An outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to steroid shots for back pain has now killed 28 people, with 356 confirmed cases, according to the latest numbers from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). And most of the cases have been caused by a mold that’s never been known to cause meningitis before. Cases have been identified in 19 states including: Florida (23 cases), Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North …Read More
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Maitland Chiropractor: Is Your Car Making You Sick?
Most people can readily recognize the aroma of a new car. Some call it, the new car smell, but did you know that this new car smell is a toxic cocktail of harmful chemical? That all familiar smell emanates largely from chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that leach from glues, paints, vinyls and plastics in the passenger compartment. The fumes from VOC’s can trigger headaches, sore throats, …Read More
20 Probiotic Benefits for Children
1. There is evidence to suggest probiotics are safe and effective in treating persistent diarrhea in children. 2. Lactic acid bacteria as probiotics reduce the risk for infantile eczema. 3. Probiotic and prebiotic supplementation improves the symptoms of children with atopic dermatitis. 4. Probiotics and prebiotics significantly prevent eczema and atopic eczema in infants. 5. A probiotic mixture has positive effects on symptoms of constipation in children. 6. Lactobacillus acidophilus …Read More
Maitland Chiropractor Many Neck Injuries Go Undetected
Occult Ligament Tears are complete tears or ruptures of the ligament (ligaments connect bone to bone). Neck trauma, such as whiplash from a car accident, the ligaments are severely compromised and often rupture from overstretching, as a result of the trauma (like whiplash in an auto accident). Often, patients present clinically with severe symptoms, yet are both neurologically and structurally intact. Frequently with occult ligament tears, the structure stays in …Read More
Maitland Chiropractor Functional Diagnostic Medicine
Functional Diagnostic Medicine or FDM is an organized system to assess and treat the underlying cause of many chronic diseases that people commonly suffer with. FDM is patient focused and NOT disease focused model. Example: A FMD practitioner encounters a patient who presents with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) they don’t “treat” the patient’s RA, but instead assess the weaknesses and imbalances in that patient’s physiology to try to understand why the …Read More
Maitland Chiropractor Overlooked & Often Misdiagnosed in Whiplash Victims
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is the result of pressure of a nerve bundle in the neck between the collar bone and a rib caused by a spasm of the scalenus muscle or a congenital misplacement of the muscle into the first rib. Symptoms of TOS are weakness, tingling, numbness of the arm and portion of the hand as well as heaviness of the upper extremities and headaches. In many patients …Read More
Maitland Chriropractor Steering Wheels Injuries
In automobile accidents, the steering wheel can be considered a “blunt instrument” that can create bodily injury. The one thing in common for virtually every driver is that they are holding onto the steering wheel during an accident, leaving their hands and wrists exposed to injury. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common steering wheel injuries. Conservative care is indicated as soon as possible, often with favorable …Read More
Orlando Chiropractor: Whiplash Injury
What is whiplash? Another name for whiplash is cervical acceleration-deceleration injury. In this example, there is a rear impact and the occupant’s first motion is up. This is called the ramping effect and is due to the spine pushing against the seat, flattening the spinal curve. This upward motion, in many cases, causes the head to rise above safe levels of the head-rest. The neck-head fully extends past its normal …Read More
Acupuncture & Chiropractor Maitland
What Is Acupuncture? Acupuncture has its roots from China. In fact, authorities agree the science is between 5,000 and 7,000 years old. Its use spread throughout ancient Egypt, the Middle East, the Roman Empire and later into Western Europe as merchants and missionaries to China told of the amazing discoveries the people of the Orient had developed. Acupuncture did not become known widely in the U.S. until 1971 when diplomatic …Read More