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People around the world turn to chiropractic treatment for migraine and tension type headaches. An estimated 50 million people in the US alone have used chiropractic for the treatment of their headaches, and that number is growing daily.
Dr JS Wight in the ACA Journal of Chiropractic reviewed headache chiropractors and other chiropractic treatments since 1923, and found a success rate between 72% and 90%. The benefits at times seemed to last for years after the treatments.
A recent trial by Dr Peter Tuchin, done for a PHD thesis at Macquarie University, showed that 60% of migraine sufferers had a reduction in their symptoms during the course of chiropractic treatment.
Chiropractic care has been shown as one of the most successful treatment for back problems, headache and migraine. This is done by realigning the spinal column with gentle and highly skilled adjustments. The realignment will then allow the body to funtion at its optimal level, relieving the associated symptoms.
Dr. Adam Rosoff treats headaches, including migraines, with chiropractic care, utilizing safe and effective treatment methods individualized to each patient. Contact Dr. Rosoff for more information about natural headache treatment.
The number of girls playing sports over the last few decades has increased to one-third of the population compared to half of all boys.
The benefits of this physical activity are starting to become more and more clear to younger people.
Playing sports and increased physical activity will also equal higher self-esteem, better grades, and a head start on a healthy future.
While participating in risky sports may make some parents uncomfortable, it can actually help protect girls from making more dangerous decisions later in life.
In one national survey, young female athletes were less than half as likely to get pregnant than non-athletes.
Girls’ participation in high school sports has also led to a 7 percent reduced risk of obesity for women 25 years later.
The passing of Title IX in 1972 provided funding for women’s high school sports.
Studies show it may be responsible for about 40 percent of the rise in employment for women between the ages of 25 and 34.
Girls who feel competent and capable about their abilities are less likely to depend on male attention for their self worth.
Fibromyalgia is defined as excessive tenderness in 11 of 18 specific muscle-tendon sites. It often takes around 5 years for an accurate diagnosis of fibromyalgia because there are no lab tests currently available. Doctors must rely on patient histories and detailed physical exams including manual tender point exam.
The 1990 criteria of ACR for the classification of Fibromyalgia is:
-Widespread pain in all 4 quadrants of the body for a minimum of 3 months.
-Tenderness or pain in at least 11 of the 18 specific tender points when pressure is applied.
-Digital palpation should be performed with an approximate force of 4kg showing that a tender point is painful, not just tender.
Tender Point sites (2 each):
-Occiput (base of skull)
-Lower Cervical (C5-C7)
-Trapezius
-Supraspinatus
-2nd rib
-Lateral epicondyle
-Gluteal
-Greater trochanter
-Knee
Most Fibromyalgia patients are female complaining of pain, insomnia, fatigue and psychological distress. Triggers commonly include physical trauma (including sexual abuse), infections, emotional distress, endocrine disorders and immune activation. *Vitamin D deficiency has also been associated with symptoms of Fibromyalgia.
Treating the Nervous System through chiropractic care allows for the nerves and surrounding tissues to function better, decreasing the pain and symptoms associated with Fibromyalgia.
Contact Dr. Rosoff for more information about the diagnosis and treatment of Fibromyalgia.
The latest health news involves a bone marrow lawsuit. David Dreier of Tampa Bay had an agreement with his brother to give him $37,500 for bone marrow. His brother then refused to give up the marrow, and the money. David then sued his brother, but lost this week. This is because it is NOT LEGAL to buy or sell bone marrow!
David was diagnosed with leukemia and five of his siblings volunteered to get tested for marrow donations. Two came back as a perfect match: Jack, 70, and Michael, 51.
Doctors thought Michael was a better candidate, but he initially declined. But that changed when Michael needed help with debt and agreed on donating in exchange for $37,500. David agreed.
After that though, Michael did not show up for a doctor’s appointment and stopped taking his brother’s calls.
Michael’s stated that the money wasn’t a payment for marrow. It was a loan, which he intends to pay back. And he couldn’t donate for medical reasons. He has a wife and children to care for. David’s brother jack ended up donating the marrow. But David still filed the suit.
The fact that trading money for bone marrow isn’t a legal transaction led to the verdict. Hillsborough Circuit Judge Robert Foster gave it to Michael. David wasn’t entitled to get the money back. That doesn’t mean Foster believed Michael. Attorneys on both sides said Foster repeatedly questioned his credibility about the money being a personal gift.
“The judge didn’t believe my client,” said Rinky S. Parwani. “He really thinks it was for the bone marrow.” But the law exists for a reason, she said. And the judge had no choice but to follow it.
David’s attorney, Randall O. Reder, says they plan to appeal.
“The man blackmailed me, kept my money and now thinks he can get away with it,” David said about his brother. “He won on a technicality… Let him enjoy his little victory.”
Michael sees the case as over, and he says he’s glad about that. He says he wants to start repaying the loan but can’t right now, because he’s out of work.
“I hope the healing process can begin,” Michael said. But there’s one last thing, according to Michael’s attorney: Michael wants David to pay his legal fees.
Just about every professional sports team today has a chiropractor on staff or on call. Chiropractic care for athletes has been known for years to accelerate healing, correct injury more efficiently, prevent injury, and improve overall performance. Here are just a few professional athletes who are under chiropractic care:
*Tiger Woods –”Being a chiropractic patient has really helped me immensely.” “…lifting weights and seeing a chiropractor on a regular basis has made me a better golfer. I’ve been going to Chiropractors for as long as I can remember. It’s as important to my training as practicing my swing.”
*Dara Torres – Has a chiropractor on her training team traveling with her at all times.
*Wade Boggs – Would not agree to the trade from the New York Yankees to the Arizona Diamondbacks until the Diamondbacks signed a chiropractic physician to the team.
*Barry Bonds – “Your body is being treated like it is supposed to be with chiropractic care.” He recommends that every athlete should have some contact with a chiropractor.
*Olympic Runner Dan O’Brien – “You obviously can’t compete at your fullest if you’re not in alignment. Chiropractic is essential for me and my training routine.”
*Lance Armstrong – He has brought his personal chiropractor to every single Tour De France. After one of his victories, he said, “I could not have won without my chiropractor.”
*Emmit Smith – “I attribute much of my long healthy career to chiropractic care!”
Other Athletes under consistent chiropractic care:
Mark McGuire
Irving Fryar
Arnold Schwartzenegger
Fred Funk
Charles Barkley
Jose Conseco
Joe Montana
Scottie Pippen
Evander Holyfield
Nolan Ryan
John Smoltz
Muhammad Ali
Trevor Hoffman
Kareem Abdul-Jubbar
Irving Fryar
Carl Lewis
And many more…!
About 8 out of 10 people will experience back pain sometime in their life. This number would reduce if people started taking proper steps in the prevention of back pain. Here are some tips about how to prevent back pain and injury:
1. Make sure you have proper lumbar support when sitting for long periods (in a desk chair or car seat).
2. Always support your back when bending over.
3. Keep proper posture and do not slouch when sitting or standing.
4. Try to sleep on your back or side with a good support pillow and mattress. Keep your spine in a neutral position when sleeping by limiting twisting and not sleeping on your stomach.
5. Do not sit or stand in the same position for too long. Switching positions and mild stretching will help relieve tension.
6. Always lift objects with you legs first, while keeping your back straight.
7. Do not smoke and limit alcohol use.
8. Make sure to have proper footwear. Orthotics will help aid in proper foot and ankle alignment.
9. Proper exercise including stretching and strengthening techniques will allow your body to withstand the forces of everyday life.
10. Chiropractic care is the #1 rated treatment for low back pain. Keeping your spine in proper alignment will in turn prevent future injury and keep you pain free!
Contact Dr. Rosoff to learn how YOU can prevent back pain.
3 common headaches include Tension, Cluster, and Migraine.
1. Tension headache common symptoms:
-usually feels dull or pressure-like pain
-feels like there is a tight band or vice around the head
-pain all over (not just in one point or on one side)
-worse in the temples, scalp, or base of the skull (upper neck)
2. Cluster headache common symptoms:
-intense one-sided pain that is burning, piercing or throbbing
-pain behind one eye
-intense short-lasting pain for 30-90 minutes at a time
-headache occurs regularly. Usually the same time each day, and often wakes you up at the same time at night.
3. Migraine headache common symptoms:
-Migraine headache is a real illness
-severe recurring throbbing pain on one or both sides
-lasts between 4-72 hours
-often accompanied by nausea, visual disturbances, dizziness, vomiting, aura, numbness or tingling in the extremities or face, and sensitivity to sound, light, touch, and/or smell.
Chiropractic care has been shown time and time again as a natural way to help treat recurring headaches, including migraines. Contact Dr. Rosoff for more information on the natural relief of headaches.
How Can Chiropractic Help the Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?Chiropractic care for the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) can ease pain by correcting the misalignment between the spine and nervous system. Chiropractic can be effective at reducing the pain associated with TMJ, either when used alone or as a complement to other treatments. This is because, rather than change the diet or modify the teeth, it relaxes the muscles, adjusts the joint and uses specific trigger points to accurately re-position the jaw. When done successfully, this will not only relieve pain in the short run (as would medications or eating soft foods), but it will help prevent TMJ pain from returning.
Chiropractic treatment of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) focuses on relieving tension in the muscles around the joints themselves—working both outside and inside the mouth, using massage and trigger point therapy. A trigger point is a very sensitive area made of muscle fibers. Trigger points feel like knots and may cause pain or even a twitching response when pressure is applied to them. A chiropractor can manipulate trigger points in such a way to alleviate the pain associated with them.
Trigger points common to TMJ include:
Trapezius muscle, located at the base of the neck. Manipulating this trigger point can influence the areas behind the ear, at the temple and at the jaw bone.
Sternocleidomastoid muscle, located along the neck from the collarbone to the ear. This trigger point can be used to relieve pain in the forehead, front of the jaw and around the eye socket.
Masseter muscle, located at the back of the jaw. This refers to pain in the upper jaw, ear and above the eye.
Medial Pterygoid muscle, located behind the molars on the jaw. This trigger point influences pain in the TMJ, as well as in the ear, nose, lower jaw, and the neck.
Adjustments to the joints can also be done by hand, using a technique that causes a tiny stretch inside the joint to release any fibrous attachments made by the body due to previous trauma. The chiropractor may also give the patient home exercises to help strengthen the joint and loosen the tight muscles.
In some cases, misalignment of the jaw that results from improper posture or a back problem can cause temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. An approach to treating TMJ caused by misalignment in the neck and upper back is to perform chiropractic adjustments on the spinal joint in these areas. In addition, a chiropractor may use massage to relieve tight muscles in the back around the spine. This reduces the amount of stress put on the jaw so that other treatments to adjust the jaw will be more effective.
When these treatments are employed, motion of the jaw joint can improve and symptoms such as ear pain, jaw locking, headaches, and neck pain can be reduced.
Why use Chiropractic for Temporomandibular Joint Disorder?
While there are numerous ways to effectively treat temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder, scientific studies have shown that chiropractic was helpful in cases of TMJ. In a 2003 study, 15 participants were administered treatments with the Activator Method, which uses a tool that delivers high-frequency, low-impact adjustments. All participants showed improvements in the distance they could open their jaws and in pain measurements. Although this group was not compared to a group receiving traditional treatment, it shows that chiropractic treatments like the Activator Method show promise as an emerging treatment for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).
Many report relief and satisfaction with chiropractic care for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. In a survey of 192 members of a health maintenance organization published in 2003, nearly two-thirds reported using some form of complementary medicine to treat TMJ. Almost everyone surveyed used complementary approaches together with other traditional treatments, and the greatest satisfaction was reported for the hands-on alternative therapies, including chiropractic.
Chiropractic may be used alone or in conjunction with other treatment approaches. Medications can include anti-inflammatories, analgesics (pain killers) and muscle relaxants, as well as local injections of corticosteroids in severe cases. Application of hot and cold compresses also reduces inflammation. When teeth grinding or clenching is an issue, wearing a mouth night guard can help prevent these actions during sleep. Bite plates can help correct misalignment. Stress reduction, relaxation techniques, jaw-stretching exercises, and modifying chewing habits are all behavioral approaches that are proven effective.
References
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2003 Sep;26(7):421-5.
Journal of Orofacial Pain. 2003 Summer;17(3):224-36.
Tennis places extremely high demands on the structural integrity of the body. The repetitive, asymmetrical motions involved with tennis often lead to acute and chronic injuries. It is inevitable for injuries to occur in a sport where you are constantly accelerating, stopping, bending, turning, and lunging. This overuse, repetitive motion also often leads to chronic, long-lasting injuries. This is where prevention of overuse injuries is key. Chiropractic medicine has a profound effect on the prevention and correction of injuries pertaining to tennis.
Most professional athletes, especially tennis players, are now receiving consistent chiropractic treatment. The benefits of chiropractic care have been proven time and time again, and continues to allow these athletes to perform and function at an optimum level.
Tennis has been a strong passion of Dr. Rosoff for over 20 years. He unfortunately experienced a severe low back injury from tennis which left him unable to compete anymore. He was originally was told he would need surgery and would be done playing tennis for good, but he was determined to find another solution. Dr. Rosoff was introduced to chiropractic medicine and the rest is history. After successful treatment and rehabilitation, he avoided surgery and is able to once again play the sport he loves most. The injury and successful treatment led him to focus fully on becoming a chiropractic physician himself, knowing that his experience will one day help others in need of care. Today, Dr. Rosoff shares his passion of tennis with chiropractic, and is fully devoted to helping others achieve a pain-free healthy lifestyle through prevention and correction of injury.
TMJ or TMD can be a very painful and debilitating disorder. Treatment for TMJ is usually done by a dentist and usually involves prescribing a mouth guard or splint. Even though many people get relief of TMJ symptoms from a mouth guard, many do not and need further treatment. Many dentists understand the need for chiropractic treatment for TMJ. TMJ symptoms are often directly related to the cervical spine because of the TMJ-cervical spine connection involving muscles, ligaments, nerves, and arteries. This connection is often the cause of symptoms related to TMJ including: headache, neck pain, shoulder pain, jaw pain and facial pain. TMJ not only causes a wide variety of symptoms, it may also be the symptom of a misalignment in the cervical spine. If you suffer from TMJ or any related symptom, chiropractic care may be the solution to your pain. Contact Dr. Rosoff for more information about the safe and cost-effective treatment for TMJ.
