Articles on Chiropractic
Cold Laser Therapy
If you’ve been dealing with chronic pain, you know how frustrating it can be to find effective treatment options. Fortunately, chiropractic care has been shown to be a safe and effective way to manage pain and improve overall wellness. And when it comes to chiropractic care, cold laser therapy is a game-changer What is Cold …
An Assessment of Nonoperative Management Strategies in a Herniated Lumbar Disc Population: Successes Versus Failures
Study design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: To compare the utilization of conservative treatments in patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniations who were successfully managed nonoperatively versus patients who failed conservative therapies and elected to undergo surgery (microdiscectomy). Methods: Clinical records from adult patients with an initial herniated lumbar disc between 2007 and 2017 were selected from a large …
Study identifies higher mortality risk for women with back pain
New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences of back pain may differ by sex. The overall findings suggest that mild back pain (pain that does not keep a …
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Chiropractic care does impact Pelvic Floor Control
We are excited to share the latest breakthrough research results published by The Spinal Research Foundation. The results suggest women to consider receiving chiropractic care because it does impact pelvic floor control. The research data shows that pregnant women who received chiropractic care had a better ability to relax pelvic floor muscles at rest, which …
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Bone density: what do we need to know about Osteoporosis?
Gwyneth Paltrow – a famous American actress – was diagnosed with osteopenia, which is the precursor to osteoporosis at the age of 37. She was given the diagnosis after a bone scan was taken after she had suffered a leg fracture, revealing low bone density. Osteoporosis is a skeletal disorder characterised by compromised bone strength …
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Stretching is beneficial for EVERYONE
People might think that stretching exercises are only for athletes, yet never had a thought that it could be beneficial for everyone including kids, office-workers or even housewives. Stretching is also a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle, muscle group or tendon is intentionally loosened or stretched to impose muscle elasticity …
Are you having foot pain on the first step in the morning? Maybe you are suffering from Plantar Fasciitis
Advanced Technology that Assists Chiropractors in Delivering Chiropractic Adjustments.
This instrument delivers a gentle and precise chiropractic adjustment to the joints of the spine and extremities. Watch this two part video, one of our chiropractors, Gerry Nastasia explains and demonstrates the latest technology in delivering chiropractic adjustments. Call us at 04-3481166 to book now or visit at www.chiropracticdubai.com to learn more. Part two – Demonstration of …
Bump on your elbow?
A 57 year old male patient came to our clinic with a chief complaint of localized aching pain on right elbow in a scale of 5/10 and had been experiencing for the last four weeks. Symptoms are worse upon elbow flexion and direct pressure. There was no reported trauma that might have been the cause. …
Pay attention to your sprained ankle
Ankle sprain is a common medical condition where one or more of the ligaments of the ankle is torn or partially torn, usually through turning the foot under and causing excessive stress on the ligaments of the ankle. This can be caused by excessive external rotation, inversion or rarely eversion of the foot. When the …
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Articles on Acupuncture
Acupuncture’s Role in Assisting Fertility: A Promising Approach for Both Men and Women
The journey toward parenthood can be challenging for many couples, leading them to explore various fertility treatment options. Among these options, acupuncture has gained considerable attention as a complementary therapy for both male and female patients. This ancient practice, rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, has shown promising results in improving fertility outcomes. In this blog …
Male infertility Treatment
When a couple is diagnosed infertile, first thoughts often run to the woman. Statistics suggest that 35 to 40 percent of the problems are caused by male conditions, another 35 to 40 percent by female conditions, and the last 20 to 30 percent a combination of the two, plus a small percentage of unknown causes. …
Acupuncture for Sciatica
Sciatica is pain affecting the back, hip, and outer side of the leg, caused by compression of a spinal nerve root in the lower back, and could lead to degeneration of discs. Typical symptoms include pain down the lower leg, may be in the form of a burning or tingling sensation. Weakness, numbness and or …
Acupuncture for Anxiety
We’ve all experienced a form of anxiety previously, the sweaty palms, the rapid heartbeat, not being able to focus. To a certain extend anxiety is pretty normal and common in our daily lives. However, some people find it tough to actually cope with the anxiety, our minds are overloaded and we fail to develop ways …
Acupuncture- Miscarriage Prevention
Spotting that confirmation symbol on a pregnancy test could be a long awaited confirmation when trying to conceive. A miscarriage has to be one of the most devastating things that could happen to potential parents. About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. But the actual number is probably much higher because many …
Dr. Oz recommends Acupuncture as an effective treatment for Headaches
The symptoms of a headache (more severe-Migraine) are almost the same for most of us, even to that point where you begin to think the only remedy would be to remove your entire brain…Because without your brain, it’s impossible to be in that unbearable amount of pain right? In an article in the magazine OPRAH, …
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You can do something about it
1/2 of the worries we have we can’t do anything about…the other half however, are controllable…anxiety is one of them. We’ve all had those heart-racing experience when waking up in the morning when you probably only had 2-3 hours of sleep because of anxiety…Whether it be because of stress at work, house-hold circumstances or for …
A good night’s sleep… feeling like a mere pipe dream?
In today’s fast paced stressed-out world insomnia and sleep disorders are on the increase. The proverbial good night’s sleep seems more elusive than ever. So many people are facing so many sleepless nights, and yet they fear the side effects and addictive nature of sleep medications – as well they should. TCM recognizes the …
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Yes…it might be the needle in the haystack all women have been looking for
The body can bare only up to 45 Del (unit) of Pain. Yet at a time of giving birth a mother feels up to 57 Del (unit) of pain. This is similar to 20 bones getting crushed at a time {YIKES!!!!}, whether it’s because you like things to be pre-planned and you like to know …
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Getting a grip on headaches
Experts who administered the needles treatment to women suffering from the debilitating condition found they had fewer attacks and needed less painkilling medication. Researchers focused on classical migraine – or migraine with aura – when the piercing headache is preceded by visual disturbances. They conducted a trial of 160 patients at the Woman’s Headache …
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Articles on Nutrition
PCOS: Diet and lifestyle hacks
When it comes to PCOS, the abundance of information on nutrition and lifestyle can be confusing and conflicting. Often, the typical approach involves simply being told to lose weight and take a pill to manage periods, with a follow-up recommendation to seek help when struggling to conceive. Let’s start from the basics and talk about …
Are you struggling with a slow metabolism?
If you’ve been trying really hard to lose weight and nothing seems to be working, you’re probably “metabolically deranged” and need to work at healing your metabolism with an entirely different approach. Here’s my take on certain diet approaches you may have tried and why they didn’t work after a while. 1. Calorie counting: Honestly, …
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The Milk Myth
Our nutritionist is on the expert panel for Gulf news, Friday Magazine! Here is here quick response to one of the readers busting the milk Myth. If you have any questions, feel free to email them on araj@gulfnews.com Question from a reader: Of late, I have heard so many scary things about dairy. I am seriously contemplating …
Having trouble conceiving-Our nutritionist explains why
I’ve recently worked on a lot of couples who have issues with conception. I had to write this post cause I have noticed one common thread amongst 80% of them. Well, there are a couple but this one has stood out the most. Homocyteine( HCY) Levels I urge you both to check the homocyteine levels …
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Top 3 slimdown musts
Chia Seeds Chia has been used as a medicinal food in Central and South America and across many cultures to prevent diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Loaded with healthy anti-inflammatory fats, protein, and fiber, these seeds also help prolong fullness. A mere tablespoon of this powerful plant food packs a walloping 2,500 milligrams of …
What you need to know about whole-wheat
Take your pick! A slice of whole wheat bread or a chocolate bar? I’m guessing A bar of chocolate if you don’t really care about losing weight OR being healthy.. And Whole wheat bread if you’re an informed consumer yeah ? Well, wrong! The effect of both of these is the same on your blood …
Get your carb on… but get them right!
When it comes to fruits, the darker the fruit the better it is for you. Dark fruits like cherries, berries etc. have very thin skin compared to fruits like bananas and pineapples. So they have more antioxidants to protect themselves from the sun! These have a lower glycemic index and have great anti-inflammatory capacity. GI …
3 things you did not know raise your Cholesterol levels
Let me start with this: Egg yolks, Pasteurized butter, ghee and nuts do not raise your cholesterol levels. But if you have all of this combined with the following …then you are in for trouble. Eating fruits right after dinner: I’m guessing your dinner has some sort of carbs in the form of Rice/ Roti/ dal/ …
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The effortlessly lean attitude! If you’re not born with it, read it, learn it, be it!
Here are some habits you’ve gotta pick if you wana lean out. Habits take a while to develop. You might not be able to get into it right away and that’s fine… As long as you’re getting better than when you started. 1.Stop with the “deadline dieting” attitude. It NEVER WORKS. If you make changes …
How many kg’s will I lose in one month on this diet?
If this is a question that comes to your mind before you start a new diet, let me make it really clean and simple for you. Nothing much changes with this mentality. You will lose some weight could be 2 could be 10, but it’s always going to come back when you get off the …
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