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Music of Mozart Soothes the Preemie Baby
Repetitive melodies encourage less energy use, more growth, study finds By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Could the music of the 18th century classical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart help tiny infants born today? Yes, suggests an Israeli study that found that listening for just 30 minutes a day helped premature babies use less energy, [...]
What are the Different Types of Headaches
What are the different types of headaches? The painful condition has many different causes and the pain manifests itself in a number of different ways. Figuring out which type of headache you have is an important part of treating the condition. A headache can be classified as a neurological problem but there are many different [...]
Chiropractic Treatment and Tai Chi Practice Decrease Knee Pain
Men and Women that are at least 65 years of age or older with knee osteoarthritis (OA), that practice Tai Chi, improve their physical performance and experience less pain, according to a new Tufts University School of Medicine study. Osteoarthritis is a common form of arthritis that produces an erosion of joint cartilage. Chiropractors help [...]
Chicago Chiropractor Asks: Are You Among the "Typing Wounded"?
If you sit for extended periods at a computer, you may be experiencing lower back pain, upper back pain, and/or neck pain that also radiates down one or both of your arms generating additional pain, pins and needles, or numbness. Neck and shoulder pain are, in fact, the most common upper-extremity musculoskeletal problems among computer [...]
Chicago Chiropractor States That, Despite Your Age, You Have a Lot to Gain From Physical Activity
Chiropractors, like me, agree that “motion is life.” We, humans, were designed to walk, to run, to dance, and to move all the muscles of our body for our entire lifespan. So, naturally, it follows that we either “move it or lose it!” Our aging “Baby Boomer” population is discovering just how true this cautionary [...]
Get Active Again One Step at a Time
You may have read on this website, or elsewhere, about recent studies that have shown that physical activity is requisite to getting and staying healthy, especially as we age. But, if you’ve been inactive for awhile, even the idea of exercise might seem “exhausting.” The best way, then, to approach this much-needed addition to your [...]
You Can Eliminate Allergy Misery Once and For All!
Allergies can make our everyday life a misery. Unwelcome symptoms like itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing, or a skin rash can occur from a simple walk in the garden, a play date with Fluffy, a seafood pasta, or even something as small as a nut. To make things worse, for some of us allergic [...]
You Still Could be Injured Even From a "Minor" Fender Bender
If you drive a big car and you’re in an accident if your car looks “uninjured,” it’s easy to believe that you are uninjured, too. After all, isn’t that the reason you’re driving a big vehicle? It’s for safety, right? Well, research has proved that occupants of vehicles, both large and compact, can be injured [...]
Yoga for Round Bodies
Hello, your Chicago Chiropractor here. I just read a great article about yoga for plus-size people. What a wonderful concept. I tell all my patients that “health begins right where you are today. You can’t wait for more time or less body weight.” However, up until now, yoga studios have not usually been purlieus for [...]
Are Chicago Chiropractors Real Doctors?
Chiropractic education is in many ways the same as medical and dental education that involves three to four years of undergraduate studies and an additional four years of post-graduate education. Chiropractic curriculum includes anatomy, physiology, orthopedics, neurology, x-ray, nutrition, and philosophy. In the field of x-ray study, chiropractors , as a matter of fact, have a lot more hours of education than medical doctors. Chiropractic coursework in x-ray incorporates x-ray safety, techniques, factors, positioning, and interpretation. Moreover, chiropractors have more hours of focus in nutrition than students in medical school receive. Chiropractors are recognized in all fifty states as doctors.