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Wellness Focus – Heat and Ice, more about

Posted on 11/15/2013

It is interesting to hear different accounts of why heat or ice is a preferred treatment modality or for home self care.We see how emergency rooms typically recommend ice for the first 48 hours after an acute injury while physical therapists always use heat during a treatment session. Most MDs will advise their patients to put heat if after 48 hours or for any chronic condition. Sports trainers use both heat and ice as needed and chiropractors have specific times…

Chiropractic Fitness Health Wellness, general

Wellness focus – Are your children getting enough exercise?

Posted on 09/13/2013

According to the Active Healthy Kids Canada 2012 Report Card, lack of physical activity and too much inactivity have many negative effects; while lack of exercise tops the list of the biggest concerns about kids’ health, according to a new survey of American adults. Are Filipino parents mistaken by introducing their children to screen games and fast foods? Children are more at risk of suffering health consequences of a lifestyle with a lack of physical activity that prevents optimal physical…

Chiropractic Fitness Health Wellness, general

Spinal Hygiene – Tindig Diretso! Pinoy

Posted on 08/26/2013

Spinal Hygiene is Chiropractic’s contribution to Public Health! Spinal Hygiene is more important than Oral Hygiene but not as well understood and not yet established in public health. Posture Screening Campaign we call: Tindig Diretso! Pinoy Mabuhay Chiropractic did thousands of spinal screenings on school children in Makati City and Bacoor Cavite, Philippines. These screenings tested advanced protocols designed to serve as Pre-Scoliosis screenings and to serve as a model for public and private schools in the Philippines to follow. If you liked…

Chiropractic Wellness, general

Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted on 08/19/2013

Mary’s hands hurt and some times more than others, depending on how much she does things with her hands. She is wondering what type of arthritis she has. Arthritis is a word with two parts: Arthro meaning joint and ‘itis’ that is used to describe the process of inflammation in some part of the body. So arthritis is an inflammation of the joint, any joint and it can be caused by a number of things. Three most common types of arthritis…

Chiropractic Spinal Health

Is it Safe to Have the Spine Cracked?

Posted on 07/29/2013

Does cracking your joints hurt your joints? The answer is YES, inappropriate repetitive cracking of the joins hurts them… not because of the “crack” but because of ligament and cartilage damage. If you repeatedly crack your joints they become somewhat unstable by producing laxity in the ligaments that hold the joint together so the joint loses its stability. Stressful micro-movements of the joint make it arthritic with the cartilage deteriorating. What is that sound in the first place you ask?…

Chiropractic

What Causes Low Back Pain or Pelvic Pain?

Posted on 07/22/2013

David loves to push life to the limit and doesn’t have time to stop for minor soreness of the lower back area, but these episodes seem to be happening more often and lasting longer, not to mention the pain is greater now. Truth is 80 % of people suffer lower back pain sometime in their life. It could happen from a slip and fall injury, over exertion during an activity at work or sports, a gradual weakness resulting from posture…

Chiropractic Wellness, general

Wrist Tendonitis: Self Treatment

Posted on 07/15/2013

Martha has been complaining that her wrists hurt and that her hands were often numb. The orthopedic surgeon diagnosed a Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and prescribed wrist surgery. CTS is perhaps one of the more common misdiagnosed arm conditions. The symptoms are very similar to Wrist Tendonitis and differential diagnosis is not too difficult. Certainly patients frequently misdiagnose their own problem and unfortunately so do their doctors, perhaps this happens because testing for tendonitis requires familiarity with soft tissue conditions, not very well taught in…

Chiropractic Wellness, general

Alternative Cure to Headache: Video Interview

Posted on 07/08/2013

This June of 2013 there was a national campaign for headache awareness so Public TV set up an interview with docMIKE to discuss the topic from a non-drug approach to managing headaches. The interview took place at the Mabuhay Chiropractic Clinic in Forbes Park, Makati and the segment was aired on TV June 24, 2013. Interview in English: Interview in Tagalog: Yours in Health, docMIKE If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it! Follow…

Chiropractic Personal Coaching Wellness, general

Maintenance or Preventive Care?

Posted on 06/08/2013

Once a person has consulted with a chiropractor and underwent a course of care that has taken them out of pain, the common question people have is: “When will I know if or when I need to return to the chiropractor?” That is an excellent question and the choices depend on your personal philosophy of life and health. If you only seek out chiropractic care for emergency drug-free pain relief and have no interest what-so-ever in prevention, then the answer…

Chiropractic Wellness, general

Philippine Chiropractic Association

Posted on 06/01/2013

The 7th APCDF Annual Assembly was held in Manila on January 10th , 2014, at the Diamond Hotel, Roxas Blvd. Manila. The weekend events included the APCDF Council meeting and Assembly with representatives from throughout the Asian Pacific region. Special guest was Dr. Richard Brown, Secretary-General of the European Chiropractic Union who outlined the successful history of the European Federation and how vitally important the regional federations are to the development of chiropractic in areas where the profession is small in size, as…

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