A Car Accident Can Happen to You Almost everyone will be involved in a motor vehicle collision within their lifetime. Despite rigorous rules on driving, there is little public education on how to avoid injury during a car accident. Positioning of hands, fingers, seatbelts and headrests all play an important role in our safety. Here… Continue Reading
What is Sciatica?
A bulging or herniated disk in the lumbar spine may press against nerve roots that supply the sciatic nerve, a major nerve to the leg, and can cause severe shooting leg pains (sciatica) as a result. Sciatica is often characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttocks and into the legs. The term… Continue Reading
What could a Chiropractor do for my Allergies?
About Allergies Having an allergy is definitely a case where you’re not alone: one in every 10 Americans suffers from some type of allergy. Allergic reactions can be as mild as sneezing when you sniff a flower. But, they can also be life-threatening in people who are allergic to bee stings or certain drugs, such… Continue Reading
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is the popular term used to describe Cervical Acceleration / Deceleration Injuries. Whiplash is an injury to the cervical vertebrae and adjacent soft tissues that occurs from a sudden jerking, or backward or forward acceleration, of the head. More than half of whiplash injuries occur in motor vehicle collisions in which there is little… Continue Reading
Dr. Gard Awarded 2016 Patients’ Choice Award
Zane Gard’s Practice has been recognized as one of the top Beaverton Chiropractic practices. Verified by Opencare.com Continue Reading
TMJ Treatment
TMJ Treatment by a Chiropractor The jaw is a hinge joint connecting the mandible (jaw) to the skull and is surrounded by 68 pairs of muscles immediately in front of the ear on each side of the head. They allow you to chew, yawn, speak, and swallow and are in constant use. This joint is… Continue Reading
What is Bursitis?
Treating Bursitis with Chiropractic Bursitis is an acute inflammation of the bursa sac. The bursa is a saclike cavity filled with synovial fluid and located at tissue sites where friction occurs, such as where tendons or muscles pass over long prominence. Synovial fluid is the lubricant for your joints and the bursa is a bag… Continue Reading
Nutritional Programs
Various Nutritional Programs Standard Process/Mediherb Dr Gard has taken extensive training in the use of the Standard Process and Mediherb product line for natural treatment of conditions related to vitamin deficiencies as well as conditions that respond well to herbal and glandular therapies. The Standard Process line uses whole food supplements which are made by… Continue Reading
Activator Technique
The Activator The activator technique is used to correct misalignment by the use of a small activator tool to apply gentle pressure which moves vertebrae and joints back into their correct position. This particular technique has been successfully used for several decades by Chiropractors world wide to provide adjustments and therapies for a wide range… Continue Reading
Chiropractic Nutrition
Chiropractic Nutrition and Healing Nutritional Healing Discover nutrition’s role in chiropractic health.By Pattie Stechschulte – Read the original article here People do understand the need for proper nutrition and they want to learn how to eat healthier, according to the 2000 HealthFocus Survey. The majority of consumers claimed they recognized that making healthy choices positively… Continue Reading