1. I have acute back pain, I should stay in bed In the acute phase of a back injury, resting can be very useful to calm down the pain and avoid further damage to tissues. However, the acute phase generally lasts only a few days. Long term, activity modified for your condition will: speed healing … Continue reading “Top 7 Back Pain Myths”
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Healing Takes Time There are 3 main stages of injury healing, regardless of where the trauma occurs. In each, different things are happening at the injury site, and there are different activities that are appropriate for treatment and resuming to your daily acitivities. The Acute Stage Also called the inflammatory stage, the acute stage occurs … Continue reading “The Stages of Healing”
Why do millions of parents bring their children to Chiropractors every year? Is it for severe trauma? Is it only when the child is hurt? No. Chiropractic’s purpose is to remove interferences to the natural healing power that is present in the body. When that power is unleashed, the healing that results is profound. Today, … Continue reading “Chiropractic Care For Children?”
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To answer this question we must first define “healthy.” According to the World Health Organization: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Now that we have an understanding of what health is, we need to look at our own level of … Continue reading “Are You Healthy or Just Not Sick”
Challenge Yourself If you’re stuck in the daily grind, wondering why every day seems to be “same old, same old,” maybe it’s because it is. Fortunately, you have the power. Whether it’s changing up your workout routine, learning a new language, or finding creative ways to teach your kids new things, commit to continually challenging … Continue reading “Three Steps to a Happier You”
As successful as chiropractic has become, there are a lot of myths circulating among the general public. Times have definitely changed for the better, but the fact is that many people still do not understand what chiropractors do. Let’s talk about a few of the more common myths about chiropractic. Myth #1 – Chiropractors are … Continue reading “Debunking Chiropractic Myths”
One of the most common questions we are asked when someone walks into our Dallas Chiropractor office is: What’s the main difference between wellness care and standard medical care? Our answer is that wellness care seeks to turn on the natural healing ability without adding something (like a drug) to the system. Rather wellness care seeks to … Continue reading “Wellness Care vs Medical Care: Your Dallas Chiropractor weighs in”
What truly differentiates doctors of chiropractic from any other healthcare professionals is the fact that chiropractors are the only professionals who are trained to diagnose and treat what are called spinal subluxations. The word “subluxation” comes from the Latin words meaning “somewhat or slight” (sub) and “to dislocate” (luxate). So the term ‘vertebral subluxation’ literally … Continue reading “What is Chiropractic”
Spinal adjustments to correct subluxations are what make Dallas chiropractic professionals unique in comparison with any other type of health care professional. The term “adjustment” refers to the specific force chiropractors apply to vertebrae that have abnormal movement patterns or fail to function normally. The objective of the chiropractic adjustment is to reduce the subluxation, … Continue reading “How Does Dallas Chiropractic Work?”
Wellness requires you to be a proactive agent for your body. You need to treat it well and not wait until you hurt before you decide to take care of it. As we’ve said before health is not merely the absence of disease any more than wealth is an absence of poverty. Let’s remember health is … Continue reading “Effects of Dallas Chiropractic Care”
DTS Spinal Decompression provides relief to severe back and neck pain sufferers by gently reducing the pressure within spinal discs. The bones of the spine are slowly and methodically separated using the state-of-the-art DTS Spinal Decompression Unit. As the vertebrae are separated pressure is slowly reduced within the disc (intradiscal pressure) until a vacuum is … Continue reading “Spinal Decompression Therapy in Dallas”