“Tennis Elbow” is the common name for elbow pain emanating from the outside or lateral side of the elbow. This problem stems from an irritation or inflammation of the tendons of one or more forearm muscles at their attachment to the bony protuberance near the elbow joint, called the lateral epicondyle. The medical term for this condition is lateral epicondylitis, in essence an inflammation of the epicondyle. When the inflammation occurs on the inside, or medial side, of the elbow, the condition is often called “Golfer’s Elbow” or medical epicondylitis. Golfer’s Elbow, however, is not as widespread as Tennis Elbow.

There are a number of whys and wherefores for epicondylitis – not just tennis and golf – as any activity or sport that involves repetitive gripping of objects can result in this affliction. There are those who develop “tennis” or “golfer’s” elbow from other activities like prolonged carrying of heavy bags, knitting, chopping food, and/or computer work using unsuitable wrist and arm posture. With sports, the difficulty comes up when a person,  who is new to a particular game, uses an awkward technique, experiments with new rackets or clubs, or increases the intensity or duration of exercise without the appropriate preparation.

A number of cases involving epicondylitis can be attributed to difficulties farther up the arm or even in the neck. The nerves that give movement to the forearm muscles may become inflamed because of a disc problem or spinal subluxation, thereby producing tense muscles and putting marked strain on the tendon attachment(s).  This produces a predisposition to elbow pain irrespective of the exacerbating cause. Complications such as further subluxations and arthritis can take place if the condition is left untreated. Evaluation and adjustments by a qualified chiropractor, such as your Mount Laurel Chiropractor can fix the affliction and assisting in avoiding future complications.

Appropriate treatment is essential because epicondylitis seldom, if ever, resolves on its own. A qualified professional such as a chiropractor can determine the exact cause of the problem and initiate the proper care and treatment. This might include modalities such as ultrasound, electro-therapy, massage, hot and cold therapies, bracing, and home stretching and exercises. Mount Laurel Chiropractic care has proved, again and again, to be extraordinarily beneficial in the most thorough management of this affliction.

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Are chiropractic adjustments safe during pregnancy Without a doubt!  In fact, it is highly recommended to get adjusted while you are pregnant.

Why is it a good idea to get adjusted? As is probably apparent, your body is going through a variety of changes, and these alterations will continue as the pregnancy progresses. A subtle change is your body’s increased production of the hormone elastin. This hormone is designed to relax the tendons in the pelvis. This relaxation allows the pelvis more flexibility during the birthing process to make delivering the baby easier.

This process, although designed to help the mother during labor, can create a lot of back pain in the months leading up to the birth. As the pregnancy advances, more elastin is released, which allows the pelvis to become increasingly more unstable. In combination with the increased size of the baby and uterus, and you have the recipe for severe low back pain. As a chiropractor, I currently have several pregnant patients coming into my office for symptoms associated with their pregnancy, but as a rule it is for their low back pain.

A bonus to seeing a chiropractor routinely during your pregnancy is that there is proof that it can actually decrease labor time. Why do chiropractic adjustments help? Simply put, if the pelvis is where it needs to be, the muscles contracting during the labor process are more efficient because they don’t have to fight past misaligned joints.

Chiropractic is not only safe and beneficial in relieving the low back pain associated with pregnancy, but other symptoms like heartburn, nausea, swelling, and so on. In addition, should the need arise, a trained chiropractor can assist a mother who has a breached baby. This is done by using the Webster Technique, a low force technique to manipulate the uterus and get the baby into the proper presentation for delivery. Additional information on the Webster Technique can easily be found online.

To summarize: Chiropractic is both beneficial and safe in helping to relieve many of the discomforts of pregnancy. To any pregnant woman reading this, I advise you to please go to see your chiropractor. Chiropractic care can make you feel a lot more comfortable during your pregnancy, and make your labor process easier.

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Managing and keeping body position while remaining still or mobile is the principal function of good balance. Good balance helps a person to walk without faltering, arise from a sitting position without falling, and to climb stairs without stumbling.

Nearly 9 percent of adults, age 65 and older, disclose having problems with balance. Good balance is essential in assisting an older person to stay independent, and to carry out daily chores and activities. Dizziness, “wooziness,” and problems with balance are encountered by a large majority persons as they grow older.

The feeling by some people that they, themselves, or the things around them are spinning is called “vertigo.” About 40 percent of Americans will have an incidence of dizziness that is consequential enough to go seek out a health professional. And, among older adults, falls are the most widespread cause of serious injury and deaths.

Balance and Inner Ear Problems

There are a variety of balance disorders. Three customary types are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, labyrinthitis, and Meniere’s disease. Of these three, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common. It presents as a brief, intense sensation of vertigo when someone changes head position. It can also be noticed when rolling over to the left or right in bed, upon getting out of bed in the morning, or when looking up for something on a high shelf. This condition is more disposed in people 60 and older, however it can also happen in younger adults.

The reasons for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are varied. Inner ear infection, head injury, or simply aging can cause the condition. Even though it can be connected with other disease processes, many times a simple Epleys procedure can fix the problem. Your Santa Barbara Chiropractor has many years of experience in this procedure.

Labyrinthitis is an infection or irritation of the inner ear that cause dizziness and loss of balance. It affects people|individuals of any age and the cause is uncertain.

Ménière’s disease is a balance disorder that creates vertigo, hearing loss that comes and goes, tinnitus (ringing or roaring in the ears), and a “full feeling” in the ear.

Although people who are older are more likely to encounter balance disorders, age is not the only reason these problems occur. Therapy for balance disorders varies based upon the cause. A chiropractor is well-educated in discovering and treating a large majority of the causes. On occasion, even simple exercises for vestibular rehab can be the solution to balance challenges. Make an appointment with a health care professional, such as your Santa Barbara Chiropractor, if you have experienced, or are currently experiencing, dizziness, vertigo, or other problems with balance.

Although some balance disorders are created by challenges in the inner ear, other disorders may include another area of the body, like the brain or the heart. Other components, in addition to aging and ear infection, may involve head injury, certain medicines, interferences with blood circulation, upper respiratory infections, viral infections, stress, fatigue, smoking, alcohol use, stroke, high or low blood pressure, and heart disease.

Balance disorders produced by high blood pressure can usually be managed by less sodium intake,cultivating a healthy weight, and exercise. To assist in making the symptoms of dizziness less intense, generally eating low-salt or salt-free foods, and staying away from caffeine and alcohol, will help.

Balance disorders are significant. It is the primary cause of falls and fall-related injuries in older people. It is crucial to have a suspected balance disorder analysed and treated as soon as possible.

If you can answer “yes” to any of the questions listed below, you should discuss the symptom(s) with your chiropractor:

• Do you have the feeling of being “unsteady?”

• Does the room seem to spin around you?

• Is there ever a time when you feel as if you are moving when you know you are standing still?

• Do you lose your balance and/or fall?

• Do you feel as if you are falling?

• Does your vision ever become “blurred?”

• Do you ever feel disoriented, or lose a sense of time, place or identify?

Don’t wait until it’s too late! Call your chiropractor today.

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There are many people today battling to lose weight, particularly too much weight around the middle. Yet, the necessity to lose weight is, quite frequently, more than merely a cosmetic issue.  The unfortunate truth is, if people are lugging around too much weight in their midsection, their back is going to be adversely affected as a result.

Most people who are overweight experience moderate to severe back pain. This is because the spine was not intended to carry anything that is heavier than the body is at its normally healthy weight.  As a person puts on extra poundage, the spine starts to unduly stress and to compress, causing a lot of pain and discomfort.  Additionally, it can have an influence on the pelvis, tilting it forward and possibly forcing it to pinch the sciatic nerve. That is one of the main reasons why people who are overweight tend to have difficulties with their lower back. The affliction is due to either sciatica or the distorting of the spinal column.

If you are suffering from this problem, undoubtedly the thing to do is to take off the extra weight that you are lugging around, and your spine will immediately respond and reestablish its regular position.  Unfortunately, weight loss isn’t easy and it can take time, even with the best of intentions. However, on a positive note you don’t have to endure back pain as you lose the weight. A Costa Mesa chiropractor can assist you in getting the pain relief you’ll want as you shed the extra pounds.

But, you will still need to lose the extra pounds, and not having back pain will undoubted assist you in doing it. Two things that are simple (but not necessarily easy), but will be extremely beneficial to you in losing the extra weight naturally are being sure to get some sort of exercise, even if it’s merely a little bit per day, and adapting the food you eat so that you are taking in less calories than you are using throughout the day. Sure, you’ve heard about these two things before. However, now that you’re aware your back is depending on you, it’s the perfect time to get truly motivated.

Start exercising slowly, especially if you’re having difficulties with back pain. And, most importantly, be sure to seek out Costa Mesa chiropractic care so that you don’t go wrong the way many people do, which is exercising into the pain. That will definitely make matters worse. Exercise, though sometimes uncomfortable, should never be painful or cause pain. That’s why it’s important to see a chiropractor if you’re experiencing back pain.

Do basic stretching exercises and also concentrate on your core abdominal body muscles. Strong stomach muscles assisting in relieving back pain. Your chiropractor will be able to provide exercises that are best for you, individually. After a very short period of dedication to losing the weight that is producing your back pain and conceivably other health issues as well, you most likely being to notice a dramatic difference in the way that you feel.

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The most prevailing reason for visits to a pediatrician is earache. More than 70 percent of children will have had at least one earache by the age of three, and almost one-third will have had three or more earache episodes. Although, what might be unexpected is that earache is also the most common reason for children under the age of five years to be escorted by parents to the chiropractor’s office.

How Chiropractic Care Relates to Earache and Ear Infections

A pediatrician who suspects that a child with an earache has a middle ear infection will normally prescribe antibiotics as a typical course of treatment. Advanced analysis, however, has ascertained that this is often ill-advised. Antibiotics are only effective against bacterial pathogens, and because the child’s middle ear infection may be caused by a virus, antibiotics are ineffectual. This may be the explanation for a child’s chronic ear infections.

One of the purposes of a Honolulu chiropractor is to determine if the body’s inability to combat the earache or ear infection is produced by irritation of the small nerves in the spine (called free nerve endings).

When these nerve endings are inflamed, an aberrant tension is created in the small muscles of the neck. This muscle tension can put pressure on the lymphatic drainage ducts resulting in inadequate drainage from inside the ear, thus stopping the body from its ability to naturally correct the problem. In addition, balance can also be affected.

Inadequate drainage of lymphatic ducts can be identifed by a chiropractor if there is increased tension in the neck and paraspinal muscles on the side with the earache. The chiropractor also looks for spinal vertebrae that are either slightly out of alignment or are not moving within their normal range. This condition may have been due to any one of the many bangs, jolts and falls that the majority of children encounter in the early years of their life. Restoration of normal lymph drainage is normally accomplished with a short series of treatments that include spinal adjustments and manipulation of the neck muscles. If your child is struggling with an earache or an ear infection, call your Honolulu chiropractor as soon as possible.

Advanced Research and Guidelines

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), ear infection, the most frequent childhood illness second only to the common cold, accounts for nearly 30 million doctor visits each year. In addition, at least 6 million courses of antibiotics are causelessly prescribed for the condition.  Just recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new guidelines for treating pediatric ear inflammation, and definitively recommended a period of “watchful waiting” since, in many cases, infections clear up on their own, without medication.

The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) applauds the AAP on the guidelines and reiterates that chiropractic treatment is a “good first option” for treating ear infection conservatively. “Doctors of chiropractic have been treating children for decades with great success – helping them to avoid painful ear infections, antibiotic overuse and resistance, and ear tube surgery,” said ACA President Donald Krippendorf, DC. “Particularly when dealing with young children, drugs and surgery should be an absolute last resort.”

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