What You Should Know About Stroke Before it is too Late!

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More often than not, stroke is suffered by older people, although they can strike at any age. Risk factors for stroke include poor diet, smoking and lack of exercise. More specifically, stroke is more likely in the obese, those suffering high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, those who abuse alcohol, or have a family history ...

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If your home is subjected to leaves falling each year, you’ll have to rake them up, and probably more than once each season. And you’ll almost certainly know about the consequences of leaf-raking on the body, including strain and pain in the neck, the upper and lower back, and in the shoulders. Just because you’re not ...

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What is stenosis? Spinal stenosis occurs when the spinal canal narrows, which may be down to a variety of reasons, including mechanical problems brought on by age, thickened ligaments, infection, abscess, developmental or congenital abnormalities, degenerative changes, dislocated or fractured vertebra, or a spinal cord tumor. Lower back pain, limping, and numbness in the legs can ...

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Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, also abbreviated to TMD or TMJ, is the name for a variety of conditions that affect the jaw joint. Symptoms vary from case to case, as does the severity of the symptoms. Most people who suffer pain in the jaw muscles or joints experience only temporary or cyclical problems. Other people go ...

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Despite everything we know about the dire effects of smoking, a staggering 50 million Americans still indulge in the habit. There will be many different responses to the question of why these people took their first cigarette, but the reason for every cigarette beyond that first one is the same: addiction to nicotine. Nicotine is ...

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After upper-respiratory infections, back pain is the second most common reason for visiting a doctor.  It will affect 80% of us at some point in our lives, and half of all adults are estimated to suffer this every single year, with over 10% of people suffering ongoing bouts of low back pain. The reason low back injuries ...

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A woman's center of gravity shifts forward to the front of her pelvis during pregnancy.  This extra upfront weight causes stress on the joints of the pelvis and low back.  This gets worse as the baby grows heavier, causing an increased curvature of the lower back, badly stressing the fragile facet joints on the outer edge of ...

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When most people think of an allergy they think of asthma.  Asthma and many other allergies can be treated with chiropractic care because they are caused by a hypersensitive immune system and/or respiratory system.  To function correctly, these require good communication from the brain and the spinal cord, and a misaligned neck can create an imbalance ...

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If you think about the mechanics of your neck, you'll realize it's not surprising how easily it can be injured.  It has amazing flexibility, is constantly on the move, has very little muscular support, but has to support the 14 - 16 pounds of your head.  It is like balancing a bowling ball on a stick using ...

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Colic is a condition that usually appears between the 3rd and 6th week after birth, and is characterized by excessive crying.  Most cases resolve after 3 months old.  Babies with colic can often be seen drawing their arms and legs in as though in pain, and may turn bright red.  It is not known exactly what causes colic, ...

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