FBRC Health Updates

Chiropractor Fanwood Discusses How Poor Fitness Is Associated With Weaker Brain Fiber and an Increased Risk of Dementia Poor Fitness Associated with Weaker Brain Fiber, Greater Dementia Risk Getting fit may be the key to brain health. In this study, researchers found a link between lower fitness scores and a greater degree of white matter…

Chiropractor Fanwood Discusses Poor Balance, Poor Lumbar Extension, and Back Pain Among patients with chronic low back pain, researchers observed a relationship between reduced lumbar extension strength and impaired performance on balance assessments. Because motor control dysfunctions are common among patients with chronic low back pain, the findings suggest that exercises intended to improve lumbar…

Chiropractor Fanwood Explains On How To Improve Your Sleep Improve Your Sleep Poor sleep quality increases the risk of health problems, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, and obesity. The National Institute on Aging offers the following tips to improve your sleep: go to bed and wake up at the same time…

Chiropractor Fanwood Explains Chronic Pain is Associated With Obesity Chronic Pain Associated with Obesity Among a sample of 6,524 elderly men and women, researchers found that those characterized as overweight had a 23% increased risk for pain that can persist for weeks, months, or even years. Furthermore, participants whose body mass index fell into the…

Chiropractor Fanwood Explains How Vitamin D Benefits the Cardiovascular System Vitamin D Benefits the Cardiovascular System… Previous research has demonstrated that individuals with lower vitamin D levels have an increased risk for a number of poor health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease. In this study, researchers observed that not only does vitamin D3 significantly reduce oxidative…

Chiropractor Fanwood Explains How Older Adult with Cervical Radiculopathy Responds with Chiropractic Older Adult with Cervical Radiculopathy Responds with Chiropractic A 74-year-old female with a diagnosis of moderate cervical arthritis causing radiculopathy (numbness and tingling) in her left arm presented for chiropractic care. After a course of treatment that involved 15 chiropractic adjustments, she reported…