A nuclear stress test is a diagnostic procedure that tests your heart at rest and after exercise, by injecting a small amount of radio tracer into a vein. Using a special camera know as a gamma camera, a technician produces computer images of the heart to discern areas where the heart muscle is damaged. The… Continue Reading Nuclear Stress Test: What Is It?
While the diagnosis of “cancer” is frightening no matter what the particulars, skin cancer is a condition that you should take seriously even though it is most often benign. It is the most prevalent cancer in the US, and is often caused by too much exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun or… Continue Reading Here Comes The Sun: Addressing Skin Cancer
Most women happily await the end of the hassles of menstruation, but going through the process of menopause offers many challenges for some. While some surgical treatments bring menstruation to an abrupt end for some women, those who experience natural menopause undergo a premenopausal state of perimenopause, followed by menopause, and post menopause. Menopause is… Continue Reading Is It Hot In Here? Menopause Symptoms Management
Yoga is so popular that practitioners have increased by 400% since 2001, which means that over 16.5 million people are trying to “get their omon.” With many different styles of yoga available, it is important to determine your goals in pursuing this practice, which is both a set of exercises and a frame of mind.… Continue Reading How To Choose The Best Yoga Practice
Back pain is a fact of life for many Americans. Sufferers are often so incapacitated that they even miss work or school as a result. Having frequent pain, particularly in the lower back, can be so demoralizing that it can lead you to even think you have a “bad back.” While some people have spinal… Continue Reading How To Properly Treat A Bad Back
At Raintree Medical & Chiropractic Center, our healthcare professionals are primary care providers who take a holistic approach to your family’s health care, so you get the best total solutions for your health care needs from a practice that gets to know you and your specific case. Whether you’re dealing with musculoskeletal injuries, a disease… Continue Reading Medical Management And Drug Therapy At Raintree Medical & Chiropractic...
Vaginal birth is nature’s way of delivering babies, but when the mother’s pelvis is too small or the baby is improperly positioned in the womb, caesarian section might be the safest way to birth the baby. Because having a C-section is a major surgical procedure, reducing the need for it with chiropractic care throughout the pregnancy… Continue Reading Reduce Pregnancy Discomfort And C-Section Risk With Chiropractic
Alcohol Addiction: Enjoying the glass of wine at dinner or having a drink or two with friends after work can be a good way to unwind. But some people find it necessary to drink every day and often drink to excess. Even when drinking gets in the way of relationships, work, and other life responsibilities,… Continue Reading What Drives Alcohol Addiction?
After you have been involved in a car accident, your body needs to heal. This is true whether you have sustained a significant injury like broken bones or whiplash, or whether you were lucky enough to come away with some bruises and sore muscles. After an accident, the first thing you should do is see… Continue Reading Exercises For People Involved In Car Accidents
Lightweight, strong, and hard bones form the skeletal system can perform many functions in the body, such as producing red and white blood cells, protecting organs within the body, storing minerals, and enabling mobility. As living organs, bones can grow, break, repair themselves, and become weaker or stronger, largely as a result of diet and… Continue Reading Preventing Bone Loss and Disability