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Concussions (mTBI) and Chiropractic Treatment
People who suffer a mild-traumatic brain injury (mTBI), known as a concussion, can recover within a few weeks, or can suffer ongoing issues, known as post-concussive syndrome. Proper, immediate treatment is the key to recovering from concussions, and chiropractic care has been proven to play a big role in promoting recovery from concussions.
Nutritional Program to Treat Concussions
If you have been involved in an accident, whether a car accident, a sports injury, or any type of accident involving significant force, you may suffer from whiplash or other injuries that can cause a concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). A more severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in long-term residual symptoms.
Chiropractic Treatment for Concussion Headaches
When someone has been involved in a car accident, or suffered a sports injury or slipped and fell, they are at risk of having a mild-traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or even a more severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). One of the most common symptoms of a concussion is headaches, and the more severe the TBI, the higher the chance of more frequent or worse headaches.
Text Neck
When someone does a lot of texting, they tend to tilt their neck downward to the phone they are holding for long periods of time creating pain and discomfort in the neck, known as “text neck”. This is similar to the phrase “tech neck” where any...
What Exactly Are Muscle Knots
We have all experienced a knot in our shoulder or a big lump in our calf, but what exactly is that muscle knot? The fibers in your muscles, or bands of tissue called fascia under the muscles, can tighten and contract creating hard, sensitive areas...
Herbs That Can Reduce Neuropathy Symptoms
Many people who suffer from nerve pain caused by peripheral neuropathy seek alternatives rather than prescription pain medications. Besides the potentially dangerous side effects and addiction risks, pain medication merely masks the pain and other...
Using RICE Method for Hip Pain Relief
The RICE method has 4 steps: REST | ICE | COMPRESSION | ELEVATIONAny type of injury or pain to a joint or muscle can be helped by following the RICE method, a technique for reducing swelling, easing pain, and speeding up the healing process. RICE...
Why Epsom Salt is Important
One remedy that people can use at home for pain relief is Epsom salt baths. The use of Epsom salt for relief from pain, stiffness, and inflammation has been around for hundreds of years. Premier Pain Management, your source for interventional pain...
At-Home Chiropractic Stretches
If you’re seeing a chiropractor for your back issues, it’s important to maintain their therapeutic techniques at home. This does not mean attempting to re-enact their therapy methods. Chiropractors are trained professionals and attempting to...
What is Radiofrequency Neuroablation?
Common MisconceptionsYou may have never heard of radiofrequency neuroablation before, but it’s highly effective in the pain management world. According to experts, here’s what you need to know. What is a Radiofrequency Neuroablation? Radiofrequency...
Knee Replacement Pain Management
Opioid and prescription medicine addiction is an epidemic. Many find themselves addicted to the drugs that were supposed to give them relief after surgeries like knee replacement.Here are natural ways to help reduce your post-operation knee pain...
Offering Same-Day Appointments Benefits Patients and Doctors
The average patient waits 29 to 66 days for specialist consultations, and at least six days for primary care physicians. Lucrative procedures have shorter wait times, proving that the problem has less to do with overworked doctors than it does with...
How Can I Exercise With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
When The Cochrane review recently did an overview of all the trials it’s covered in the past for long-term pain, it found that strength building, endurance, and range of motion exercises could have an impact on moderate pain. Few participants...
Self-Care Tips from People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Self-care is a powerful coping mechanism that can reduce the intensity of your pain, act as a powerful adjunct to your therapy, and help you to cope with the emotional effects of your illness. Four pain patients speak of the self-care they find...
The Relationship Between Emotional and Physical Pain
Common MisconceptionsThe space between physiology and emotion grows smaller with each passing study, and the reasons are more obvious than you might think: The physiological and emotional pain centers in the brain overlap. fMRI studies show that...
Service Dogs for Chronic Migraines
Dogs are truly amazing creatures. They can be trained to work with anyone and to identify all sorts of health-related problems. Due to their strong sense of smell, they can identify odors we humans can't. As any dog owner knows, they are also...
Buddha’s View Of Four Noble Truths To Suffering
Most of the world’s religions have something to say about pain and suffering. Buddhists believe that Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born wealthy, but left his wealth to learn the truth about life. In his journey he met an old man,...
Even Movie Stars Have Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex Regional Pain SyndromeComplex Regional Pain Syndrome can hamper anyone, including movie stars and big name celebrities. These are just a few of the actors and actresses who have openly admitted to suffering from Complex Regional Pain...
What can happen if whiplash is not properly treated?
Complex Regional Pain SyndromeWhiplash is an injury of the soft tissues in the neck, often resulting from rear-end collisions. The vehicle in front gets propelled forward so violently that its occupants experience a rapid back-and-forth movement in...
Back Pain Do’s and Don’ts
There are many experiences that people share, and one of the unfortunate ones is back pain. It is highly likely that just about every adult you know has suffered through a bout of back soreness at one time or another.Back pain can be caused by any...
Stop Sciatica Pain with Pilates
Sometimes back pain is sciatic pain. If you've been experiencing sudden pain in your back upon arising, a pain that travels down one of your legs, chances are it's sciatic nerve pain. Sciatica is caused from either a herniated disk, tight muscles,...
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