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Changes here at the clinic!

We have an important announcement for you: There are changes underway at Abingdon Chiropractic Clinic! After 35yrs of running the practice, I am going to
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Is Turmeric helpful?

Thanks to Karen for asking this question when she was in for her last treatment. I said that I would find out more and get
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This man saved my life….

July 1996, it’s a hot day and I’m entering the golf club at Hadden Hill.  Two older men are there. One of them, seeing me,
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An older man with pain in the leg

One of our very fit, older, patients complained of a pain on the inner aspect of his thigh. ‘Have I pulled a muscle’? He wondered.
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What is the best medication for back pain?

When we get back pain, many peoples first reaction is to head to the bathroom cabinet and take some medication. But what is the best
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The Mysterious Doc Cheng….

An older man with right-sided back pain I came across this antique drinks bottle recently. ‘Doc Cheng’s’ it says on it, with a very intriguing
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Why does this lady get Recurrent back pain?

This lady has been getting back pain on and off for a long time! Her low back is tender to touch and she also gets
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A 60yr old lady with back pain

  Fiona came to us back in the summer with back pain. She had hurt her back when getting a large lasagne out of the
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A 32yr old man with pain in the mid-back

 Mark is 32yrs old. He came to the clinic complaining of pain in the mid-back, in between his shoulder blades. It had started about
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Bring Sally Up….

Have you seen the recent ‘Bring Sally Up’ challenge about doing pushups in time with the Moby track ‘Flower’? Pushups are the ultimate triceps exercise.
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Is your BP monitor any good?

This article was stimulated by me seeing an article by Dean Piccone and colleagues [1] in the JAMA. I thought that all blood pressure (BP)
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Does too much exercise cause back pain?

Sometimes you wonder about scientists. Do they want their research to be understood? Or do they want to cloak it in mystery? One study, published
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