Oct 25, 2011
Migraine In children and Adults Migraine is a common cause of undiagnosed headache in children. Studies suggest that around 60% of children aged between 7 and 15 experience headache. Around 1-2% of 7-year-olds and 2.5% of 9-year-olds have migraine; more than 5% of...
Oct 18, 2011
Backpack Safety – Parents are the Best Advocates Children make over 10,000 backpack-related visits annually to emergency departments or physicians. The daily stress of carrying a backpack on one shoulder has been shown to alter a child’s posture and gait. Despite this...
Oct 13, 2011
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ) Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD or TMD), or TMJ syndrome, is an umbrella term covering acute or chronic inflammation of the temporomandibular joint, which connects the mandible to the skull. The disorder and resultant...
Oct 4, 2011
Chiropractic Treatment of Headaches Headaches can range from annoying to debilitating and their cause can be benign or life threatening. The majorities of headaches are benign and are caused by dehydration, muscle spasms, stress or vertebral misalignments. It is...
Sep 29, 2011
Chiropractic Treatments for Migraines and Cluster Headaches Few of the millions who get occasional headaches have it as bad as the migraine sufferer. Far from being a minor annoyance these headaches can ruin lives. The migraine is a special type of headache-a vascular...
Sep 27, 2011
Are You At Risk For Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass and reduced bone strength that affects 10 million Americans over the age of 50. Another 34 million have decreased bone mass (osteopenia) that puts them at risk for osteoporosis. Each year...
