Baker Chiropractic

As of January 2017 Dr Baker has retired. We wish all of you health and happiness. Rhonda and Dr B

National CHIROPRACTIC MONTH... STAY HEALTHY WITH CHIROPRACTIC

Be safe and watch out for all the kids. ..school starts today in Oakhurst. Have a great school year!

Love is in the air! Watch out for those arrows. ICD-10-CM There's a code for that! Valentine's Day Edition <3

CHILDREN AND BACKPACKS: Back packs should not weigh more than 5 to 10 percent of child's body weight. It should not hang more than 4 inches below childs waist. Make sure your child always uses both straps as well.

A few interesting facts about back pain: One-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year.2 Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections. Most cases of back pain are mechanical or non-organicmeaning they are not caused by serious conditions, such as inflammatory arthritis, infection, frac...ture or cancer. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back painand that’s just for the more easily identified costs.3 Experts estimate that as many as 80% of the population will experience a back problem at some time in our lives.4 See more

What is Chiropractic? Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system, and the effects of these disorders on general health. Chiropractic care is used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches. Doctors of Chiropractic often referred to as chiropractors or chiropractic physicians practi...ce a drug-free, hands-on approach to health care that includes patient examination, diagnosis and treatment. Chiropractors have broad diagnostic skills and are also trained to recommend therapeutic and rehabilitative exercises, as well as to provide nutritional, dietary and lifestyle counseling. The most common therapeutic procedure performed by doctors of chiropractic is known as spinal manipulation, also called chiropractic adjustment. The purpose of manipulation is to restore joint mobility by manually applying a controlled force into joints that have become hypomobile or restricted in their movement as a result of a tissue injury. Tissue injury can be caused by a single traumatic event, such as improper lifting of a heavy object, or through repetitive stresses, such as sitting in an awkward position with poor spinal posture for an extended period of time. In either case, injured tissues undergo physical and chemical changes that can cause inflammation, pain, and diminished function for the sufferer. Manipulation, or adjustment of the affected joint and tissues, restores mobility, thereby alleviating pain and muscle tightness, and allowing tissues to heal. Chiropractic adjustment rarely causes discomfort. However, patients may sometimes experience mild soreness or aching following treatment (as with some forms of exercise) that usually resolves within 12 to 48 hours. In many cases, such as lower back pain, chiropractic care may be the primary method of treatment. When other medical conditions exist, chiropractic care may complement or support medical treatment by relieving the musculoskeletal aspects associated with the condition. Doctors of chiropractic may assess patients through clinical examination, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging and other diagnostic interventions to determine when chiropractic treatment is appropriate or when it is not appropriate. Chiropractors will readily refer patients to the appropriate health care provider when chiropractic care is not suitable for the patient’s condition, or the condition warrants co-management in conjunction with other members of the health care team.

My daughter Stacy and her family