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How to deal with Prenatal Pain utilizing Chiropractic Care in Santa Fe, NM
Lower back pain during pregnancy is a common problem. The expecting mother’s body undergoes pelvic shifts, postural adjustments, and a growing belly, all of which place pressure on the spine and joints causing aches and pains that must be dealt with.
Efficacy of Chiropractic Care for Treating Hip Pain
Visiting a chiropractor is one of the best ways to treat your hip pain. Compared to pain medications, chiropractic treatments are natural and usually provide long-lasting results.
Chiropractic Adjustments for Pain Relief: Activator Method vs Diversified Technique
If you are looking for a natural and easy way to increase your spinal mobility or relieve back pain, neck pain, headaches, or pain in the extremities, chiropractic adjustments are a great solution with a variety of technique options.
Chiropractic Certification, Licensure and Education
Chiropractic care 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...
Chiropractic Care and The Flu Epidemic of 1917-18
When most people think of chiropractic care their first thought is back pain and spinal adjustments; however, there are a number of additional benefits to chiropractic care, including benefits to the immune system. Chiropractic care was first linked to the immune system during the deadly flu epidemic in the early 1900’s...
What Percentage of the Nervous System Perceives Pain?
Have you ever wondered why you might feel pain immediately sometimes and other times it doesn’t show up until days later? Did you know that only a percentage of your nervous system is set aside to deal with pain? It may seem arbitrary why we don’t feel pain immediately when we injure ourselves but there are reasons as to why this happens...
How Chiropractic Relieves Muscle Spasm Pain
Do you experience extreme discomfort from muscle spasms? If so, you’re not alone. Muscle spasms are painful and can disrupt your normal life and health. If you’re experiencing muscle spasms and need relief, chiropractic provides a natural and non-invasive treatment option to provide long-term wellness. Let’s take a look at what muscle spasms are and how chiropractic helps.
Headaches Relieved Through Chiropractic
If you have a headache, you’re not alone. Nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Some are occasional, some frequent, some are dull and throbbing, and some cause debilitating pain and nausea. What do you do when you suffer from a pounding headache? Do you grit your teeth and carry on? Lie down? Pop a pill and hope the pain goes away? There is a better alternative.
Chiropractic Care During Pregnancy
Chiropractic Care is crucial for keeping the body aligned and maintaining proper function of the neuromusculoskeletal system. Taking stress away from the spinal nerves promotes a healthy body from the inside out. Chiropractic care can help you, and your baby, achieve a healthier labor and delivery in a safe and natural way.
Does Scoliosis Automatically Mean Surgery?
A routine school exam reveals your child has scoliosis. Naturally, you’re concerned...
Can Chiropractic Care Help With Indigestion And Other Gastrointestinal Issues?
Most people know chiropractors treat pain, especially back and neck pain, but they rarely consider chiropractic care and stomach ailments. Can chiropractic care help with stomach ailments? Yes, it can! Dr. Brian Short in Santa Fe, NM knows that proper spinal alignment plays a very important role in overall wellness, including digestion.
Evidence That Plant Protein Is Better for You Than Animal Protein
It’d be great if a burger-a-day diet was healthy. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not the worst. You’ve got protein in there and hopefully some veggies on top and even some fiber from the roll (you used whole grain, right?).
Exercise and Chiropractic Care are Cutting Down on the Need for Prescription Medication
The National Institutes of Health released a study in 2011 that reported that nearly 76 million individuals in the United States suffer from chronic pain, and almost 60% of adults who have pain...
The Thing About Pain
Pain prompts many to take a pill to reduce it or suppress it. But numbing your body with a pain reliever doesn’t make the problem go away. It’s still there. The drug merely fools your body so you can’t feel the warning. With time, the dosage must be increased to quiet your body’s outcry. Besides possible addiction, it can lead to far more serious problems.
10 Reasons to Avoid Sugar
While nutrition experts tend to disagree on a variety of topics, they all seem to agree that we’re consuming far too much sugar. Besides contributing to the obesity epidemic, sugar in its various forms is causing diabetes cases to skyrocket.
