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Maitland Chiropractor Many Neck Injuries Go Undetected

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:09:17 +0000

Occult Ligament Tears are complete tears or ruptures of the ligament (ligaments connect bone to bone). Neck trauma, such as whiplash from a car accident, the ligaments are severely compromised and often rupture from overstretching, as a result of the trauma (like whiplash in an auto accident). Often, patients present clinically with severe symptoms, yet are both neurologically and structurally intact.

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Maitland Chiropractor Many Neck Injuries Go Undetected

Maitland Chiropractor: Opportunity to Reduce NSAID Pain Meds at Home

editor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:42:44 +0000

Would you like to reduce or eliminate your consumption of NSAID pain medications like ibuprofen, naproxen, aspirin and various prescription NSAID’s? A 2006 study published in “ Surgical Neurology ” by where Maroon treated 250 patients who had been seen by a neurosurgeon and were found to have non-surgical neck or back pain with 1,200 mg per day of omega-3 fatty acid (FA). After taking the omega-3 FA for 30 days, 59% of the patients discontinued taking their prescription NSAID medications for pain. Sixty percent stated their joint pain had improved. Eighty percent said that they were satisfied with their improvement, and 88% said that they would continue to take the omega-3 FA supplement. Maroon noted that the “literature reviewing rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, both chronic inflammatory conditions, consistently reports improvement in joint pain and function using omega-3 EFA.” Quality fish oil can be a good source of omega-3 EFA’s

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Maitland Chiropractor Functional Diagnostic Medicine

editor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:46:32 +0000

Functional Diagnostic Medicine or FDM is an organized system to assess and treat the underlying cause of many chronic diseases that people commonly suffer with.

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Maitland Chiropractor Overlooked & Often Misdiagnosed in Whiplash Victims

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:53:27 +0000

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is the result of pressure of a nerve bundle in the neck between the collar bone and a rib caused by a spasm of the scalenus muscle or a congenital misplacement of the muscle into the first rib. Symptoms of TOS are weakness, tingling, numbness of the arm and portion of the hand as well as heaviness of the upper extremities and headaches

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Maitland Chiropractor Spinal Cord Compression vs. Spinal Cord Abutment

editor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:32:57 +0000

When a space occupying lesion (something that doesn’t belong in a space, i.e. splinter, bullet or tumor) or in the form of a herniated disc (by definition always from trauma), goes beyond the borders of the disc/vertebrate into the spinal canal, it can touch and/or push the spinal cord. If it pushes the spinal cord against the back of the spinal canal in a “pincer” fashion, with pressure both in front and back of the spinal cord, the result is a cord compression.

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Maitland Chriropractor Steering Wheels Injuries

editor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:07:05 +0000

In automobile accidents, the steering wheel can be considered a “blunt instrument” that can create bodily injury. The one thing in common for virtually every driver is that they are holding onto the steering wheel during an accident, leaving their hands and wrists exposed to injury

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Maitland Acupuncture & Whiplash

editor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:35:51 +0000

The term whiplash (neck pain from an acceleration/deceleration injury) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can result in pain and discomfort or weakness in one or both sides of the upper back, neck and head. The quality of pain could be stabbing, burning, and/or spasm, and is often associated with stiffness and numbness

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Orlando Chiropractor: Whiplash Injury

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:34:13 +0000

What is whiplash? Another name for whiplash is cervical acceleration-deceleration injury. In this example, there is a rear impact and the occupant’s first motion is up

Winter Partk Chiropractor: Arthritis Sufferers Experience More Bodily Injury in Accidents

editor — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:09:48 +0000

It has often been argued by insurance claims adjusters that if an accident patient has pre-existing arthritis (degenerative joint disease- sponylosis), that the resulting bodily injury was most likely pre-existing.

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Acupuncture & Chiropractor Maitland

editor — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:06:08 +0000

What Is Acupuncture? Acupuncture has its roots from China. In fact, authorities agree the science is between 5,000 and 7,000 years old

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