WOMEN'S HEALTH

STRUGGLING WITH INFERTILITY

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Our office in Fort Collins provides chiropractic care to the entire family.  We love seeing each and every member of your family, and are most excited when couples are trying conceive and grow their family.  However, many women struggle to get pregnant each and every day.  Many women try different methods of fertility treatment (drugs, donors, IVF, etc) and still can not maintain a pregnancy.  Below is information found in a research article originally published in the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, & Family Health in 2013.

It was noted that a 31 year old female who had neck tension and migraine headaches had also been struggling to conceive for 3 years.  She also noted heavy and painful menstruation with prolonged cycles.  After a full chiropractic examination and evaluation (including X-rays, thermography, surface EMG and heart rate variability) the chiropractor noted areas in the spine which were subluxated, or misaligned.  After just one adjustment she noted that her menstruation normalized.  After eight adjustments she reported back to the chiropractor that she was in fact pregnant!

chiropractic care and fertility When chiropractors relieve any interference to the nervous system, all cycles and functions in the body can begin to normalize and balance.  If you or someone you know is struggling with fertility, please pass this information along with them.  If you are looking for a chiropractor in the Fort Collins, Colorado area, stop in and visit us. Something you say could help turn a family of two into a family of three!

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HEADACHE SOLUTIONS

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Many people think that migraines and headaches are normal occurrences, and that everyone gets them. While they are common, they are definitely not normal.  People in Fort Collins experience common headaches all of the time, and they just begin to live with them.  These headaches and migraines can actually affect a person’s entire day, and sometimes they may need to even skip work.  When a person has to skip work frequently, the economic burden begins to build.  There are both direct health care costs and indirect costs of absenteeism.

“The direct cost of migraines ranges from $127 to $7,089 per victim, and the indirect cost due to absenteeism $709 to $4,453 per victim, making migraines an economic burden to the individual, the insurer, the employer, as well as local, state and federal entities who experience a lowered tax base from lost wages. It was also reported that between 2005 and 2006, there were 1,729,555 physician office visits, 186,603 advanced imaging procedures, 59,589 other diagnostic procedures, and 22,168 hospital days with a primary diagnosis of migraine or headache; all of which are paid by private or public insurers, or out of the pockets of individuals. In short, the costs are staggering and a burden to the economy.”

One study shows that “chiropractic was 57% more effective in the reduction of headaches than drug therapy. In addition, it was reported that, with the drug group, “58% experienced medication side effects important enough to report them … Using the 57 % increased effectiveness that chiropractic has over drug therapy (leaving out the overlap that chiropractic could help without drugs) and the $24 billion U.S. employers pay for headaches and migraines annually, the savings from chiropractic care would approach $13.7 billion annually” (original source here).

Chiropractic care is not only beneficial to your body, but also your wallet.  When you begin to realize that chiropractic care will save you money in the long run, it only makes sense to get you and your entire family checked.  More money saved means you can enjoy more of the fun activities Fort Collins has to offer!