Dr. David KoivurantaDoctor Of Chiropractic, Toronto Neck and Back Pain Clinic · I Prevent the Work Injuries I Treat Daily | Clinical Ergonomic Assessments for HR & H&S | GTA

Daily Health Update - Parkinson's and posture

10 Apr 2019 · 1 min

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In this brief daily health update, Dr. David Koivuranta introduces a recent article/podcast discussing how chiropractic and rehabilitative care can aid individuals with Parkinson’s disease. He emphasizes that chiropractors do not claim to cure Parkinson’s or any disease, but they can address common functional issues such as poor posture, reduced mobility, discomfort, and increased fall risk that many Parkinson’s patients experience. Dr. Koivuranta points to a case study featured in the update where a man receiving chiropractic and rehabilitative treatment showed notable improvements in posture, movement ability, and even a reduction in tremor severity. He encourages listeners to review the full update for more details.

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Hello everyone, it's Dr. Dave. Hopefully you're all doing well and enjoying your day, getting ready for a good Tuesday. Sent out the daily health update today. Hopefully you received yours in the inbox. Maybe you've already listened to the podcast, which would be great. Uh, great article in there on how chiropractic care helps people with Parkinson's. Now it also deals with some myths or conceptions about chiropractic claims that we treat these illnesses, conditions, or diseases, which we don't. However, we do treat people with Parkinson's for the same kinds of problems we would treat other people with in terms of their posture, their level of function or discomfort. And a lot of times in Parkinson's cases, people's movement ability is decreased and it actually increases the risk for falls and injuries. Uh, where there's a case study in today's daily health update that shows how one gentleman improved his posture, his ability to move, and his tremors even improved, uh, once he received some rehabilitative care, including chiropractic care. So I want you to check it out. It's a good one. Enjoy your day. I'll talk to you later.