Can A Chiropractor Get You Out Of Pain?

Posted July 28th, 2011 by Dr. Michael Weir

I am lucky enough to be a second generation chiropractor, as my dad and two uncles are chiropractors. It has been a lot of fun to watch the profession progress over the last 30 plus years. From the very beginning of chiropractic we have known it works, all you have to look at to see this is the results we get. The question that has been asked many times is “why”? In the last 15 to 20 we have begun to find the answer to the why. The answer comes in the form of research on the nervous system. Through this research we have developed a beautiful picture of why chiropractic helps us get out of pain.

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How One Chiropractic Adjustment Per Month Can Keep You From Losing Your Mind!

Posted July 27th, 2010 by Dr. Michael Pritsker, DC

Can your chiropractic doctor keep your brain from shrinking? The Journal of Neuroscience brings sobering news to long-term back pain sufferers. Scientists found that even one year of long-term back pain can age the brain 10 to 20 years. 26 individuals with long-term, continuous pain of more than a year were compared with 26 healthy individuals. The researchers theorize that the stress of long-term pain causes “burnout shrinkage.” But that may not be a life sentence.

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