Monthly Archives: February 2017

Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work?

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.comNEWARKhttp://bit.ly/1DCt06V Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? In her office at McMaster University in Toronto, Anita Gross, MSc, has logged paper after paper showing that spinal manipulation can help control neck pain. “The evidence keeps growing and growing,” she says. Gross, a physiotherapist and associate professor of rehabilitation science,… Read more »

Boosting Exercise Capacity May Prolong Life

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.comNEWARKhttp://bit.ly/1DCt06V Boosting Exercise Capacity May Prolong Life  Improving maximal exercise capacity over time may prolong life, suggests a new study. People who started with low exercise capacity but were able to improve to intermediate or high fitness levels reduced their risk of death during the study by roughly 40 percent, say the authors…. Read more »

The American Chiropractic Association Supports Non-drug Treatments for Back Pain

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.comNEWARKhttp://bit.ly/1DCt06V ACA Applauds New Low Back Pain Guidelines Advocating Non-Drug Treatments ACA has issued a news release applauding new low back pain treatment guidelines by the American College of Physicians (ACP) that recommend first using non-invasive, non-drug treatments before resorting to drug therapies. The guidelines, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, cite heat therapy,… Read more »

Psoriasis: An Autoimmune Response?

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.comNEWARKhttp://bit.ly/1DCt06V Psoriasis: An Autoimmune Response? Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that is characterized by itchy, scaly skin plaques. The exact cause of psoriasis is unknown; however, more and more evidence suggests that the immune system can be a culprit when it is chronically stimulated, causing an overproduction of cytokines, which maintains an… Read more »

Diabetes Contribution to Deaths Underestimated; Third Leading Cause

safety-lane.com 07105 chiropractic-lane.comNEWARKhttp://bit.ly/1DCt06V Diabetes Contribution to Deaths Underestimated; Third Leading Cause A new study based on recent national surveys estimates that diabetes accounts for many more deaths in the United States than are being reported on death certificates — and that diabetes is actually the third leading cause of death. Specifically, about 12% of deaths… Read more »