Chicago Chiropractic News

Ear infection and hearing. A three-year-old girl had bilateral ear pain, ear infections and hearing loss after three unsuccessful implantations of ear (tympanostomy) tubes and multiple medications. The child was given chiropractic care where upper cervical vertebral subluxations were located and corrected.

The patient reported an increase in hearing and the child's mother reported the child had less ear pain, was less irritable and had better speech after the initiation of chiropractic. Medical audiology reports documented speech and hearing improvements after the implementation of chiropractic care.

It is confusing and sad to me that parents choose drugs and surgery for their children without educating themselves and researching alternatives like chiropractic.

At Seaman Chiropractic on the northwest side of Chicago, we treat children with no side effects. Adjustments are gentle with a non-force touch and safe. Far better than antibiotics and other drugs which has long-lasing effects and side effects. Parents are even hesitant when they are patients themselves.Why would it be safe and gentle for adults but not good for their greatest achievement,their children ?????

Labels: Ear Infections and Chiropractic-Northwest side Chiropractor 60630

I find that many people have confusion about the diference between chiropractors and P.T..The biggest difference is how we approach a problem.Generally chiropractors,who are physicians, take x-rays and does a thorough exam to find the cause of the problem and P.T.'s use a prescription from a M.D. who may or may not have done the above and then prescribe a treatment plan that the P.T. follows.

Chiropractic heals from the inside out.Meaning we care about the structure and stability of the joint.If in the spine, we want to have correct placement of vertebrae so the nervous system can emerge from the spine and correctly communicate with the entire body.At Seaman Chiropractic, we also consider strenthening the muscles when the inner structure is more stable and pain is decreased.

P.T.'s move the joints but don't know how to adjust to put structure into the correct position.They work on stabilizing the muscles which helps decrease some types of pain but is not at the cause of the problem.So paeple can get a decrease in pain but not a correction of the problem.

We do the best at combining correcting the cause of the problem and then stabilizing the musculature of your core or all the muscles surrounding any joint you are having problems with.

Labels: Chiropractic Vs. Physical Therapy

Are you experiencing heel or foot pain? 99% of the time ,the first thing I look at are your arches.If your ankles are starting to angle inward,your arches are collapsing and you need custom orthotics to keep your feet in a neutral position.That is the most common reason for heel pain.It is also important to get you ankles adjusted because left in that abnormal position ,they begin to jam and your range of motion decreases and that will lead to further pain.In addition you need to stretch your achilles tendon because that also leads to decrease range of motion and increasd pain.
Second you should change your gym shoes every 6 months max.They may look good but the mid sole breaks down.
I can tell you what is the cause of the pain and give you the correct plan to correct it

Labels: Heel And Foot Pain-Jefferson Park Chiropractor 60630

With warmer weather approaching we need to start benefiting from that great source of all life's energy - the sun. Researchers have for the first time identified a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and cognitive impairment in a large-scale study of older people. The study looked at almost 2,000 adults aged 65 and over. As levels of vitamin D went down, levels of cognitive impairment went up. Those with the lowest levels of vitamin D were more than twice as likely to be cognitively impaired. One problem faced by older people is that the capacity of their skin to absorb vitamin D from sunlight decreases as they age. (6)
At Seaman Chiropractic we ofen supplement patients, especially in winter, with liquid D3.

6. Llewellyn DJ, Langa K, Lang I. Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D concentration and cognitive impairment. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2009 Feb 4 (Epub ahead of print).

Labels: The Elderly Brain needs Sun-Jefferson Park 60630 Chiropractor

During a recent healthy lifestyle presentation at North Park University here in Chicago I had expected the faculty to attend, but instead got thirty 18-20 year-old student audience members staring at me.

I had to change my workshop instantaneously. They call that flipping the script. What do they know of spouses and work and grocery stores? They live in dorms and their stress is more about parents, school grades, what career path to choose.

They are physical education students. They know about muscle but not about the master controller, the nervous system, and what creates and sustains an excellent nervous system to control everything from your immune system to your organs, to whether or not you can move.It was a lot of fun, but it was a lot of work to keep them interested.

Labels: North Park University Workshop-Chicago Chiropractor

Subluxations are tiny distortions in your body that interfere with the communications between your brain, nerves and body parts. This can create intense stress in your system.

Chiropractors correct subluxations so your energies flow more freely, communication returns and your body stress levels drop. No matter what the disease or condition you are healthier and happier when your subluxations are corrected. (1)

There are many studies showing the benefits of chiropractic for migraine sufferers. For example, in one study chiropractic care resulted in a reduction of 90% of migraine episodes with the length of each migraine reduced by 38%. In addition, medication use dropped 94% and other symptoms associated with migraine such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia (light and sound sensitivity) were reduced. (2)

In another study, a 28-year-old woman with 15 years of severe migraines, irregular menstrual cycles and inability to conceive began chiropractic care. Within two months the migraines completely ceased. A regular menstrual cycle began 7 weeks into care and within 6 months she became pregnant. (3)

A ten-year-old girl was unable to go to school due to her six times a week migraines. Three years of medical care afforded no relief. After five chiropractic adjustments she was migraine-free. (4)

Anyone suffering from headaches of any type would do well to see their chiropractor to ensure that they are free of subluxations. If there are subluxations, no amount of drugs will correct them-a chiropractic adjustment is essential.


1. Ressel O, Rudy R. Bio vertebral subluxation correlated with somatic, visceral and immune complaints: an analysis of 650 children under chiropractic care. JVSR. October 18, 2004;1-23.
2. Tuchin PJ. A case series of migraine changes following a manipulative therapy trial. Australasian Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 1997;66(3);85-91.
3. Vilan R. The role of chiropractic care in the resolution of migraine headaches and infertility. Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. 2004;6(1):338-341.
4. Bofshever H. Encephalgia/migraine. ICPA Newsletter. Jan/Feb 2000.

Labels: Migraines and Chiropractic Success