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Hip Pain and Treatment

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Hip pain is a common complaint that can be caused by a number of problems. Muscles, ligaments and tendons can be torn, strained, sprained and bruised causing inflammation and altered function. The hip bursa can also become inflamed due to trauma or altered mechanics of the hips, pelvis and lower extremities.  Arthritis  within the hip joint can also lead to increasing pain and decreased function. A hip that becomes significantly uncomfortable can make many normal and pleasurable activities difficult. Walking, running, participating in a variety of sports, getting up and down out of a chair and even sleeping may become difficult due to hip pain . Effective hip treatment can include ultrasound, interferential current, Graston myofascial technique, massage, stretching and strengthening exercises and various forms of home care including icing and/or heating. Chiropractic adjusting can be particularly beneficial for many hip conditions. One study revealed that 83% of the study partici
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Back pain, what is it?

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Back pain (BP) is an extremely common cause of pain and disability. Moderately severe BP, unlike many other pains throughout the body, can essentially make every normal daily activity difficult and uncomfortable. It makes getting up from a chair, turning over in bed, getting in and out of a car, walking, putting on shoes and many other activities difficult. Our back is necessary for almost every activity we do throughout the day. Mayo Clinic  has estimated that 80% of all Americans will experience at least one bout of significant BP during their lives. In June, 2014,  the British Medical Journal’s  review of “The Global Burden of Low Back Pain: Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study” stated: “Out of all 291 conditions studied in the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study, LBP ranked highest in terms of disability…LBP causes more global disability than any other condition.” Low back pain is extremely common and can cause us to miss out on much of what we enjoy in lif
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Sports Therapy

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When the term  sports therapy  is heard or thought about frequently images of sprains, strains or bruises pop into our mind. This type of care includes much more than just treating injured athletes. While it is important to treat an injured athlete so that they can return to play it is just as, or more, important to work toward optimal function so that performance levels are increased and injuries decreased. Performing a biomechanical analysis to determine what parts of the body may not be functioning ideally, thereby affecting performance and setting the stage for  injury , is extremely important for anyone who is serious about their athletic endeavors. Determining which joints, muscles or regions of the body are either restricted or hypermobile is important in order to improve the athletes ability to perform and to decrease the altered biomechanics that may lead to pain and injury. Altered hip or knee function will greatly affect any sport that involves running. Altered shou
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Which Chiropractic Adjusting Technique Is Best for Me?

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Many people become confused while trying to choose a chiropractor to see for their neck, back or other  musculoskeletal  complaints when confronted with the numerous forms of chiropractic adjusting that are available. Often people have heard from a friend or some other source that a particular chiropractic technique is “the best”. Bend chiropractors utilize many different forms of chiropractic adjusting and all of them have their benefits. So, if you are looking for the  best chiropractor  in Bend to address your specific needs, I will explain some of the most commonly utilized chiropractic techniques and some of their benefits to help aid in your decision.   “Traditional” or manual chiropractic adjusting frequently elicits a “pop” or cavitation when performed. Two of the most common forms of manual adjusting include Gonstead and Diversified techniques. These techniques have been utilized for many years and have been very effective for helping to restore normal joint func
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Sports Chiropractic Benefits

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The benefit of sports chiropractic care for sports injuries and increased performance is well documented. It is estimated that 90% of all world-class athletes utilize chiropractic care to help improve their physical performance and/or to recover more rapidly and completely from injuries. All of the National Football League (NFL) teams have a team chiropractor. Most of the Major League Baseball teams utilize chiropractic care and chiropractors are on staff to treat athletes at the Olympics. A Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician  (CCSP) is a specialty within the chiropractic profession that requires a minimum of 100 hours of postgraduate education. To obtain the CCSP specialty degree a five-hour sports medicine exam administered by the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians must also be taken and passed. Annual continuing education hours in sports medicine must also be completed to maintain a CCSP specialty degree. Hopefully, this helps make obvious the importance of
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What is a herniated disc, or slipped disc?

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Spinal discs are the cushions or “shock absorbers” between the spinal bones or vertebrae which if damaged can cause a herniated disc. The discs also allow for motion in the spine. The disc is made of a tough outer border and a softer gelatinous center kind of like a jelly donut. When the tough outer border becomes torn or cracked some of the softer center called the nucleus can be pushed out causing a bulge or herniation. This is what is typically referred to as a herniated disc. Other terms that are sometimes used include a pinched nerve in the neck or back, a trapped nerve or a disc rupture to spinal decompression. Symptoms of a herniated disc The symptoms associated with a herniated disc depend on what direction the disc herniates and what other tissue the herniated disc places pressure on. In some cases a herniated disc will create little or no pain at all. The various symptoms of a herniated disc depend on which pain sensitive tissue the disc puts pressure on and include th
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What Is a Chiropractor?

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Chiropractic physicians  utilize a drug-free, hands on holistic form of care. Chiropractic is the largest natural health care profession in the world. Chiropractic physicians are trained in the examination and treatment of muscle, joint and nerve condition conditions. They also have extensive training in nutrition and the role it plays in many of the health conditions that plague Americans today. Chiropractors look to find and correct the underlying cause of a patient’s pain or other health condition instead of prescribing drugs that often only cover or mask the symptoms but fail to deal with the true cause of the condition. This is more important today than ever given the epidemic overuse and abuse of prescription pain medications as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Chiropractic care can decrease the need for drugs and surgery. What Does a Chiropractor Do? For patients presenting with musculoskeletal complaints such as back pain, neck pain, headache
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