The above headline comes from an article in the December 7, 2006 New York Times and describes a growing concern that women’s bags are growing bigger and creating more spinal problems. The article interviews several experts who seem to agree that women’s bags are getting heavier and therefore putting more pressure on their spines. Dr.
read moreIn the May 2001 issue of the Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR) comes a Case Report study of a Multiple Sclerosis patient who was helped with chiropractic care. According to the case report a 47-year-old female first experienced symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at age 44. These symptoms included cognitive problems and loss of
read moreFrom the November 18, 2002 issue of New York Magazine comes a feature article about many famous New Yorkers receiving chiropractic care. The article starts off by dropping the names of famous people who depend on chiropractic care. Those names include the likes of Henry and Nancy Kissinger, Ralph and Ricky Lauren, and Oscar de
read morePublished in the February 1st 1999 issue of “Spine” research magazine, was a study that showed a link between chronic low back pain and slower reaction times, reduced short term memory, and certain motor tasks. The study measured subjects with chronic lower back pain using a computer to test their short term memory and reaction
read moreFrom the June 7, 2003 issue of the Australian newspaper “The Advertiser” comes an article that features children and chiropractic. The article begins with, “Chiropractic, long perceived as the cracking of bones is becoming increasingly popular for babies.” Dr. Paula Stacey, state president of the Australian Chiropractors’ Association is quoted, “Babies can’t tell you they’ve
read moreA Reuters Health News release on April 11, 2005 reported on a new study that shows that more than 70 percent of adults aged 50 or older use some type of non medical care that the report referred to as “alternative therapy”. The author of the study, Dr. Gong-Soog Hong, who is based at Ohio
read moreThe November/December 2003 issue of the magazine “Autism Digest” contained an interesting article on the subject of Autism and the effect of chiropractic care on those children. The article was authored by world known chiropractor for children, Dr. Joan Fallon. In her article she notes, “While it has regularly been associated with back pain or
read moreThe above comes from a study published in the November 22/29, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA). The study was also reported on in an Association Press (AP) story of November 22, 2006. The report comes from two large US government funded studies on patients suffering from sciatica. In this
read moreThe Week of September 18th has been declared “Subluxation Awareness Week”. In a recent proclamation by the International Chiropractors Association, the week of September 18th was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the first chiropractic adjustment on September 18, 1895. The proclamation reads: The officers and members of the International Chiropractors Association (ICA) understand the
read morePublished in the January 2003 issue of the peer-reviewed periodical, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (JMPT), is the results of a study on lower back pain in children. The journal article starts off by noting that about 50% of children suffer from lower back pain at one time or another. It also notes that
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