AZ Family Health - Dr. Andrew Altman DC
We help "crooked" people feel good again!
Brigadier General Becky Halstead. Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia had spoke about the need and the advantages of chiropractic care to the US military. It’s funny to me, that if your in pain and in need of chiropractic care, most insurance will cover treatment, but yet if your in the US military you better be active military and be on one of the bases that offer chiropractic treatment.
I often sees patients who could have prevented their pain. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to get the business! But I would be even happier to see the good people here in the Phoenix East Valley in good health and living a full and active life. As a local chiropractor, I often give my patients stretches and moves to do at home that can help restore their flexibility. The trouble is, a lot of you forget it by the time you get home. So, here is a great guide directly from the American Chiropractors Association. – Doc Altman
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• Spinal stiffness was linked to visceral pathology with nearly
100% accuracy based upon sympathetic innervation. (Medical Times, 1921)
• 1,000 capsules of Tylenol in a lifetime doubles the risk of end
stage renal disease. (New England Journal of Medicine, 1994)
• The average time for a whiplash-injured patient to achieve
maximum improvement is 7 months 1 week. (Spine, 1994)
• 93% of patients with chronic whiplash pain who have failed
medical and physical therapy care improve with chiropractic adjustments.
(Injury, 1996)
• Taking the correct drug for the correct diagnoses in the correct
dose will kill about 106,000 Americans per year, making it the 4th most common
cause of death in the US . (Journal of the American Medical Association, 1998)
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for rheumatoid and/or
osteoarthritis conservatively causes 16,500 Americans to bleed to death each
year, making that the 15th most common cause of death in the US . (New England
Journal of Medicine, 1999)
• Glutamate and aspartame can cause chronic pain sensitization, and
removing them from the diet for 4 consecutive months can eliminate all chronic
pain symptoms. (Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2002)
• Chiropractic spinal adjusting has been shown to be better than 5
times more effective than the NSAIDs Celebrex and Vioxx in the treatment of
chronic neck and low back pain. (Spine, 2003)
• In patients suffering from chronic pain subsequent to
degenerative spinal disease, 59% can eliminate the need for pain drugs by
consuming adequate levels of omega-3 essential fatty acids. (Surgical Neurology,
2006)
• Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to significantly lower
blood pressure. (Journal of Human Hypertension, 2007)
• The estimated incidence of chronic pain from whiplash trauma is
15-40%. (Journal of the Am Academy of Ortho Surg, 2007)
• Meniere’s Disease has been linked to a disorder of the upper
cervical spine facet joints. (International Tinnitus Jour, 2007)
• Supplementing with vitamin D3 has the potential to reduce cancer
deaths in America by 75%. (Ann of Epidemiology, 2009)
• Potentially, the largest exposure of Americans to the neurotoxin
mercury is through the consumption of products containing High Fructose Corn
Syrup. (Environmental Health, 2009)
• Those who consumed the highest amounts of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory pain drugs increased their risk of dementia, including
Alzheimer’s dementia, by 66%. (Neurology, 2009)
• The newest estimate incidence of autism is 1 in 91 children
(Pediatrics, 2009)
I was watching T.V. the other night and a story about “the new CPR” came on. I thought that this is good information for everyone. We can all benefit from this information. This could be effective in cardiac arrest. With these links, I would like to add, that I believe that we should still clear the mouth, and open the airway.
There are other sites that are also talking about Continuous Chest Compressions as well
I’ve seen several patients who complain about foot pain over the years. I have worked with sprained ankles, pronation problems (sometimes called flat feet) , early formation of a bunion to the big toe and more. Some of these things are very easy to work with and others a little bit more involved.
In simple terms, a pronation problem, the arch drops down and does not have support. With treatment, I recommend that after leaving my office they go to the store to get arch supports to put in their shoes. This will help support their arch. This is just a cheap alternative, not a fix, or a replacement for an orthotic. Sometimes people just don’t have the money for a good orthotics. Before you do get orthotics, I suggest that you get your ankles and feet adjusted to put them in normal alignment before they make a cast or impression of your foot.
