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• Chiropractic - Beyond Back Pain •
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Many chiropractic patients have experienced positive health benefits reaching far beyond their musculoskeletal aches and pains. For many, there have been improvements in other conditions including allergy, asthma, breathing, circulation, digestion, hearing, heart function, ringing in the ears, sinus problems and urination, to name a few. In fact, the powers of chiropractic were initially discovered back in 1895 when an individual by the name of D.D. Palmer restored the hearing of a deaf person via a chiropractic adjustment. It thus comes as no surprise to most chiropractors and many chiropractic patients that researchers of a newly published study find that a minority of patients with self-reported nonmusculoskeletal symptoms report definite improvement after chiropractic care.
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| SOURCE: J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2005;28:294—302 |
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• Back and Leg Pain Surgeries – Buyer Beware •
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There are certain patients who absolutely require back surgery. However, this comprises a very small percentage of individuals suffering from back and/or leg pain. Most surgeons have the patient’s health in mind and do recommend exhausting safer, noninvasive and far less expensive forms of care prior to surgery - this includes chiropractic care. But, individuals need to realize this is not always the case. A new study finds surgeons predict at least moderate improvement for almost all patients undergoing back surgery, yet nearly 40 percent of patients have little or no improvement one year after their operation.
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| SOURCE: Spine. 30(12):1448-1452, June 15, 2005. |
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• Low Aspirin Doses Can Still Be Unsafe •
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While aspirin has been shown to lower the rate of heart attacks in certain individuals, even low dosages can lead to higher than average stomach bleeding and strokes which can cause death. These findings come from a new study evaluating data from 31 clinical trials that included close to 200,000 patients. Although the rate of bleeding and stroke risk decreases with lower aspirin dosages, according to these new findings, even a low dosage (under 100 mg per day) resulted in a 3.7 percent rate of bleeding.
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| SOURCE: American Journal of Cardiology, May 15, 2005. |
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• Meat, Meet Colon Cancer •
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New research finds meat eaters absolutely increase their risk of developing colon/bowel cancer. Study findings show those who eat more than 160 grams of red or processed meat per day increase their risk of colon cancer by 35 percent over those consuming less than 20 grams per day. There did not seem to be a correlation between chicken consumption and colon cancer. Other risk factors for colon cancer include obesity, physical inactivity as well as smoking and excess alcohol consumption. It should be noted that this study was one of the largest nutritional investigates to date and included more than 478,000 men and women.
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| SOURCE: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, June 15, 2005. |
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