Chiropractic for Lupus

Chiropractic for Lupus

There are many autoimmune diseases, in which the body attacks its own healthy tissues.  Lupus is one of them.  Chiropractic care may provide some relief. What is Lupus? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), is an autoimmune disorder that can affect many parts of the body, including the organs, skin, and joints.  It is more common in women, aged between 10 and 50, but it can affect … [Read more...]

Chiropractic for Multiple Sclerosis

Chiropractic for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive and degenerative autoimmune disease.  Chiropractic care can be a useful adjunct therapy for patients suffering from MS symptoms. What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, affects the brain and spinal cord.  It is an autoimmune disease, where the body attacks its own systems.  It affects women (ages 20-40) more often, but anyone at any age can … [Read more...]

Hypnotherapy Basics

Hypnotherapy Basic

Hypnotherapy has many tangible benefits when provided by trained professionals.  Some of the techniques can be used at home to help alleviate a variety of conditions. Hypnosis Facts and Uses Hypnosis is not just some parlor trick or stage magic.  It can be used therapeutically by trained professionals.  Hypnosis leaves a patient with a sense of “hyper-suggestibility”, if they are able … [Read more...]

Chiropractic for Shingles

Chiropractic for Shingles

Shingles, a painful disease related to the chickenpox virus, has many traditional medical management options; however, chiropractic care can also assist those who suffer. What is Shingles? Shingles is a very painful, blistering rash.  It is known that that chickenpox virus leads to shingles.  Shingles (herpes zoster) is caused by the “reactivation in the body of the varicella-zoster virus, … [Read more...]

Chiropractic for Eating Disorders

Chiropractic for Eating Disorders

People with eating disorders can be difficult to treat, and rehabilitation therapy may last many years.  Chiropractic can be a helpful part of an overall treatment plan. Anorexia and Bulimia Anorexia is a disorder marked by weight obsession, eating refusal, exercise abuse, and it can sometimes contain a component of binging and vomiting (or other elimination methods, such as laxatives), … [Read more...]

Essential Oils

Essential Oils

Essential oils have been used historically for a variety of alternative treatment methodologies, but they are also now being sold for home users in mainstream retail outlets.  These oils can be used both topically and for aromatherapy purposes. What are Essential Oils? Essential oils are concentrated aroma compounds that are plant-based.  They are sometimes called “ethereal oils” or … [Read more...]

Diabetes and Chiropractic

Diabetes and Chiropractic

Diabetes can lead to many lifelong complications.  Traditional medical treatments have side effects and don’t necessarily resolve the underlying issues.  Chiropractic care may provide new answers to this long-term disease. Causes and Symptoms of Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic disease of high blood sugar.  When the body doesn’t have enough insulin, or it no longer responds to this … [Read more...]

Alternative Treatments Jaw Problems

Jaw Pain

TMD (or TMJD) affects many people.  Actions performed during sleep, as well as other injuries, can cause headaches and pain during the day, as well as long-term problems that could even lead to serious medical interventions.  Chiropractic and other alternative treatments may help ease some of these jaw and mouth problems. Oral Problems The joint that hinges the lower jaw to the skull is … [Read more...]

Chiropractic Care and Stroke: Myth Debunked

stroke

Chiropractic Care and Stroke:  Myth Debunked Stroke sufferers can have a wide range of effects from the temporary to the permanent.  Various levels of paralysis and mental incapacitation can also occur.  Traditional medical therapies usually manage recovery after a stroke.  There is a persistent myth, however, that chiropractic care is linked to stroke.  This has recently been … [Read more...]

Chiropractic Care for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Chiropractic Care for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alzheimer’s and dementia are diseases that rob patients of their mental faculties.  They are progressive diseases, and they are incurable at this time.  Most treatments are medical in nature, and they have been shown to slow the progression of the disorders in some patients.  Regular chiropractic care can be a helpful adjunct or alternative to … [Read more...]

 
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