The Top 5 Reasons Why “Moms to Be” Need Chiropractic Care
by Dr. Risa Sloves Chiropractic Physician; Board Certified in Maternity and Pediatric Care Discovering the wonderful news that you are pregnant is both a time of joy and a time of anxiety. While pregnant, your body will begin to undergo many profound changes ranging from hormonal, biomechanical, and increased nutritional demands to other physical and psychological changes. As these changes occur, your body is likely to begin to feel uncomfortable and at times you may find yo
SCOLIOSIS: DON’T WAIT TO GET IT STRAIGHT!
Stop slouching, put your shoulders back, stand up straight and pay attention because after all of those years of badgering, guess what? Your mother was right- Posture does matter! To fully appreciate the profound effects that posture has on the entire body, we must consider the body’s master control system- the brain and nervous system. Medical textbooks confirm that the purpose of the brain and nervous system is to control and coordinate all other systems, organs and tissu
New Drug-and Surgery-Free Treatment for Low Back Pain, Sciatica, Disc Herniations, Disc Degeneration
According to the National Institutes of Health, about 40% of adults will have had back pain in the past month and approximately 85% will have back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is an epidemic and our government is looking for answers to this “epidemic” and starting “national strategies” and “campaigns” to combat back pain. But, just because something like back pain is so common, it doesn’t mean there aren’t potential solutions out there for people who suffer. M
Backpack Load May Be Too Much For Kids to Bear
Years ago, if a child was trudging up the street with a sack over his shoulder, you might think he was going camping or running away from home. Today, however, it is unusual to see a child without a backpack. For many students, the expression “carrying a heavy load” has taken on a new meaning – one that could lead to permanent spinal column damage. Backpacks offer a convenient method to transport necessary items to and from school, however thousands of school children caus
Antiobiotic Abuse? Natural ways to restore your immune system
Antibiotics can be life saving in numerous situations, but their indiscriminate use has led to the emergence of a number of a highly resistant bacteria. Among the most resistant are Streptococcal Pneumonia and this bacterial strain is one of the leading causes of ear and sinus infections, meningitis, and other potentially serious illnesses in adults and children. According to medical research, antibiotics are prescribed at an enormous rate in the United States. Many doctors
Natural & Alternative Treatments for Ear Infections
Middle ear infections (known as otitis media) are the number-one reason parents bring their children to the doctor and, unfortunately, over the last decade, the number of children with earaches has risen sharply. An earache develops when the tissue lining the middle ear or eustachian tube swells causing the opening of the eustachian tube to become obstructed, thus preventing the middle ear from draining properly. As inflammation continues, the production of fluid increases an
The Benefits of Chiropractic Care For Infantile Colic
Crying is an important method of communication between infants and caregivers. It is nonspecific, in that many different stimuli such as pain and hunger can produce the same response, and parents report that they can discriminate among various types of cries in their infants. Crying can be divided into three categories: normal or physiologic crying, excessive crying secondary to distress such as hunger or disease, and excessive crying without an apparent cause, such as coli
BioSET: What Thousands of Americans Are Now Doing To Permanently Eliminate Their Allergies!
Asthma, sinusitis, hives, headaches, depression, chronic pain, bronchitis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, candida, bloating and gastric symptoms, colitis, PMS, infertility, menopausal symptoms, ear infections, ADD/ADHD, autism, eczema…The list seems never ending when one thinks about the many ways that food, environmental and chemical allergies and sensitivities can manifest themselves in our bodies. It is estimated that more than 35 million people in the United States suffe
Does your infant have torticollis?
Just as parents are concerned about their children’s teeth and so they go the dentist for a checkup, many parents are now bringing their children to pediatric chiropractors to have their spinal development checked. A young spine usually develops perfectly by the end of a mom’s pregnancy. However, it is what happens during the birth process and the weeks, months, and years following that often alters the normal functioning of a child’s spine. The spinal bones, known as verte
Treating ADHD and Autism Naturally
Today many children in the United States are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, and a variety of other learning disorders. In fact, they have become so prevalent in our culture that they and their panacea, Ritalin, have become “buzz words” over the past decade. What many people don’t realize is that there are natural alternatives such as chiropractic, nutritional therapy, and allergy elimination to help t
