A 2015 study found that manual-thrust manipulation (adjustment) performed by a Doctor of Chiropractic provides greater short-term reduction in pain compared with common medical treatments. 56% of medical care recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain at week 4, whereas 94% of manual-thrust manipulation recipients had a 30% reduction in low back pain…

Research shows that the likelihood of surgery when a Doctor of Chiropractic is your first point of contact is 1.5%, whereas the likelihood of surgery when a Medical Doctor is your first point of contact is 42.7%. Does this mean a person should not seek medical attention or that going to their Medical Doctor when…

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding themselves working from home–with very little notice to prepare. Some without a dedicated home office are using coffee tables, recliners, kitchen tables and counters, and any number of other surfaces and locations as makeshift workspaces. All can potentially lead to aches and pain.   …

Some 83 percent of American adults own cell phones, and three-quarters of them send and receive text messages. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages per day, with the median user sending or receiving 10 texts daily. As technology advances, allowing us to do more tasks on smaller equipment, our bodies…

Injuries from physical play and sports are common throughout childhood and adolescence, but with the growing popularity of video games, some children now experience the same types of aches and pains that their parents get from sitting at a desk all day at work. Taking steps to help kids prevent common video game injuries can…

Preventing Golf Injuries After shutting down in the spring due to COVID-19, many golf courses have since reopened to a boom in activity. It is easy to understand why: golf is an outdoor sport where social distancing comes fairly easy. However, the usual “traps” remain: many avid golfers contort their bodies into oddly twisted postures,…

In what is being called the “Silver Tsunami,” the number of older Americans is expected to rise rapidly in the coming years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2018 there were 52 million people aged 65 and older in the United States. That figure is expected to reach over 70 million around the year…

Chiropractic is a regulated health care profession in the United States–and has been for more than 100 years. Before being granted a license to practice, doctors of chiropractic (DCs) must meet stringent educational and competency standards.1    Along with completing pre-professional college education and graduating from an accredited chiropractic college, DCs who wish to attain…

Chiropractic services are some of the safest drug-free, noninvasive therapies available for the treatment of back pain, neck pain, joint pain of the arms or legs, headaches and other neuromusculoskeletal complaints. Although chiropractic has an excellent safety record, no health treatment is completely free of potential adverse effects. The risks associated with chiropractic, however, are…

Many new patients are not sure what to expect during their first appointment with a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). Chiropractors start by asking patients questions to gather information about their present condition and health history and then performing a physical examination to develop a working diagnosis. Imaging or lab tests (such as MRI, CT scan…