July 29, 2011 | Posted by Carissa Hang
Cardiac Rehab is a treatment program for patients diagnosed with heart disease to recover faster and return to their normal pace of life. It teaches the patient how to live with heart disease, and how to bring about a change in lifestyle and follow the right path to a healthy and stronger heart. Whether these changes are physical or psychological affecting emotions they have to be understood and allowed for during recovery. Some of the physical changes will be explained but don’t forget the importance of helping yourself. Remember also that often at least initially, thinking processes can be affected which may make comprehension more difficult.
Categories: Chiropractic Care | 
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July 19, 2011 | Posted by Michael Pritsker
Finding the right doctor to suit your individual needs can be a difficult task, particularly if you have never been to a doctor before. There are many different chiropractic care techniques as well as different philosophies and approaches to case management. Sadly, some new chiropractic patients are displeased with their initial chiropractic experience because they chose a doctor whose approach was not consistent with the patient’s wants and expectations.
Categories: Chiropractic Care | Tags: Back Pain, biomechanics, Carissa Hang, Chiropractic Care, chiropractor, exercise, joint pain, manipulation, Michael Pritsker, muscles, neck pain, nerve interference, New Century Spine Centers, preventive care, rehabilitation, san diego, shoulder pain | No Comments »
July 14, 2011 | Posted by David Greene, MD, CEO
A wide variety of musculoskeletal problems are treated successfully by chiropractors. A lot of people don’t quite realize the extent of these conditions, here are 10 of them.
Categories: Back Pain | Tags: Back Pain, chiropractor, disease, health, medicine, physical therapy, rehabilitation, shoulder pain, spine, spine surgery | No Comments »
June 24, 2011 | Posted by Michael Pritsker
There are massive forces involved with the sudden deceleration that occurs in an auto accident. Auto accidents can be a very traumatic experience for anyone to go through. There are not only physical injuries to deal with, but psychological injuries as well. Sometimes the amount of damage to the vehicle involved in an auto accident may seem minor, an accident can cause significant damage to the soft tissues of the spinal column.
Categories: neck pain | Tags: auto accident, Carissa Hang, Chiropractic Care, chiropractor, ligaments, Michael Pritsker, muscles, neck pain, New Century Spine Centers, rehabilitation, san diego, sprain/strain, tendons, Whiplash | No Comments »
May 23, 2011 | Posted by Michael Pritsker
Chiropractic care has relieved many musculoskeletal problems. The most common ones being neck, back, and shoulder pain. Chiropractic care however is intended to extend health beyond just the alleviation of symptoms. Spinal adjustments allow the free flow of nerve impulses which facilitate overall health to the body. As every cell in the human body is governed by nerve impulses, it is vitally important that these nerves send information free of interference. The application of gentle spinal manipulation removes nerve impingement and allows proper nerve conduction.
Categories: Chiropractic | Tags: adjustments, Back Pain, biomechanics, Carissa Hang, Chiropractic, chiropractor, exercise, joint pain, manipulation, Michael Pritsker, muscles, neck pain, nerve interference, preventive care, rehabilitation, san diego, shoulder pain | No Comments »
May 8, 2011 | Posted by Mike Pritsker
A common complaint for many individuals is shoulder pain, and this is the reason that many people seek out the services of chiropractors. Shoulder pain should be treated quickly after onset to avoid the development of a recurring problem. This type of pain can benefit from the services of a chiropractor. Chiropractic treatment will be patient oriented. It will target the cause that is specific to the problem. There are various signs that signal the need for care: inability to carry objects, raise the arm, or pain at night or during rest.
Categories: shoulder pain | Tags: active release technique, arm pain, biomechanics, Carissa Hang, Chiropractic, chiropractor, Michael Pritsker, mike pritsker, muscles, neck pain, post-isometric relaxation, rehabilitation, san diego, shoulder dysfunction, shoulder pain | No Comments »
October 4, 2010 | Posted by Robert Davis
Asthma is a persistent inflammatory sickness that results into obstruction of the airflow in the lungs distinguished by different extent of chronic symptoms. These symptoms include coughing, wheezing, dyspnea, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. All over the world, about 300 million people experience this ailment.
Categories: Chiropractic | Tags: asthma, asthma cure, asthma management, Chiropractic, Chiropractic Care, health, health care profession, health care system, rehabilitation, therapy | No Comments »
October 3, 2010 | Posted by Michael Jones
1. Post-rehab services are not reimbursed by Insurance carriers. The truth is if the insurance carrier feels the services will benefit the client, improve the client’s overall level of function and the that services are not used in lieu of the services provided by a licensed physical therapist, chiropractor or physician they are open to the idea of paying for post rehab services. For more details, see my article on the “5 Criteria for Post Rehab Insurance Reimbursement”.
Categories: Back Pain | Tags: Back Pain, business, Chronic Pain, education, fitness, insurance, medical, physical therapy, rehabilitation, senior, training | 1 Comment »
September 27, 2010 | Posted by Michael Jones, PhD
Building a medical exercise-training program is a great way to fight the effects of the economic slowdown. I have recently spoken with numerous facilities attempting to add medical fitness programming to their services. Incorporating a medical fitness program is an excellent concept but you need a plan to get the program moving. The biggest obstruction for most fitness facilities is the lack of a comprehensive plan. You need a plan that will allow you to link up with medical professionals, handle a broad range of post rehab clients and put together your programs to meet the needs of medical professionals and clients in your neighborhood. There are 15 steps required to put a medical exercise training/post rehab program into your practice. These steps are listed below. Make use of these keys to “Bridge the Gap Between Health Care and Fitness” and create your post rehab program.
Categories: Back Pain | Tags: Back Pain, Chronic Pain, diabetes, education, fitness, medical, obesity, physical therapy, rehabilitation, training | No Comments »
September 21, 2010 | Posted by Michael K. Jones, PhD
1. Doctors lack understanding of exercise and will not refer clients for medical fitness services. This is true, in regard to the development of specific exercise programs for their patients; physicians do not have a significant amount of knowledge. After the physician discharges the patient many do not know how to refer clients for medical fitness services. Many times, physicians are unaware of the impact of exercise on the functional capacity of their clients. It is up to you, the fitness professional, to ensure that the physicians know and understand that exercise is one of the keys to long-term management of most medical conditions. Once the physician realizes this they will begin to refer clients.
Categories: Back Pain | Tags: Back Pain, business, Chronic Pain, education, fitness, health, rehabilitation, self employment, training, weight management | No Comments »