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Entries categorized 'Spinal Care'

Becoming a sports chiropractor

In the 80s I was working with many of Denmarks leading Sports people, helping them prepare for LA and Seoul Olympics. I decide to train as a chiropractor to expand my knowledge but rather than open doors they get slammed closed when you tell managers you are a chiropractor in the UK. Very different to...

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Posted on July 09, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

For those of you who still provide chiropractic care to children

This article is in the latest issue of Dynamic Chiropractic. Dynamic Chiropractic – July 15, 2009, Vol. 27, Issue 15 Understanding Functional Disconnection Syndrome By Edgar Romero, DC, DACNB   Technorati Tags: chiropractic , autism Most of the information in this article is taken primarily from...

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Posted on July 07, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Can Chiropractors help children and infants?

A chiropractor would not adjust a child the same way as you would adjust an adult. Which concerns the Paediatrician in the piece. Fortunately for the chiropractor in the story she does not have to worry about the GCC punishing her for helping children and can continue to practise and have her website...

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Posted on June 30, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Jean Pierre Meersseman is a chiropractor who uses Applied Kinesiology and is “Medical Director” at AC Milans famed training centre. Not bad for a quack???

David Beckham can thank Milanello training regime for return to fold As David Beckham emerged after a massage and an hour of Pilates on his last day at the renowned Milanello 'laboratory', he looked like a man who had just spent five months on a health farm rather than undergoing the most thorough training...

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Posted on June 13, 2009 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

The adjustment affects more than back pain

The Neurochemically Diverse Intermedius Nucleus of the Medulla as a Source of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synaptic Input to the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii Ian J. Edwards,1 * Mark L. Dallas,1 * Sarah L. Poole,1 Carol J. Milligan,1 Yuchio Yanagawa,2 Gábor Szabó,3 Ferenc Erdélyi,3 Susan...

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Posted on February 12, 2008 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Wellness and the Biopsychosocial Model

Wellness and the Biopsychosocial Model The fact that words like “wellness” and “philosophy” can be viewed as pejorative in the chiropractic profession merely shows how insular the chiropractic profession is. The omission of philosophical teaching from chiropractic education may...

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Posted on May 10, 2007 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Back Pain and sedentary posture

NATION IS BENDING OVER BACKWARDS AT WORK The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) reveals the top five back breaking professions October 16th is World Spine Day Forget manual labour, office work has been named the top back breaking profession by the BCA. Research conducted amongst BCA Chiropractors...

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Posted on October 24, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Correct the subluxation and cross fingers

it is not getting them to understand chiropractic that is the problem, its getting them to comply with your advice. Everyone knows exercise is good for them but they are not committed and do not keep it up for whatever reason.Chiropractic has the same problem. it is not difficult convincing someone that...

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Posted on September 12, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Chiropractic care is more than pain relief

I was grateful after visiting my dentist recently for the fact that she wasn’t simply interested in providing me with pain relief, and did not seek to discharge me once the pain from my tooth abscess had subsided. Thankfully, she had taken the time to demonstrate the full extent of my problem ...

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Posted on August 14, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments

Subluxation and pain

This was posted by Former UCA President Frank McBride who like myself resigned from the General Chiropractic Council register because of their efforts to covertly medicalise chiropractic There is a view within the profession that sees chiropractic as a therapy for pain relief, and that once relief of...

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Posted on July 12, 2006 by Richard Lanigan  |  No Comments