Historical Chiropractic News Editors Note: The information provided here was forwarded to Planet Chiropractic by a chiropractor in Texas. Far too many people (including chiropractors) are not aware of historical events that took place during the 1917 � 1918 Spanish Flu years, which involved chiropractors caring for thousands that suffered influenza infection during those times. With such a firestorm of… Read More
The Narrative Of JFK Shows The Difficulty In Diagnosing & Treating Spinal Disorders. At age 43, John F. Kennedy was the youngest president elected into U.S. workplace, and has been depicted as full of youth and vitality. But he was far from healthy, and spent most of his adult life fighting with many medical issues, including back pain which started… Read More
Backpack pain is an all too common condition of school-age children. While back pain is a known and widely-studied issue in adults, its prevalence in school-aged children has received relatively little scientific attention. Elementary, middle, and high school students must often carry backpacks that weigh enough to trigger chronic back pain, bad posture, and even decreased lung volume. I have… Read More
Chiropractic, Massages & Spinal Injections Are Your Papal Prescription For Low Back & Leg Pain. Should you suffer from the low back and leg symptoms of sciatica, the pope feels your pain. Reports reveal that Pope Francis has spent part of his 2017 summer undergoing spinal shots and massage therapy to help manage his sciatica. Sciatica is intense low back… Read More
The impulse to view human life as fundamental to the existence of the universe has been triggered in the traditions of all cultures. It is so fundamental to the way people observed facts that it might be, to a certain extent, ingrained in the way the human psyche has evolved. That humanity is out of balance with the character… Read More
A range of factors can play an essential part in the experience of chronic pain. Pain is the body's normal reaction to an injury or illness, But for many people, pain can be a constant. When pain lasts for 3 to 6 months or more, it�s called chronic pain. If you hurt day after day, it can take a… Read More
The expression biocentrism encompasses all environmental integrity that extend the status of things from human beings to all living organisms. Biocentric ethics involves a rethinking of the relationship between nature and humans. Biocentrism beliefs state that nature doesn't exist simply to be used or consumed by people, but instead, that people are simply one species amongst many, and that… Read More
Biocentrism is the ethical perspective with the moral standing or holding that all life deserves equal, ethical consideration and value. Although components of biocentrism can be discovered in spiritual traditions, it was not until the late decades of the 20th century�that the topic was dealt with by philosophical ethics in the Western tradition in a systematic method. As a… Read More
Federal employees face the same injury risks as those in the private industry and different areas of the public sector. Those risks can be serious. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that approximately 124 federal employees suffered fatal accidents in 2013. Read More
In the last few decades, important puzzles of mainstream science have generated a re-evaluation of the nature of the world which goes far beyond anything we could have imagined. A more precise comprehension of the planet requires that we believe it is biologically centered. It's a very simple but wonderful notion that Biocentrism tries to clarify. Knowing this fully… Read More
Federal employees that are injured at work do not get benefits through workers' comp insurance or their nation's workers' comp program. Instead, federal employees receive workers' compensation benefits through the Federal Employees Compensation Act, abbreviated as FECA, except for railroad workers, longshoremen, black lung coal miners, and refuge workers (that are insured under their own national laws for workers'… Read More
Ketosis is a metabolic state where the liver takes proteins and fat and produces molecules to use for energy. Ketosis allows a starving person to survive for days (or even months). Some athletes see improvements while others feel miserable whenever they are in a condition that is ketogenic. Is a ketogenic diet right for you? Ketogenic Diet and the… Read More
Since ketones are a preferred fuel for the heart and the diaphragm, and because a state of ketosis may provide extreme focus and cognitive performance during difficult mental activities, a ketogenic diet can be extremely useful for endurance athletes such as triathletes, distance swimmers, cyclists, marathoners, ultra-runners, etc.. Problem is, there are not a ton of tools out there… Read More
Two surgeons discuss the diagnosis and treatment of acromioclavicular injuries in athletes. El Paso, TX. Chiropractor, Dr. Alexander Jimenez follows the discussion. Acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries most often occur in athletic young adults involved in collision sports, throwing sports, along with overhead activities like upper-extremity strength training. They account for 3% of all shoulder injuries and 40% of shoulder sports… Read More
Only about 5 to 10 percent of cancer is hereditary, although most cancer scientists have thought that cancer was a disease, states Dr D'Agostino. A metabolic disorder is one that interrupts normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level. The mitochondria create the energy that our cells will need to perform their job, and… Read More