Because medications tend to simply relieve pain rather treat the cause of the problem, receiving Chiropractic care is a more natural and complete solution for many top athletes. Adjustments carried out by a chiropractor relieve pressure on nearby nerve receptors, which allows the body to heal more quickly, without the aid of chemicals. Resulting in optimum nerve function, which means your body is working at peak performance, helping you to be the best athlete you can be.

The top-notch athletes of the world seek Chiropractic care to ensure that they are in shape and always at the top of their game. Fact is when an athlete is *subluxation-free they find they can react faster, coordinate better, execute fine movements with improved accuracy and precision, amounting to an overall better athlete.

“..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.”
- Tiger Woods ~ 14 time PGA Championship Golfer

Common athletic ailments that are often treated through Chiropractic care (As well as Preventive/wellness care):

Circulation issues in the legs/arms
Tendinitis
Joint problems in the foot, knee, ankle, shoulder, hand, elbow and wrist
Cervical sprains/strains – includes injuries to the ligaments and/or muscles in the neck, which may result in pain that radiates to the shoulders, back, arms and hands
Fractures and dislocations – these are far more serious and may lead to spinal cord injuries that can produce paralysis
Damage to discs – includes tears, ruptures or hernias

“The team wasn’t just riders. It was the mechanics, masseurs, chefs, soigneurs, and doctors. But the most important man on the team may have been the chiropractor.”
- Lance Armstrong, 7 time Tour de France Champion

Preventive/Wellness Care

Whether it’s during the season or in the off-season, Chiropractic care is becoming the competitive advantage that many athletes are now seeking. Preventive/wellness care is another type of care provided by a chiropractor to allow athletes to reduce the risk of injury while playing sports and help them perform at peak performance. Knowing ahead of time how to properly care for the body can significantly reduce the risk of being hurt or injured while participating in any sport. In fact, many professional sport teams have a chiropractor as part of the regular medical team.

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Arthritis is not a single disease, it refers to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases and other conditions that can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints. Any part of the body can become inflamed or painful from arthritis.

By the age of 70 arthritis can be very common, however this does not mean that arthritis can only affect the elderly. Some forms of arthritis can appear in childhood and early adulthood.

Symptoms

Arthritis is a disease that causes the joints to swell, resulting in pain, stiffness and loss of function. Particularly in the hands, knees, feet, hips and spine. (General Arthritis symptoms) Symptoms of arthritis depend of the type of arthritis and can range from benign to severe.

Causes

If you have arthritis something goes wrong with the joint(s). What goes wrong depends on what type of arthritis you have. It could be that cartilage is wearing away, a lack of fluid, infection, or a combination of many factors.

Chiropractic Care and Arthritis

Many arthritis suffers assume that nothing can be done to reverse the degeneration or relieve arthritic pain. While there may not yet be a cure for arthritis, some care options are available.

Chiropractic for arthritis addresses the practical issue of getting the body to move more freely and maintaining as much normal function as possible, so that arthritis need not be a crippling disease. Once the body is free from *subluxations, the need for pain- relieving medications lessens or disappears altogether, reducing the chances of experiencing harmful side effects from long-term use.

Before resorting to drastic options for your arthritis, such as surgery and replacing the affected joints with synthetic devices, give the team at Quantum Chiropractic a call.

Give your self the advantage of this safer, natural, non-drug form of health care.

Below is an X-ray taken of a person’s lower back. This X-ray helps illustrate the many different factors that are involved when caring for a persons spine. It also shows the varying degrees of health and condition of the spine. Some areas appear in good health and others in different states of degenerative change.

*Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.

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For many children, ear infections can become a chronic problem, requiring treatment year after year, with on going antibiotics and putting your child at risk of permanent hearing damage, associated speech and developing mental problems.

Wouldn’t you rather treat the underlying cause for the reoccurring ear infections than just keep giving your child antibiotics . . . ?

Symptoms

Ear Pain
Fever
Fluid draining from the ear
Irritability
Difficulty sleeping
Loss of balance
Tugging or pulling at ear/s (babies/yound children)

Causes

Ear infections result when there is a build up of fluid in the middle ear. This is commonly the result of inadequate drainage by the Eustachian tubes, which are usually shorter and more horizontal in young children. The build up of fluid provides a fertile breeding ground for either a viral or a bacterial infection. Antibiotics have no effect at all on viral infections.

Chiropractic Care and Ear Infections

Our bodies have an incredible capacity to fight infection, but when that ability is impaired, it means something else is going on.

The nerves that control, regulate and monitor the ear begin in the brain stem, continue down the spinal cord and exit out between the bones of the spinal column. When a *subluxation occurs along this path it compromises the quality of the nerve signals to and from the brain. This can therefore affect the ability of any organ or tissue, in this case your child’s ear, to “defend itself” from infection.

When a *subluxation is detected, the Chiropractor gently removes the interference with safe and natural Chiropractic adjustments. This helps restore the nervous system integrity.

Keeping your child’s spine free from spinal *subluxations will help your child’s natural defenses against disease/infection, helping you avoid drugs with their nasty side effects.

*Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.

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The Carpal Tunnel is a narrow passageway in the wrist that is surrounded by bones and ligaments. Through it run tendons that move the fingers and a major nerve called the median nerve, which is responsible for both sensation and movement in the hand and all the fingers apart from the little ‘pinky’ finger.

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome occurs when the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand, becomes pressed or squeezed at the wrist.

Causes

The most common cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a “muscle imbalance” in the hand and forearm due to overuse. Other causes include; direct trauma, diabetes, gout, median nerve been pressed/squeezed at the wrist, rheumatoid arthritis and other systemic disorders.

Women are three times more likely than men to develop Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Symptoms

Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome usually start gradually:

Frequent burning
Itching
Tingling
Numbness in the palm of the hand and fingers (especially thumb and first two fingers)
Fingers feel useless and swollen, even though little or no swelling is apparent

As symptoms become worse:

Decreased grip strength
Difficult to form a fist
Trouble grasping small objects or performing other manual tasks
Some people are unable to tell the between hot and cold by touch

Chiropractic and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

When people think “Chiropractic,” they often think of back and neck problems. But Chiropractic has many applications beyond these typical uses, and it can improve quality of life for a broad range of health conditions.

The earlier that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is diagnosed and treated, the better the outcome can be.

Chiropractic adjustments remove interferences in the nerves resulting in optimal spine and nerve function. Since Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the result of the nerve been pinched, you can see why Chiropractic is the best first option, as it is non-invasive, gentle, drug and surgery free.

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If your immune system isn’t working properly due to blockages in the nerves, you may suffer from an allergic reaction such as:

Running nose
Watering eyes (asthma)
Sneezing

More serious reactions include:

Constricted air passageways
Vomiting

How Chiropractic Helps

Chiropractic care doesn’t treat allergies. So, why do so many people with allergies mention that they get relief by receiving Chiropractic care?

If everyone reacted to these common substances, we could blame the substance it self, but not everyone reacts…

If your nervous system isn’t working correctly, your body doesn’t work correctly.

Therefore when you come in to contact with a substance that causes you to have an allergic reaction and your nervous system isn’t functioning correctly, it causes your body to react inappropriately to the allergen. Rather than your immune, respiratory and glandular systems helping you to respond and adapt to the allergens.

To treat the cause of the allergic reaction, chiropractors focus on removing the disturbances in the nervous system. Which restores optimum nervous system function, resulting in helping the body’s ability to adapt to the allergens.

What is wrong with taking Antihistamines to stop the symptoms?

Exactly that’s all they do, dry out the membranes and suppress the symptom. They do not treat the underlying cause.

Patients under regular Chiropractic care find that they have fewer cold and flu episodes. Also, they have been shown to be sick less often than the average person.

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Example; we look after our teeth. We do this by eating healthy, brushing, flossing and visiting our dentist regularly for a “wellness checkup.” What would happen if we stopped “maintaining” our teeth? Would you expect no problems to arise? Problems would arise and you would need to visit your dentist on an emergency basis. (Only seeing because an issue has come about-pain) Wouldn’t it be easier and more cost effective to maintain your teeth rather than wait for all these problems to occur?

This is the same concept when it comes to looking after your body/back. Therefore you need to eat healthy, exercise and visit your chiropractor regularly for wellness checkups, if you want to obtain an optimal spine and nerve system function, which will insure optimum health, enhance energy and allow you to get the most out of life!

Today, more and more of us are interested in a higher level of health called wellness. Beyond merely feeling better or preventing health problems, we want to fully enjoy life by being at our very best mentally, physically, and socially. True health is when you’re body works the way it was meant to- mental, physical, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.

Visiting the Chiropractor when no pain is present…?

Most people originally visit the chiropractor when a problem arises e.g.; back pain, headaches etc. But once that problem has been “fixed” by the chiropractor wouldn’t you want to prevent this from occurring again?

Wellness/maintenance care has been designed to maintain your improved health, spinal function, and prevent the return of the original condition once spinal correction has been attained. Regular checkups catch small problems before they become serious, saving you money and time by helping your nervous system fully function (communicate with the rest of the body at superior levels) resulting in optimal over all heath.

The frequency of your regular wellness checkups are determined by the amount and types of stress you encounter in your daily life.

What is the difference between wellness care and standard medical care?

Wellness care puts nothing into the body. Instead it removes anything that may interfere with normal function, by turning on the natural healing ability.

Standard medical care treats symptoms by adding something to the body from the outside e.g.; medication, surgery.

Facts and benefits of Wellness Chiropractic Care

Nerves control all healing in the body
Life causes *subluxations, not just injuries
Less than 10% of your nerve system can feel pain, therefore no pain does not mean no problems
The pressure of a five-cent coin can decrease a nerve impulse by up to 60%
*Subluxations block the healing in your body, therefore they are at the root of most sicknesses and diseases

*Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.

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Bed-wetting or enuresis (the involuntary passage of urine) is a poorly understood problem that continues after the child reaches five years of age. After that, the inability to stay dry at night may be a sign of an underlying problem. (Primary nocturnal enuresis-is the condition where a lengthy period of dry nights has yet to be established).

Causes of Bed-wetting

The brain controls all parts of the body, via nerves. If the brain has proper communication to the body, the individual parts of the body should be able to function correctly. It is through the nervous system that the brain sends messages to the bladder, etc. If there is a block in this pathway it could lead to a problem such as bed-wetting, inability to control urine output, frequent urination, etc.

• You were one – 75% of all childhood bed-wetter’s have a parent who was also one
• The communication link between their brain and bladder isn’t mature enough yet to function properly during sleep
• He or she is a very deep sleeper; therefore, their brain just doesn’t receive the ‘full bladder’ signal
• He or she may have a lower level of anti-diuretic hormone (ADH). ADH tells the kidneys to stop producing urine when you sleep
• Your child is constipated and the bowel is putting pressure on the bladder.
• The child has poor daytime toilet habits (ignoring the urge to urinate for as long as possible)
• Also, children with Attention Deficit Disorder, learning disabilities or allergies seem to be more likely to be bed-wetter’s than children in the general population
• *Subluxations to the spine caused by car accidents, slips and falls, birth etc

Many parents once thought that childhood bed-wetting was due to laziness, willful, or disobedience this is far from the truth. What child would actually want to sleep in a wet bed all night?

Can Chiropractic help with Bed-wetting?

When you think Chiropractors, do you think that all they treat is back and neck pain? Not at all!

In most cases, bed-wetting is considered as just an unfortunate childhood problem, and no outside treatment is sought. The parents are frequently prepared to simply wait until the child grows out of it, and in most cases these problems go untreated.

Chiropractic offers bed-wetter’s a drug-free, safe and all-natural approach to reduce, or even eliminate, the incidence of bed-wetting and this why Chiropractic care has become the most popular alternative health discipline.

Upon your child’s first visit to the Chiropractor a through consultation and examination will be carried out, and if the Chiropractor believes the bed-wetting is due to nerve interference from the spine, (which can cause messages from the brain not to be received by the bladder) Chiropractic will be able to help return normal body function, reducing or even eliminating the problem of “wet” nights. To be able to treat bed-wetting is important to locate and correct the underlying cause.

*Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.

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ADHD used to be known as ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) In 1994, it was renamed ADHD.

It is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, affecting about 3 to 5% of children globally with symptoms starting before seven years of age. 30 to 50% of those individuals diagnosed in childhood continue to have symptoms in adulthood.

Common Symptoms

The classic signs that parents and teachers notice:

• Inattention, hyperactivity and being easily distracted
• Inability to control impulsive thoughts and behaviors
• Always moving – fingers, hands, arms, feet or legs; always ‘on the go’
• Procrastination, especially with tasks/activities that require concentration or extended amounts of time to complete
• Inability to stay focused in conversations; frequent shifts from one topic to the next when speaking
• Often has difficulty keeping emotions in check – prone to angry outbursts, tantrums

In children, these characteristics don’t often become noticeable until the child is in a school setting. With ADHD adults, these symptoms often become more apparent in work-related or social situations.

Causes

No single cause of ADHD has been identified, all though studies have shown that many kids with ADHD have a close relative who also has the disorder. Also other risk factors linked to ADHD include; smoking during pregnancy, premature delivery, very low birth weight and injuries to the brain at birth.

However we do know that ADHD is caused by changes in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. These chemicals help send messages between nerve cells in the brain. The neurotransmitter dopamine for example, stimulates the brain’s attention centers. Therefore a person with low amounts of this chemical, or *subluxations may show symptoms of ADHD.

What can Chiropractic do for a child with ADHD?

Your child has been diagnosed with ADHD. . . . So now what? Ritalin? Adderall? Concerta? Some other type of drug to control symptoms, that has just as worrying side effects as the disorder it’s treating?

That is, of course, the usual ADHD treatment. But what about a natural, drug-free alternative? Is there even such a thing?

Chiropractic Care is your answer! By definition ADHD is a neurologically based disorder and should therefore be treated by experts in functional neurological disorders- doctors of Chiropractic. (Chiropractors work in reducing and removing nervous system disturbances, therefore optimizing the function of the nervous system allowing the brain and body to be in better communication with each other.) Many parents are now turning to Chiropractic care for natural, drug-free approach that actually treats the underlying cause of ADHD not just suppress the symptoms as medications does.

Chiropractic and ADHD have a long history together – for decades clinical case studies have reported on the effectiveness of Chiropractic care for children with many kinds of neurological conditions including learning disorders, hyperactivity, dyslexia, inability to concentrate and behavioral problems.

When children with ADHD are adjusted regularly many of their symptoms will reduce in frequency and severity. Chiropractic adjustments help to optimize the function of the nervous system and allow the brain and body to be better able to communicate with each other.

Drugs, such as Addarall and Ritalin with unknown long-term side effects
or chiropractic care? Doesn’t seem like much of a decision now, does it?

>*Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body.

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A “pinched nerve” means that the nerve has been compressed, constricted or stretched in some way. Which can be pressure applied by the surrounding tissue that can cause irritation and disruption of the nerves functioning. (The nerve’s message gets interrupted somewhere along its path).

A pinched nerve can happen anywhere in the body, but the most common place is in the neck and low back, as these are the areas that do the most moving, and often refer pain down the leg or arm.

Symptoms of a Pinched Nerve

Symptoms of pinched nerves may vary depending on which nerve is affected. Pinched nerve symptoms range from slight pain to extremely severe and debilitating pain, depending on the location and origin of the pinched nerve.

• Tingling (pins and needles)
• Burning sensation
• Pain radiating outward from the injured area
• Numbness
• Weakness of the muscles along the path of the nerve
• A pinched nerve in the neck can cause neck pain or stiffness, along with symptoms down the arm
• A pinched nerve in the lower back causes back pain and stiffness with symptoms down the leg
• Tenderness

Causes of Pinched Nerves

Most Pinched Nerves are caused by compression, constriction, or stretching but also depends on the location of the nerve e.g.; (When the bones of the spine put pressure on the nerves of the spine. In Chiropractic terms we call this a *subluxation).

• Accidents/falls/trauma of the spine
• Bone spurs
• Sleeping in an awkward position
• Repetitive motion
• Damage done to the joint or nearby muscle tissue
• Hard physical work
• Swelling of extremities (this can occur with pregnancy)

Chiropractic and Pinched Nerves

The nervous system is the central computer that runs the whole body and all of its functions; the functions of the legs, arms, digestive system, sinuses, immune system and even the lungs. As long as the nervous system is allowed to function with no interference, the body should work normally. When you have a pinched nerve, the message is getting interrupted sum where along its path, therefore it can cause that area (with the pinched nerve) to get “pins and needles”, pain, weakness etc.

Pinched nerves are best treated using Chiropractic adjustments. By using carefully directed and controlled pressure, the pressure placed on the nerve can be quickly and painlessly reduced. The amount of chiropractic adjustments needed to address a pinched nerve will be explained by the Chiropractor in the first initial consultation and examination. As every case is different, depending on; cause, severity, spinal health and how long the problem has been there for.

To get rid of a pinched nerve you need to treat the cause. As treating the cause of the pinched nerve (the pressure put on it) you can relieve the pain. This is why Chiropractic care is the best opinion when it comes to pinched nerves, as it treats the cause (stops the pain), therefore helping to prevent a pinched nerve from occurring again.

The body has the capability to heal itself and the chiropractor supports its healing capabilities to improve your health.

To help speed the recovery process up ask your Chiropractor for some tips; learn proper sitting and lifting techniques, proper rest and nutrition also plays a big part in the recovery process.

Subluxation; a subluxation is the result of spinal bones with improper motion or position affecting nerve communications between your brain and your body

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Pain of any kind, at any age, is a sign that something isn’t right. Pain is the way your body signals that a limit has been reached or a problem has developed.

Causes of neck pain:

Daily Life: sleeping in a funny position, sitting too long at your desk, poor posture, obesity, playing sports-muscular strains, improper lifting/bending.

Growing Older: Age-related disorders such as osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease directly affect the cervical spine.

Injury and Accidents: falls, slips, and car accidents.

Symptoms of neck pain:

• Neck soreness on one or both sides
• Tingling sensation
• Pain around the shoulder blades
• Numbness or weakness in arms
• Burning pain
• Stiffness
• Dizziness/nausea
• Headache/s

Symptoms of back pain:

• Pain radiating down into leg
• Numbness in certain parts of leg
• Pain is worse when cough of sneeze
• Pain or stiffness around spine, neck or hips
• Pins and needles
• Continuous aching

(There are a variety of symptoms for neck and back pain as there is a variety of causes, therefore symptoms are not just limited to the ones listed.)
How to treat neck/back pain?

You have a few choices when it comes to treating your back/neck pain, but what really works?

X – Ignore it (problems may get worse)

X – Bed rest – may prolong the problem

X – Medicine – numbs the body, therefore doesn’t treat the cause

Then how can I treat my back/neck pain you may ask!?

When it comes to treating neck and back pain, Chiropractic care has an excellent success rate. It’s drug free and non-invasive care is been much appreciated by patients.

Was Chiropractic care your first thought when you hurt your back/neck? It should have been!!

By performing an adjustment on the back/neck, a chiropractor can remove any interferences in the nerves caused by the bones of the spine putting pressure on the nerves of the spine, which then can alleviate your neck/back pain and other symptoms you maybe experiencing. (By returning the proper function of the nervous system this treats the cause, and not just numbs the body like medication can do.)
How many visits will it take to the Chiropractor to get rid of my back/neck pain?

The number of chiropractic adjustments required varies based on the nature of your condition-how long the problem has been there and the cause, the health of your spine and what the Chiropractor finds upon your first/second visit (The Consultation & Examination, and reviewing of the x-rays)
Tips to prevent back and neck pain

• Avoid lifting heavy objects
• Live a happy and healthy lifestyle – diet and exercise
• Have your work area set up properly
• Download our stretching guide
• Life with your knees
• Maintain good posture

Most importantly see your Chiropractor regularly!

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