3 Ways Your Chiropractor Can Help You Recover From A Soft Tissue Injury

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Soft tissue injuries can occur in your muscles, ligaments, or tendons. They are particularly painful because they are accompanied by inflamed nerves. You can sustain a soft tissue injury through exercise, wrong movements, or repetitive motion.  Soft tissue injuries are hard to treat, but your chiropractor is an expert at healing them. Your chiropractor can not only treat your soft tissue injury, but also teach you effective ways to improve your range of movement so that you do not repeat it.

1 April 2015

Your Pain Management: New Chiropractic Innovations To Help You

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When it comes to pain management, many people rely on a combination of medical interventions such as prescription pain medication and alternative medicine such as chiropractic care. For many people, going to the chiropractor is their primary go-to when they begin to experience aches and pains, particularly back pain. And while standard chiropractic manual manipulations can work wonders for your aches and pains, chiropractors are always looking for new ways to help their patients feel better and manage their pain properly.

31 March 2015

Many Chiropractors Are Authorized To Perform DOT Physicals

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As a truck driver, you need a medical certificate verifying you don't have any health issues that could make commercial driving unsafe. You may not be aware that chiropractors can perform your U.S. Department of Transportation physical exam to keep your commercial driver's license in good standing. This may be a convenient option for you. Who is Authorized to Perform These Exams? Although many people assume only medical and osteopathic doctors can perform DOT physicals, other kinds of health practitioners are allowed to do so as well.

30 March 2015

Having Frequent Migraines? Your Neck Might Be To Blame

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If you're having frequent migraines, it's wise to see your doctor to rule out sinister causes such as brain tumors and chemical imbalances. Often, however, doctors fail to identify an exact cause for patients' migraines. You're simply sent home, told your headaches are something you will have to learn to deal with, and perhaps prescribed a medication to make them less severe or frequent. As it turns out, many migraines that doctors tend to quickly dismiss as genetic or unexplainable are, in fact, caused by tension in the neck.

30 March 2015

Seven Ways To Lessen Your Back Pain

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Low back pain affects 60-80% of the adult population. Thankfully, there are a lot of things you can do to relieve this common problem. 1. Get a deep tissue massage. You can do this through your chiropractor or massage therapist. It will loosen your muscles, increase your circulation, and release endorphins (which will lower your pain levels). Some people see getting a massage as a "treat," but when you have back or neck pain, it is a necessity.

30 March 2015

Top 4 At-Home Whiplash Treatments

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Whiplash is a serious medical condition caused by rapid extension of the neck. If you have this condition, you will have to see a chiropractor, like Contino Chiropractic Center, and get medical treatment. But did you know there are treatments for whiplash you can do at home? At-home whiplash treatment can help speed recovery along with chiropractic treatment. Here are four treatments 1. Use heat Whiplash responds well to heat treatments. Heat helps ease the muscles in your neck.

30 March 2015