As springtime gets under way, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety. Gardening...
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So many of our patients at Van Chiropractic frequently comment that they have friends battling “this,” a family member who has “that,” or co-workers who are always calling in sick with some ailment or illness. Our patients frequently state that chiropractic could help them. However, those words are sometimes not listened to or acted upon....
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“I Used to Battle With Low Back Pain Until…” Our current Health Problem of the Month at Van Chiropractic is LOW BACK PAIN. Over the past few weeks, we have presented current scientific research and accurate education regarding this painful, compromising and all too common condition. This week, we bring you some testimonials, written by...
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From the March 29, 2001 issue of the Miami Herald comes a story of how chiropractic care is helping those in a Miami drug addiction program. The story starts by explaining that patients in a residential drug-addiction program who received chiropractic care designed to realign their vertebrae completed the treatment program at a remarkable 100...
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Chiropractic Hits Back! Back pain’s ability to utterly incapacitate an otherwise healthy man or woman has few equals among human maladies. Research suggests that eight of ten people suffer significant back pain at least once in their lives, while for many, undetected and uncorrected back trouble becomes a permanent part of life.The possible causes are...
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The financial cost of headaches is great, with billions of dollars spent annually for lost productivity and treatment. The study also noted that medical practitioners have commonly treated people affected with headaches. Recently however, they are increasingly turning to non-medical or alternative therapies for relief. A recent study from Harvard University by Dr. Eisenberg reported...
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Multiple Lumbar Disc Herniations In 1993, The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics reports a case of a 15-year-old high school athlete with acute low back pain that began after weightlifting in preparation for a football game. MRI demonstrated disc herniations of the lumbar area. Chiropractic care resulted in long term resolution of the symptoms...
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The double crush syndrome is a compression neuropathy characterized by affecting two areas along the same nerve, one usually distant from the other. A growing number of researchers have suggested a correlation between some peripheral neuropathies like carpal tunnel syndrome and cervical nerve root compression another. The nerve is "crushed" or irritated in the spine,...
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Millions Around the World Suffer Low Back Pain! So many of our patients at Van Chiropractic frequently comment that they have friends battling “this,” a family member who has “that,” or co-workers who are always calling in sick with some ailment or illness. Our patients frequently state that chiropractic could help them. However, those words...
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At Van Chiropractic our purpose is to check, educate, and adjust as many families as possible toward optimal health through natural chiropractic care. Dr. Grey Gardner commits several hours every week to reviewing the most recent research to ensure that Van Chiropractic always provides the highest standards of care. Here you will find research on...
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