MEDICAL RESOURCES
Welcome to our Medical Resources page. Here you will find more in-depth articles on a variety of topics.
Choosing the Cleanse That is Right for You
Spring is just around the corner and along with the flowers and butterflies comes the notion of cleaning. Time to dust the corners, shake the rugs and shed the winter layers. When you hear “spring cleaning”, most of you are thinking house cleaning but others might be thinking detoxification and body cleansing. Spring is the [...]
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Does it hurt when you chew, open wide to yawn or use your jaw? Do you have pain or soreness in front of the ear, in the jaw muscle, cheek, the teeth or the temples? Do you have pain or soreness in your teeth? Does your jaw make noise loud enough to bother you or others? Do you find it difficult to open your mouth wide? Does your jaw ever get stuck/locked as you open it? If you answered “yes” to some of these questions, you may have a Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, or TMD. [...]
Prostatitis, Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy, and Prostate Cancer
Prostatitis Men commonly believe that they won’t have to think about their prostate until well into their 50′s but this doesn’t hold true with the problem of Prostatitis. This is a disease of young men and can affect men in their early 40′s. Prostatitis simply means an inflammation of the prostate gland and can be [...]
The Physiologic and Metabolic Effects of Thyroid
Bone metabolism, gastrointestinal function, glucose metabolism, thermoregulation, progesterone & estrogen metabolism, and homeocysteine levels may all be affected when Thyroid hormone is imbalanced. This is only a small list of how Thyroid works on the intricate areas of our body and how one hormone can lead us to a lack of health. Bone metabolism and [...]
The Truth About Thyroid Hormones & Their Functions
The Truth About Thyroid And How it Affects Us A typical Thyroid check in a doctor’s office will assess TSH only and no other hormone. This has been standard practice for many years. It used to be that when we saw a low TSH, it would suggest a hyperthyroid patient and a high TSH [...]
Allergy or Sensitivity? How to Tell the Difference
When any substance enters the body, it is recognized as either foreign or self. If the substance is tagged as foreign, the body’s immune system will shift into attack-mode to protect us. This becomes a problem when our immune system attacks something that is either not harmful or something we are often exposed to. Trees, [...]
Struggling with Infertility
Struggling with Infertility? Infertility describes a couple that has not been able to conceive after having unprotected sex for at least one year. The cause of this emotionally draining problem can be one of many physical or chemical factors. In our office we’ve found that fertility is negatively affected by extreme stress which can wreak [...]
Handy Home Remedies for a Healthy Family
The medical field today is over-flowing with specialists. And while we may turn to specialists for serious healthcare issues, it’s the old-fashioned practice of “family medicine” that helps you and yours deal with the routine aliments of day-to-day living. At Los Gatos Chiropractic and Wellness Center, we welcome your entire family, from babies to grandparents! [...]
Making Fitness a Reality
Spring is around the corner, and the nicer weather is just coaxing us to get outside and be active! Perhaps you made a commitment (or a New Year’s resolution) that this would be the year to get physically fit. Are you struggling with a plan? Let’s look at how to get physically fit and what [...]
What You Need to Know About Menopause
Menopause. Need we say more? There is probably no other phase of a woman’s life that elicits such a variety of responses. But being a believer in positive energy this will focus on love and the joys of menopause and it affects a woman’s life. Being a woman who, for many years, has had a [...]
Chiropractic Care For Infants: A Solution For Colic, Breastfeeding Difficulty & Ear Infections
When a baby is born it may seem like nothing in their world could go wrong, but nothing could be further from the truth. Birth is an extremely athletic event that can easily result in injuries to both mother and baby. Mom may have a C-section, tearing, incontinence or muscle soreness, injuries that are often [...]
Don’t Let Sleep Issues Keep You Up At Night!
How well are you sleeping? Your sleep is an important health indicator so it’s important to determine if a disruption in sleep patterns is an isolated incident or a symptom of something more serious. In today’s busy world, most people believe that feeling tired is just part of life and something they have to deal [...]
The Chiropractic Approach to Low Back Pain
So many of us are plagued with lower back pain. It keeps us from sleeping well, being as active as we like and enjoying life to its fullest. Chiropractors are specially trained to diagnosis and treat low back pain and current research has found that it is the most successful treatment option. But how does [...]
The Answers Behind a Lagging Libido
Libido is a huge issue for men and women who fear they are losing their sexual desire. In our society we are constantly bombarded with messages telling us what sex is and how often we should be having sex. So if we don’t fall in line on these issues we think we just don’t have [...]
Chiropractic for Children: An Integral Element of Your Child’s Healthcare
The carefree days of summer are winding to an end and as the rigors of the school–year begins, we often find that this is the time for annual health assessments. Parents often wonder of we see children in our practice and wonder what the benefit of chiropractic can be for them. Yes, we do see [...]
Headaches
Headaches fall into two general categories, tension or migraine. The most common are tension headaches that come from tightness in the shoulders and neck. These headaches can come from prolonged sitting at a desk or poor posture. The tension headache starts from the base of the skull with pain above the eyes or even pain [...]
