How many times have you heard someone complain about having “knots” in my neck or shoulders? The use of the term knots is a pretty close description.
Those knots are actually trigger points. “ A trigger point is like a mini-spasm within a muscle,” according to Dr. Steven Read, chiropractor and Clinic Director of Ortega Chiropractic [...]
Hans-On Therapies are the Top rated for Back Pain
A recent study in Consumer Reports shows that Chiropractors had the highest level of satisfaction form patients compared to any other type of health care provider.
Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center conducted a survey of over 14, 000 people who had received different types of treatment for their [...]
New research shows that 74% of back surgeries fail.
A recent study published by the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine showed that patients that received spinal fusion surgery actually had a large increase in the use of painkillers compared to those with similar symptoms that did not receive surgery. This study also concluded that only [...]
Whiplash is an injury in the neck that is caused as a result of sudden forward or backward motion of the neck typically during auto accidents, falls or sports related activities. The sudden head movement due to an accident, can cause damage to the joints and ligaments, or can badly affect spinal tissues creating spinal [...]
A chiropractor spends much of his education learning to evaluate and treat spinal subluxations. While there is much debate within the chiropractic profession as to the effects of subluxations, the majority of the profession does agree to what a subluxation actually is.
The definition of a subluxation is: an incorrect movement or a position of bones [...]
In light of a new survey showing that chiropractic spinal manipulation is the top-rated treatment for people suffering with back pain, patients should consider a consultation with a doctor of chiropractic, says the American Chiropractic Association.
The Consumer Reports Health Rating Center released the survey results of more than 14,000 Americans on April 6.
The [...]
