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Chiropractic
Chiropractic is from Greek words meaning done by hand. It is a system of healing or therapy that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems. The method of treatment commonly involves manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures. It is grounded in the principle that the body can heal itself when the skeletal, muscular and nervous systems are all functioning properly.
575 Questions
How much money do Americans spend on chiropractic?
The amount of money that an American would spend on a particular chiropractic appointment completely depends on the chiropractor that they go to. However, when looking at chiropractics and other forms of alternative medicine, Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine over the past year.
Can chiropractor write a prescription for DME?
Many states, if not most, will allow a chiropractor to prescribe &/or dispense durable medical goods &/or devices.
It is a slow growing infection that is growing around the bone.
What is the Odonoghue maneuver?
This is an orthopedic testing maneuver that is usually performed in the cervical or thoracolumbar spine. It is a comparison of active ranges of motion to passive ranges of motion, wherein passive should be greater than equal. If the inverse is true it suggests that the patient is malingering. A malingerer is simply a patient whose objective findings do not match up with the subjective complaints.
consult a physician.
Could be:
Sick Building Syndrome
Short Bowel Syndrome
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Straight Back Syndrome
no not all the time it might be just strained or dislocated
How do you get rid of whiplash?
According to the recommendations made by the Quebec Task Force (reference 1) and the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force (reference 2), treatment for individuals with whiplash should include manipulation, mobilizations and range of motion exercises. Non-narcotic analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may also be used, but their use should be for a maximum of 3 weeks. A cervical collar should not be used for longer than 72 hours. Return to normal activities should be as soon as possible.
A chiropractor will be able to perform these services for you, and the treatment of whiplash by a chiropractor is usually covered by your private health insurance or vehicle insurance.
References:
1) Freeman MD, Croft AC, Rossignol AM (1998). ""Whiplash associated disorders: redefining whiplash and its management" by the Quebec Task Force. A critical evaluation". Spine23 (9): 1043-9.
2) Hurwitz EL, Carragee EJ, Velde van der G, Carroll LJ, Nordin M, Guzman J, et al: Treatment of neck pain: noninvasive interventions: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009, 32:S141-S175.
If you had it xrayed, and a fracture was ruled out, to me this seems to indicate that the foot is probably still swollen. Yes it could be normal. Rest it, keep it elevated. Take anti-inflammatories, and ice it occasionally.
What can cause lower left jaw pain that is very sensiti ve to hot liquids?
The sensitivity to hot or cold potentially points to an infection or tooth abscess. Without having more information it is difficult to determine the exact cause, but it would be wise to put cold on the area and have it checked by an appropriate doctor.
Best of luck.
What is chiropractic treatment not good for?
For conditions such as cancer, fractures, infectious diseases, neurologic disease processes, and anything that may cause increased orthopedic fragility
This means that the intervertebral disk that sits between your second and third lumbar vertebrae (lower back) has a weakened wall. The weakened wall is allowing the jelly-like center of your disk to push the wall outward (bulge) ever so slightly toward your nerve roots traveling through your spinal canal at this level. Stenosis just means a narrowing of the canal in which your spinal cord (or cauda equina at this level) travels.
Current research has suggested that a bulging disk does not cause pain by compressing nerves, but more likely by sensitizing nerves through local inflammation factors released by damaged cells and cells of the immune system (cytokines). Thus, over time as the inflammation goes down the pain will also go away. Usually, even after the pain is gone the disk bulge or herniation will remain, sometimes contacting nerves or even the spinal cord. It has been suggested that as many as 30% of the population has one or more asymptomatic (non-painful) disk bulges (references 1-3). It is likely a normal part of aging, so unless you are in severe pain don't panic :)
If you are in pain, try a visit to a chiropractor. Spinal manipulation and pain relieving stretches that a doctor of chiropractic can recommend will often relieve the pain associated with a disk bulge with very little risk (references 4-6).
Research is suggesting that unless there are severe neurological issues, surgery is not always good option unless (reference 7) everything else has been tried, and nothing else has worked. Similarly, research suggests that imaging such as MRI is not a great indicator of the need for surgery or severness of a herniation, as as many as 30% of the general public with no back pain at all will have a "herniation" or disk bulge according to MRI (references 1-3). As such, it seems that sometimes what looks on MRI like a painful disk herniation may be a non-painful herniation and it is a different problem altogether that is actually causing the pain.
References
1) Jensen MC, Brant-Zawadzki MN, Obuchowski N, Modic MT, Malkasian D, Ross JS. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain. N Engl J Med 1994;331:69 --73.
2) Boden SD, Davis DO, Dina TS, Patronas NJ, Wiesel SW. Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation. J Bone Joint Surg1990;72:403-- 8.
3) Jarvik JJ, Hollingworth W, Heagerty P, Haynor DR, Deyo RA. The longitudinal assessment of Imaging and disability of the back (LAIDBack) Study: baseline data. Spine 2001;26:1158--66.
4) Oliphant D. Safety of spinal manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disk herniations: a systematic review and risk assessment. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2004;27(3):197-210.
5) Santilli V, Beghi E, Finucci S. Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations. Spine J 2006;6:131-137.
6) Liu J, Zhang S. Treatment of protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc by pulling and turning manipulations. J Tradit Chin Med 2000;20:195-197.
7) Keller RB, Atlas SJ, Soule DN, Singer DE, Deyo RA. Relationship between rates and outcomes of operative treatment for lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis. J Bone Joint Surg 1999;81:752- 62.
Yes. I've hear from a Dr. at UCSF that he has seen more than a few tears caused by chiropractic adjustments
What does chiropractor do for a living?
A chiropractor is a manual therapist that treats disorders of the bones, muscles and the spine and he may also advise on lifestyle or diet. Chiropractors can use a range of techniques, some may even offer acupuncture and other treatments.
What is chiropractic abbreviation ART?
ART is the acronym for Active Release Therapy, which is a form of soft-tissue therapy that is sometimes employed by doctors of chiropractic, physiotherapists, massage therapists, and other manual therapists. ART involves shortening a specific muscle through appropriate movement, applying pressure and then lengthening the muscle.
Does chiropractic care help with stuttering in children?
In short, No.
The Stuttering Foundation of America is a good source of help (see related links below).
Do Thermacare Heat Wraps have a removable insert or are they all one wrap?
Thermacare heat wraps is removeable
What careers can you do with maths literacy?
you can do almost any career,but ofcourse not in the science field. just make sure you obtain 75% and above for your maths literacy term mark to get a secure job or whatsoever. in this cas,a maths student would have to obtain a 50 -65% mark,but as a math lit student,high marks a required. :)
A chiropractor who does blocking?
One type of Chiropractic technique (SOT or Sacro Occipital Techniqe) utilizes padded blocks. The blocks are supposed to help "reset" the nervous and muscular system to hold in proper alignment.
Jennie L. Yates DC
Chiropractor in Clearwater, FL
CoreHealth of Clearwater LLC
In order to best help translate, lets break this sentence down into smaller parts to explain it:
- A "diffuse disc bulge" refers to one of the discs in your spine. The discs separate the bones of your spine, called vertebrae, and provide cushion support as well as motion to the vertebrae. A diffuse bulge of one of these discs refers to the disc bulging out from all sides (right, left, front, and back), except not the top or bottom.
- "effacing the thecal sac" means that that diffuse disc bulge is contacting the thecal sac such that being able to see that sac is obscured by the diffuse disc bulge. Thecal sac refers to the the "sac" which is a membrane (called dura mater) that contains the spinal cord and cerebrospinal fluid. All this statement implies is that the disc bulge is contacting the membrane that contains the spinal cord.
- "minimal narrowing of the neuro foramina" - probably you meant neural foramina. At each level in the spine where there is a disc, right and left nerve roots come out to innervate tissues in the body. The holes that they come out are called neural foramina. This statement means that the size, or diameter, of those holes has been minimally narrowed by this diffuse disc bulge.
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What is Koren Specific Technique?
Koren Specific Technique (KST) is a chiropractic adjusting technique developed by Dr Tedd Koren, D.C. It utilizes the Arthrostim adjusting instrument which gently taps misaligned or stuck vertebrae or other structures of the body. The goal is to remove nerve interruptions, thereby allowing the body to heal itself. Most adjustments are done sitting or standing and there is no twisting or popping of the spine.
its just like vombie walking, except you dress like a bum and go around asking people for money.
This means that the intervertebral disk that sits between your fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae (lower back) has a weakened wall. The weakened wall is allowing the jelly-like center of your disk to push the wall outward (bulge) ever so slightly toward your nerve roots traveling through your spinal canal at this level. Stenosis just means a narrowing of the canal in which your spinal cord (or cauda equina at this level) travels.
Current research has suggested that a bulging disk does not cause pain by compressing nerves, but more likely by sensitizing nerves through local inflammation factors released by damaged cells and cells of the immune system (cytokines). Thus, over time as the inflammation goes down the pain will also go away. Usually, even after the pain is gone the disk bulge or herniation will remain, sometimes contacting nerves or even the spinal cord. It has been suggested that as many as 30% of the population has one or more asymptomatic (non-painful) disk bulges (references 1-3). It is likely a normal part of aging, so unless you are in severe pain don't panic :)
If you are in pain, try a visit to a chiropractor. Spinal manipulation and pain relieving stretches that a doctor of chiropractic can recommend will often relieve the pain associated with a disk bulge with very little risk (references 4-6).
Research is suggesting that unless there are severe neurological issues, surgery is not always good option unless (reference 7) everything else has been tried, and nothing else has worked. Similarly, research suggests that imaging such as MRI is not a great indicator of the need for surgery or severness of a herniation, as as many as 30% of the general public with no back pain at all will have a "herniation" or disk bulge according to MRI (references 1-3). As such, it seems that sometimes what looks on MRI like a painful disk herniation may be a non-painful herniation and it is a different problem altogether that is actually causing the pain.
References
1) Jensen MC, Brant-Zawadzki MN, Obuchowski N, Modic MT, Malkasian D, Ross JS. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain. N Engl J Med 1994;331:69 --73.
2) Boden SD, Davis DO, Dina TS, Patronas NJ, Wiesel SW. Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation. J Bone Joint Surg1990;72:403-- 8.
3) Jarvik JJ, Hollingworth W, Heagerty P, Haynor DR, Deyo RA. The longitudinal assessment of Imaging and disability of the back (LAIDBack) Study: baseline data. Spine 2001;26:1158--66.
4) Oliphant D. Safety of spinal manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disk herniations: a systematic review and risk assessment. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2004;27(3):197-210.
5) Santilli V, Beghi E, Finucci S. Chiropractic manipulation in the treatment of acute back pain and sciatica with disc protrusion: a randomized double-blind clinical trial of active and simulated spinal manipulations. Spine J 2006;6:131-137.
6) Liu J, Zhang S. Treatment of protrusion of lumbar intervertebral disc by pulling and turning manipulations. J Tradit Chin Med 2000;20:195-197.
7) Keller RB, Atlas SJ, Soule DN, Singer DE, Deyo RA. Relationship between rates and outcomes of operative treatment for lumbar disc herniation and spinal stenosis. J Bone Joint Surg 1999;81:752- 62.
