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Once a diagnosis of PGP has been made there are various treatments that can be applied. One of the main factors in helping women cope with the condition is with education, information and support. Other coping strategies include physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, psychologist, prolo therapy or platelet-rich plasma therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture [...]

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Cleveland Chiropractic College is a private chiropractic college located in Overland Park, Kansas with a second location in Los Angeles, California. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of [...]

State laws to regulate and protect chiropractic practice were introduced in all fifty states in the US. Medical Examining Boards worked to keep all healthcare practices under their legal control, but an internal struggle among DC’s on how to structure the laws complicated the process. Initially, the UCA, led by B.J. Palmer, opposed state licensure [...]

Osteopathy

Effective treatment generally requires resolving the underlying cause. Chiropractic, Occupational therapy and physical therapy such as osteopathy often provide relief. Surgery may be required for some causes, such as thoracic outlet syndrome. Adapted from the Wikipedia article Ulnar nerve entrapment, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

alternative medicine

Western approaches to alternative medicine have more than 3,000 years of history behind them as systems of medicine based on natural philosophies that are rooted in ”all” aspects of Western culture. This is a history of how Western natural philosophies developed over the ages European History Throughout Western European history there were two major trends: [...]

Electrical Nerve Stimulation

Nutritional Several nutritional supplements have been indicated as effective in treating dysmenorrhea, including omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, vitamin E, zinc, and thiamine (vitamin B1). Research indicates that one mechanism underlying dysmenorrhea is a disturbed balance between anti-inflammatory, vasodilator eicosanoids derived from omega-3 fatty acids, and proinflammatory, vasoconstrictor eicosanoids derived from omega-6 fatty acids. Several studies [...]

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Councils on Chiropractic Education International (CCEI) As the genesis of chiropractic and the major development of the profession occurred in the United States of America, chiropractic education was nurtured and developed in the US throughout the 20th century. Emulating that success in recent decades, chiropractors in other regions of the world have promoted this model [...]

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Chiropractic treatment of large animals dates back to the early 1900s and is common in dogs and popular in horses. Animal chiropractic was formalized in 1989 by Sharon Willoughby, with a 100 hour post-graduate course. Several complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) presentations were given in the 2007 annual convention of the American Veterinary Medical [...]

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Palmer College of Chiropractic is a chiropractic school located in Davenport, Iowa. It was established in 1897 by Daniel David Palmer and is considered “The Fountainhead” as it was the first school of chiropractic in the world. For many years, Palmer College of Chiropractic was the world’s largest chiropractic school. Most early chiropractic schools were [...]

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American Chiropractic Association (ACA), based in Arlington, VA, representing doctors of chiropractic. Its stated mission is to preserve, protect, improve, and promote the chiropractic profession and the services of Doctors of Chiropractic for the benefit of the patients they serve. Adapted from the Wikipedia article American Chiropractic Association, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation [...]

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