St. John’s Chiropractic

The results of chiropractic adjustments

This is right after the sacrum adjustment. The soft tissue swelling is almost completely gone and more importantly, the patient has instant pain relief and that she does not walk or lean toward the left after the adjustment.
This patient was referred by another patient. She has low back and hip pain and was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome. When this patient walks, she tends to walk and lean to the left. Again, notice the mild soft tissue swelling as pointed out by the arrows.
Patient with chronic low back pain. Had many treatments from a couple of therapists for about a year. Notice the triangular shaped soft tissue swelling (edema) around the sacrum.
This is about 5 minutes after specific chiropractic adjustment treatment. The triangular shaped soft tissue swelling is greatly reduced.

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How to prepare your knee for a quicker recovery after any knee surgery

  • If you’re scheduled to have knee surgery, whether it is a total knee replacement, reconstructive anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus repair surgery, there are some exercises that you can do to improve your recovery after the surgery.  If the knee muscles are in better shape and condition before surgery, then you can have a speedier recovery and rehab afterward.  Quadriceps and hamstring isometric exercises are a great way to develop muscle tone and strength especially when you have knee pain and limited mobility.  These exercises can help your posterior-operative knee surgery.  Click here to read this blog.

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  • New study presented at the 99th Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, found that insufficient sleep has been linked to osteoporosis.  The study investigators found that healthy men had reduced levels of bone formation marker in their blood after three weeks of cumulative sleep restriction and circadian disruption which are common in jet lag or shift work.  Reduced bone formation marker, PINP, in blood increases the risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures.  The decline in PINP was more in younger men than older men: 27% vs 18%.
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