It’s National Youth Sports Week! Every year, National Youth Sports Week celebrates P.L.A.Y.S. – Physical activity, Living healthy, Access, Youth development, Safety. During this week, thousands of coaches, players, athletic and recreation directors, association members, sponsors, parents and more … [Read more...] about It’s National Youth Sports Week!
Dystonia: Causes, Symptoms, And Treatments
Dystonia is a movement disorder that impacts approximately 1% of the population. Marked by uncontrollable muscle contractions, dystonia causes the impacted part of the body to twist or contort involuntarily, with patterns that often resemble tremors. If you or a loved one is suffering from dystonia, … [Read more...] about Dystonia: Causes, Symptoms, And Treatments
BBPV: What You Need To Know About Positional Vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV is the most common form of peripheral vertigo, accounting for approximately 20%-30% of diagnosed vertigo cases. Marked by sudden, short bursts of spinning sensations, BBPV's symptoms are generally considered mild. However, patients suffering from BBPV … [Read more...] about BBPV: What You Need To Know About Positional Vertigo
When A Dizzy Spell Signals Something More Serious
Everyone experiences a dizzy spell now and then but sometimes that bout of dizziness is actually an indicator of a more serious problem such as balance disorder. There are a variety of balance disorders and they are quite common. In fact, nearly 90 million people — and more than one in twenty … [Read more...] about When A Dizzy Spell Signals Something More Serious
A New Type of Vertigo Has Emerged…
Dizziness, lightheadedness, sensations of rocking or spinning when perfectly still… all of these and more are symptoms of vertigo. Self-induced vertigo, often experienced by children by spinning around, lasts only a few minutes but other, spontaneous types of vertigo can last for hours or even days. … [Read more...] about A New Type of Vertigo Has Emerged…
Your Brain Health on Tech
We live in a digital world. Technology is expanding in nearly every business sector. We socialize online, shop the web, communicate with friends and family in distant places via the computer, the list goes on and on. Technology has long been important to the medical industry but today we are seeing … [Read more...] about Your Brain Health on Tech
The Brain Health Index and You
No one is immune from the possibility of a stroke. In fact, in the United States today, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds. Although the stroke death rate has declined over 28 percent from 2004 to 2014, stokes still account for 11.8 percent of deaths worldwide and is the second-leading global … [Read more...] about The Brain Health Index and You
Chiropractic Neurology: What It Is (And Why You May Need It)
Chiropractic neurologists specialize in treatments for the nervous system, spine, and brain. Chiropractic neurologists are chiropractors that have pursued the required post-graduate degrees and certifications needed to serve patients suffering from a wide range of neurological conditions. Their … [Read more...] about Chiropractic Neurology: What It Is (And Why You May Need It)
Alternative Treatment Options Amid Rising Drug Costs
The costs associated with neurological diseases are staggering. In fact, some sources put the annual cost for Americans suffering from nine of the most common neurological diseases at around $789 billion. Pharmaceuticals represent a significant portion of that amount. And those numbers are on the … [Read more...] about Alternative Treatment Options Amid Rising Drug Costs