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How To Get Taller, Chiropractic May Be Able To Help.

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How To Get Taller, Chiropractic May Be Able To Help. Not everyone has the genetics to be seven feet tall. It’s important to eat healthy and make sure you’re well-nourished while you’re growing. This provides you the best opportunity to reach your optimal height potential. In the United States, we often consider ourselves to have the best of a lot of things when compared to the rest of the world. The reality is that that…

Do I Have A Short Leg?

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Do I Have A Short Leg? Maybe. The most important thing you can do is to be evaluated by a structurally focused chiropractor to determine any potential discrepancies between your leg lengths. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you even wear a shoe lift and especially not a HEEL LIFT without taking x-rays. Heel lifts have been known as a cheap quick “fix” to pain. This can often cause more problems and not address the problem adequately…
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Tips From A Mother

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I’m remembering a country song that goes a little something like, “'Cause I'm redneck woman, I ain't no high-class broad. I'm just a product of my raisin', And I say "Hey y'all" and "Yee Haw"”. Further into the song she emphatically announces “Some people look down on me, But I don't give a rip. I stand barefooted in my own front yard with a baby on my hip”.

CORE Muscles Provide Spinal Stability!

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CORE Muscles Provide Spinal Stability! Most exercises, such as the ones typically performed in a health gym, do not work or build the core muscles. “Isotonic” means with motion.  Isotonic exercises, such as lifting weights, do not affect the core muscles responsible for improving your posture. “Isometric” means without motion.  Isometric exercises are performed against resistance and affect the postural muscles. Studies show it takes 12 weeks to develop muscle physiology. The spinal exercises that…

A Bit of History on Scoliosis

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  Scoliosis History The earliest known diagnosed case of scoliosis is visible in the mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen.  Hippocrates labeled scoliosis around 400 BC, using the Homeric word okoniow, meaning “to bend or to twist.”  Later this term was changed to the Greek skoliosis, meaning crooked; either Hippocrates or Galen of Pergamon (130-200 AD) was credited with the creation of this new term.  The earliest known forms of treatment involved traction, spinal manipulation,…

Scoliosis is a Dysfunction

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Dear Scoliosis Patients Scoliosis is a Dysfunction Scoliosis is a dysfunction of the neuro-muscular skeletal system.  The Medical “Gold Standard” of treatment which, is bracing and surgery, has few positive results or long-term solutions.  As Spinal Experts, Chiropractors and the Chiropractic profession should take the lead in the correction and stabilization of the Scoliotic patient. Contrary to medical misinformation, scoliosis correction is not age dependent and does not stop at osseous maturity.  The age of…

What Do You Think About Yoga?

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What Do You Think About Yoga? Hey Doc, is Yoga okay during my treatment…  I am often asked what I think about Yoga, Pilates and other forms of exercise. I have nothing against Yoga, Pilates, or any other form of stretching or exercises (maybe arm wrestling where you only overdevelop one arm). The biggest concern is with your underlying structure and anything you do that either hurts or preferably assists – in the efforts to make structural…

How Can Chiropractors Detect Scoliosis Effectively??

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How Can Chiropractors Detect Scoliosis Effectively? First, it can be done through posture.  Ninety percent of Scoliosis patients present with a common posture. The middle back (dorsal) curve deviates to the right, and the curve in the low back (lumbo-dorsal) compensates to the left.  In this typical pattern, look for a right head tilt, right high shoulder, a tight right trapezius muscle, and right dorsal curvature.  This is an innate response to protect the heart. …

How to Spot Scoliosis a Quick Reference

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How to Spot Scoliosis a Quick Reference How Do You Spot Scoliosis? It’s a good idea to know how to spot scoliosis. Early detection can make a very big difference in you or a loved one’s life. There are other options besides just surgery, especially when the scoliosis is not life threatening to the child. There can be many years of growth left for many children when parents are presented with surgery for their child.…

What’s a Trigger Point? PART 1

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What’s a Trigger Point? PART 1 We’ve talked a lot about chiropractic care, normal and abnormal spinal structure and how important it is to first find the primary cause of your secondary symptoms (back pain, neck pain, sciatica, headaches, etc).  More often than not, an abnormal shift in your spine is the primary factor. A spinal shift is responsible for many of the common secondary symptoms like back pain, neck pain, sciatica, disc problems etc. …

How Can I Reduce My Hunchback As A Fully Grown Adult?

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How Can I Reduce My Hunchback As A Fully Grown Adult? Answer by Dr. Bret Wickstrom: In order to safely and effectively reduce or correct a postural shift like a hyperkyphosis (hunchback), you must determine the primary condition that caused it.  In very rare situations it may require medical treatment or management if the severity of hyperkyphosis infringes on the patient’s breathing, heart function or there is a severe unrelenting pain. However, these situations are…

Why Does My Back Hurt When I Simply Stand?

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Why Does My Back Hurt When I Simply Stand? Answer by Dr. Bret Wickstrom: The only way to resolve this secondary problem (symptom) is to determine the primary condition that is causing it.  There are a few, but not all, of the issues that are common for this type of intermittent pain. 1. The most common is a shift in the structure of your spine. Just like with your blood pressure, body temp etc. there…

How should an individual treat back pain?

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How Should an Individual Treat Back Pain? Answer by Chiropractor Dr. Bret Wickstrom: The most important thing to do is find the primary cause of the back pain.  Chiropractic is often the best choice because back pain is very often a secondary condition that is there as a result of a shift in the structure of your spine. Meaning, the primary condition of the spine being shifted out of normal alignment can result in secondary symptoms…
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