NSAID DRUGS FOR PAIN CAN BE DANGEROUS

NSAID drugs are used for pain (Motrin, Advil, Motrin IB, Naproxen, Naprosyn, Aleve, etc.). These drugs are NOT designed for long term use. If you're in chronic ongoing or recurring pain, we may be able to help you and keep you off these common but potentially dangerous drugs.

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, NSAIDs use for pain (Motrin, Advil, Motrin IB, Naproxen, Naprosyn, Aleve) leads to more than 103,000 hospitalizations for internal bleeding, and also cause 16,500 NSAID-related deaths yearly, at an estimated cost of $15,000 to $20,000 per hospitalization. The annual direct costs of such complications exceed $2 billion. [1] It is also likel;y these deaths are under-reported.

  According to this graph, NSAID-related deaths now equal all deaths cause by AIDs death, and appears to be killing 3 TIMES as many people as asthma!

 

Reference

1. Recent Considerations in Nonsteroidal Anti–inflammatory Drug Gastropathy
New England Journal of Medicine 1999 (Jun 17); 340 (24): 1888-1899
http://www.chiro.org/LINKS/ABSTRACTS/Recent_Considerations.shtml

CHIROPRACTIC STUDENTS EVALUATE NEW POSTURE PRODUCTS!

Students at New York Chiropractic College evaluated several products that claim to improve posture -- including Posawear, the Lumoback belt and app and the Buoy seat -- and awarded them grades of B, C and A, respectively. "However, the products don't go very far to educate patients about what good posture is, and that's a really important part of what chiropractors do," said Dr. Karen Erickson.
 
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OCTOBER IS SPINAL HEALTH MONTH!

October is Chiropractic Health Month! Spread the word of natural and drug-free solutions to health problems!

Hot Packs and Creams Don't Work For Back Pain

A recent study found that 2/3 of patients self-treating their back pain using hot/cold compresses, wrapping various substances on the back, and herbal preparations get no relief or get worse. 

While I am a big advocate of people doing self-care for their back and neck pain, getting proper treatment is still the first thing. After 2 weeks of self-care with little relief, it's time to have your back and neck evaluated professionally.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882024

A single yoga pose each day may improve spine curvature for scoliosis patients.

A new study claims performing a single yoga pose for 90 seconds for at least 3 days a week could reduce spine curvature in patients with scoliosis in as little as 3 months. 

The side plank involves lying on one side of the body with straight knees, and propping up the upper body with the elbow and forearm. Patients required to perform the side plank on weaker side of spine.
  
The Yoga pose improved spine curvature by around 32% among all patients





 
http://bit.ly/1o7UElQ

Backpacks For Children Should Not Exceed 10-15% of the Child’s Body Weight

Backpacks have an influence on back pain in children and the weight limit should not exceed 10-15% of the child’s body weight, according to a study in the Journal of  Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics.

Heavy backpacks have been shown on MRI's of  healthy children to compress the the discs of the lower spine with increasing weight, as well as increased asymmetry of the discs.



















NY Times Backpack

"What's a Chiropractic Adjustment?"

A Chiropractic physician is a primary care professional who is focused on delivering care that is safe, natural and effective through chiropractic adjustment. Today, many people still don’t know what chiropractic adjustment is or what it is like to be adjusted by a Chiropractic physician. In this video, Dr. David Graber, an ANJC Chiropractic Physician, joins Dr. Donald DeFabio to talk about chiropractic adjustment, its benefits and so much more. Watch it here:

ANJC - How Well Adjusted Are You?