Pregnant? See your Chiropractor!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

The positive benefits of chiropractic care are becoming more and more realized as the population is beginning to understand the effects of a healthy spine on the overall health of the body, but many people are still unaware of many of the benefits chiropractic care can give. Chiropractic care during pregnancy, for instance, has many possible benefits for both the mother and the unborn child.

During your pregnancy, your body goes through several changes making room for the growing fetus and preparing for the delivery. Your pelvis, in particular, begins shifting and adjusting to accommodate your unborn baby. If the pelvis is misaligned even in the least bit, your unborn baby may suffer from not having enough room to develop or your body may suffer from complications.

Prenatal and postnatal care are routine for most chiropractors and all chiropractors are trained in caring for the body during pregnancy. Some chiropractors also have different specialties dealing with caring for pregnant women’s bodies. One such specialty is focusing on pelvic adjustments during and after the pregnancy is over.

Because the spine is responsible for connecting the nerves to the spinal cord, any misalignment in the spinal column can create various problems within the body aside from just back or neck pain. With all of the changes going on in your body during your pregnancy, your body needs all the help it can get to remain healthy and keep you feeling the best that you can — for both you and your baby.

Spinal adjustments during your pregnancy can alleviate nausea, relieve back or neck pain, promote a healthy pregnancy and reduce the chance of needing a cesarean. If you are trying to conceive, are pregnant or just had a child, your chiropractor will be able to help with the changes going on in your body.

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A Natural Way to Reduce PMS symptoms

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

Millions of women pop over-the-counter or even prescription drugs to help alleviate their PMS symptoms just to to get through the day. PMS, pre-menstrual syndrome, has many effects on the body of a woman including bloat, cramps, headaches, fatigue and even backaches.

With all of these symptoms, women have been searching for years for natural treatments for their PMS — and there are several available. Some vitamins, like vitamins B and D, help relieve reduced seratonin levels and depressed moods, respectively. Yoga helps reduce stress and promotes a calmer state of mind. Several herbs help with everything from cramps to anger. This is all fine and good, but all of these are still only treating the symptoms — not the PMS itself.

Several studies have shown the positive effects of chiropractic care in relation to PMS symptoms. Many  women have stumbled upon these discoveries by “accident” after visiting a chiropractor for for back pain associated with PMS. The spinal adjustments have helped with everything from the cramping to the irritability associated with PMS.

Chiropractic care works to relieve PMS because the nerves associated with various organs rely on the spinal column to allow an unaffected path to the spinal cord and brain. When the spine is misaligned in any way, these nerves are affected which in turn affects the various organs and systems responsible for your reproductive health — and the symptoms you suffer from. A misaligned spine, or subluxations, can be the result of anything including a car accident, a fall or even old sports injuries. Even if you don’t suffer from back pain on a regular basis, your spine may be ultimately affecting other aspects of your health and which may be resulting in PMS symptoms. Spinal adjustments may reduce or even completely relieve even your most troublesome PMS symptoms.

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A Natural Way to Lower High Blood Pressure

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects millions of adult Americans and can lead to serious health problems including, stroke, kidney failure, coronary disease and heart failure. Your blood pressure levels are read in two numbers: Your systolic and diastolic blood pressure. When written or said, your levels are typically your systolic over your diastolic pressure.

 

Keeping an eye on your blood pressure is important because your blood pressure levels don’t always stay the same. For example, your blood pressure lowers when you sleep and climbs back up when you wake. Your blood pressure will also rise when you’re excited, anxious, nervous or active. When your blood pressure levels stay higher than normal, you have a higher risk of developing potentially life-threatening disease.

 

Treatments

 

Conventional medicine relies on prescriptions of one or more high-blood-pressure medications to help control your blood pressure and keep it within a healthy range. These medications often come with a series of side effects which may alter quality of life and other aspects of health.

 

Living a healthier lifestyle is often associated with lowering your blood pressure and keeping it at a healthy level, but it’s certainly not the only option for natural relief of high blood pressure.

 

A 2007 study involving a specialized chiropractic adjustment showed an average drop of systolic blood pressure by 14 mm Hg and an average drop in diastolic blood pressure of 8 mm Hg.

 

The study conducted focused on the relationship between a healthy body, including your blood pressure, and the position of the Atlas. The Atlas, or C-1, is the top vertebra located in close proximity to your brain stem. Because the Atlas is surrounded by soft tissue, in many cases people may not notice that it is misaligned.

 

If you are one of the many suffering with high blood pressure, chiropractic adjustments may relieve your symptoms and keep your blood pressure manageable and at a healthy level.

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Spinal Adjustments aid in fighting heart diesease

Posted on April 24, 2012 by admin

The terms “heart disease” and “cardiovascular disease” are often used interchangeably. However, heart disease envelops a wide range of conditions including diseases that affect your blood vessels; arrhythmias; infections of the heart; and congenital heart defects. Cardiovascular disease, on the other hand, is generally used to refer to conditions including blocked blood vessels, angina or stroke.

 

Causes

 

The term “cardiovascular disease” most often refers to damage of your heart or blood vessels by a buildup of plaque in your arteries known as atherosclerosis. Once this plaque builds up, it creates havoc in your normally flexible arteries and starts to prevent the blood from flowing properly to your heart and body.

 

The most common cause of atherosclerosis is living an unhealthy lifestyle that includes a bad diet, little or no exercise, being overweight and bad habits such as smoking. Switching gears into living a more healthy lifestyle can greatly reduce your chance of getting cardiovascular disease or even reduce many of the symptoms of heart disease.

 

Chiropractic Adjustments

 

Chiropractic care uses a hands-on approach to health care through manual manipulations of the spine. Unlike conventional medical care, chiropractic does not use surgery or drugs to treat patients.

 

Each of the vertebrae in your spine are distinctly related to various organs or systems in your body through a complex collection of nerves. When the spine is even slightly out of line, your nervous system has a difficult time transmitting the correct information to the brain.

 

When it comes to heart disease, recent studies have shown that chiropractic adjustments reduce the heart rate and may even stop some heart attacks as they’re occurring.

 

Blood pressure has also been shown to be effectively reduced with chiropractic adjustments, along with anxiety.

 

Conclusion

 

Because heart disease effects so much of the American population, and because chiropractic care is rapidly becoming more recognized for its effectiveness, discussing any heart disease you may have or be predisposed to with your chiropractor can greatly increase your ability to overcome a great number of heart diseases.

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Chiropractic may be the answer to a common childhood problem

Posted on March 29, 2012 by admin

Nearly 25 percent of all visits to pediatric gastroenterologists involve chronic constipation in young children.  Interestingly enough, chiropractic might provide the answer.

Laxatives work by taking water from the body.  Overuse can lead to several health-destroying symptoms such as dehydration, dependency, loss of electrolytes and more severe constipation in the long run.

In most cases, poor diet and lack of exercise are contributing factors to temporary constipation. Adding high-fiber foods and more water, soups and vegetable juices to your child’s diet may relieve their constipation. When these lifestyle changes do not help relieve constipation, chiropractic care may be required.

The spinal column houses the spinal cord which acts as a pathway for the nervous system to transmit information to the brain. Each vertebra is assigned to various organs and systems in the body, including the intestines and colon. Because the nerves are attached to the spine, your chiropractor may be able to help alleviate your child’s symptoms. Gentle spinal adjustments performed by a chiropractor can relieve constipation in children, as well as many adults. Only a chiropractor will be able to determine if your child’s spinal health is the contributing factor in their chronic constipation.

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TV doctor talks dangers of Surgery, success of Chiropractic for back pain

Posted on March 27, 2012 by admin

The DRS Protocol™, is a nonsurgical method of relieving back pain from herniated or degenerative spinal disc disease — the major cause of back pain. According to Orthopedic Technology Review’s “Surgical Alternatives: Spinal Decompression”, chronic low back pain disability is the number one cause of disability of people under age 45, the third highest in people over 45 and the most expensive benign condition taken on by the American healthcare system.

Roughly anywhere between $50 and 86 billion are spent on back pain every year in the United States. Spinal decompression is quickly becoming a cost-effective way to treat eligible patients with degenerative disc disease. Back surgery is one of the biggest takers in that figure.

TV’s Dr. Oz recently noted that 1 in 5 people who choose back surgery will have to have another back surgery within a decade. This is because the spinal fusions from back surgery can accelerate the degeneration of the discs. After you have the surgery, you’re likely to develop the same problem in a different area of your back. It can quickly become a seemingly inescapable cycle of surgeries and pain.

Dr. Oz believes that pain medications don’t help, either. What they do is mask the pain and make you feel comfortable. As soon as the medication wears off, however, the pain is back and you need more medication to relieve the pain for a short time.

Spinal decompression, on the other hand, has shown an 86 percent success rate in patients immediately following the procedure. Nearly 90 percent of those patients were still pain-free after 90 days.

You can read Dr. Oz’s thoughts about back pain remedies for yourself at this link.

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Invest in Your Back

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

Looking for a good investment to help in your golden years?.  A study recently conducted in Australia confirmed that people with back pain often wind up less wealthy than those without back pain.  People with severe back pain often choose early retirement, and as a result, are unable to save as much money as they would have if they had stayed on the job longer.

Calling Dr. Kuruvila today and finding out if you’re a candidate for the DRS Protocol™ might not only end your suffering, but help you earn more for retirement as well.

 

 

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Pass it on: You no Longer Need Suffer from Low Back Pain

Posted on February 15, 2012 by admin

If you don’t suffer from low back pain yourself, you probably know someone who does. Eight out of ten people develop back pain at some point in their lives. Here’s what you need to tell them: You don’t have to just live with the pain…there is a solution.

Tell them that Dr. Kuruvila, MD., right here in the Denver/Lakewood area, has successfully treated hundreds of people with low back pain without surgery using the DRS Protocol™. Then, show them Dr. Kuruvila’s websitethat explains how DRS works, and encourage them to call.

Just one more thing to tell them: Not everyone is a candidate for the DRS Protocol. Only an examination by Dr. Kuruvila can determine that. But if you or your friend suffers from herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, sciatic pain, or failed back surgery, there is a good chance the DRS Protocol™ will bring relief without surgery and without drugs.

Don’t let your friend or loved one suffer any more…call (303) 456-4466 today.

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Losing Weight can Help You Avoid Low Back Pain

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

We should all be grateful for the DRS Protocol™ because it is effective at relieving the low back pain that comes with degenerative disc disease. To avoid this condition in the first place, you might want to start a good diet.  According to a recent study in the journal, Arthirtis & Rheumatism, overweight people are more likely to have degenerative disc disease than normal weight people.

The researchers did not answer why overweight or obese people develop disc problems at a greater rate than normal weight people, but the correlation was very strong in this study that tracked almost 2,600 Chinese men and women.  They believe extra weight causes more stress on your discs, or that overweight people are often less active.  Normal activity is good for your spine.

So, losing a few pounds now might keep you from suffering back pain later in life.  If you do have chronic low back pain cause by degenerative discs, failed back surgery, or any other reason, give the Denver Spine Institute a call right now.  Learn more about the DRS Protocol™ at our website.

If you would like to learn more about this study, click here

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Just What does DRS Stand For?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

You may have spent some time on our website learning about how the DRS Protocol™ works to reduce your lower back pain or neck pain without surgery.  But just what do the letters DRS stand for?  Decompression, Reduction, and Stabilization.

DRS™ applies an “axial” or distractive force to the injured disc levels.  In other words, DRS™ reduces pressure inside the disc, reducing painful herniation and the pain from other disc related degenerative conditions.

But this isn’t the whole story.  Dr. Eipe Kuruvila, MD, and the entire staff at the Denver Spine Institute practice  “Patient Centered Healthcare.”  Every back problem is unique, and so is every treatment.  We will build a custom treatment program just for you, and you will be an active participant in your care, not an observer.

Find out if you’re a candidate for the DRS Protocol™.  Click here to take our self test.  You don’t have to live with the pain.

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