Celebrate Chiropractic With National Chiropractic Health Month
October is National Chiropractic Health Month (NCHM), meaning it's time to celebrate all the benefits of chiropractic care and spread the word. According to the American Chiropractic Association (ACA), over 35 million Americans see a chiropractor every year, and that number's on the rise. Ample research supports the efficacy of chiropractic care for fast and lasting pain relief.
Real, Effective Back Pain Relief
Chiropractors are recognized as the best treatment method for back pain over any other treatment. When appropriate, chiropractors will also often pair their chiropractic specific treatments with other treatments in order to obtain even better results. Turning to chiropractors for back pain relief is an excellent way to combat the opioid epidemic due to being able to help reduce the need for pain pills to manage pain. It also can help reduce or even eliminate the need for back surgery. The ACA shared research data show that you have a 1.5% chance of needing surgery after seeing a chiropractor compared to a 42.7% chance if you see a medical doctor first.
Skip the Pills and Their Side Effects
Want to get rid of your pain while avoiding the many negative side effects of medications? See a chiropractor. Patients often choose chiropractic care because of their ability to skip commonly prescribed medications that come with all sorts of warnings and side effects. In addition, chiropractic care almost always focuses on addressing the root cause of your pain. Those commonly prescribed medications are only designed to reduce symptoms, such as pain and inflammation, and do nothing to address the actual cause of those symptoms.
Building Good Lifestyle Habits
One way to combat pain and discomfort is to correct the practices and habits that are causing you pain. Chiropractors evaluate not only your symptoms, but also those lifestyle contributors whether they be at home, work or play. Chiropractors can help correct postural, ergonomic and biomechanical issues while providing focused treatments to help rehabilitate and restore your body. Where permitted, many chiropractors may also provide additional care including care related to diet, nutrition, weight loss and sleep, just to name a few.
Providing More Than Back Pain
The most common condition treated by the majority of chiropractors is back pain. As expected, much chiropractic research focuses on and shows the efficacy of chiropractic care for back pain. However, significant research and evidence focusing on other conditions also exists, as chiropractic care is appropriate for far more than just back pain. Since chiropractic care focuses on treating soft tissues, joints and the nervous system, chiropractors treat a wide variety of conditions including many work-related injuries, sports injuries, headaches and more. In fact, if you're experiencing pain or discomfort in your extremities, back or neck, chiropractic care should be at the top of your list for obtaining an evaluation for correction and care. Best of all, chiropractic care focuses on not simply the symptoms, but rather, the correction of the cause of those symptoms. There are also no needles, no medications, no surgery or cutting. Chiropractic care is natural and extremely safe.
Spread the Great Word About Chiropractic
Chiropractic patients love pain relief without the drugs or surgery. Patients love addressing the root cause of pain instead of focusing on the symptoms. Results are so good that patients go to chiropractors for joint pain, headaches, migraines, sleep issues, auto injuries, sports injuries, and so much more. Spread the word so more people can benefit from chiropractic care.
Author: ChiroPlanet.com
Source: American Chiropratic Association (ACA)
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Intense Ten-minute Workouts Offer Benefits, Risks
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends that most adults engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week, but surveys indicate that the number one objection raised to meeting that goal is a lack of time. However, that may change with the growing popularity of the 10-minute workout. The workouts, sometimes referred to by devotees as "exercise snacking" substitute intensity for duration. Liz Neporent, co-author of "The Thin in 10 Weight-Loss Plan," says science is discovering that if you increase the intensity of your exercise routine, you can decrease the time needed to benefit. Neoporent and co-author Jessica Smith recommend a hybrid of cardio and strength exercises to experience benefits. According to the ACSM, multiple shorter sessions of at least 10 minutes are acceptable alternatives to the traditional 30-minute workout and even people unable to meet the minimums will still benefit from some activity. But for the middle-aged or older, high-intensity exercise carries risks as well. Studies indicate that inappropriately intense exercise is a contributing factor in the majority of heart attacks and other cardiovascular accidents. Experts recommend that the intense short-burst workouts only be attempted by people who are already moderately active on a regular basis.
Author: ChiroPlanet.com
Source: Reuters; September 24, 2012.
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B Vitamins Good For Memory
While not necessarily giving your average Joe a photographic memory, results from a new Australian study indicate taking folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements over the course of several years may enhance the memory in a number of aging adults. The study examined more than 700 individuals aged 60 to 74 years who showed mild signs of depression. Participants were provided with pills containing either 400 micrograms of folic acid and 100 micrograms of vitamin B12, or a placebo pill containing no B vitamins or active ingredients. Participants were never informed which pills they were receiving. After one year no differences were detected between the two groups in various mental test scores. However, after two years those taking the pills containing the B vitamins began showing larger improvements in their memory test scores. Although more research is needed, this study seems to suggest there may be some cognitive related benefits for certain individuals who take B vitamin supplements longer term.
Author: ChiroPlanet.com
Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, online December 14, 2011.
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