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Can chiropractic cure a child's ear infections?

Chiropractic isn't a cure for anything. Nor is it a treatment for ear infections. However, many children who suffer with ear infections also suffer from spinal problems in their neck, compromising nerves to the ear, depressing the immune system and preventing proper drainage. Can chiropractic help? Find out!

What's the difference between a "good" drug and a "bad" drug?

As a chiropractor, I see the use of many drugs (legal or illegal) as merely symptom treating. Worse, virtually every drug produces unwanted effects. The effects of chiropractic are largely positive effects. If you're a Roseville parent, consider carefully before giving your child a cough medication, cold remedy or pain reliever so this sort of question doesn't arise in the first place.

Improved Cervical Range of Motion

You see people with those big bulky cervical collars around their necks all the time. The usual explanation, “I was involved in an car accident and am suffering from whiplash!” The fact is that an estimated 53% of all motor vehicle accidents result in whiplash injuries and 43% of those with whiplash injuries fail to fully recover. And research indicates that two of the best indicators of poor prognosis for recovery from whiplash injuries are initial neck pain and reduced cervical range of motion.

So…what’s a cervical range of motion/whiplash sufferer to do? Make their way to their chiropractor’s practice as soon as possible after the accident, of course!

Studies show that chiropractic adjustments immediately following whiplash injuries help to reduce pain and restore range of motion. One such study suggests that patients with restricted or reduced cervical range of motion that lasts for six months or more are at far greater risk for long-term problems.

A study conducted in Spain and reported in the September 2006 Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that just one cervical adjustment was more effective in reducing cervical pain and increasing range of motion than any other type of manual mobilization procedure.

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or feel pain in your neck with any type of movement, please call our practice to schedule an appointment for a thorough examination. Cervical chiropractic adjustments are safe and very effective in restoring improved range of motion and in reducing neck pain. We’d be delighted to share our “success stories” with you!