your maintenance visit your chiropractor can make sure that you don’t have a “temporary condition” that needs to be corrected before it becomes “crisis” treatment.
Cumulative effects of awkward sitting posture, bad work habits, incorrect lifting, lack of regular exercise, and other unhealthy lifestyle-related influences can produce pain, often excruciating pain, in your back, neck, shoulders, hips, knees, etc. Getting “checked out” and “readjusted” on a regular basis keeps small conditions from becoming big problems.
So, to the question “If I start doing to a chiropractor, will I need to go “forever”? The answer is “No, but you may want to, for your health’s sake!”
"Will I Have to See My Santa Barbara Chiropractor 'Forever'?"
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by admin in Santa Barbara Chiropractor
As a Santa Barbara Chiropractor, I often hear a common question asked by those considering chiropractic care: “If I start going to a chiropractor, will I have to always go?” I often wonder why this particular question doesn’t come up for someone who goes to a general medical practitioner. Think about it: How strange would it be if someone asked, “If I go to Dr. Smith for a general checkup and he gives me a prescription for a temporary condition I might have, will I have to see him ‘forever’?” The answer is “Of course not.” You don’t have to see Dr. Smith again, but you probably will for your yearly or bi-annual checkup and, naturally, in between if you’re not feeling well.
The same is true when you go to see a chiropractor. Most of the time, individuals go to see a chiropractor because they’re in pain (not feeling well). After the chiropractor has treated them and gotten them out of pain (a ‘prescription,’ so to speak, for a temporary condition), the chiropractor will probably suggest maintenance care (a general checkup even when you’re feeling okay). The only difference is that a chiropractor will likely suggest that you come in monthly. Why? Because chiropractors are all about preventative care whenever possible. Maintenance care is like a “tune up” that not only helps your body to maintain the “crisis” treatment you received when you were in pain and keeps you healthier and stronger so that you can avoid future injuries, but during your maintenance visit your chiropractor can make sure that you don’t have a “temporary condition” that needs to be corrected before it becomes “crisis” treatment.
Cumulative effects of awkward sitting posture, bad work habits, incorrect lifting, lack of regular exercise, and other unhealthy lifestyle-related influences can produce pain, often excruciating pain, in your back, neck, shoulders, hips, knees, etc. Getting “checked out” and “readjusted” on a regular basis keeps small conditions from becoming big problems.
So, to the question “If I start doing to a chiropractor, will I need to go “forever”? The answer is “No, but you may want to, for your health’s sake!”
Your San Diego Chiropractor Wants You to Know That Those Extra Few Pounds Can Make a Big Difference in the Long Run
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by admin in health
As a Chiropractor in San Diego, I counsel many individuals who come to my clinic who want to lose weight. I know how hard it can be, and I also know how important it is to lose those extra pounds. What’s the harm in being just a few pounds overweight? Over time, those pounds can add up to a substantial number of health issues from heart and pulmonary diseases and diabetes to back challenges and joint degeneration. Surplus poundage puts harmful stress on organs, like the heart, not to mention on joints in the low back, hips, and knees. A shocking 62% of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to recent studies. That is an extremely compelling number and an enormous dilemma (no pun intended).
Though we try to pretend otherwise, most of us know that the human body was not intended to carry around surplus weight in the form of body fat. Just 20 or 30 extra pounds can veritably overload and even overwhelm the joints and muscles of the body. Added weight in the belly, for example, makes it necessary for the body to compensate (counterbalance the weight) by tilting the pelvis forward. This shift puts pressure on the joints of the low back. Joint compression restricts nerve activity and causes painful inflammation. The majority of individuals that have a “spare tire”experience low back pain as the result of a compressed sciatic nerve or misalignments of the spinal column that impinge nerves as a consequence of weight-bearing stresses. If ignored, misaligned vertebra generally produce new arthritic changes in the spine over time, as well as persist in irritating the degenerative changes that have already taken place.
You’ll be happy to hear that chiropractic treatment can help. First of all, to be clear, a moderate body weight is necessary in order for the musculoskeletal system to function in the way it is built to. Chiropractic treatment can not only help to decrease pain caused by excess weight compensation, but it can aid in weight reduction. Here’s how. Chiropractic adjustments relieve nerve impingements in the vertebral column and help to get movement back into the joints of the musculoskeletal system, especially in the low back, hips, and knees. And, of course exercise and physical activity is a lot easier, and more beneficial for the body, when the the joints have good mobility and the spine is aligned. The added benefit of exercise the, in addition to helping with weight reduction, it can actually slow the potential for degenerative changes as we age.
Healthcare professionals, like your chiropractor, can talk to you about your diet and exercise alternatives. In addition to helping men and women suffering from back pain and joint inflammation, chiropractors can provide trained advice on the type of lifestyle modifications that can help you to stay healthier, more vigorous, and more active through the years. Arthritis and immobility due to aging don’t have to be unavoidable. The structure of the human body is intended to carry a person through an entire lifetime of pain-free movement.
So, if you’ve been thinking that a few extra pounds won’t hurt, think again! As your chiropractor in San Diego, and someone who cares deeply about your overall health, I’d like to help you to make healthier choices. Make an appointment today!
Santa Barbara Chiropractic Offers Several Different Chiropractic Care Plans For Diverse Health Care Demands
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin in Uncategorized
Your chiropractor offers a variety of Santa Barbara chiropractic treatment plans that are highly effectual when caring for your musculoskeletal system, from eliminating singular acute conditions to addressing your overall health concerns. Following a detailed examination and a discussion of your concerns, your Santa Barbara Chiropractor will recommend to you which solution would likely be the most beneficial for you. In most cases, several treatment strategies will suggested so that you can decide depending on your most recent health crisis as well as your long term health and fitness goals.
It could be advantageous for you to have some awareness, beforehand, about the varied Santa Barbara chiropractic treatment plans your chiropractor may possibly suggest.
Relief Care is a type of chiropractic procedure made available to individuals who are suffering from any type of acute pain or discomfort, regardless of the cause of the challenge. The goal of this kind of therapy is to supply urgent pain relief. The length of the treatment process is likely to fluctuate as it depends exclusively on the extent of the affliction or dysfunction sustained by the individual and how quickly it can be remedied.
Corrective Care is a “more advanced” type of chiropractic treatment. It is for those who have lived with spinal complaints over a long time period, that is to say, for those who have a persistent condition that has evolved into a more complicated issue resulting from not pursuing proper care in the first place. Corrective treatment regularly stretches over a longer time period. How long treatment is needed is determined by the extent of the progressive injury and how swiftly the person responds to the treatment.
Maintenance Care, as the name suggests, is intended to maintain or protect any type of care already given to a patient. Many times, chiropractic treatment is extended solely after the initial treatments have proven to be successful. The intention of this kind of chiropractic care is to remove the possibility of the initial affliction coming back and to forestall degenerative changes in the future.
Wellness Care is provided to individuals who are not experiencing acute discomfort, but wish to increase their overall health. Routine chiropractic treatment improves the circulation of blood and oxygen within the body, enhances muscle flexibility, helps in avoiding work and play injury, and improves an individual’s all round sense of well-being.
Whether you are presently in pain or you wish to improve your overall health, chiropractic care can help. Call your Chiropractor in Santa Barbara today!
Santa Barbara Chiropractor Offers a Choice of Chiropractic Treatment Plans to Meet Your Individual Health Care Goals
Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by admin in Santa Barbara Chiropractor
Your Santa Barbara Chiropractor, Dr. Jamie Phillips, wants you to know that there are quite a few chiropractic treatment plans that can be efficacious when caring for the musculoskeletal system, from focusing on explicit muscular disturbances to addressing overall health concerns. After a thorough examination and discussing your concerns, she will advise you as to which strategy would likely be the most effective for you personally. As your Chiropractor in Santa Barbara, she will supply you with a range of treatment options from which you can select in accordance with your current health crisis as well as your long term health goals.
It may be useful for you to have some concept, in advance, about the range of chiropractic treatment plans your chiropractor will provide.
Relief Care is the type of chiropractic program offered to people who are experiencing almost any pain or uncomfortableness, no matter what the reason for the challenge. The intention of this type of therapy is to offer you fast pain relief. The length of the treatment process is likely to fluctuate as the treatment depends completely on the scope of the condition or dysfunction sustained by the person and how fast it can be corrected.
Corrective Care generally is a “more advanced” type of chiropractic treatment. It is for individuals who have suffered from spinal issues over a long time period, that is to say, for those who have a chronic condition that has evolved into a more difficult situation caused by not getting specific intervention. Remedial treatment oftentimes extends over a longer period of time. How long treatment is necessary is based on the extent of the progressive breakdown and how effectively the person responds to the treatment.
Maintenance Care, as the name indicates, is intended to maintain or sustain any kind of treatment previously administered to a patient. On many occasions, chiropractic care is extended only after the initial treatments have proven to be effective. The aim of this type of chiropractic care is to minimize the possibility of the original issue coming back and to avoid degenerative changes in the future.
Wellness Care is extended to individuals who are not challenged by acute discomfort, but wish to strengthen their overall health. Routine chiropractic treatment increases the circulation of blood and oxygen inside the body, increases muscle flexibility, assists in discouraging work and play injuries, and boosts an individual’s total sense of well-being.
It doesn’t matter if you are presently experiencing pain or you would like to increase your overall health, chiropractic care can help! Call your Santa Barbara Chiropractor today!
Santa Barbara Chiropractor Discusses the Health Benefits of Chiropractic Care
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin in Santa Barbara Chiropractor
Do you know that chiropractic therapy has been increasing in popularity for years and that it is continuing to increase yearly as the favored healthcare choice for many individuals? As a Santa Barbara Chiropractor, I am very excited that people are making a choice on chiropractic care due to the many added advantages that such therapy can provide. No other medical method is less invasive to the body and, at the same time, is able to promote the body’s innate ability to heal itself instead of masking symptoms with pills.
Let’s face it, wherever there’s a musculoskeletal structure, such as within the human body, there is the possibility of musculoskeletal dysfunction such as upper back pain and neck pain, pain in the shoulder, elbow, hip and knee joints, and ankle and foot pain. No one is immune from misalignment of the spine and joint inflammation, even though numerous health issues are often the effect of sports injuries, accidents, and the aging process. Regardless of the source, just about any type of movement on a traumatized area of the body can not just result in pain or suffering, but temporary disability. And, needless to say, certain musculoskeletal dilemmas, if left untreated, can lead to permanent disability.
It has been said of chiropractic treatment that its “many benefits surpass” merely correcting a specific problem. And, though fixing a particular condition is excellent, in point of fact, someone who comes in to see a chiropractor for lumbar pain, for instance, not only benefits from specific pain relief, but also enhanced circulation, a lowering or elimination of lactic acid, easier travel of oxygen and nutrients within the body, more flexibility, much less general pain and soreness, faster recovery time, a more tranquil feeling, and the reduction of future injuries! Is it any wonder why chiropractic care has become the treatment of choice for so many people?
In combination with offering expert musculoskeletal care, chiropractors also include education and counseling when it comes to improving your total health and wellness. Chiropractors are well aware that in order for you to become healthier and stay that way, it is important for you to decide on a natural, healthy way of life, including consuming plenty of water to keep the body hydrated, following a nutritiousl diet program, and creating a consistent stretching and exercise routine.
Chiropractic care doesn’t exactly work “miracles, ” but it can come pretty close in many areas that may possibly surprise you. For example, chiropractic care helps women that are pregnant give birth more easily. It can strengthen developmental abilities of babies, particularly increasing motor skills, and it can frequently stop scoliosis. Chiropractic adjustments for children will help lessen asthma conditions, ear infections, and even bed-wetting. Along with the positive factors just stated, consistent chiropractic management can help adults to feel more vital and full of energy, which in turn accelerates productivity and life enjoyment. And, ultimately, for aging baby boomers and the growing senior population, not only can chiropractic care assist in lowering age-related disorders and keep seniors more active in later years, it can decrease the balance problems that all too commonly end up in critical injury from falls.
If you are already visiting a chiropractor, that’s great! You have no doubt already experienced most of the added benefits mentioned above. If so, why not enlighten a pal about chiropractic? Don’t let somebody you care about fall victim to the sort of misinformation pertaining to chiropractic care that can keep them from living their life more fully. If someone you care is living with pain, tell that person about your chiropractor in Santa Barbara today! She can help and your loved one will thank you!
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