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Top 5 Research Studies on the Benefits of Chiropractic Over Opioids

Top 5 Research Studies on the Benefits of Chiropractic Over Opioids / Chiro Hours Staff

There is an ever-increasing amount of vital information being released about the dangers of opioid use and misuse, and with that potential patients are looking for alternatives. Fortunately, there is a natural, and non-pharmaceutical solution for patients with pain; chiropractic. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 80% of US Citizens that are […]

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Success with Chiropractic for Geriatric Patients

Success with Chiropractic for Geriatric Patients / Chiro Hours Staff

As we all age, our ligaments, muscles, spinal discs, facet joints, and other spinal tissues become more fibrotic, weaker, and degenerate; not able to withstand common stresses on the body. It is vital as chiropractic providers to take extra care with our elderly patients’ spines, joints, and ligaments as this will cause additional stress

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Chiropractic Can Help You with Exercise Performance & Recovery

Chiropractic Can Help You with Exercise Performance & Recovery / Chiro Hours Staff

As any fitness enthusiast would know, taking care of the body both before and after workout is just, if not more, important than the actual workout. Although soreness is a sign that the workouts are strengthening the body, it can also be more that the patient isn’t aware of chalking it up to normal

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The Importance of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Chiropractors

The Importance of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion for Chiropractors / Chiro Hours Staff

While this may not seem like a common topic amongst chiropractors, but especially in this day and age, culture and diversity within the chiropractic profession and practice are paramount. Chiropractic treatment is effective for such a wide range of people from any and all walks of life, and expressing that to the world will

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You Need This Treatment: Chiropractic for Neuropathy

You Need This Treatment: Chiropractic for Neuropathy / Chiro Hours Staff

Chiropractic treatment works for neuropathy, also known as peripheral neuropathy, for any of the more than 20 million Americans afflicted with it searching for relief. Nerve damage is vastly present amongst the population, and although it’s not widely known as a treatment for neuropathy, chiropractic is extremely beneficial. The issue is that conventional treatments

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Success with Chiropractic for Shoulder Pain

Success with Chiropractic for Shoulder Pain / Chiro Hours Staff

Chiropractic is known for treating multiple joints in the body, and the shoulder is no exception. Shoulder issues are very treatable if caught early, and many times patients will leave them for too long for fear of medications or potential surgeries. A majority of people, 67%, may develop shoulder pain at some point in

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Chiropractic Can Help with Knee Pain

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It is no surprise that knee pain affects 25% of the population’s adults, and that its prevalence has increased in the last two decades by around 65%. Being that we treat knee pain on a regular basis with chiropractic, we know that standard medicine isn’t always the one and

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Top 7 Recent & Relevant Chiropractic Research Studies

Top 7 Recent & Relevant Chiropractic Research Studies / admin

In our profession, research is immensely important not only for the chiropractic community, but also for those who have not accepted it is a safe and efficient modality amongst standard medicine professionals. Additionally, new research allows for exponential growth in the chiropractic field, and beneficial research is being performed now more than ever on

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Does Chiropractic Work for High Blood Pressure?

Does Chiropractic Work for High Blood Pressure? / admin

There are a great deal of Americans afflicted with high blood pressure, about 75 million in the United States alone, and can lead to various other serious conditions if not monitored and treated properly. Although there is no known cause, and much to the surprise of many patients, chiropractic care can decrease high blood

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Chiropractic Can Help You with Carpal Tunnel

Chiropractic Can Help You with Carpal Tunnel / admin

Chiropractic treatment is a worthwhile treatment option for carpal tunnel syndrome through manual manipulations and various techniques that bring the body back into alignment as well as pain relief. Although it’s the common thought amongst patients that chiropractic only treats back problems, in its purest form, chiropractic is realigning the joints of including the

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You Need This Treatment: Chiropractic for Autoimmune Diseases

You Need This Treatment: Chiropractic for Autoimmune Diseases / admin

Chiropractic treatment is known for utilizing treatment to optimize the body’s ability to heal itself, and balancing out the nervous system. Any dysfunction within the nervous system could potentially initiate or irritate the issues surrounding autoimmune diseases, and chiropractic treatment can help manage these issues. Autoimmune diseases, of which there are more than 80

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Chiropractic Works for Tendonitis

Chiropractic Works for Tendonitis / admin

As with any other health condition, standard medical treatment involves treating the symptoms and not the cause of the problem. Tendonitis is a painful condition that as chiropractic providers have a lot of experience with, and can help to avoid the patient experiencing chronic pain. Chiropractic care can be a great modality alongside other

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Does Chiropractic Work for Arthritis?

Chiropractic CE / admin

Chiropractic is an efficient and safe treatment or Arthritis, and with the amount of areas in the body that arthritis can affect, it is essential that patients have the most medical remedies possible available to them. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 21.2% of all adults or 53.2 million people

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Does Chiropractic Work for Foot & Ankle Pain?

Chiropractic CE / admin

Foot and ankle pain is common amongst patients and can impede with their daily activities. Chiropractors know that it all goes back to the spine. Although many patients may be unsure or even unaware that chiropractic treatment is an option for their foot or ankle, there are many conditions that can indeed be treated

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Does Chiropractic Work for Muscle Strength & Injury Prevention

Does Chiropractic Work for Muscle Strength & Injury Prevention / admin

Does Chiropractic Work for Muscle Strength & Injury Prevention Chiropractic works to trigger the nerves which are liable for causing the contractions of the muscles. Essentially, using chiropractic treatment helps to build muscle strength and prevent injury by activating neural receptors. There are many factors that go into building and maintaining muscle strength,

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Chiropractic for Neck & Back Pain from Sleep

Chiropractic for Neck and Back Pain from Sleep

Top 7 Tips for Patients with Neck & Back Pain from Sleep / admin

Chiropractors know that neck and back pain are among the most common ailments that patients want to have addressed. Low back pain affects 619 million people globally, and neck pain affects about 80% of people in their lifetime. Poor sleep habits and/or posture are often the culprit for the

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Success with Chiropractic for Joint Pain

Success with Chiropractic for Joint Pain / admin

Joint pain. The single most common issue besides various issues of the spine within the field of chiropractic. The body has multiple types of joints including ball and socket, saddle, gliding, condyloid, hinge, pivot, and facet, all of which are in different parts of the body. These types of joints can also all be treated

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Chiropractic Works for Digestive Conditions

Chiropractic Works for Digestive Conditions / admin

Chiropractic treatment works for improving digestive health by improving the health of the spine. There are 60 – 70 million people worldwide who are affected by some type of digestive disease, 20 million of those people in the United States alone with chronic conditions. There are many ways that digestive issues can be treated,

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Recent Chiropractic Research: What You Need to Know

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In the past, chiropractic research was limited and vague due to lack of technology and participation making any results hearsay or inconclusive. New emerging medical technologies in addition to more national organizations with regulations on scientific research, allow for higher quality and more accurate research to take place. Not to mention real results based

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