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Hope For The Holidays In Plano
It’s that time again, Christmas is right around the corner! Year after year, HealthWorks Family Chiropractic has enjoyed being a donation place for Christmas Cops, Plano Christmas Cops. How did Christmas Cops begin? The Plano Police Association Christmas Cops program...
What is an IgG and IgE blood test?
KEY TAKEAWAYS IgE blood tests detect immediate allergic reactions that occur within minutes to hours, such as hives, swelling, or anaphylaxis. IgG blood tests identify delayed food sensitivities that appear four to 72 hours after eating a trigger food, causing...
How Can My Chiropractor Clear My Sinuses?
Are you experiencing a stuffy nose or sinus issues? This time of year, people have a lot of sinus issues and there are several things that your chiropractor can do to help. Can you massage out sinus pressure? Your chiropractor can do a sinus massage to help release...
Can Chiropractic Help With Sinus Issues?
This time of year, people have a lot of sinus issues and there are several things that your chiropractor can do to help. KEY TAKEAWAYS Chiropractors address sinus issues by adjusting the upper cervical spine and relieving pressure around the ears and eustachian tubes...
How Orthospinology Can Help Provide Natural Relief for Vertigo in Plano
Finding a source of natural relief for vertigo in Plano is the goal of many patients because it can be worrisome to anticipate when a spinning sensation might occur. On top of that, it can pose safety risks and impact the quality of life. With this in mind, we wanted...
What Foods Are Good For The Spine?
KEY TAKEAWAYS A spine-supporting diet centers on calcium and vitamin D for bones, omega-3s and vitamin C for discs and connective tissue, and adequate protein for the muscles that stabilize the back. Whole-food sources such as leafy greens, fatty fish, nuts, eggs, and...
Why Did Chiropractic Have To Fight To Survive?
KEY TAKEAWAYS For decades the American Medical Association actively worked to discredit chiropractic, at one point labeling it an unscientific cult. Chiropractor Chester Wilk and colleagues filed an antitrust lawsuit against the AMA in 1976 and ultimately won, forcing...
How Was John Atkinson’s Theory Similar To Chiropractic?
KEY TAKEAWAYS John Atkinson was an 1890s London bonesetter who theorized that manipulating spinal nerves could relieve ailments in the body's organs. His spine-to-organ diagram closely resembles modern chiropractic charts, showing that the idea of the spine as a...
Where Did Chiropractic Originate From?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Modern chiropractic began in September 1895 when D.D. Palmer performed the first documented spinal adjustment on Harvey Lillard, who then regained hearing he had lost 17 years earlier. References to spinal manipulation date back thousands of years, but...
What Is The History Of Chiropractic Care?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Chiropractic began in 1895 when Daniel David Palmer performed the first spinal adjustment, and he opened the first chiropractic school in Iowa in 1897. Kansas became the first state to license chiropractic in 1913, and by 1931 the practice was recognized...