Functional Medicine in Atlanta: Chiropractic Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

Functional medicine uses a systems approach to understanding and treating diseases. It shifts away from disease-centered thinking and embraces patient-centered perspectives. Functional medicine in Atlanta can include chiropractic therapies in order to diagnose and treat neuromuscular disorders through concentrating on the manual adjustment or manipulation of the spine. One of the common conditions that a chiropractor treats is acute low back pain.

Causes and Symptoms of Acute Low Back Pain

Acute low back pain can have different origins. It is frequently caused by an abrupt injury to the back muscles and ligaments. Osteoporosis can cause compression fractures leading to low back pain too. Other possible causes are a ruptured or herniated disk, sciatica, and spinal stenosis.

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Stem Cell Therapists Offer Revolutionary Treatment to Knee Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common kind of chronic joint disease, typically causing joint pain, disability, and mobility problems. Men who are above 50 years old are at most risk for osteoarthritis, which has become the second main cause of work disability for their age group. A number of treatments are available, such as local corticosteroid injection and physical therapy, but they do not offer better long-term clinical results, unless complemented by cartilage repair which is usually done through surgery. Cell therapy implants or injects autologous chondrocytes that can help regenerate local cartilage. Stem cell therapists can offer regenerative therapy for knee osteoarthritis.

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The Problems of Losing Weight and the Effectiveness of a Medical Weight Loss Program

According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009–2010), 2 in 3 adults are overweight, while 1 in 3 adults are obese. Overweight or obese people who do lose weight, however, can have problems maintaining or continuing weight loss due to biological and environmental factors. Because of the difficulties of losing weight, some doctors promote medical weight loss which refers to a physician-led program. It combines diet, fitness, and both self- and physician-monitoring measures. A couple of studies promoted the role of medical weight loss in successful lifestyle changes that are essential to achieving healthy weight levels.

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A Chiropractor Offers Complementary Therapy for Treating Fibromyalgia

Dana Poole from Atlanta, Georgia described the burning sensation she feels all over her body and the frustration of not being properly diagnosed and treated the first time. Previous doctors could not determine her illness, noting thinness and aging as probable causes of pain. Only recently did she get the right diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fibromyalgia is a chronic pain condition affecting around 6 million of the general population in the U.S. Nearly 90 percent are women, majority of them reporting its symptoms during early and middle adulthood. They complain of constant pain and fatigue, which produces poor quality of life.

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Functional Medicine is a Viable Option in Treating and Preventing Sports Injuries

Common sports-related injuries affect almost 2 million people annually. Playing sports may cause sprained ankles, muscle strains, shin splints, and knee, head, or neck injuries, among others. Athletes often complain of chronic pain from these injuries, too. At worst, traumatic impacts on the head may lead to brain injury and death. 

When you have sports injuries, your first impulse is often going to to the clinic and getting treated for your condition as quickly as possible. Functional medicine doctors, however, do not offer instant treatments. Their goal is to understand how the injuries came about and how to heal them by treating the root causes, which are often neurodegenerative or metabolic. 

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