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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Dec 4, 2014 | Health Articles
If you think about the mechanics of your neck, you’ll realize it’s not surprising how easily it can be injured. It has amazing flexibility, is constantly on the move, has very little muscular support, but has to support the 14 - 16 pounds of your head. It is like balancing a bowling ball on a...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Apr 15, 2014 | Health Articles
Gardening season is upon us! Our gardens lay in wait for the warm weather and our tender care and heavy maintenance after a long and heavy winter. With the weather getting warmer and the rain bringing great growth, many people will spend more time outside mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Mar 25, 2014 | Health Articles
If you have ever had a headache, you have a true understanding of how debilitating they can be. Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches and a more frightening statistic is that nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Headaches can vary in form and intensity. The causes of headaches also differ; they include such things as certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives, alcohol, and the most often over looked muscular tension around an area of the spine that is misaligned. Spinal misalignments are shown to be involved in up to 80% of all headaches. With the increasing use of texting and smart phones not only is the poor posture exacerbating the condition of headaches but is adversely effecting people’s overall health, the old and the young.
Unfortunately, our society has evolved to a “take away” or “quick fix” solution in standard procedures. This includes taking numerous medications to fight off not only the pain associated with headaches but with the counter effects they may induce instead of addressing and removing the cause of these headaches. The greatest majority of primary headaches are associated with muscle tension in the neck. Today, we engage in more sedentary activities than we used to, and more hours are spent in one fixed position or posture. This can increase joint irritation and muscle tension in the neck, upper back and scalp, causing your head to ache.
What the Research Shows
Recent research at the University of Odense, Denmark and Harvard Medical School has shown that chiropractic treatments can dramatically decrease the frequency and length of headaches as well as the number of painkillers needed for relief. With a proper spinal examination, a chiropractor is able to determine if someone has spinal misalignments and nerve blockage to the head region.
Another report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.
What Can You Do?
- If you spend a large amount of time in one fixed position, such as in front of a computer, on a sewing machine, typing or reading, take a break and stretch every 30 minutes to one hour. The stretches should take your head and neck through a comfortable range of motion.
- Low-impact exercise may help relieve the pain associated with primary headaches. However, if you are prone to dull, throbbing headaches, avoid heavy exercise. Engage in such activities as walking and low-impact aerobics.
- Avoid teeth clenching. The upper teeth should never touch the lowers, except when swallowing. This results in stress at the temporomandibular joints (TMJ) – the two joints that connect your jaw to your skull – leading to TMJ irritation and a form of tension headaches.
- Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day to help avoid dehydration, which can lead to headaches.
What Can a Doctor of Chiropractic Do?
- Perform spinal manipulation or chiropractic adjustments to improve spinal function and alleviate the stress on your system.
- Provide nutritional advice, recommending a change in diet and perhaps the addition of B complex vitamins.
- Offer advice on posture, ergonomics (work postures), exercises and relaxation techniques. This advice should help to relieve the recurring joint irritation and tension in the muscles of the neck and upper back.
We Can Help!
If you are tired of suffering from headaches on an ongoing basis and you want to find out what the cause is, our office may have your solution. Besides spinal care, our expert team will look at the need for nutritional changes, stress management, stretching, and best of all help you conquer Tech Neck!
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Feb 6, 2014 | Health Articles
In modern society stress is widely accepted and for some it is part of their daily routine. Occasional stress can help to improve our focus and performance, however chronic stress can backfire and cause anxiety, depression and many other serious health problems. We can help to relieve our stress levels by putting our daily problems...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jan 16, 2014 | Health Articles
The roar of an engine! The roar of the crowd! The roar of wind racing by as you hold on and enjoy a day at an amusement park. Life today is fast and we play hard. Unfortunately today’s fast lifestyle can have a traumatic effect on your health. The injury suffered is most often described...
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If you have ever had a headache, you have a true understanding of how debilitating they can be. Studies have shown that roughly a third of all people suffer from headaches and a more frightening statistic is that nine out of ten Americans suffer from headaches. Headaches can vary in form and intensity. The causes of headaches also differ; they include such things as certain foods, toxic fumes, preservatives, alcohol, and the most often over looked muscular tension around an area of the spine that is misaligned. Spinal misalignments are shown to be involved in up to 80% of all headaches. With the increasing use of texting and smart phones not only is the poor posture exacerbating the condition of headaches but is adversely effecting people’s overall health, the old and the young.
