6 posts tagged “poway chiropractors”

One of the tools I use is called the Impulse adjusting instrument. I particularly like it for people who do not want to get their neck adjusted.  This is a great device that will help unlock the vertebrae and allow more mobility into the vertebral segments.  I also like using it for patients who have low back pain. Especially is there is a lot of rotation in the vertebrae. By using one of the adaptors I can help correct the misalignment in the spine.  I would recommend other chiropractors use this tool as I think it is more effective than the original no electric hand held adjusting instrument.

Stretching is very important  for your spine.  When a dog or cat wakes up what do they do?  They take their time and stretch their legs. So often when we wake up in the morning we jump out of bed and hurry up and get ready for work.  Without taking the time to stretch you are setting yourself up for problems down the line. If you take 15 minutes each morning to stretch your back and legs and neck then the muscle will be much more flexible.  What happens is that when people don't stretch they can slowly cause their vertebrae to move out of alignment.   One of the more common ways people hurt their back is by bending at the waist rather than at the knees when picking things up.  With leg and back muscles and bending at the waist you increase the chances that your back will go out on you.   So bend at the knees not at the waist and always stretch in the morning and periodically through the day.

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If you are in a car accident it is important to see a chiropractor after the accident. What happens is that the impact my cause a misalignment in the spine if the impact is sever enough. Even though you may not feel any pain right away the pain can slowly develop months after the initial impact. Another reason why it is important is be checked is because you may have sustained a whiplash injury. The occurs when the car hits you from behind and your head quickly goes forward and then backwards. Sometimes this can cause a reversal of the curve in your neck and this can only be determined by taking an x-ray of your neck. Traction may be required to restore the curve of your neck due to the tearing or stretching of ligaments and tissues. If it is not restored then degeneration will begin with bone spurring and decrease in disk height as a result.
I also recommend that patients carry med pay on their car insurance incase their health insurance doesn't have chiropractic care and even if it does it may take more than the number of visits that their health insurance covers.

An advisory committee for the Federal Drug Administration recommended a ban on Percocet and Vicodin because of their effects on the liver.

The drugs contain acetaminophen which is found in Tylenol and Excedrin.

Each year 400 people die and 42,000 are hospitalized due to overdoses.

People are using these drugs to limit or decrease the pain they are experiencing.

Low back pain, neck pain, headaches are common reasons for taking it.

These are also the aches and pains that chiropractors can effectively treat.

Now doesn't it make sense to see a chiropractor to see if he can help rather than risk liver damage by taking acetaminophen?