Is Acupuncture Better for Pain than Drugs?
NJ Teachers Article for September 2014 There is mounting evidence that acupuncture is more effective than drugs for treating pain – AND there are no dangerous side effects. When it comes to pain and wellness, here’s a lesson worth remembering: acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the ...
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Low Back Pain and Younger Adults
Low back pain (LBP) is so common that if you haven’t had it by now, you will! Let’s take a look at some the possible causes of LBP and what we might be able to do when LBP strikes. Typically, younger individuals are NOT immune to LBP. In fact, those ...
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Small Study Shows You Can Influence Your Immune System with Just Your Mind!
Have you ever wished you could control your immune system or other parts of your body with just your thoughts? If so, then you will love this story… Wim Hoff is a 55-year-old man from the Netherlands who — at the time of this writing — holds 21 Guinness World ...
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Weekly Health Update — High Satisfaction.
Chiropractic: High Satisfaction. Using survey responses from nearly 500 patients from chiropractic clinics throughout Australia, researchers found that nearly all patients (97.5%) were satisfied with their care and would seek chiropractic services again in the future. About seven out of ten (68.7%) sought chiropractic care for a musculoskeletal injury and ...
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Neck Pain – Drugs or Chiropractic?
When you have neck pain, do you instinctively reach for that bottle of ibuprofen or Tylenol? If so, is that the best option? Who can we trust for the answer? Since between 10-20% of the population suffer from chronic or persistent neck pain, this is a VERY IMPORTANT question! If ...
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Weekly Health Update — Disturbed Sleep Increases Back Pain Risk.
Chiropractic: Disturbed Sleep Increases Back Pain Risk. Among firefighters, those who reported disturbed sleep at the start of a 13-year study were 2.4 times more likely to experience radiating back pain during the following decade. The authors of the study warn that sleep disturbances should be addressed early-on as a ...
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