There are plenty of people today struggling with weight loss on a regular basis, notably too much weight around the middle. However, the necessity to lose weight is, quite frequently, more than a simple cosmetic issue. The fact of the matter is, if people are carrying around additional weight in their stomach area, their back is going to be adversely [...]
Low Back Pain
Low back pain is second in commonality only to the common cold. It affects more than 80% of human being. Although most of us are aware that the common cold is due to a viral infection, back pain is often puzzling to its sufferers. Your Orlando Chiropractor is an expert at solving [...]
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Our pillow, bed, or sleep position is not always responsible for our stiff and painful neck when we get up in the morning. We also try to figure out what is taking place when sudden neck movement causes a sharp pain that feels as if “something” has slipped out of position or that a [...]
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Arthritis is more often than not confusing to most patients.Often the word, “arthritis,” produces fear of a future that includes crippled and twisted joints. But, many conditions from benign to severe are filed under the term, arthritis. For our purposes we will limit this discussion to the most common forms of arthritis.
Osteoarthritis [...]
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The complexity of the shoulder joint allows it to achieve many different motions and activities. Anatomically, the shoulder involves three unique bones – the scapula, the clavicle, and the humerus – many attaching ligaments, and approximately 20 different muscles. The primary articulation, the glenohumeral joint, is joined by ligaments and a group of muscles [...]
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The average person takes between 3,000 and 5,000 steps per day. Add to that activities such as running and aerobic exercise, and we add not only more steps, but stress, to our already overly-worked feet. Is it any wonder then why plenty of people have aches and pains in their feet? Several factors influence [...]
A normal spine looks straight, without much deviation from one side to the other, when the body is viewed from behind. Therefore, if the spine is viewed to have a lateral, or side-to-side, curvature, the individual might have a condition called scoliosis.The disorder shouldn’t be confused with bad posture, even though it oftentimes gives the [...]
Chiropractors, also called doctors of chiropractic, treat patients who are suffering from musculoskeletal and nervous system problems. Chiropractic treatments provide relief for people having problems of the spine.
Chiropractic education is very similar to medical and dental education that requires… three to four years of undergraduate studies and an additional 4 years of post-graduate education. Chiropractic [...]
In the past, sports injuries were mostly limited to professional athletes, young people participating in school sports programs, and men participating in weekend activities such as rugby. However more and more people of all ages and both sexes are doing regular sports and fitness activities. There are even women now doing traditional men’s sports such [...]