Wellness Archives - Chiropractic Economics

How you can help chronic pain sufferers with healing sleep

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD June 19, 2018

Research Results But as you’ve surely noticed, many patients simply can’t get the restorative sleep they need because of pain from chronic conditions or acute injuries. Since the dangers of opioids and even over-the-counter medicines are well reported, your patients may feel frustrated trying to find relief that allows them to rest and recover. The result is that individuals with ongoing pain either put themselves at unnecessary risk hoping that they won’t become a statistic or put up with inadequate sleep each night.

Your patients may benefit from advanced regenerative cell treatments

Brent Detelich March 8, 2018

Research Results Advanced regenerative treatments utilizing various forms of stem cells are beginning to take their rightful place in helping thousands of patients get better. When it comes to regenerating joints, the non-surgical options range from amniotic tissue, amniotic fluid, to cord blood; and the surgical options include bone morrow and adipose tissue.

Using the wisdom of ancestral medicine to recover your health.

Bill Hemmer January 23, 2018

Research Results The thought leader for the functional phytotherapy movement in the U.S. is arguably Kerry Bone, BSc (Hons), Dip Phyto. Recently he’s been giving talks on the subject of “stealth pathogens.” This term was first used in 1994 by Justin Radolf, and later popularized in 2000 by Lida Mattman.The stealth pathogens were defined during the early years as bacteria without cell walls.

If you aren’t familiar with the benefits of resveratrol, you should be

Tina Beaudoin October 24, 2016

Research Results | Resveratrol began drawing worldwide attention when researchers in the 1990s were looking to understand the unusually low rates of cardiovascular disease in France despite the high intake of fat and red wine among the French people (known as the French Paradox). Resveratrol is a natural antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and phytoestrogen.

Calming curcumin: An effective and natural treatment for depression

Terry Lemerond October 13, 2016

Research Results |According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 10 Americans report symptoms of depression. Certainly, the causes of this condition can be as varied as the individuals reporting them.1 Unfortunately, many of the current therapeutic drugs for depression are only effective and safe in the short term.

If you aren’t recommending curcumin, you should be

Corey Schuler September 27, 2016

Wellness Approach | Are you recommending curcumin or turmeric to your patients? Curcumin and turmeric are not interchangeable terms. Curcumin is a small, potent, and important part of turmeric. This distinction has implications for product selection as well as clinical dosing.

Consider oral hyaluronan supplements for chronic joint symptoms

Douglas W. Kiburz September 22, 2016

Research Results | In scientific nomenclature, “hyaluronan” is the accepted term for hyaluronic acid (HA) and the physiological salts of hyaluronate, the conjugate base of hyaluronic acid. HA is classified as a glycosaminoglycan (GAG). GAGs are long, unbranched polysaccharides made of repeating disaccharide units of glucuronic acid and glucosamine.

Why you should be expanding your dry needling technique

Ivo Waerlop August 19, 2016

Research Results | Many chiropractors perform acupuncture (or dry needling) as an adjunct to their practices to improve patient outcomes. And most are taught to dry needle trigger points and sometimes needle the segmental innervation of the muscle involved. But should you do more?

Colloidal silver for sinus infections is a natural path to healing

Steven R. Frank June 8, 2016

If any of your patients are suffering from chronic sinusitis and have been through multiple courses of antibiotics, then you know the ills of the antibiotic approach. The use of antibiotics can leave a patient with intestinal problems and often yeast infections. If successful, antibiotics might resolve a sinus infection for six months or so. […]

Measurement of cellular reactivity to foreign substances

Chiropractic Economics July 1, 2011

By Cell Science Systems The short-term efficacy of the ALCAT Test of food sensitivities to facilitate changes in body composition and self-reported disease symptoms: a randomized controlled study Gilbert R. Kaats, Director, Health and Medical Research Foundation, San Antonio; Dennis Pulliri, Executive Director, Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, Houston, TX; Larry K. Parker, MD, Women’s Total […]

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