Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez reveals what the popping sound is during a spinal adjustment. Chiropractic Care & Back Pain Has this happened to you? You are at the chiropractor getting treatment for your own back pain, and during a spinal adjustment, a sizable popping sound is heard by you. It seems somewhat alarming, does not it? Rest assured, though:… Read More
For the second straight year, U.S. pedestrian deaths are setting alarming new records. The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads rose a projected 11 percent between 2015 and 2016, the largest year-to-year increase on record, according to a new Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) report. During the first six months of 2016, preliminary data show 2,660 pedestrian deaths nationwide,… Read More
Chiropractic care is an alternative treatment option you may want to consider for degenerative disc disease, or DDD. The first steps a chiropractor will take to treat degenerative disc disease involves carefully diagnosing a disc-related complication. Back pain is a main symptom of DDD and 3 main causes are looked at by the chiropractor. Degeneration in the spinal joints might be… Read More
A drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease should not be prescribed to people with milder mental impairment without first giving them a genetic test, researchers urge during a new study. The drug is donepezil (brand name: Aricept). Donepezil could speed mental decline in someone with mild cognitive impairment who has a specific genetic variation, according to Sophie Sokolow, an associate… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez looks at obesity in children and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Close To 13 Million American Children & Teens Are Obese And new research shows they may be four times more likely than kids with a healthy weight to develop type 2 diabetes by age 25. Between 2002 and 2005, there were 3,600… Read More
There is significant excitement among surgeons as well as among patients following the recent FDA, or Food and Drug Administration, release of the Charité Artificial Disc (DePuy Spine, Inc.). The delight among patients with degenerative disc disease comes from the perception that there's now a safe way to eliminate pain from degenerative discs while also maintaining normal movement. Several patients… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez investigates the mediterranean diet, and what it can do for people taking statins for heart attacks and strokes. Q: How Does The Mediterranean Diet Stack Up Against Statins In Preventing Heart Attacks & Strokes? A: Research suggests that the Mediterranean diet and statins can be effective in helping to lower the risk of potentially… Read More
Chiropractor, Dr. Alexander Jimenez gives insights into the most common questions about whiplash. What Is Whiplash? Whiplash, although not technically a medical term, can be quite painful and is quite serious. We call it whiplash because, within an accident, your neck actually can whip back and forth—first backward (hyperextension) and then forwards (hyperflexion). Doctors call whiplash a neck sprain or… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez discusses mitochondria and one's health. Mitochondria: you might not know what they are, but they are vital to your health. Rhonda Patrick, PhD is a biomedical scientist who has studied the interaction between mitochondrial metabolism, aberrant metabolism, and cancer. She’s also done research on aging at the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences in La… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez examines people that see a chiropractor and their reduced usage of opioids and other types of drugs. The draft Guidance for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, issued in December 2015 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, included “many complementary and alternative therapies (e.g., manipulation, massage, and acupuncture)” among its recommended non-pharmacologic approaches. However,… Read More
Alzheimer's patients given sedatives such as Valium or Xanax may have an increased risk for pneumonia, a new study warns. People with Alzheimer's disease are often given these drugs, called benzodiazepines, over the long term, the researchers said. Examples of benzodiazepines include alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), and lorazepam (Ativan). "An increased risk of pneumonia is an important finding… Read More
A combination of exercise and sufficient vitamin D levels may reduce the risk of serious heart problems more than either one alone, a new study suggests. An analysis of data spanning 20 years from more than 10,000 U.S. adults found that those who got the recommended amounts of exercise and had adequate vitamin D levels had a 23 percent lower… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alex Jimenez examines Tiger Woods' and his latest back surgery. We have a look at Tiger Woods' extensive history of injuries during his career. USA TODAY Sports Tiger Woods Won’t Be Back For Some Time Woods, that has made just three starts in a couple of years, likely won’t play again this year after he'd his… Read More
Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Alexander Jimenez and PUSH as Rx Owner/Exercise Physiologist Daniel Alvarado discuss calisthenics or (gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.) You’re not far off when thinking of calisthenics, in case you possess a mental picture of the military performing jumping jacks to cadence. The truth is , though, that calisthenics exercises are rooted… Read More
PUSH as Rx owner and exercise physiologist, Daniel Alvarado opens up about what PUSH as Rx means to him and what they have to offer. Crossfit Weight Loss Strength Conditioning Athletic Training (Any Sport) Cardiovascular Elderly Fitness Nutrition Read More
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