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Oldest U.S. Pole Vault Athlete Cites Chiropractic for His Success


The oldest member of the 2008 Olympic U.S. Track and Field squad that competed in Beijing, China, this year is a 40-year-old pole vaulter who relies heavily on Chiropractic to keep competing on the international stage. This was the second Olympic appearance for Jeff Hartwig, who also competed in the 1996 Games in Atlanta where [...]

Athletes in Many Sporting Venues Find Chiropractic Enhances Performance


As more and more athletes are realizing the benefits of Chiropractic in heightening their levels of performance, more and more chiropractors are getting involved with athletes in a variety of sporting ac­tivities.
Certainly the biggest athletic stage that involved chiropractors in 2008 was the Olympic Games re­cently completed in Beijing. Four U.S. based chiropractors played a [...]

Chiropractic Offers Solutions to a Physically Declining Nation


As a nation, the United States is heading toward a sedentary, obese and very unhealthy condition. Individual sick­ness, unhealthy eating, pharmaceutical drug intake and personal disability are all on the rise. Lost time at work and even the costs for premature death add up to billions of dollars annually.
The question of where to turn for [...]

Correct Head Posture Position Makes for a Healthy Neck and Back


Have you ever seen an older person who seems to carry his head way out in front of his upper torso? If you look at him from the side, the head may appear to be 2 inches or more in front of his body. You may even see a pro­nounced hump where the back of [...]

Traveling Entertainers, Dancers Turn to Chiropractic for Top Performance


Did you ever wonder how dancers and traveling entertainers are able to perform at a high physical level show after show? Don’t they suffer from things like sore knees, muscle pulls and sore backs? Toss in lots of late nights, brutal travel schedules and con­stant physical exertion and you have the formula for all sorts [...]

Regained Vision is the Result of a Single Adjustment


When a blind person can suddenly see or a deaf person regains the ability to hear, well, it’s big news wherever it occurs. The most recent report of a man regaining lost sight comes out of Dubuque, Iowa. After more than a decade of not being able to see out of his left eye, Doug [...]

Chiropractors Have the Upper Hand when it Comes to Offering RLS Help


While the medical community is treating Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) with drugs and shak­ing their head in confusion when someone asks what causes it, the Chiropractic profession has answers and treatment options.
RLS is a painful condition of the legs that often causes annoying sensations that include creeping, crawling, tugging and tingling feelings. The discomfort usually [...]

Congressional “Sense” Resolution Urges Chiropractic Role in Military


Some members of the U.S. Congress think that it is high time that chiropractors are appoint­ed to full commissions in the United States Armed Forces. Representatives Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thelma Drake (R-VA), Ron Paul (R-TX) and Robert Brady (D-PA) have all stepped for­ward to sponsor a Joint Resolution to push the idea forward through both [...]