Chiropractic News entries

Elderly Women with ‘Dowager’s Hump’ May Be At Higher Risk of Earlier Death

26 May 2009

Hyperkyphosis, or “dowager’s hump” the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have found.

In a study published in [...]

Scoliosis & Sleep: “Sweet” Dreams
Many people living with scoliosis report difficulty sleeping at night.  While some of this may be due to back pain, another possible cause of poor sleep may be melatonin deficiency.

Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland, and helps to set the body’s circadian rhythms – when it’s time to sleep, [...]

Information from the journal Pain. August 1993;54 (2):213-7  Bogduk N, Aprill C.  On the Nature of neck pain,
Many patients with neck pain have no signs of spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis)
Many patients with cervical spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis) have no neck pain.
Injuries to muscles heal relatively quickly and therefore do not provide a satisfying model for chronic neck [...]

A radio commercial today for a spinal seminar/talk  implied that those who had tried “conservative” health care probably were not pleased with results.  Wrong………
Chiropractic care has a great  track record with Patient Satisfaction.  Chiropractic Patient Satisfaction by Dr. Robert Hoffman.  In a recent survey, chiropractic patients were asked how their lives had changed since they [...]

God put the most amazing healing ability in your body, it’s in the brain.  Life, health, healing information and energy come from the brain and flow down the spinal cord and out the nerves to all of the organs, tissues, and cells of the body.  Your spinal cord is like a river, like a garden [...]

Dr. Peter Adams a Jacksonville Chiropractor in Mandarin points people concerned with scoliosis to the website www.CLEAR-Institute.com. as a resource for people who want to get more information on bracing, spinal surgery, and on non-surgical care options available for people with scoliosis.
<SKOH lee OH sihs> :a lateral curvature of the spine.  is a side to [...]

The alignment and balance of the cervical spine (neck) are important for maximizing health potential.  Misalignment of the spine (vertebral subluxation) and posture is a primary cause of spinal degenerative changes such as osteoarthritis of the spine.  Headaches that are caused by subluxations in the cervical spine are called cervicogenic headaches.  Postural distortions such as [...]

Everyone deserves the opportunity to have their spine and nerve system checked regularly.
With a normal cervical spine (neck) curve you will have a healthy, relaxed spinal cord with no tension on the brain stem, spinal cord, or nerves.  That is good because it helps maximize your health potential and your ability to perform at any [...]