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What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Spinal Decompression is a non-invasive, non-surgical technology where a patient is placed onto an instrument which belts them in and separates their lower body from their upper body. This allows for pressure to be relieved on certain joints and structures in either the lumbar or cervical regions of the spine. The treatment lasts about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the type of device being used. Patients are usually placed on a protocol that is software driven. Read more about What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC
Spinal Correction Center of Richmond
8536 Patterson Ave.
Richmond,
Virginia
23229
Call: 888-804-5326
If you are one of the many people struggling with back pain, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common afflictions affecting adults today. The Spinal Correction Center of Richmond is committed to providing you with the highest quality chiropractic care, spinal decompression, and postural correction. With years of experience helping patients, Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC, not only gives you the best in standard chiropractic care, he also specializes in Lumbar (Spinal) Decompression. If pain is keeping you from doing everyday activities, there is now a safe, non-surgical way to treat it.
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One Simple Solution to Neck Pain: Good Posture
Treating and preventing chronic neck pain can often be successfully accomplished by something as simple as adopting correct posture while waking and sleeping. While the pain sufferer can treat the symptoms of frequent neck "cricks" with neck stretch exercises, painkillers or ice applications, the symptoms' root causes must be dealt with differently. These root causes often involve some kind of poor posture, says Dr. Brian Bruel, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation on the one hand, and anesthesiology and pain management on the other, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Posture violators might crouch over a desk all day long, slouch on a sofa while watching TV, or contort themselves while reading. Read more about One Simple Solution to Neck Pain: Good Posture
MedWell, L.L.C.
MedWell, L.L.C. Sports Medicine & Physical Therapy
33 Central Ave
Midland Park,
NJ
07432
Call: (888) 820-2250
Have you tried everything from pain killers to acupuncture in order to relieve your chronic back pain? If you haven't seen the results you'd like and surgery is not an option, the Chattanooga DTS Spinal Decompression System may hold the non-surgical solution you've been looking for. At MedWell, L.L.C. Pain Relief and Physical Therapy Center in Midland Park, Bergen County, New Jersey offers a full range of services using the Chattanooga DTS.
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Preliminary Data a Boon for New Spinal Decompression
Two pilot studies show that a new non-surgical spinal decompression treatment has a beneficial effect on lower back pain, and that it seems to benefit the morphology of the spine by increasing disc height. One study, authored by Dr. John Leslie of the Mayo Clinic and others, found that clinical use of a spinal decompression system led to an 88.9 percent reduction in pain scores over the course of six weeks, as well as improvement in Oswestry disability scores and a drop in consumption of pain medications. Read more about Preliminary Data a Boon for New Spinal Decompression
Dr. Ronald Spiaggia
Performance Rehabilitation & Sports Injury Center
459 Watchung Avenue
Watchung,
NJ
07069
Call: 888-216-4182
Back pain can be debilitating, frustrating, and a burden. Break free from back pain with treatment from Performance Rehabilitation and Sports Injury Center in Morris County, New Jersey. Dr. Ron Spiaggia, DC and the rest of the team is committed to delivering non-surgical treatments that help their patients recover from spinal conditions and sports injuries.
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Low Back Pain Recovery Slow and Uncertain
Current clinical practice guidelines state that 90% of acute lower back pain patients will recover within four to six weeks, with or without treatment. However, new research published in The British Medical Journal has found that recovery from low back pain is much slower than previously thought. Australian researchers from The George Insitute studied patients with acute low back pain for a year. The results from the study found that even with treatment, after two months only half of the patients had recovered from the original episode of pain. After about one year, 40% were still reporting that their back was still causing them pain. Read more about Low Back Pain Recovery Slow and Uncertain
Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC
Spinal Correction Center of Richmond
8536 Patterson Ave.
Richmond,
Virginia
23229
Call: 888-804-5326
If you are one of the many people struggling with back pain, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common afflictions affecting adults today. The Spinal Correction Center of Richmond is committed to providing you with the highest quality chiropractic care, spinal decompression, and postural correction. With years of experience helping patients, Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC, not only gives you the best in standard chiropractic care, he also specializes in Lumbar (Spinal) Decompression. If pain is keeping you from doing everyday activities, there is now a safe, non-surgical way to treat it.
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Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change
During this fall, the Institute of Medicine is expected to start gathering scientific evidence to support how much weight pregnant women should gain. The current guidelines, which were announced in 1990, recommends that women with low body mass index scores should gain 40 pounds, women with normal scores should gain 25-35 pounds, and obese women should gain 15 pounds. In 2003, around 25% of pregnant women in the U.S gained more than 40 pounds during pregnancy. Read more about Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change
Dr. Matt Bergtold
Olde Naples Chiropractic Health Center
689 Tamiami Trail N. Suite D
Naples,
FL
34102
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You have probably been experiencing pain in the lower back, buttock, or various parts of the leg and foot, and you don't know where to turn. Doctors believe this may be caused by general compression of nerve roots- an issue ameliorated with chiropractic services. Chiropractic services have one of the highest patient satisfaction rates among various specialties. Many chiropractors specialize in spinal adjustments only, but Dr. Matt Bergtold, DC of Olde Naples Chiropractic Health Center has extensive experience in caring for a wide range of neuro-musculoskeletal and general health issues. Located in Naples, Florida, his clinic has refined methods intended to address an array of disorders- diverse tools to provide the best care.
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African American Women and Breast Cancer
“I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to see my children grow up and my grandchild grow, you get this really scary feeling inside,” says Rosamond Stallings. When 45 year old Rosamond Stallings was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, doctors urged her to immediately have a mastectomy. “They found like six malignant tumors,” says Rosamond. Recent studies have shown that 30 percent or more of breast cancer patients fail to receive complete treatment, and that African American women are as much as 10 percent less likely than white women to receive optimal therapy. But now, supported by a $10 million grant from the Department of Defense, a study, led by a team of doctors at Columbia University Medical Center, will look at possible reasons for the disparity. Read more about African American Women and Breast Cancer
Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Have you or a loved one struggled to find effective breast cancer treatment? The fight with cancer takes a tremendous long-term commitment for everyone involved. Despite large amounts of money raised for breast cancer research, conventional medicine is losing the war, and millions still die around the world each year. At the Immune Recovery Foundation, they believe that there is another effective way to treat breast cancer. At their practice in Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D. uses the latest research discoveries combined with eastern medicine to offer alternative breast cancer treatments.
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Is It Safe to Drink Small Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy?
The National Institute For Health and Clinical Excellence (or NICE) recently claims that pregnant women can drink up to 1.5 units of alcohol (or one and a half small glasses of wine) without harming the unborn child. This comes after the Department of Health advises that expectant mothers should abstain from drinking entirely. So between these contradicting sets of advice, where is the truth? Read more about Is It Safe to Drink Small Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy?
Dr. Bruce Shannahoff, D.C.
Valley Spinal Decompression Center
5363 Balboa Blvd. Suite 430
Encino,
CA
91316
Call: (888) 870-2099
If you're searching for back pain relief in the Encino, California region, Dr. Bruce Shannahoff of the Valley Spinal Decompression Center is there to help. He specializes in non-surgical procedures so his patients can get back on their feet in no time.
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Low Fat Diet Linked to Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer
A recent study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that there is a link between a low fat diet high in fruits, vegetables, and grains and a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. The discovery came from the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Randomized Controlled Trial over 8 years. The trial assigned 20,000 women to the diet change group and had 30,000 women maintain their current diet. The diet change group limited their fat intake to only 20 percent of their total calories and had to eat 5 or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables in addition to 6 or more servings of grains. Read more about Low Fat Diet Linked to Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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You've just been diagnosed with melanoma. The word itself can be overwhelming. You may feel intimidated by the medical jargon and the treatment options. While conventional medicine offers therapies shown to be efficacious in the treatment of melanoma, you are interested in alternative melanoma cancer treatment and care. At the Immune Recovery Foundation serving Columbia, South Carolina, patients are offered the best in an alternative treatment called Immune Recovery.
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All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type." Read more about All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Pamela Owens
At The Beach Chiropractic
6934 Beach Drive SW Suite 2
Ocean Isle Beach,
NC
28469
Call: 910-575-2225
If you are suffering from spinal abnormalities and are seeking an effective alternative to the shortcomings of traditional medicine, chiropractic care may be the answer that can ease your pain while increasing your mobility and flexibility. In Brunswick County, Chiropractor Dr. Pamela Owens and her team of certified professionals have years of experience to accompany the most state of the art natural care units proven to help individuals with a wide variety of disorders and varying levels of pain. They have a reputation for superb individual care that is difficult to find in any medical center.
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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events." Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology
Columbia Laser Vision Correction
16 East 60th Street
Manhattan,
NY
10032
Call: 888-803-0571
Have you struggled with your eyesight? Tired of feeling your eyes get worse and worse as you get older? Thanks to advances in medical laser technology over the past 20 years, those looking for a way to rejuvenate clarity and focus laser vision correction can help. As a world-renowned medical facility, Columbia Laser Vision strives to bring the highest level of treatment to the families of NYC, New York. Their team of surgeons and medical professionals specialize in using LASIK and LASEK for a wide range of eye conditions. Don't let something so precious slip away. Those in the NYC area contact Columbia Laser Vision today.
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