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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | Jun 1, 2017 | Voice For Health
When athletes experience injuries that throw their vertebrae out of alignment and thereby inhibit spinal movement, the resultant vertebral “subluxations” (misalignments) interfere with athletic performance. Chiropractic treatment can help relieve pain and restore movement to affected joints by realigning the spine with “adjustments.” These manual manipulations of vertebral joints consist of pressing forcefully in the ...
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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | May 11, 2017 | Voice For Health
Because breathing is an involuntary action, we often take it for granted. Fortunately, we have the “phrenic nerve” to thank for controlling the breathing process. This nerve, which begins in the brain and continues down to the C-3 through C-5 cervical spinal roots in the neck (where it splits), controls the diaphragm muscle. During the ...
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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | May 4, 2017 | Voice For Health
While soccer is generally regarded to be a safer sport than football, it has its fair share of collisions (with other players, the ground, posts, and the ball) that lead to injury and concussions. Among the most avoidable of these impacts involves “heading the ball,” which is an accepted passing, clearing, and scoring tactic. However, ...
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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | Apr 27, 2017 | Voice For Health
“Scoliosis” is a threedimensional deformity that occurs when the spine becomes abnormally rotated and curved sideways. This irregular curvature may begin in infancy, the juvenile years, or during adolescence. If allowed to progress, scoliosis can cause the ribs to crowd together on one side, while ribs on the opposite side separate widely. The curvature may ...
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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | Apr 20, 2017 | Voice For Health
If a pregnant woman notes that her balance is a little off, it is due to the fact that her center of gravity is shifting. As her belly grows larger, a pregnant woman’s pelvis starts to naturally roll forward into an anterior pelvic tilt. This shift leads to changes in the alignment of the spine, ...
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by Dr. Gabrielle Freedman | Apr 13, 2017 | Voice For Health
According to the National Headache Foundation, four out of five migraine sufferers experience sensitivity to light during a migraine. This phenomenon may be explained by the fact that the group of nerves called the “superior cervical sympathetic ganglion” (SCSG), which is located opposite the second and third cervical vertebrae, directly affects the face, eyes, ears, ...
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