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Scoliosis

  Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal curving of the spine when looking at it from front to back. Instead of being straight, the spine can actually look like the letter “C” or “S.” The causes of most scoliosis cases are unknown and commonly affect more girls than boys. Symptoms related to scoliosis may include: backache, low back pain, tired feeling in the spine after sitting or standing for a long time, uneven leg lengths, uneven hips, uneven shoulders, rib prominence, shoulder blade prominence, and/or uneven musculature on one side of the spine. Many times symptoms may not manifest until the scoliosis gets more severe.

Chiropractic care involves non-invasive procedures and techniques that can provide some benefits to those with scoliosis. The main principle of chiropractic treatment is to focus on the body’s natural healing ability through the correction of vertebral subluxations. According to the research that was conducted by the National Scoliosis Foundation, chiropractic adjustments have been a good alternative treatment to those who are suffering from scoliosis. Chiropractic treatment does not only treat the current problems that are associated with scoliosis but it can also help in alleviating and controlling the symptoms that comes with it. Scoliosis patients who have been treated with chiropractic care have been reported to have noticeable improvement with regards to the size of the curves. Chiropractors can also monitor your progress to ensure that you are doing the right thing and to see if the treatment yields favorable results.

 Get your kids checked! Make sure that they do not develop scoliosis later on. Dr. Khoury serves the Tri-Valley area including Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Tracy at Advanced Health Chiropractic in Livermore.

Eating Right

With the start of the New Year many people are looking for ways to lose weight and to get back into shape. With that said, many people try a number of diets ranging from low fat diets to the high protein diets. However, how many of them actually stick to their diets and how many of them actually reach their health goals?

In order to be healthy, one has to eat healthy which means they must to commit to healthy eating habits. It should be a habit to eat healthy. This explains why most diets don’t work. Their dieting didn’t lead to a healthy habit.

Another challenge is the fact that most people don’t know how to eat right. Here are a few tips to eating right:

• Eat lots of greens.

• Read food labels. If you can’t pronounce the ingredients or know what the ingredients are, don’t eat it.

• If it wasn’t around hundreds and thousands of years ago don’t eat it.

New Year’s Resolutions

Proactive Health Vs. Reactive Health

Many Americans have this type of mindset, “I’m not in pain, why do I need to go see a doctor?” or “I’ll take an aspirin when I hurt myself or when I’m in pain.” Unfortunately for them that kind of mindset is what got them into their painful situation. They are reactive towards their health instead of being proactive. Again this mindset is totally wrong. For example: the first sign of heart disease is a heart attack, however one may have had heart disease develop for years. Or one can develop diabetes over time and not know it’s due to poor eating habits and lifestyle choices. Both of which are preventable diseases if one were to take a more proactive mindset towards their health. Below is a chart that differentiates between a proactive mindset versus a reactive mindset towards health.

It is common to see a dentist to have your teeth checked out. It is common to see your family doctor to get a routine check- up. It is even common to get your car checked for maintenance work. Who’s checking your spine out for subluxations or possible degenerative arthritis?

Take control of your health and be proactive! Come see Dr. George Khoury, D.C. at Advanced Health Chiropractic in Livermore to get your spinal checkup. We serve the Tri-Valley area including Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Tracy.

Chiropractic and Pregnancy

There are number of health benefits for pregnant women and their unborn child when under chiropractic care.

According to Well Adjusted Babies [1] by Dr. Jennifer Barham-Floreani:

• Chiropractic care can ensure that the mother’s pelvis is sitting correctly to allow more space for the baby to grow and move.                                                                                                                 

   Chiropractic care can help mothers deal with postural changes related to pregnancy.

• Chiropractic care can allow pregnant mothers to better handle the rigors of pregnancy such as low back pain, sciatica, nausea, heart burn, shortness of breath, constipation, hemorrhoids, frequent urination, and other discomforts related to pregnancy by restoring the nervous system throughout the body.

• Allows a more straight forward labor with less pain and trauma. A recent study found that chiropractic care reduced labor times by 24% for first time mothers compared to those that didn’t receive chiropractic care. Experienced mothers saw a 39% reduction in average labor times.^[2]

• Most importantly chiropractic care for pregnant women is safe!

Come see Dr. George Khoury at Advanced Health Chiropractic in Livermore to get your spinal checkup. We serve the Tri-Valley area including Livermore, Pleasanton, and Tracy.