A study published in the Jan. 3, 2012 issue of the research journal Annals of Internal Medicine and widely reported by mainstream media suggests chiropractic spinal manipulation is more effective than over-the-counter and prescription medication for relieving acute and subacute neck pain. Spinal manipulative therapy was more effective than medication in both the short and [...]
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When your knees start to hurt from osteoarthritis, your reaction might be to move around less and less. But inactivity only leads to more knee pain. Even when you’re in a lot of pain from osteoarthritis, your joints do better when you keep moving. “The first line of defense against osteoarthritis is physical therapy,” [...]
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Complete Cervical Kyphosis Correction and Resolution of Low Back Pain Utilizing Pierce Technique Nathan Berner DC Bio & Don Capoferri DC Bio Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research ~ November 21, 2011 ~ Pages 183-188 Abstract Objective: To review the chiropractic effectiveness of a modified Pierce Results System protocol on the correction of cervical kyphosis without the use [...]
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Strongman Bill Kazmaier: ‘Chiropractic really works!’ 10/10/2011 When three-time World’s Strongest Man title winner Bill “Kaz” Kazmaier visited Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Davenport Campus, he realized his 20-year dream: to visit Palmer College of Chiropractic. Called the “greatest powerlifter that ever lived,” Kaz included chiropractic care into his regimen. His chiropractor was a Palmer [...]
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BETTER HEALTH and LIVING We have listed many items that we hope will help to enlighten you about better health and living… 1. Did you know cold hands can mean a magnesium deficiency? 2. Did you know vertical ridges on fingernails means digestion problems? 3. Did you know a folic acid deficiency can cause hearing loss? 4. [...]
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Dr. Richard J. Vahl, MSc, DC, Ph.D., DAAPM, FASBE, CCOIHC, CCSP, CMSC, CMSS, CMSN. Several months ago I (Richard J. Vahl, MSc, DC, Ph.D.) published an opinion on these “Shape Up” type of shoes. In that opinion, I stated that I didn’t belive the “Shape Up” type of shoes did much for toning or strengthening the muscles [...]
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OH! My Aching Back and Neck By Richard Vahl, MSc, DC, Ph.D., DAAPM, FASBE, CCOIC, CCSP, CMSC, CMSS. To begin, unlike most other back pain authors, I am not just a very experienced practitioner who dealt with back and neck pain. I have also been a researcher on back and neck pain [...]
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VAHL CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER www.vahlchiropractic.com History of Body Manipulation: The idea that hands on joint and body manipulation can help your body to heal goes as far back as the ancient Chinese and early Egyptians. Even the great Greek physician Hippocrates the “Father of Medicine” and his student Galen the Great, who became the most famous Roman [...]
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