We know that chronic low back pain contributes to disability, but what has been unclear is by how much. The Global Burden of Disease study published in the journal The Lancent in 2012 found that chronic low back pain is…
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Chronic Low Back Pain contributes to Disability
Tagged with: Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, chronic back pain, Low Back Pain, neck pain, Spine Care, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Chiropractic care may have an effect on brain function
It has been well understood that chiropractic spinal manipulations have an effect on body functioning including neurological function. The question has been how exactly does this happen. There are studies that have found response in nerve tissue to spinal manipulations…
Osteoporosis related fracture
A recent study found that osteoporosis related fractures are the major cause of hospitalization in older women. This study, published on December 3, 2014 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, included women who where aged 55 years an older at time of…
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Posted in BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Injury Prevention, Osteoporosis
Posted in BStrong4Life, Exercise and Fitness, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Injury Prevention, Osteoporosis
Healthy New Year
For the month of January we are bringing back our Gift of Health Certificate to help you encourage your family and friends to have a healthy new year in 2015. For the cost of $50, the bearer of this certificate…
Tagged with: back pain Geneva IL, Chiropractic, chiropractor, Geneva BStrong4Life, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Geneva IL, Spine Care, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Local Events, Wellness
Posted in Local Events, Wellness
Smartphone Use Tied to Poor Posture
It really has been wild how fast the use of smartphones have grown. While there were other attempts at adding a phone to the PDA’s of yesteryear it was the first IPhone in 2007 that was the first successful smartphone…
Tagged with: back pain Geneva IL, Chiropractic, chiropractic biophysics, chiropractor, chronic back pain, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, neck pain, Poor posture, Posture, Smartphone Use, Spine Care, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain, Wellness
Geneva Christmas Walk and House Tour
Yes it is only November but that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning for your Christmastime events. The Geneva Christmas Walk and House Tour is scheduled for December 5th and 6th this year, dates that will be upon us too…
Recent Studies Call Into Question the Use of Pain Medications
If you follow us on Facebook you have seen several posts recently on pain medications, if you missed it that might be due to you not following us on Facebook which you should do. Several recent studies call into question…
Tagged with: acetaminophen, back pain Geneva IL, Chiropractic, Chiropractic better than drug therapy, chronic back pain, Geneva Chiropractic, ibuprofen, Low Back Pain, neck pain, NSAID use, Opioid Use, Oxycontin, Staker Chiropractic, tylenol, Tylenol not effective for back pain
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Healthcare Policy and Politics, Neck Pain
Fusion to realign the neck?
I was recently made aware of a case that was published in the World Journal of Clinical Cases. This case study revolved around a patient who had neck pain with upper limb weakness and tingling/numbness. The patient in this case…
Long Term Cost of a Spinal Fusion
Spinal fusion is a very common procedure today to treat spine and spine related pain and dysfunction. While the field of spinal surgery has come a long way and their advances have resulted in better long term outcomes, one thing…
Tagged with: Alternative Medicine, Alternatives to Back Surgery, Back Fusion, Back Pain, back pain Geneva IL, Back Surgery, Chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic back pain, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Disc Degeneration, Disc Herniation, Failed Back Surgery, Geneva Chiropractic, Geneva Chiropractor, Low Back Pain, Spine Care, Spine Fusion, Staker Chiropractic
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Posted in Back Pain, Exercise and Fitness, Neck Pain
Spinal Manipulation Plus Exercise Better For Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain is a serious condition that many Americans suffer from today. Finding the right treatment that has long term benefits is difficult and in some cases impossible. Today a very common treatment for chronic back pain is giving…
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