Welcome to our Patient Education page!
Our team of specialists and staff believe that informed patients are better equipped to make decisions regarding their health and well being. For your personal use, we have created an extensive patient library covering an array of educational topics, which can be found to the left of each page. Browse through these diagnoses and treatments to learn more about topics of interest to you. Or, for a more comprehensive search of our entire Web site, enter your term(s) in the search bar provided.
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Anne Dinhluu, D.C.
...Karaba lectures extensively to the general public, fellow acupuncturists and medical doctors on various topics including the history and development of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, the scientific and physiological aspects of acupuncture, pain management, arthritis, stress, infertility, Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroid, and other disorders benefited by acupuncture and integrative medicine...
Glossary
...In some cases, facet joint syndrome can contribute to joint inflammation, muscle spasms, and later osteoarthritis...
Benefits of Chiropractic Care
...Moreover, scores of patients with chronic headaches, sinus problems, high blood pressure, ear infections, leg pain, arthritis, and many other illnesses have reported significant relief after chiropractic therapy...
Common Myths
...While chiropractic adjustments can be especially helpful in relieving pain for facet joint injuries, osteoarthritis, and sacroiliac joint dysfunction, scores of patients with chronic headaches, sinus problems, high blood pressure, ear infections, leg pain, arthritis, and many other illnesses have reported significant relief after chiropractic therapy...
Posture
...It also can lead to such problems as: fatigue (from over-taxed muscles supporting a misaligned spine); muscle aches in your neck, back, arms, and legs; and stiff, painful joints (which may eventually lead to conditions such as degenerative osteoarthritis...
As You Get Older
...This will help ward off osteoarthritis...
Your First Visit
...Such clues include whether you have or have had: Bone disorders such as osteoporosis Circulatory problems (poor circulation could be a sign that you have a subluxation, for example) Dizziness or blurred vision Heart conditions such as hypertension or high blood pressure Infections, especially those affecting your spine Injuries, such as bone fractures, muscle sprains, or disc injuries Joint disorders such as arthritis Sleep apnea Be prepared to answer such questions as: Did the onset of your pain immediately follow an injury...
Back Pain
...In more serious cases, the pain may be caused by a degenerative condition, such as arthritis, disc disease, or disc herniation...
Knee Pain
...Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis in the knee, is caused by the gradual degradation of the cartilage in the joint...
Leg Pain
...Other causes include spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, and arthritis...
Wrist Pain
...Diabetes, arthritis, pregnancy, and obesity have also been linked with carpal tunnel as well...
Arthritis
...According to some experts, eight out of 10 Americans over the age of 55 suffer from one form of arthritis or another...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
...Diabetes, arthritis, pregnancy, and obesity have also been linked with carpal tunnel as well...
Joint Disorders - Spine
...In some cases, facet joint syndrome can contribute to joint inflammation, muscle spasms, and later osteoarthritis...