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Improvement of a Functional Movement Disorder

Chris Lucks, BSc, BChiro & Lisa Lucks, DC Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research ~ April 9, 2015 ~ Pages 26-33 Introduction: A 36 year-old female presented to a wellness based chiropractic clinic suffering from uncontrollable hyperkinesia, featuring myoclonic jerks and tics. A neurologist made the diagnosis of a functional (nonorganic) movement

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Healthy Kids? Why is My Approach is So Different?

  I can’t tell you how often I’m asked, “Wendy why are your kids so healthy?”  “Wendy, what would YOU do with my child?”   Firstly I am not claiming to be, “Mother of the Year” — far from it. I share this with you because as a chiropractor, it is

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Dr. Rosen

“The large increase in total brain volume in the first year of life suggests that this is a critical period in which disruption of developmental processes, as the result of innate genetic abnormalities or as a consequence of environmental insults, may have long-lasting or permanent effects on brain structure and

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Chiropractic Improves Healing of Recurrent Ankle Sprains

Ankle injuries are among the most common injuries reported by sports athletes, ranking number one in 24 specific sports categories such as basketball, football, volleyball, and soccer. Additionally, over 40 percent of ankle inversion sprain injuries result in chronic ankle instability, which means that treating this condition effectively is imperative

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Chiropractic Effective for Scoliosis

A 2011 study revealed that a multimodal chiropractic treatment can significantly ease the pain and disability of adult scoliosis. This is one of the first studies on the effects of chiropractic and exercise on adult scoliosis, and showed promising results. In the study, 28 patients with adult scoliosis participated in a

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Vitamin D

New research suggests there may be a link between the body’s vitamin D levels and spinal health. The majority of patients who were about the receive spinal-fusion surgery had alarmingly low levels of vitamin D in one study presented last week at the North American Spinal Society conference. The study

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Inheriting the Risk of Sciatica Pain

Scientists have discovered a new risk factor for developing sciatic pain: your genes. Though scientists have suspected that genes play a role in sciatica, this study examines the impact of familial history on the risk of lumbar disc disease. The term lumbar disc disease refers to a set of spinal

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