Chiropractic and Musculoskeletal Pain
Click on the
link for more information on musculoskeletal pain, and how chiropractic care
can help.
Medically Necessary Care and Wellness Care at CMCR
This paper
provides information on medically necessary care versus wellness care. It
is important to understand the difference between the two when choosing the
right health care for you.
Functional
Movement Screen
A functional movement
screen is a series of seven exercises used to identify weaknesses in basic movement abilities.
Once a functional deficit is identified, corrective exercises can be
assigned to correct the deficit and improve performance in athletics, exercise,
and activities of daily living.
Ergonomic
Nutrition
Learn why correct
posture and exercise are essential for good health. Find out why a
sedentary lifestyle can lead to injury. Get tips on choosing high quality
nutritional supplements and learn why NSAIDS could be bad for your health.
Non-Pharmacologic Therapies for Acute and Chronic Low-Back Pain
This is a summary of a literature review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showing that spinal manipulation is one of the non-invasive therapies found effective for treating acute and chronic low-back pain.
Non-Invasive Treatment of Neck Pain
This is a summary of a literature review published by The Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics in 2009 finding that manual therapies and exercise are more effective than alternative therapies for patients with neck pain.
Myofascial Trigger Points and
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
This is a summary of a literature review into the therapies that chiropractors use to treat myofascial pain syndrome and trigger points.
Patient Guide to Low Back Pain
Read this one page review from the Journal of the American Medical Association on managing low back pain.