Chiropractors Agree That Banking Takes on a Whole New Meaning When It Comes to Five-Year-Olds
Trying to keep up with an active five-year-old can seem exhausting sometimes. If you have an active child of this age, or if you’ve ever been around one for any length of time, you may have found yourself hoping that the kid would just “veg out” for a minute or two. But, new research is [...]
The Road to Longevity is Paved With Balanced Lifestyle Choices
The Road to Longevity is Paved With Balanced Lifestyle Choices
by Guest Contributor Jamie G. Phillips, DC
It does seem, doesn’t it, that it doesn’t matter where we turn nowadays, there are news stories and advertisements, alike, touting the stunning research on innumerable exotic supplements, not to mention the newest health proclamations of coffee and red wine [...]
Chiropractic Works to Relieve Foot Pain From Heel to Toe
We all know that movement is good for the whole body, right? From our head to our toes, our good health is determined by how much physical activity we get on a regular basis. So, why do so many people suffer from aches and pains in their feet? After all, aren’t our feet made for [...]
You Have a Right to Good Health Care
I just found a very cool article on Martini Pundit about patient rights that is worth passing along to you in its entirety. Enjoy!
As a Ventura Chiropractor I often come in contact with people who are in pain and are also uninsured. I’ve always believed in beneficial health care being the right of every citizen. [...]
Chiropractic Works When It Comes to Relieving Computer Overuse Pain
If you sit for extended periods at a computer, you may be experiencing lower back pain, upper back pain, and/or neck pain that also radiates down one or both of your arms generating additional pain, pins and needles, or numbness. Neck and shoulder pain are, in fact, the most common upper-extremity musculoskeletal problems among computer [...]
Chiropractors Warn: “Move It or Lose It!”
Chiropractors, like me, agree that “motion is life.” We, humans, were designed to walk, to run, to dance, and to move all the muscles of our body for our entire lifespan. So, naturally, it follows that we either “move it or lose it!” Our aging “Baby Boomer” population is discovering just how true this cautionary [...]
Survey: Chiropractic Patients Report High Satisfaction
I just read about a recent Consumer Reports survey of its readers that I, as your chiropractor, found “highly satisfying.” The survey, which included 14,000 Consumer Reports subscribers, found that “hands-on” therapies, led by chiropractic care, were the top-rated treatments for people suffering from back pain. In fact, chiropractors were given the highest “satisfaction with [...]
Balance, Inner Ear Problems, and the Benefits of Chiropractic Treatment
Good balance is crucial for an individual to be able to regulate and maintain body position while mobile or staying still. Good balance helps an individual to walk without wobbling, arise from a sitting position without falling, and to climb stairs without stumbling.
Approximately 9 percent of adults, age 65 and older, disclose having problems [...]
Chiropractic Management Can Help Your Child’s Earaches and Ear Infections
Earache is the most widespread reason for office visits to pediatricians. By the age of three years, more than 70 percent of children will have had at least one episode of earache, and about a third will have had three or more occurrences. It may be surprising, however, that earache is also the most widespread [...]
The Facts You Should Know About Tennis Elbow and Chiropractic
“Tennis Elbow” is the typical name given to elbow pain emanating from the outside or lateral side of the elbow. This problem stems from an irritation or inflammation of the tendons of one or more forearm muscles at their attachment to the bony protuberance close to the elbow joint, known as the lateral epicondyle. The [...]