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Traveling can be rough on the body. Whether you are traveling alone on business or on your way to a sunny resort with your family, long hours in a car or an airplane can leave you stressed, tired, stiff and sore. "Prolonged sitting can wreak havoc on your body," says Dr. Scott Bautch, a member...

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What Are Good Ergonomics? According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, ergonomics is the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to employee capabilities. An ergonomic assessment of the workplace critically appraises the physical work environment—followed by changes based on the assessment. Ergonomic principles are then used to make the...

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Ear problems can be excruciatingly painful, especially in children. With 10 million new cases every year, ear infections (otitis media) are the most common illness affecting babies and young children and the number one reason for visits to the pediatrician—accounting for more than 35 percent of all pediatric visits. Almost half of all children will...

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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...

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The sciatic nerve runs from your pelvis, through your hip area and buttocks and down each leg, and it is the longest nerve in your body.  As it travels down the legs it branches into smaller nerves that provide feeling to your thighs, legs, and feet, and serve to control many of the muscles in your...

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Very few people avoid ever getting a headache, and they appear in many different ways.  They may affect the whole head or just a part.  They may be felt as anything from a dull ache to a sharp stabbing.  They can last a few minutes or a few days.  Some people feel nauseous, others don't.  Rarely do they indicate anything...

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Car accidents are renowned for causing whiplash injuries, and these should always be taken seriously no matter how innocuous they may at first appear, because of the areas which are affected.  It should also be remembered that the effects of whiplash may take weeks or months to fully manifest, thus it cannot be assumed no problems...

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"Stress" is typically used when describing "mental stress" but in actual fact stress comes from many sources and for many reasons: mental, emotional, chemical and physical.  Job security, working too hard, not working at all, commuting, relationships, illness, worry about a loved one, lack of sleep, retirement, bereavement and moving house all can serve to create...

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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 that...

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