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Can Acupuncture Improve Athletic Performance?

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In athletics the difference between winning and losing may only be a fraction of a second of time. Because the stakes are often high all elite and professional athletes look for a “special something” that will give them the edge they need to win. Recent media reports have linked several professional sports figures to the possible use of performance enhancing drugs to improve athletic performance. While the use of these substances among elite or professional athletes is not new there is a newfound concern that teenage athletes are also turning to performance enhancing substances to make themselves bigger, stronger and … Continue reading

Smoking and Back Pain — Resolve To Quit Smoking

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Add another serious health complication to the list of chronic ailments linked to smoking – back pain. Smoking has long been recognized as the cause for many serious health problems, including cancer, emphysema and asthma. “It is easy to attribute lung disease to smoking,” says Dr. William Madosky of Madosky Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center in St. Louis. “But few people make the connection between smoking and spinal injury, early spinal degeneration and chronic back pain.” A study by the National Spine Network reports that smokers are more likely to experience episodes of back pain that are more severe and last … Continue reading