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Athletic Performance

Many athletes use chiropractic to recover from injury or difficult workouts. A new award-winning study suggests that chiropractic can also improve athletic performance. In this study, researchers examined the effects of chiropractic on 18 professional judo athletes in Brazil. Half of the athletes received chiropractic adjustments and the other half received a sham treatment. Researchers then evaluated athletes' grip strength using a device that measures muscle force. Despite the fact that bot...

High Heel shoe dangers

X-ray of person with high heal shoe. Look at the front of the foot to observe the mechanical stress of the fore foot....

Pseudo Angina

Spinal dysfunction and chest pain & breathing problems. One prominent cardiologist, Kunert, from Germany, has shown links between spinal dysfunction and chest pain & breathing problems (often called pseudo-angina). A neurologist, Lewit, from Prague, writes at length of his experimental and clinical experience using spinal manipulation to treat patients with respiratory problems, heart dysfunction, digestive problems, gynaecological disorders, migraine, vertigo/dizziness, and other conditions. ...

Foot Orthotics plus Chiropractic eases low back pain

Did you know your feet may be to blame for back pain? The shape and arch of your feet affect how your body bears weight as you move. Having a high arch, decreased ankle flexion, or smaller drop of the navicular bones in your feet,  may make you more susceptible to lower back pain.Many chiropractors use foot orthotics to address low-back pain in workers who stand all day, or in people with posture, gait, or lower-extremity problems. Foot orthotics are shoe inserts that gently help to redistr...

A comprehensive summary of scientific research supporting Chiropractic care

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into Chiropractic in New Zealand, 1979.Commission-of-Inquiry.pdf (nzchiropractors.org) https://search.app/bNJdjqwkNai4jZF16United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) randomised trial: effectiveness of physical treatments for back pain in primary care. http://wansbeckchiropractors.co.uk/pdf/bean.pdfEuropean Guidelines into the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care http://www.backpaineurope.org/web/html/wg1_results.html ...