Beat Sciatica Naturally Step away from the medicine cabinet and into natural solutions for your sciatic nerve pain. Try these three easy (and drug-free) methods for managing sciatica that do not involve prescription pain pills. Consider your stressors. Many low back issues can be related to emotional issues. Take inventory of your emotional well being and see if you can pinpoint any areas … [Read more...]
New research describes how the body responds to Chiropractic Adjustments
4 Things you Didn’t Know about Chiropractic As a chiropractor I encounter various preconceptions about what we do. These range from “putting bones back in place” to “fixing people’s backs”. These perceptions exist because of the inevitably different ways chiropractors communicate what they do and because our understanding shifts as we make more scientific progress. The latest research conducted … [Read more...]
Sacroiliac, hip and sciatic pain
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a common cause of low back and leg pain. Pain and dysfunction can be caused by too little or too much movement in the sacroiliac joint. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction will often present with pain in the buttock – either one on side or both – that pain can also radiate lower down the leg. A chiropractor can diagnose and treat sacroiliac joint dysfunction to restore … [Read more...]
Can you spot the pressure on the Spinal cord?
This person could be suffering from Headaches, Migraines, Neck Pain, Upper back pain, Shoulder pain, pain in the arm, tingling/numbness down the arm or even Sciatica. How long do you think you should live your life without pressure/ squeezing on the spinal cord? … [Read more...]
8 Stretches In 10 Minutes For Lower Back Pain Relief
The UK’s huge cost of ‘ignoring’ the health benefits of chiropractic care
The United Chiropractic Association (UCA) has hit out at the "blinkered" governmental attitudes towards chiropractic care, which means research showing it drastically reduces hospitalisation rates and nursing home admissions has been ignored for almost two decades. With coronary heart disease (CHD) the biggest killer in the UK and dietary advice on prevention recently discredited, the UCA says … [Read more...]
Avoiding Sciatica Surgery with Chiropractic Care
Avoiding Sciatica Surgery with Chiropractic Care The pain of sciatica often drives patients to opt for surgery. But new research suggests that chiropractic treatment can be just as effective as surgery in some cases of sciatica. Spinal decompression surgery, also known as microdiscectomy, has proven to be effective for many people with sciatica. However, scientists questioned whether surgery … [Read more...]