Archive for the ‘chronic’ category
July 25, 2011
[originally published in KCN, May 2011]
In the 1950’s the islanders of Borneo, specifically the Dayak people, were stricken with a major malaria problem. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is mostly part of Indonesia. In their efforts to help, the World Health Organization came up with a solution that was simple, straightforward, and, in hindsight, stupid: (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, chiropractic 101, chiropractic philosophy, chronic, headache, healthy living, low back pain, maintenance care, mid back pain, neck pain, subluxation, whole body health
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, Borneo, chiropractic, Chiropractic Philosophy, chiropractor, DDT, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, Operation Cat Drop, parachuting cats, WHO
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January 31, 2011
Just as the dip stick tells us when it's time to add oil, so too the spinal check tells us when its time to adjust. Of course, in both cases we always have the option of forgoing these proactive checks and waiting for breakdown!
[originally published in KCN, February 2011]
If you are waiting for pain to dictate how often you should see your chiropractor —or whether or not to see one in the first place — you’re waiting too long. Because without a spinal check from a chiropractor, you simply don’t know if your spine needs to be adjusted — as there is no reliable way to truly know. Spinal misalignments often crop up and cause little to no pain. And while this might not seem like a big deal, it is when you realize that these off-kilter vertebrae are slowly sapping the health of the body by robbing its effectiveness to function correctly. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, chiropractic 101, chronic, headache, healthy living, low back pain, maintenance care, mid back pain, neck pain, subluxation, whole body health
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, Chiropractic Philosophy, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, neck pain, nerves, nervous system, pain, spinal adjustment, spinal check, spinal misalignment, spine, straw that breaks the camel's back, subluxation, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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September 24, 2010
[originally published in KCN, October 2010]
“My husband and I are having difficulty conceiving… can chiropractic help?”
This is a question that I hear in my office from time to time, and my answer, I’m happy to say, is that it’s very possible!
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Categories: adjustment, children, chiropractic 101, chronic, healthy living, infants, maintenance care, pregnancy, subluxation, visceral conditions, whole body health
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, artificial insemination, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, conception, difficulty getting pregnant, Dr. Thomas Lamar, fertility, health, in vitro fertilization, infertility, Kingston, Kitsap, spinal adjustment, subluxation, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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July 17, 2010
[originally published in KCN, December 2002]
With a prevalence second only to that of the common cold, ear infections — more correctly known as “otitis media” in doctor jargon — may just seem like a part of growing up. Doctors estimate that children will have at least one by the time they turn six. Unfortunately, for many the occurrences are quite a bit higher — some as many as 12 in any given year. Perhaps this is why one doctor referred to otitis media as “an occupational hazard of childhood.” Truly though, the “hazard” lies in the common course of the “hamster wheel” medical treatments the majority will face. Aside from “well check ups,” otitis media is the number one reason a child will visit a pediatrician.
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Categories: adjustment, children, chronic, infants, nutrition, prescription drugs
Tags: Amoxicillian, Anchor Chiropractic, antibiotic treatment, antibiotics, atlas, cervical spine, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, ear, ear infection, ear infections, ear pain, ear tubes, earache, eustachian tube, glue ear, Kingston, Kitsap, lymphatic system, middle ear, middle ear infection, otitis media, otitis media with effusion, tympanostomy tubes
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June 4, 2010
[originally published in KCN, June 2002]
We have 12 pair of them. Two of the pairs “float.” They are essential for breathing and the protection of our heart, lungs, and other vital organs. God took one from Adam to create Eve. Restaurants serve them: short, spare, baby back, and prime. And some condoms are accentuated by them. Oh, did I mention, chiropractors adjust them. What am I talking about? I’m not “ribbing” you, I’m talking about our ribs.
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Categories: adjustment, chronic, extremities, mid back pain
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, costochondral, costotransverse, costovertebral, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, nervous system, pain, rib, rib cage, rib pain, sleep apnea, spinal adjustment, spine, sternochondral, sternum, subluxation, thoracic pain, thoracic spine
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May 28, 2010
[originally published in KCN, June 2010]
There I sat in the dental waiting room, flipping through a magazine as my toe kept time to the Muzak. Suddenly, the young dentist poked his head out from behind the door and called my name. He looked worried. And to tell you the truth, I began to feel the same way — because I wasn’t there to be seen. It was my wife’s turn in the chair, and I was only waiting.
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Categories: chronic, extremities, headache, neck pain, subluxation, whiplash
Tags: adjustment, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, chronic pain, CMD, Craniomandibular Disorder, dentist, healing, health, jaw, jaw pain, podcast, Temporomandibular Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint, TMD, TMJ, whiplash
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March 26, 2010
[originally published in KCN, April 2010]
Every chiropractor who has been in practice for some time has had a population of patients that did not respond as he would have expected. Oh sure, many of them got relief from the chiropractic care provided, but it only lasted for a few hours — a day, tops. And mind you, we’re not talking about the first few visits, but, rather, a well-established pattern. Or the patient did well with the adjustments, only to have the back misalign again from a trivial event. It’s been my experience that not every patient 
falls into the typical “restore-motion-to-stuck-spinal-joint-and-watch-patient-get-better” category. Sometimes we chiropractors need to acknowledge that not every case of mechanical back pain is due to spinal joints being” stuck” or “locked” — instead, sometimes it’s just the opposite: the joints are too loose.
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Categories: adjustment, chronic
Tags: adjusting wedges, adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, ankle problems, bed wetting, CAT II, category two, childbirth, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, chronic low back pain, chronic pain, Cranial, cranial bones, cranial sacral pump, Dr. Thomas Lamar, ear pain, Elvis Pelvis, emotional upset, foot problems, groin pain, headaches, healing, health, hypermobile joints, ilium, jaw pain, Kingston, Kitsap, knee problems, lateral chest pain, loose joints, loose pelvis, low back pain, lower back pain, mechanical back pain, neck pain, pelvic blocking, pregnancy, sacral, sacral blocks, Sacro Occipital Technique, sacroiliac belt, sacroiliac instability, sacroiliac joint, sacroiliac sprain, sacrum, SI joint, SI sprain, slip and fall, SOT, SOT blocks, subluxation, thigh pain, tight muscles, unstable pelvis, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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March 12, 2010
[originally published in KCN, October 2001]
One thing I’ve come to learn about Northwest weather is that it definitely is not predictable. And turning to the T.V. weathermen for guidance is, well, not predictable. But for some, tracking the weather patterns can be quite predictable. As a matter of fact it comes naturally, whether they like it or not. No Hi-Tech weather equipment. No degree in meteorology. Just one or more arthritic joints is all that is needed for the perfect weather station.
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Categories: adjustment, arthritis, chronic, subluxation
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, arthritic pain, arthritis, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, chronic, chronic pain, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, osteoarthritis, pain, rheumatoid arthritis, subluxation, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex, weather
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