Chiropractic News entries

An increasingly popular view is that growing older doesn’t mean feeling old!  Every 8 seconds a baby boomer turns 50 and many Boomers don’t want to stop “doing” as they age.  They want to do whatever they can to stay active and young.  Over the next 20 years I expect this trend to only increase! [...]

50 athletes were tested.  They were divided into two groups:  one received chiropractic adjustments, the other served as controls.  Eleven tests were used to measure aspects of athletic ability including:  agility, balance, kinesthetic perception, power, and reaction time.  After 6 weeks, the control group showed minor improvement in 8 of the 11 tests.  The chiropractic [...]

Drug-less chiropractic is a health care service based on the principle of taking care of the spine and aiding the nervous system so the body will draw upon its own ability to heal itself. An overwhelming percentage of the world’s population suffers from the condition known as “subluxation”, which is “misalignment of spinal vertebrae” resulting [...]

Think you’re too old to exercise?  Think again!  One report in the American Journal of Epidemiology examined 472 elderly men.  The study determined that an individual’s current level of activity has a greater impact on longevity than the level of activity during the previous five years.  And, men who shaped up later in life had [...]

As a prevention specialist, I encourage patients to exercise daily.  However, many patients have a hard time sticking to a workout regime.  My suggestion is to change your motivating focus. More times than not, focusing on losing weight or toning up fails to provide long-term motivation.  Instead, focus on the “big picture”.  Exercise to live [...]