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Dr. Maureen Asks some important questions of interest to West Village Toronto residents - Chiropractor West Village Toronto Dr. Maureen Asks...

What's the difference between a "good" drug and a "bad" drug?
As a chiropractor, I see the use of many drugs (legal or illegal) as merely symptom treating. Worse, virtually every drug produces unwanted effects. The effects of chiropractic are largely positive effects. If you're a West Village Toronto parent, consider carefully before giving your child a cough medication, cold remedy or pain reliever so this sort of question doesn't arise in the first place.
What's the difference between maintenance, prevention and wellness?
Maintenance chiropractic care is an attempt to keep a dynamic, ever-changing and adapting organism (you) in a static relationship with your environment. Preventive chiropractic care is mostly about early detection. Wellness chiropractic care is an attempt to optimize our health and be all that you were designed to be.

Bed Rest for Back Pain?

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If a health care professional has recommended bed rest for low back pain or sciatica, you may discover that your pain actually worsens if you follow this advice. Or at best, there may be no change at all in your condition.

Another common treatment that includes the use of over-the-counter or prescription pain killers may relieve symptoms, but poses serious risks in terms of side effects and a tendency for abuse.

Numerous studies have concluded that the best treatment for back pain is a combination of continued movement and chiropractic care. The results of these research studies include:

  • The Manga Report, from the University of Ottawa, Canada, concluded that chiropractic care for low back pain was shown to be more effective in terms of results, cost and safety than medical management. It also ranked higher in terms of patient satisfaction.
  • UK Clinical Standards Advisory Group, in its criticism of traditional back pain treatment in Britain, reported that bed rest could be responsible for more serious long-term problems. It also reported that 95% of those with back pain could be treated by a chiropractor when pain lasted three days or longer.
  • US Federal Agency for Health Care that agreed with its UK counterpart, suggesting that acute low back pain could best be treated with mild exercise, such as walking, and that chiropractic adjustments could relieve pain, especially when given within a month of the onset of pain.
  • RAND Corporation Study looked at more than 1600 patients with acute low back pain over a two-year period. Its conclusions? That those who received chiropractic care improved considerably faster than those treated with medicine. And pain relief with chiropractic adjustments was faster than with exercise and the use of physiotherapy and pain relievers.

So, the next time you think of going to bed for a few days to ease the pain in your lower back, think again and make an appointment to come in for an evaluation. And let your friends and family know that study after study proves that gentle, all-natural chiropractic care is safe and effective for back pain and many other conditions.