by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 31, 2013 | Health Articles

Two months before the 2003 New York City Marathon, Sean Combs, “Puff Daddy,” decided he was going to complete the 26.2 mile course through Manhattan.
After barely making it through a two-mile training session, Combs realized he needed help. He called upon Drew DeMann, DC, MA, CCSP, his “personal sports physician.”
DeMann provided Chiropractic care to Combs ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 29, 2013 | Health Articles

A 78-year-old man was suffering from increasing pains he described as “achy low back pain” for two years and had progressively worsening pain in his legs that he described as “sharp, electric and crampy.”
An MRI showed severe degenerative lumbar (low back) stenosis.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a condition resulting in narrowing of the spinal canal ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 24, 2013 | Health Articles

CASE STUDY: A nine-year-old male suffered with Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression, asthma, insomnia, and headaches.
The asthma and upper respiratory infections were present since infancy; headaches began at age 6, followed by the onset of TS, ADHD, depression and insomnia at age 7, and neck pain for the last year.
According to the boy’s ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 22, 2013 | Health Articles

CASE STUDY: A 23-year-old male was hospitalized for a fractured pelvis. He had fallen down a flight of stairs.
He was diagnosed with a Malgaigne-type pelvic fracture, which consisted of two vertical fractures on one side of the pelvic ring.
Five weeks later he sought Chiropractic care. The patient complained of severe low back pain, leg pain, ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 17, 2013 | Health Articles

A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows manual therapy is highly effective in treating patients suffering with neck pain and restricted range of motion.
Neck pain affects 10-15% of people and is particularly common among middle-aged men and women.
183 patients who had suffered with neck pain for at least a two week period participated ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 15, 2013 | Health Articles

Chiropractic has received an important endorsement from America’s most trusted rating organization. Consumer Reports has named Chiropractic as the top-rated treatment for the relief of back pain in survey results gathered from over 14,000 people.
Low back pain is one of the most common physical ailments with over 80 percent of people in the United States ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 10, 2013 | Health Articles

People who suffer bouts of vertigo will gladly subject themselves to numerous tests and remedies to find the source of the problem. Whether it’s just a few minutes of dizziness, or a full blown attack of whirling and nausea –– the condition is pretty unpleasant.
Doctors often scratch their heads while looking into a patient’s ears, ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 8, 2013 | Health Articles

Chiropractic patients continue to report that they are more satisfied with their low back care than medical low back patients.
Consider these recent low back pain findings:
Satisfied with care:
Chiropractic patients 96%
Medical Patients 84%
Treatment was helpful:
Chiropractic patients 99%
Medical Patients 80%
Likely to seek care from another provider:
Chiropractic patients 14%
Medical Patients 27%
by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 3, 2013 | Health Articles

Whiplash is an injury that is common to automobile accidents, but there are many other ways in which this painful blow to the cervical spine can occur. When it does, studies confirm that Chiropractic can provide significant help and long-term healing results.
A whiplash injury occurs when there is an abrupt backward or forward jerking motion ...
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by The doctors at McCormick Chiropractic | Jan 1, 2013 | Health Articles

More and more people are on the search for pain relief and according to the results of a recent study, it appears many people are turning to Chiropractic to alleviate their pain.
A national telephone survey, conducted by the Media General Research firm, revealed that 42% of consumers have experienced back pain within the last 12 ...
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