Recent Research Studies you Should Know

• Chiropractic patients are 55% less likely to be pt on opioids 
• Jour Alter Comp Med 2018; June 24 (6); 552-56

• Osteoporotic rats were adjusted 3x/wk for 6 weeks. Follow up testing showed increased bone formation in the rats from when they began. To help osteoporosis, do upright exercises (i.e walking, running, tennis), basic yoga poses held for 30-45 seconds each and nutrition. 

• Fosamax, Atelvia and Actonel (used for treatment food osteoporosis) actually breaks the bone matrix down and there is a fracture expectation of about 5 years. 

• Just 30 minutes of poor posture in actually increases depression and lessened energy 

• There is a condition called "text neck" simply related to the posture we assume when looking at our phones for long periods. It is actually a revered neck curve of what is a normal curvature. Did you know a "rebound headache" is actually a headache brought on by the use of aspirin and pain pills. The thing you take to help the headache makes the headaches more pronounced and on-going.