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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Chiropractic, Gonstead, Health Care, Healthier You, Non Invasive, Pain Relief, Spinal Health, Studies, Therapy

Evidence-Based Chiropractic

Modern healthcare should be based on a combination of relevant current research, the clinical experience of your healthcare provider, and your wishes and values. This is called “evidence-based practice”.

You deserve to know the scientific facts about your healthcare. So, your healthcare provider should know what the best available evidence is that’s relevant to you, and they should share it with you when you see them. But not all things have yet been studied, so your healthcare provider also has to rely on their own clinical experience when caring for you.

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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Children's Health, Chiropractic, Health Care, Healthier You, Mother

Chiropractic Care and Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a really exciting time for parents as they get ready for their family to grow with the baby’s arrival. As the baby grows, mum’s body changes as she prepares to give birth.

Sometimes these changes can be uncomfortable or painful, with about three-quarters of pregnant mums suffering from pain in their back or pelvis.1, 2 This is one reason that so many pregnant mums seek chiropractic care.

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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Babies, Breastfeeding, Children, Children's Health, Chiropractic, Health Care, Mother

Chiropractic Care and Breastfeeding

For many mothers and babies, breastfeeding can be a real challenge! We know that about 80-90% of mothers try to breastfeed at birth, but by 1 week of age as few as half of the mothers are still exclusively breastfeeding.1

What does the research say about the potential for chiropractic care to help with breastfeeding problems?

It is recommended that babies should be exclusively breastfed until they are about six months of age, but only about 1% of mothers continue to exclusively breastfeed until this age.

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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Chiropractic, Gonstead, Health Care, Healthier You, Non Invasive, Pain Relief, Spinal Health, Studies

Headaches

Do you suffer from headaches, or do you know someone who does? If you do, know that you are not alone. The head is actually the most common site of pain in the body. Headaches can range from a mild pain that comes and goes, through to constant intense pain that’s so bad you have to crawl into bed with a bucket in case you throw up!

Headaches, like any pain in your body, are a sign that something is not quite right. Your brain will create for you the sensation of pain if it thinks there is something wrong or if it thinks there is a potential problem.

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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Chiropractic, Exercises, Healthier You, Non Invasive, Pain Relief, Spinal Health, Sporting, Studies

Explaining Lower Back Pain

Do you suffer from lower back pain? It is now the leading cause of disability worldwide. Back pain guidelines recommend seeing a chiropractor or other form of healthcare before medications such as relaxants or opioid-based pain relief.

Back pain can be frustrating and debilitating. With so many suffering from back pain, doctors often don’t know what’s causing the pain, as most of the time, back pain isn’t due to something like a fracture or an infection. It’s often due to a change in how your back is moving and functioning, which changes how your brain senses what is going on in your back.

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Article Posted by Deanne Spranklin Chiropractic, Gonstead, Health Care, Healthier You, Non Invasive, Pain Relief, Spinal Health

Pain is Created in the Brain

Did you know that scientists now know the feeling of pain is something your brain decides you should experience if it believes there is some tissue damage in your body? In fact, your brain can decide that you should feel pain even if it only thinks there is a potential threat of damage!

It may seem strange, but it’s totally up to your brain to decide whether you should feel pain or not. Your brain may decide you should experience pain even if you have no actual tissue damage yet,6 or your brain may not create the feeling of pain for you when tissue damage has actually occurred!

This is called the “pain paradox”. It means that the pain you feel does not always reflect the severity or even the location of your problem – if there is a problem at all. Science has shown beyond a doubt that pain is created in your brain!

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