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Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic

Healthy News – February 2024  

 

  • McHenry Sacroiliac Joint Pain Relief with Manual Therapy
  • McHenry Exercise Benefits (Even 1 Session) Heart and Spine Health

 

  • Size of a McHenry Disc Herniation Doesn’t Restrict Relief from its Pain
  • 4 Ways to Ease McHenry Chronic Pain

Healthy News – December 2023  

  • Our McHenry Chiropractic Treatment Plan for Neck Pain Relief

Healthy News - November 2023 

  • SMT Improves Quality of Life & Other Symptoms
  • McHenry Proper Lifting and Lowering Tips
  • Accessible McHenry Chiropractic Care Reduces Pain and Cost
  • McHenry Back Pain Relief Assisted by Spinal Muscle Weakness Treatment with Electrical Stimulation
  • Help for Failed Back Surgical Syndrome: Cox® Technic & Straight Leg Raise Exercise

Healthy News – August 2023  

  • McHenry Back Pain Benefits Improved Pain, Less Gabapentin Rx, Less Healthcare Utilization
  • McHenry Back Pain and Tight Hips Benefit from Better Hip Flexibility
  • McHenry Sciatic Leg Pain Relief with Chiropractic
  • Natural McHenry Pain Relieving Nutrients
  • McHenry Neck Pain Relief and Nervous System Calming
  • McHenry Exercises: Breathing & Physical
  • How to Choose from Among the McHenry Back Pain Care Options?
  • McHenry Back Pain’s Inflammation Helped by Turmeric
  • Chiropractic Relief for McHenry Back Pain After Back Surgery
  • McHenry Osteoporosis linked to Diabetes Helped by Vitamin D
  • New Research Describes How Chiropractic Treatment Allow Vertebral Motion and Spinal Canal Opening
  • McHenry Lumbar Exercises – Pelvic Tilt and Knee-Chest – Help Relieve Back Pain
  • Hope of Relief for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Chiropractic Care
  • McHenry Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation Mobilization and Exercise for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Relief

Healthy News – December 2022  

  • McHenry Chiropractic Hands-on Treatment Benefits
  • Benefits of Decreasing McHenry Intradiscal Pressures

Healthy News – November 2022 

  • What's up with the McHenry Spinal Manipulation's Illusive Audible Pop
  • McHenry Adrenal Gland Health and Vitamin D
  • McHenry Chiropractic Health Month Featuring Research on Reduced Use of/Need for Opioids with Chiropractic
  • McHenry Dementia Patients along with Young and Old Alike Benefit from Interacting with Nature
  • A Reliving McHenry Chiropractic Care Mix for Back Pain Relief: Self-Care, Treatment, Mindset
  • Inflammatory Ear Infection Linked to Greater McHenry Hip Fracture Risk
  • McHenry Disc Herniation Back Pain Relief
  • Keep Your McHenry Balance: Fall Risk, Spinal Stenosis, Manipulative Care
  • McHenry Spinal Manipulation Benefits of Pain Relief, Reduced Med Use, Better Quality of Life
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Encourages Management of Osteoporosis to Avoid Falls & Fractures
  • McHenry Chiropractic Care for Back Pain and Inflammation Relief
  • McHenry Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Enjoy Anti-Inflammatory Blueberries
  • McHenry Clinical Outcomes are Influenced by Patient Expectations
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Encourages Core Stabilization Exercises for Most Back Pain Sufferers
  • Your McHenry Chiropractor Listens to your Words Used to Describe Back Pain
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares Easy, Standing Exercise to Strengthen Multifidus Muscles
  • McHenry Chiropractic Spine Pain Practitioner Guides Treatment
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Encourages At-Home Exercise to Enhance In-Office Treatment
  • McHenry Chiropractic Care of Sciatic Leg Pain Non-Surgically and Post-Surgically
  • McHenry Cervical Spine Myelopathy & Nutritional Factors in its Development & Management
  • McHenry Chiropractic Help for Cervicogenic Headache
  • McHenry Diabetic Osteoporosis Prevention & Bone Health Support with Chondroitin Sulfate

Healthy News – November 2021

  • Hyperkyphosis in the Thoracic Spine Responds Nicely to Gentle [[targetlocaiton]] Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Cares for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Beneficially

Healthy News – October 2021

  • Monitoring Patient’s McHenry Pain Rating Helps in its Relief
  • Exercise for Older McHenry Chiropractic Patients is Valuable
  • Access To and Research Behind McHenry Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for Neck and Back Pain Relief
  • McHenry Chiropractic Treatment Plans May Include Valuable Deep Breathing Recommendation

 Healthy News – August 2021

  • The Benefit of Spinal Manipulation in Reducing Spine Pain and Cost for McHenry Medicare Recipients
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares Benefits of B Vitamins

Healthy News - July 2021

  • Distraction, Education and Exercise Benefit McHenry Osteoarthritis of the Knee and Hip Pain
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares how Chondroitin Sulfate May Help Degenerated Discs
  • Controlling McHenry Chronic Back Pain and its Impact on Lifestyle and the Mind with Chiropractic Care
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Presents how Scents May Reduce Pain: Olfactory Training
  • A Benefit of McHenry Chiropractic Care, Coping with Fear Avoidance
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares Curcumin’s Anti-inflammatory Effect on Chronic Pain and Cognition

Healthy News – April 2021

  • Lack of Inclusion of Chiropractic in care of Cervical Radiculopathy and Lumbar Stenosis Doesn’t Make Sense with all the Documented Benefits
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Can Test Your Mobility and even Improve it with the Sit-to-Stand Test 
  • The Use of McHenry Chiropractic Care Helps Episodic Migraine Sufferers
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares Benefits of Multivitamin Use for Hip Fracture Reduction

 Healthy News – February 2021 

  • McHenry Chiropractic Care Use Grows as Access to it (ie, insurance coverage) Grows
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Encourages Exercise and B Vitamins for Healthy Mind, Bone and Spine

 Healthy News – January 2021 

  • McHenry Chiropractic Care Benefit for Back Pain and Neck Pain in Medicare and Federal Employees
  • McHenry Glucosamine Use Shown to Reduce Mortality: Early, Cardiovascular- and Cancer-Related

 Healthy News – December 2020 

  • McHenry Depression Benefits from Chiropractic Care
  • McHenry Care of Leg Calf Cramps

 Healthy News – November 2020

  • Chiropractic Manipulation: A Recommendation for McHenry Sports Injuries
  • McHenry Chiropractic Tips for Osteoporosis Treatment & Prevention
  • McHenry Chiropractic Treatment for Neck Pain and Headache
  • Low McHenry Vitamin D Levels May Contribute to Neck Pain and Headache
  • McHenry Chiropractic Relief for Extruded Disc with Spondylolisthesis
  • McHenry Nutrition Tip: Eat an Apple this Apple Season!
  • McHenry Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Reduction Options
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares the Pain Reducing Benefit of Ginger
  • McHenry Back Pain After Spinal Fusion Surgery May Find Help With Gentle Spinal Manipulation
  • McHenry Chiropractic Nutrition Tip for Osteoporosis Care and Inflammation Reduction: B Vitamins
  • McHenry Back Pain Relief via Spinal Manipulation is One Recommended Non-Drug Treatment Choices
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares Strengthening Exercise for Quadratus Lumborum
  • Continued McHenry Chiropractic Helps Keep the Pain Away
  • McHenry Back Pain Patients Helped with Exercise and Conservative Care, Try Before Back Surgery 
  • Benefits of McHenry Chiropractic Care for the Low Back Pain Pandemic
  • McHenry Diabetic Patients Need to Check B Vitamin Levels

Healthy News - March 2020

  • Choose McHenry Chiropractic Care to Feel Better and More in Control of Your Health
  • McHenry Depression and Immunity Benefit from Vitamin D Supplementation
  • Beneficial McHenry Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain
  • McHenry Neck Pain Relief with Walking and Balance 
  • McHenry Back Pain After Back Surgery Has Hope in Chiropractic
  • Glucosamine As a Potential Pain Reliever and Cartilage Regenerator

Healthy News – December 2019

  • Physicians Refer for McHenry Chiropractic Manipulation
  • Enjoy Some McHenry Holiday Fun with Santa

Healthy News – November 2019

  • McHenry Chiropractic and Spinal Manipulation to Help Brain Function in Chronic Pain
  • McHenry Chiropractic Tip of the Month: Sleep, Exercise & Enjoy Life for Your Brain’s Sake
  • McHenry Chiropractic Care To Reduce Opioid Use for Back Pain
  • McHenry Chiropractic Nutrition Tip: Vitamin C for Collagen Synthesis
  • Disc Degeneration and McHenry Knee Pain
  • Regression of Disc Extrusions with Conservative Care
  • McHenry Inflammation in Back and Neck Pain
  • Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Devil’s Claw 
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Offers Gentle, Effective Treatment for Back Pain Relief
  • McHenry Vitamin B Status is Important
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Delivers Satisfaction and Meets Patients’ High Expectations
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Urges Calcium and Vitamin D for Patients with Osteoporosis
  • McHenry Chiropractic for Chronic Pain Relief in the Midst of the Opioid Epidemic
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Offers Spinal Manipulation Before Sports to Enhance Outcomes

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – April 2019

  • McHenry Chiropractic Often Improves Muscle Weakness
  • Vitamin C for McHenry Bone Loss Prevention
  • McHenry Loss of Motor Strength Comes Back with Chiropractic
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic May Recommend Back Belts to Enhance Walking Distance
  • McHenry Chiropractic As Part of Back Pain Treatment Helps
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Helps Back Pain Patients Find their Fittest Selves 
  • Easier McHenry Walking with Back Pain May be Yours!
  • One Hour a Week of McHenry Exercise Helps
  • Consult Your McHenry Chiropractor Initially for Back Pain Relief
  • McHenry Depression Related to Back Pain May Be Helped by Chiropractic Adjustment
  • McHenry Spinal Manipulation for Cervicogenic Headache
  • McHenry Migraine Sufferers May Want to Improve their Vitamin D Levels
  • McHenry Chronic Disease Development May Be Prevented by Managing Musculoskeletal Pain Early
  • Vitamin B12 Helps McHenry Back Pain Relief 
  • McHenry Chiropractic Care to Avoid Back Surgery
  • McHenry Sciatic Nerve Related Neuropathic Pain Helped with Chondroitin Sulfate
  • McHenry Chiropractic’s Time is Now
  • The Value of McHenry Back Belts
  • McHenry Water Slides and Rides May Injure the Tailbone
  • McHenry Chiropractic Care for McHenry Lumbopelvic Pain During Pregnancy
  • Had back surgery and still have back pain? OrthoIllinois Chiropractic can help!
  • Extension Exercise for McHenry Back Pain

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – May 2018

  • No to Vertebroplasty –Yes to Curcumin
  • Yes to Curcumin for Anti-Aging, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Bacterial
  • McHenry Chiropractic Relief for Headaches
  • Sitting Too Long is Bad for Back Pain
  • Choosing Wisely – Recommendations for Back Pain Care Across Professions
  • Try Non-Surgical Options at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic before Advanced Imaging or Surgery

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - February 2018

  • What Do You Want From Your McHenry Chiropractor?
  • Chondroitin Sulfate is Anti-Inflammatory and Back Pain Relieving 
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Offers Back Pain Relieving Care of Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Back Pain Relief Enhanced by Full Body Exercise
  • Harvard Recommends Chiropractic
  • Leg Pain Relief Enhanced by Multivitamin Supplement
  • McHenry Spine Care Specialists are at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
  • McHenry Neck and Arm Pain Relieved with Stabilization Exercise
  • McHenry Non-Surgical Knee Pain Relief
  • Ease McHenry Back Pain with Hip Strengthening Exercise
  • McHenry Back Pain After Back Surgery: McHenry Chiropractic Rehab And Care
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Offers McHenry Chiropractic Advice for Disc Care: Exercise and Nutrition
  • McHenry Lumbar Spine Stenosis: The McHenry Chiropractic Option
  • Vitamin D and Calcium for Fall Prevention
  • Spine Treatment Preferred for McHenry Chronic Back Pain
  • Vitamin D for Disc Degeneration
  • OrthoIllinois Chiropractic Shares the Growth of Chiropractic Use!
  • Curcumin Helps Reduce Radicular Pain and Improve the Disc

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - May 2017

  • Cox Technic is McHenry Chiropractic Relieving Care
  • Understanding Calcium Recommendations: “You Need It. I don’t.”

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – April 2017

  • New Back Pain Guidelines and Recommendations
  • First Option: Spinal Manipulation
  • Acute Pain: Spinal Manipulation
  • Older Adults with Back Pain Benefit from Spinal Manipulation

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – March 2017

  • No Adverse Effects Reported in Patients with Spine Stimulators
  • Walking More Stiffly is Common in Chronic Neck Pain Patients
  • 150 minutes of Exercise a Week – For All of Us Especially After Back Surgery
  • Placebo and Pain Meds for Back and Leg Pain Similarly Useful

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – February 2017

  • All Benefit when DCs and MDs Work Together
  • When Would Back Surgery Be Appropriate?
  • Eat Healthy!
  • Vitamin D and Back Pain
  • Tinnitus and Neck Issues
  • Osteoporosis and Obesity – The Link

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - January 2017

  • Lumbosacral Belt Use is Not Harmful
  • Vitamin D Helps Low Back Pain
  • Chiropractic Care vs. Primary Physician Care Prior to Stroke – No Difference
  • Disc Herniation - Conservative Care Equals Surgical Long-term

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - December 2016

  • Chiropractic Cares for Spine Pain
  • Chondroitin and Glucosamine Sulfate, Benefits for Cartilage and Cancer Risk Reduction
  • Oh Those High Heels Look So Fine!
  • Vitamins B and D Are Important as We Age

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - November 2016

  • Spine Pain Brings Patients to Chiropractors
  • Who Is Seen First When A Back Injury Happens?
  • Vitamin C Level Affects Back Pain Rate
  • Chiropractic Help for Migraine

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - October 2016

  • Cox Technic Relieves Pain after Back Surgery
  • New 3D Possibility: A New Spine?!
  • Patient’s Treatment Goals Matter Most
  • Skeletal Mass Improves Daily with Exercise and Nutrition

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - September 2016

  • Chiropractic Cox Technic Relieves more pain for Spinal Stenosis than the 44% Relief of Epidural Steroids
  • Back Pain Relief Better with Multi-Care Approach
  • Only 28.5% of Low Back Pain Physical Therapy Patients Improve!
  • How to Avoid Chronic Pain
  • Low Back Disc Herniation with Gluteal Pain

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – August 2016

  • Spinal Manipulation and Home Exercise Advice Best
  • Anti-Inflammatory Diet Helps Reduce Pain
  • Don’t Let Back Pain Slow You Down!
  • Muscle Degeneration Comes After Back Surgery

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - July 2016

  • Effectiveness of McHenry Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
  • Headache Relief with Exercise and Chiropractic
  • 8-12 Weeks of Arm Pain BEFORE Neck Surgery…Just the Right Amount of Time for Chiropractic Care!
  • Pain and Inflammation Reduction with Curcumin

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – June 2016

  • Positive Treatment Outcomes Rely on Positive Thoughts
  • Required Insurance Referral Increases Healthcare Costs!
  • Knowing What’s Wrong Helps Healing
  • Add Quercetin and Cherries and Apples to a Healthy Diet

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - May 2016

  • Distraction helps Knee Pain
  • 50% Relief of Pain is Good
  • Vision Improved With Chiropractic Care
  • Chest Pain May Be helped with Chiropractic
  • Neck Pain Relief Less Costly and More Effective with Chiropractic

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – April 2016

  • Chiropractic Doctors Viewed Positively
  • Non-Surgical Care for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Is Good
  • Alternative Care like Chiropractic is Sought more for Low Back Pain
  • Gabapentin – Good or Bad?
  • Biochemical Factors and Back Pain

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - March 2016

  • Chiropractic for Low Back Pain – A Natural Fit
  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain Benefits from Chiropractic
  • Add Exercise for Back Pain Relief
  • Gabapentin Doesn’t Help Back Pain
  • Back Pain Relief Comes with Use of Chondroitin Sulfate

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - February 2016

  • You're In Good Company! Most Back Pain Sufferers Don't Need Back Surgery…
  • ...and 6 Weeks of Conservative Care are Recommended Before Back Surgery
  • Stretching Reduces Inflammation...
  • ... and Spinal Manipulation is Positive for Pain Reduction
  • Degenerated Discs Are Missing Glycosaminoglycan...
  • …so is Chondroitin Sulfate

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - January 2016

  • Influencing Factors for Back Surgery
  • Chiropractic Physicians in Military Care
  • Less Pain Sensation
  • All Will Be Well
  • Stay Fit!

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - December 2015

  • Wonderful News for Chiropractic…and Neck and Back Pain Patients!
  • Exercise Helps Post-Surgery Back Pain Patients
  • Fatty Neck Muscles Need Exercise
  • Don’t Lift!
  • Vitamin C for Bone!

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic - November 2015

  • More Pain Relief from Spinal Manipulation with Exercise
  • Vitamin C for Cells
  • Your Choice of Healthcare Practitioners to see FIRST Matters!

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic – October 2015

  • See Your Chiropractor First for Back Pain
  • Chiropractic is Ready for the Challenge of Spinal Issues with the Aging of our Population
  • Should You Rest with Disc Degeneration?
  • How Fast Do You Walk? Do You Walk Slower Now?
  • Vitamin A Influences Bone

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | September 2015

  • The Benefits of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation
  • Are Epidural Steroid Injections Effective?
  • Relief for Back Pain in the form of CLIMBING instead of EXERCISING!
  • Do You Think Imaging is Necessary?
  • Risks of Osteoporosis

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | August 2015

  • Spinal Stenosis Helped with Cox Technic
  • Tight Hamstrings? Let’s Try a New Approach!
  • Sleep Quality and Healing – They’re Connected.
  • Strengthen Those Gluts!
  • Have No Fear! Movement Can HELP You!
  • What Do You Think? It Matters.
  • Resistance Training Benefits Osteoporotic Women
  • Availability of Chiropractic Reduces Primary Care Visits

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | July 2015

  • Spinal Manipulation offers Many Benefits
  • Share Chiropractic with Those in Your World
  • Keep Active!
  • Response to Chronic Low Back Pain Hurts A Marriage
  • Men – Depression and Antidepressants Up Risk For Osteoporosis

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | June 2015

  • Get a Second Opinion for Back Surgery!
  • Evidence Based Practice and Chiropractic
  • Musculoskeletal Pain Treated by DCs Impress MDs for Referrals
  • Vitamin D For All!
  • Leg Length Discrepancy Leads To LBP In Standing Workers
  • More Physically Fit – Less Fatty Spine Muscles

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | May 2015

  • MRIs May Mislead!- Chiropractors Look to the Body for Answers.
  • Disc Swelling & Degeneration Cause Pain
  • Quality of Life is Related to Abdominal Strength
  • Need Vitamin D as We Age

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | April 2015

  • Weak and Tired? Try Chiropractic!
  • Chiropractic Care To Prevent Elderly Falls
  • Low Back Pain Care Doesn’t Require MRI
  • Knee Pain and Back Pain Affect Quality of Life over 50
  • Hip Fracture? Watch Out for Vertebral Fractures

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | March 2015

  • Chiropractic Adjusting and Traction - Beneficial Combo!
  • Women Need a Multivitamin
  • How Are You Walking?
  • Exercises are Vital!
  • Back Pain and Weak Hips – A connection!

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | February 2015

  • US Adults and Kids Go To Chiropractors
  • DC Students Desire to be in Mainstream Healthcare
  • Medical Students Warm to Chiropractic
  • Chronic Low Back Pain Patients and Realistic Expectations

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | January 2015

  • Immediate Changes after Chiropractic Manipulation
  • Chiropractic Cox Technic is Reproducible among Clinicians
  • Prevention of Type I Diabetes with Vitamin D
  • Back Pain Relief Is Affected by Depression
  • Manipulation Improves Physical and Mental State

Healthy News from OrthoIllinois Chiropractic | December 2014

  • Vitamin D: Super Vitamin!
  • Tips for Stress Relief during the Holidays
  • Neck Pain and Smartphones: Not So Smart!

Healthy News from your McHenry Chiropractor | November 2014

  • The Value of Alternative Medicine
  • Surgical Outcomes for Spinal Stenosis
  • Back Pain is Related to Smoking and Feeling Guilty
  • Copper, Vitamin D, and Calcium: Beneficial
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