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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | May 8, 2012 | Health Articles
Every form of health care can contain some risk and the media often sensationalize those risks and create fear. But what are the real numbers? The following shows a comparison between spinal manipulation, spinal surgery, and anti-inflammatory drugs (non-steroidal). Your patients need to know these statistics. Cervical Spine Manipulation: Complication 2.09 per million Death .268...
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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | May 3, 2012 | Health Articles
Scoliosis is a general term that is used to describe a progressive spinal curvature that can affect the entire skeletal system including the spine, ribs, and pelvis. Scoliosis is often divided into two categories: idiopathic and functional. Idiopathic scoliosis often involves changes in the development of spinal bones, where the normal development of a spinal...
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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | May 1, 2012 | Health Articles
When you are ready to start a new exercise regimen there are always plenty of new-fangled machines to help you get started and to make your exercise easier. The strange machines, contraptions and weird exercise routines promise to make your exercise easier and with faster results. To the person that loves a new gadget or...
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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | Apr 26, 2012 | Health Articles
As springtime gets under way, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety. Gardening...
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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | Apr 24, 2012 | Health Articles
Your sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in your body, and runs from the lower back, down through the buttock, and all the way into the lower leg, where it controls the muscles in that area. It also provides sensation to the thighs, legs, and the soles of the feet. When the sciatic...
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by Dr. Wendy Lanser D.C. | Apr 19, 2012 | Health Articles
Kids love to play sports today just as they always have done, but these days the variety of sports on offer is huge. It is so easy to indulge their passion that, in the fun of it all, the importance of proper conditioning and healthy nutrition may be overlooked by parents and kids alike. Without...
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