Fayetteville Acupuncture & Chiropractic

Posture & Exercise Posture and exercise rank at the top of the list when you are talking about good health. They are as important as eating right, exercising, getting a good night's sleep and avoiding potentially harmful substances like alcohol, drugs and tobacco. Good posture means your bones are properly aligned and your muscles, joints and ligaments can work as nature intended. Your vital organs are in the right position and can function at peak efficiency. Good posture helps contrib...

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition of nerve irritation that is directly linked to repetitive stress injuries. Secretaries, office desk workers, manual laborers, athletes all use their wrists & hands and all are susceptible to carpal tunnel syndrome. In the past the only treatment for this painful and irritating condition was surgery. Chiropractic physicians treat carpal tunnel syndrome with great success by means of a conservative approach without the use of drugs ...

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Scoliosis & Chiropractic

Scoliosis & Chiropractic Scoliosis is a descriptive term, not a disease. All spines have curves. Some curvature is normal. However, abnormal side-to-side (lateral) curves in the spinal column, are not normal, and are referred to as scoliosis. Scoliosis is usually a hereditary condition that usually develops during middle to late childhood. Symptoms may include uneven shoulders, obvious leaning to one side, uneven waist, prominent shoulder blades, and elevated hips. Scoliosis cannot be corr...

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Osteoarthritis & Chiropractic

Osteoarthritis & Chiropractic Osteoarthritis is a condition in which inflammation results in pain in the joints, caused by wearing of the cartilage that covers and acts as a cushion inside joints. As the bone surfaces become less well protected by cartilage, a patient experiences pain upon weight bearing, including walking and standing. Due to decreased movement because of the pain, muscles may atrophy and ligaments may become more lax.If these joints are exposed to continued trauma su...

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Stress & Chiropractic

Stress & Chiropractic There's no escaping it. Stress is an unavoidable part of our busy lives, and it inevitably takes its toll on your health and sense of wellbeing. From stomach upset, headaches, back pain and muscles stiffness to nervous twitches, allergic reactions and insomnia, the many varied symptoms of stress can prove very disruptive to your life and health. Chiropractic care can offer significant stress relief by helping to normalize the function of your nervous system. Spina...

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The Chinese Medicine Approach to the Common Cold

For two thousand years, Oriental Medicine has been used successfully to treat and prevent colds and flu. The Merck Manual describes the common cold or upper respiratory infection as an acute, usually a febrile, viral infection of the respiratory tract, with...

Endorphins and Acupuncture

A new theory making a connection between acupuncture and endorphins.

In the 1970s, John Hughes and Hans Kosterlitz at Aberdeen University discovered endorphins in the brain. Endorphins are our body's natural opiates, produced when we experience stress....

Scoliosis & Chiropractic

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