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Welcome to my website and thank you for visiting. As Chiropractors we are not only tasked with the role of ensuring the optimum functioning of the spine, but we also have a responsibility to educate our patients, hence the development of this website. It will function as a means of communication as well as an educational tool for patients and the public at large, exposing them to the wonderful...
1 in 5 young adults may have high blood pressure…
Young adulthood is supposed to be a generally healthy and carefree time of life. Yet, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, that’s not the reality today. In fact, studies are indicating that as many as one fifth of all young adults in their 20s and early 30s have elevated blood pressure.
Researchers analyzed data on more than 14,000 men and...
Treatment of chronic low back pain can reverse abnormal brain activity and function
(The patients underwent spinal injections or surgery to alleviate their low back pain, however, considering the great efficacy of Chiropractic care for low back pain – it’s likely that Chiropractic patients also experience these cortical changes… – Dr Engelbrecht)
It likely comes as no surprise that low back pain is the most common form of chronic pain among adults. Lesser...
Resistance Training Improves Generalized Anxiety Disorder
June 2, 2011 (Denver, Colorado) — Resistance training reduces symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), compared with aerobic exercise or no exercise at all, according to research presented here at the American College of Sports Medicine 58th Annual Meeting.
Patients with GAD tend to be physically inactive, although exercise training has been shown to reduce anxiety symptoms in healthy...
The Body Learns to Move in the Patterns You Teach It…
When you compensate, you move asymmetrically. In the race of life, the person running with one shoe off and one shoe on is a lot less likely to win…
The body moves in Patterns of Motion which adapt to each individual’s body type, history of injuries & daily habits. If it hurts to move, the body will adapt and move in a way to avoid pain.
Ligaments and fascia stretch in the...
Ginger’s effect on inflammation
A study [1] posted in the Phytotherapy Research journal assessed whether ginger had any type of anti-inflammatory effect. Twenty-seven participants performed a specific routine of eccentric arm exercises designed to induce delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS; characterised by muscle pain caused by excessive/intense exercise). Each participant received either a 2 gram supplement of ginger or a...
Chiropractic Influence on Oxidative Stress and DNA Repair
There is a growing body of evidence that wellness care provided by doctors of chiropractic may reduce health care costs, improve health behaviors, and enhance patient perceived quality of life. Until recently, however, little was known about how chiropractic adjustments affected the chemistry of biological processes on a cellular level.
In a landmark study published this week in the Journal of...
Vitamin D – What Everyone Needs to Know
The issue of Vitamin D deficiency as a major causal factor in immune system related illnesses ranging from seasonal cold and flu, to heart disease, to cancer, to atopic and autoimmune disorders has received a lot of attention in the last few years. Clinical journals as well as the mainstream media have been reporting evidence that modern industrialized humans are severely deficient in Vitamin D...
Stress, an insidious enemy
The variety of ways in which stress can kill is astounding — it can lead to heart attacks, diabetes, even certain cancers. Stress can also exacerbate osteoporosis, arthritis and allergies, said noted stress researcher Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD, at APA’s Annual Convention.
“If stress doesn’t kill you, it will at least make you wheeze,” she said. Continue reading...
Stress may make allergies worse
Emotional stress makes seasonal allergy attacks more intense and longer lasting, according to findings presented an annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Boston. Continue reading “Stress may make allergies worse”...
Chiropractic and hamstring injuries
A study conducted in at the Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, revealed a significantly reduced risk of hamstring injuries and lower limb muscle strains amongst Australian Rules football players subsequent to Chiropractic treatment.
The objective of the study was “to investigate whether a sports chiropractic intervention consisting of pragmatically and individually determined...
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