By: William M. Austin, DC, CCSP, CCRD The Baby Boomer generation is that group of individuals born between 1946 and 1964. There are approximately 76 million baby boomers and this group comprises the largest single segment of the American population. So, if you’ve noticed the median age of your patients has changed, it could be
By: John Palo, BS, DC, DABCO The Collapsed Longitudinal Arch Hyperpronation, the collapse of the longitudinal arch of the foot, has received the greatest attention in the field of foot orthotics. And justly so. It has been of particular concern to the Chiropractic physician. Why? The collapsed longitudinal arch lowers the sacral table on the
By: Jeffrey D. Olsen, DC The biomechanics of gait affect not only the lower extremities, but also the rhythmic movements of the entire body. To appreciate this obvious relationship, picture running with your arms folded across your chest or with your chin tucked. Just like restricting these key components of a balanced gait feels awkward,
By: Jeffrey D. Olsen, DC We see them every day. Patients, with chronic headaches that have not responded to traditional treatment, present with a feeble hope that “maybe a Chiropractor can help.” How I wish we were given the opportunity, earlier in the development of the condition, to restore normal relationships of the spine and
By: Terry R. Yochum, DC, DACBR, Fellow, ACCR and Michael S. Barry, DC, DACBR History This eight-year-old patient presents with a history of scoliosis and back pain. Where and what are the peculiar calcifications? Are these symptom-producing lesions? (See next page.) Diagnosis Childhood idiopathic intervertebral disc calcification. Discussion There are two forms of disc calcification, apparently
By: Tim Maggs, DC As my plane touched down at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in April, 1999, I felt a sense of excitement. I was scheduled to spend the next three days in the Chicago Bulls’ locker room with Coach Al Vermeil, the head strength and conditioning coach for the Bulls. Coach Vermeil had helped take
By: William M. Austin, DC, CCSP, CCRD During standing, walking, and running the lumbar spine and pelvis balance on the lower extremities. As shown in Fig. 1, leg or foot asymmetries send abnormal forces along the closed Kinetic/Kinematic Chain, interfering with spinal function.1 And interfering with spinal function can result in a number of bodily malfunctions.
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Before you read… Watch Our Video on the Q-Angle by Tim Maggs, DC. ___ This paper targets one specific knee condition (patellofemoral pain syndrome), offers a possible indicator for predicting patients at risk (Q-angle measurement) and suggests adjunctive treatment options (rehab exercises and flexible custom orthotics). Knee pain, in its most generalized definition, is experienced
By: John Zhang, Ph.D., M.D. Chiropractic Adjustments Plus Orthotics Reduced Symptoms for Workers Standing Six Hours Daily Download PDF Now
By: Larry Markson, DC, Bob Hoffman, DC, and Dennis Perman, DC We as a society are more “stressed-out” than ever before. Today, the stress of careers, deadlines, conflicts, family—as well as demands on our time and money—take a huge toll on our health and well-being. Just as a chain breaks at its weakest link,
By: William M. Austin, DC, CCSP, CCRD It was one of those Mondays. The faster I went, the worse things became. I was behind. Kaye, my receptionist/CA, popped her head into the treatment room to offer assistance, a sure sign that chaos was now settling in and a very clear confirmation of whose fault it
By: Kevin Wong, DC – June 9, 2015 Painful shoulders anyone? Let’s take a look at the shoulders, ribs and thoriacic spine. Watch the Webinar Here
Download PDF By: Jerrilyn A. Cambron, DC, PhD, Manuel Duarte, DC, Jennifer Dexheimer, BS, LMT, and Thomas Solecki, DC Abstract Objectives: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility of a randomized clinical trial of shoe orthotics for chronic low-back pain. Methods: The study recruited 50 patients with chronic low-back pain through
By: Fabrizio Mancini, DC “You cannot solve problems with the same level of thinking that existed when the problems were created.” —Albert Einstein This quote by one of the brightest minds in history is simple in its genius. It opens one story in Chicken Soup for the Chiropractic Soul about a mother and daughter whose
By: K. Jeffrey Miller DC, DABCO Recently, I had lunch with another Chiropractor. When our waitress discovered we were both Chiropractors she began asking dozens of questions. At first I thought it was because she found Chiropractic to be an interesting subject. However, her line of questioning quickly led me to realize that it was
Detect, Correct, and Prevent Conditions Caused by Leg Length Discrepancies By: John Palo, BS, DC, CCSP, DABCO “Doctors, teachers, and those who nurse the sick should be aware what sort of thing is man, what is life, what is health, and in what manner a parity and concordance of the elements maintains it; while a discordance of these
By: K. Jeffrey Miller, DC, DABCO I once X-rayed an elderly patient who had been involved in an automobile accident. When the films came out of the processor I placed the lateral cervical view on the view box to check the quality of the pictures. I immediately noticed what I thought was a scratch from
