by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 12, 2012 | Joint Pain
This question is asked frequently by patients visiting chiropractors. To answer this question, let’s first talk about, “what is arthritis?” The word “arthritis” is derived from “arth-” meaning “joint” and “-itis” meaning “inflammation.” Hence, arthritis is basically...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 10, 2012 | Whole Body Health
In the mid-1980s, a political event spurred a change regarding the medical community’s outward disrespect of chiropractors when the AMA (American Medical Association) was sued for anti-trust violations and the chiropractors won! For the first time, the public, open...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 9, 2012 | Back Pain
The headline to this article may seem strange to you. After all, what does the news have to do with your back? According to the Johns Hopkins Health Alerts, quite a bit. The Health Alert entitled, “Back Pain and Osteoporosis Special Report The Mind Body Connection,”...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 8, 2012 | Back Pain
Harvard Study: Low Back Pain Patients Significantly More Satisfied with Chiropractic Than Conventional Medical Care. In 2002, at the 17th annual North American Spine Society meeting, three medical doctors defended chiropractic by citing a Harvard study that found low...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 7, 2012 | Whole Body Health
Here’s something interesting. Do you know how much money American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating ONE olive from each salad they served in first class? You’ll never guess. $40,000! Amazing, isn’t it? And if you translate that amount to today’s dollars—it would...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 5, 2012 | Whole Body Health
Many people seem surprised to find out that the chiropractic education process is so extensive. We usually reply, ”…whether you’re planning to become a chiropractor, medical doctor, or dentist, it takes four years of college followed by and additional 4-5 years...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 4, 2012 | Whole Body Health
The mission of chiropractic is to help sick people get well, as well as to help healthy people function better in the absence of drugs or surgery. When people are asked, “…what do chiropractors do?” the frequent response is, “…they crack your neck and/or...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 3, 2012 | Whole Body Health
Every movement, smell, taste, touch, sound, thought, and dream has its origin in the nervous system. Every function of your body, both voluntarily and involuntarily is controlled, at least in part, by your nervous system. To better understand how the nervous system...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 2, 2012 | Whole Body Health
For years, chiropractors have treated back pain patients as well as, if not superior to, other healthcare professions. In fact, all of the guidelines published around the world have recommended manipulative care as an initial or first step for the treatment of low...
by Tejasvit Kour | Aug 1, 2012 | Advanced
A Mechanical Model Involving the Spinal Dura Mater and the Suboccipital Muscles For more than half a century respected authors, clinicians, and journals have claimed that various problems of the cervical spine can cause headaches. As an example, in 1958, Beverly Hills...
