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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Irvine Chiropractor - Pacific Spine & Sports
... Our group includes experts in the fields of: Chiropractic Acupuncture Physical therapy Massage therapy Personal rehabilitation training Nutrition Dr...
Chiropractor in Irvine, CA
... Services Offered: Chiropractic Rehabilitation Acupuncture / Acupressure Massage Therapy Herbal Therapy Nutrition Consulting Facility: 2200 sq...
New Patients
...Our specialties include chiropractic care, acupuncture/ acupressure, rehabilitation, nutrition counseling, and massage therapy...
Irvine Chiropractor
...At Pacific Spine & Sports, we have an array of services that cater to the needs of your body: Chiropractic Care Acupuncture & Acupressure Rehabilitation Massage Therapy Personal Injuries Workers Compensation Auto Accident Herbal Therapy Nutrition Assessment & Consultation We hope that you enjoy your experiences here at Pacific Spine & Sports Institute, as much as, we enjoy being of service to you...
Treatments
...Other kinds of treatments chiropractors are capable of providing include: Electrotherapy Therapeutic exercise Ice/heat therapy, including therapeutic ultrasound Lifestyle and nutrition counseling Massage therapy Physical rehabilitation Stress management
Common Myths
...Chiropractors do more than manipulate the musculoskeletal parts of the body, and are capable of providing a myriad of services that include acupuncture, electric muscle stimulation, exercise programs and instruction, heat/cold therapy, herbal therapy, lifestyle and nutrition counseling, manipulation under anesthesia, massage, physical rehabilitation, physiotherapy, stress management, traction, and ultrasound...
Lifestyle and Nutrition Counseling
...This intricate physiological and biochemical interrelationship among various parts of your body-including its spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, and vascular systems-is what chiropractors dedicate themselves to exploring and treating, with special attention to nutrition, exercise, and healthy emotional and environmental relationships...
Treatments for Migraines
...Researchers in that study concluded that such treatments as relaxation training, thermal biofeedback combined with electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback, cognitive-behavioral therapy, nutritional changes, and to a lesser degree, acupuncture, are all modestly effective in treating migraine headaches...
Chiropractic Principles
...It is this intricate physiological and biochemical interrelationship among various parts of your body-including its spinal, musculoskeletal, neurological, and vascular systems-that chiropractors dedicate themselves to exploring and treating, with special attention to nutrition, exercise, and healthy emotional and environmental relationships...
Educational Requirements
...During the first two years of study, students receive classroom and laboratory work in anatomy, physiology, public health, microbiology, pathology, and biochemistry; the final two years involve courses in manipulation and spinal adjustments, as well as clinical experience in areas that may include physical and laboratory diagnosis, neurology, orthopedics, geriatrics, physiotherapy, and nutrition, biomechanics, radiology, and natural medicine...
What is a Chiropractor?
...Other kinds of treatments chiropractors are capable of providing include: Acupuncture Electric muscle stimulation Exercise programs and instruction Heat/cold therapy Herbal therapy Lifestyle and nutrition counseling Manipulation under anesthesia Massage Physical rehabilitation Physiotherapy Stress management Traction Ultrasound Best known for their treatment of back and neck pain, chiropractors sometimes specialize in areas such as sports medicine, orthopedics, neurology, nutrition, internal disorders, and diagnostic imaging...
Attention Deficit Disorder
...Nonsurgical and nonmedication treatments, including counseling on posture, nutrition and lifestyle changes, have been shown to have positive effects on ADD patients...
Bone Spurs
...While degeneration occurs even in the healthiest of people, it can be encouraged by a number of things such as poor nutrition, an injury, or bad posture...
Nerve Disorders
...A form of nerve degeneration that mainly affects the arms, hands, legs, and feet, peripheral neuropathy has been associated with poor nutrition and diabetes...