Chiropractors Pickup The Slack Where Needed In areas lacking sufficient primary healthcare providers, chiropractors tend to have significantly busier, high-volume practices than those in areas where there are an abundant number of other primary healthcare providers. According to the American Journal of Public Health, this shows that chiropractors render a substantial amount of care to underserved and rural populations. Source: American Journal of Public Health. Dec 2002; Vol. 92, No. 12, pp. 2001-2009.

Back Exercise Can Prevent Back Pain It’s possible to prevent back problems by performing certain back exercises. A new study revealed significantly fewer people experienced back problems and sought care for back related problems when they followed a regimen of passive prone extension exercises. For additional information on whether therapeutic back exercises may be right for you, please contact our office. DO NOT perform any therapeutic exercise unless prescribed by your doctor of chiropractic or other health care professional. Source: Spine. Dec 15, 2002; Vol. 27, No. 24, pp. 2747-2752.

Smoking: It’s Such A Pain, Literally A survey conducted in the U.K. suggests smoking increases the odds of developing musculoskeletal (muscle/joint) pain. In fact, researchers found that smokers had an approximately 50 percent higher incidence of severe pain precluding them from going to work or performing activities of daily living. Moreover, ex-smokers experienced an increased frequency in pain which suggests the negative effects of smoking can be substantially long-term. Source: Annals of Rheumatic Diseases; 2002;62:33-36.