Chiropractic is the Most Effective Treatment for Whiplash Injuries

By Dr. FJ Schofield, DC I have many patients in my chiropractic office that after a whiplash injury from a car accident first go to their medical doctor. When you look at the research this does not make sense.  Studies done at the University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Bristol, UK has shown “43% percent [...]

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Pain Relief: Natural Alternatives to Painkillers

By: Dr. George Khoury, DC Over the counter and prescription painkillers can be addictive and are associated with serious, and often life-threatening, health complications. There are many natural options for pain relief. Instead of opening a medicine bottle, you can boost your body’s natural painkillers, called endorphins. First and foremost, a through chiropractic evaluation is [...]

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What is a Bulging Disc and What Can I Do About It?

By: Dr. Kathy McAuliffe, DC It seems today with all the sophisticated diagnostic testing used for people with back and neck pain, the bulging disc is a common term used to explain patient’s pain. What is a bulging disc? What can I do about it? Can a chiropractor help me if I have a bulging [...]

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Chiropractic Care for Car Accident Injuries

By: Dr. Ken Otto, DC When you are involved in an auto accident, there are so many things to think about- insurance coverage, damage estimates, car repairs, paperwork. However, don’t forget to think about one very important thing that may have been compromised in the accident, your spine. Injuries to the spine in an auto accident [...]

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Do I Have to go to the Chiropractor Forever?

By: Dr. FJ Schofield, DC I am a chiropractor in West Bend, WI. A common complaint or objection I hear from our new patients is, “I’ve heard you have to go to chiropractors forever.” This is a common misconception. Our office practices corrective chiropractic care. This type of chiropractic actually corrects the hidden cause of [...]

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Chiropractic Care is Powerful for Relieving Fibromyalgia

By: Dr. George Khoury, DC Debilitating But Treatable With Chiropractic Care While fibromyalgia, a medically unexplained syndrome affecting the muscles and connective tissues, responds to various treatments, chiropractic care in particular has grown sharply in popularity among the millions of sufferers for dramatically reducing chronic, widespread pain and restoring patients to healthier lives. What is [...]

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Atlas Vertebra Realignment & Reduction of High Blood Pressure

By Dr. Fred Schofield, DC What Causes High Blood Pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels), which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure becomes high when the blood flow to the body is blocked. Factors and conditions that [...]

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Chiropractic and Healing the Common Cold

By: Dr. Dennis Craft, DC, CCSP, CACCP and Dr. Laurie Hillebrenner, DC Most people are told that a fever, mucous, or a cough should be suppressed. It is especially difficult for parents to watch their children be uncomfortable when they can give them something to make them feel better.  When parents present their children o rthemselves [...]

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Six Top Tips to Reduce Stress and Anxiety

By: Dr. Jeff Muneses, DC Feeling stressed or anxious? Here are six top tips for reducing stress and anxiety: Chiropractic Adjustments have been shown to reduce blood pressure and increase endorphins, which both result in feeling good.  In addition, chiropractic adjustments get you feeling better as well as moving better, and improve posture!  Better posture [...]

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How to Maximize Your Chiropractic Care

By: Dr. Ryan Smart, DC For as long as I have been in practice I have been asked: What can I do on my own to help with my chiropractic adjustments?  It is an excellent question which needs some discussion. First you must understand that the adjustments you are receiving are specific alignments of specific [...]

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Why Does My Neck Hurt?

By Dr. Peter Hinz, DC Neck pain is one of main reasons people seek out chiropractic care. Neck pain often comes along with upper back pain and a constant strain of the muscles in the shoulders. There are many reasons why someone might experience neck pain, but for time purposes we will limit ourselves to [...]

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How to Prevent Spinal Arthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease

By Dr. FJ Schofield, DC It is a common misconception that degenerative disc disease and spinal arthritis  are a normal part of aging. It is true that there will be some wear and tear as your body ages. However, what most people fail to comprehend is the rate at which your spine and body break [...]

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What is Sciatica?

By : Dr. Ben Shamoiel, DC Sciatica pain is pain in the sciatic nerve, the longest and thickest nerve in the human body.  This nerve serves the legs and originates from several levels of the lower back. Formed by multiple nerve roots from the lumbar spine; the sciatic nerve sends signals down the leg to [...]

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Chiropractic Philosophy Defined

By: Dr. Edwin Cordero, DC The word “Philosophy” is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as The most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group. Chiropractic has a unique and powerful philosophy centered around the free expression of the Innate wisdom within each of us. The Innate Intelligence of the body is the term applied to the [...]

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The 5 Keys to Health

By Dr. Matt Monson, DC Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror and asked yourself “Am I healthy?”  Most people feel that if you are physically fit that is what health is.  While being physically active is great for health and wellness, it is only about 20% of what we need to be [...]

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The Atlas Vertebra: Why Does Your Health Depend On It?

By Dr. Fred Schofield Feel like you’re carrying the world on your shoulders? Need health? The atlas vertebra is one of the single most important bones in your body.  Let’s find out why! Introduction to the Spine and Atlas The spine serves to protect the spinal cord and nerve roots. The spine provides an incredible [...]

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Saving Money with Chiropractic Care

By: Dr. Peter Hinz, DC In tough times, or any time if you’re like me, many people are looking to save money. Whether it’s buying generic brands, carpooling, or cutting back on eating out we are all looking to save an extra buck here and there. Hard economic times can cause stress levels to skyrocket [...]

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What Is a Headache and What Can I Do About It?

By: Dr. Matthew Monson, DC Most people have had a headache at some point in their lives. Maybe it was a long day at work or maybe you were hot and dehydrated. The important thing to remember is that headaches, although very common, are not “normal”. They are a symptom that something is not right with our body. They [...]

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Chiropractic Is Not For The Treatment of Pain

By:  Dr. Edwin Cordero, DC In 1895, Dr. DD Palmer was a Magnetic healer in Davenport Iowa. A janitor by the name of Harvey Lillard was working in his office at the time and asked Dr. Palmer about a problem he was having with his hearing. Harvey had lost his hearing approximately 17 years before [...]

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Can Chiropractic Help Me?

By: Dr. Kathy McAuliffe, DC Can chiropractic help me? Everyday for over 20 years now I have gone to my office to answer this one question for thousands of patients. “Can you help my headaches? Can you help my friend’s neck pain? Can you help my wife’s migraines? Can you help my husband’s lower back [...]

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Two Perspectives About Healing: Vitalistic vs. Mechanistic

By Dr. Ben Shamoiel, DC There are two perspectives about healing. One is Mechanistic—it defines life as a random series of events, devoid of an organized and intelligent purpose. Sickness is to be treated, symptoms are to be eliminated, and the body needs expert opinions based on human knowledge to help it heal. The other [...]

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Top Ten Health Questions To Ask Yourself

By: Dr. Fred Schofield, DC You must ask yourself: Are you healthy? Statistics of health and wellness in America are shocking. Americans now take more medications than they ever have in history, yet are the unhealthiest that they’ve ever been. We now have the first generation of children that is not expected to live as long as their [...]

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Nine Danger Signals of an Unhealthy Spine

By: Dr. Jeri Anderson, DC We have increasingly become a society that relies on pain to tell us when something is “wrong”. However, pain is just one signal, and often the last, that your body is in trouble. A heart attack is often the first sign of cardiovascular disease. When would you like to take care of the [...]

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Vertebral Subluxation Affects Central Nervous System and Spinal Nerves

By Dr. FJ Schofield, DC According to Gray’s Anatomy, the premier medical textbook on human anatomy, the central nervous system controls every cell, tissue and organ in the human body. The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. The brain and spinal cord use nerves to communicate with all the cells, tissues [...]

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