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Washington Post Article Shines Favorable Light on Chiropractic
(Source: American Chiropractic Association www.acatoday.com )
Chiropractic recently received national attention thanks to a favorable article in The Washington Post.
The feature story, titled “Mainstream Makes Adjustments,” appeared on the front page of the July 17 health section and includes the personal experiences of chiropractic patient and writer, Buzz McClain, who – following three unsuccessful spinal surgeries – was referred by his neurologist to ACA member Dr. Glenn Loebig. One of the most powerful comments in the story is from Dr. William Lauerman, chief of spine surgery and a professor of orthopedic surgery at Georgetown University Hospital. “I’m an orthopedic spine surgeon, so I treat all sorts of back problems, and I'm a big believer in chiropractic,” he is quoted as saying. “I'm more of a believer for acute problems like short-term back pain, although I know [chiropractic] can be helpful for some cases of more-chronic conditions.”
Several ACA representatives were quoted in the article, including ACA Executive Vice President Kevin Corcoran, Dr. Bill Morgan of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., and Dr. Bill Lauretti, an ACA spokesperson and associate professor at New York Chiropractic College. Also included in the story is information about chiropractic education and a sidebar on “what to expect” during your first visit.
To read the full story, Click the following link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301836.html
CNN Video Highlight
A recent CNN health segment suggested chiropractic as one of several drug-free treatment options to relive back pain. The comments were part of a 2-minute piece that investigated the keys to a healthy back as we age—including regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight.
Click HERE to see video FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 04, 2007
New Low-Back Pain Guidelines Should Encourage Patients to Utilize Spinal Manipulation
Newly released practice guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine stress a conservative approach to treating low-back pain and recommend spinal manipulation as one treatment with proven benefits. Inb light of these new guidelines, doctors and patients should strongly consider chiropractic care for the treatment of acute and chronic back pain, says the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).
“As shown in the literature, chiropractic spinal manipulation is a very effective treatment for low-back pain and other musculoskeletal injuries,” says ACA President Glenn Manceaux, DC. “Furthermore, doctors of chiropractic have broad diagnostic skills and are trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, which can help patients prevent future injuries.”
In the guidelines proposed by Chou et. al., researchers recommended that patients whose low-back pain—a pervasive condition affecting millions of Americans each year— does not improve with self-care “should consider the addition of nonpharmacological therapies with proven benefits” — including chiropractic spinal manipulation.
“If your back pain is not resolving quickly, visit your doctor of chiropractic,” Dr. Manceaux recommends. “Many chiropractic patients with relatively long-lasting or recurring back pain feel improvement shortly after starting chiropractic treatment. The relief and return to function they experience after a month of treatment is often greater than after seeing a family physician.”
New Video
Vice Admiral Donald McArthur, MD, Surgeon general of the U.S Navy, talks about his respect for chiropractic and its contributions to the care of severely injured soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Link: http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=5509287796420413890&q=chiropractic
Back Pain Facts & Statistics
(Source: American Chiropractic Association www.acatoday.com )
Although chiropractors care for more than just back pain, many patients visit chiropractors looking for relief from this pervasive condition. In fact, 31 million Americans experience low-back pain at any given time.
A few interesting facts about back pain:
1. One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year.
2. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections.
3. Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organic—meaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, fracture or cancer.
4. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain—and that’s just for the more easily identified costs.
5. Experts estimate that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.
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Chiropractic
Learn How Chiropractic Can Help you !
Chiropractic is regarded as one of today's Gold Standards for Back Pain as well as the conservative treatment of choice in back, neck and joint pain. Chiropractic encompasses a variety of treatment options including physiotherapy and massage therapy. Chiropractic is also effective for Headaches, Shoulder, Elbow, Knee and Ankle Injuries.
Chiropractic is safe and effective for all ages. | Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
Physiotherapy is one of the most effective ways to regain strength and mobility. Physiotherapy involves using modalities including but not limited to Ultrasound, Cold Laser, Electrical Stimulation, Heat & Ice to increase healing, decrease inflammation, decrease pain, and restore function.
Supervised & assisted stretches & exercises are utilized by the doctor to strengthen weakened muscle groups that have been damaged. We believe exercise is the key to a healthy lifestyle, and must be utilized to maintain muscle and joint stability.
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Massage Therapy
Our Massage Therapists specialize in Deep Tissue techniques that are used in conjunction with chiropractic to:
-relieve muscle and joint malfunction
-increase range of motion
-decrease pain and
-increase
mobility.
Soft tissue techniques are a vital contribution to physiotherapy in helping break down muscle adhesions.
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 Acupuncture
The Chinese healing art of acupuncture is one that can be dated back at least two thousand years. Some authorities maintain that acupuncture has been practiced in China for as many as four thousand years. One of the most important concepts of Chinese medicine is that of natural balance. From this idea of balance arises the fundamental theory of yin and yang.
The National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) says that acupuncture relieves pain and helps minimize nausea after chemotherapy or anesthetic.
It's also useful for treating addiction, headache, menstrual cramps, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma. Side effects are minimal.
Acupuncture has had huge clinical success with inflammation, tendonitis and back pain at our clinics and is considered safe and effective for pain and nausea.
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