Author: Anthony DeCosta

Resolution of Severe Migraines Following Chiropractic Care

The Annals of Vertebral Subluxation Research published a case study on May 7, 2018, documenting the resolution of severe hemiplegic migraines after chiropractic care. Hemiplegic migraine is a rare and severe form of migraine headache.

The American Migraine Foundation describes the condition as, “Hemiplegic migraine is a rare form of migraine where people experience weakness on one side of their body (hemiplegia) in addition to the migraine headache attack.… Read the rest!

Dr. DeCosta Receives South Plainfield Business Association Award

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What About the Children?

By Christie Kwon MS, DC

Statistics show that 86 million pediatric visits to chiropractic offices occur each year – a significant number related to the healthcare of children. This number raises the question of how beneficial is chiropractic care for kids, who most commonly seek care for musculoskeletal pain or general health and wellness. Although presumed that most of these children initially present in fairly good health and quality of life, but that may not be the case.… Read the rest!

The Nervous System

The human brain is remarkable. In comparison to other animals, the brain is seven times bigger than it should be for the size of the body. During evolution, it enlarged in a rather short amount of time allowing humans to surpass other primates.

Researchers now have insight into the human advantage and ways to optimize the brain. We will explore these findings as well as the intricate functions of the nervous system.… Read the rest!

Can We Talk About Symptoms?

Most of us were raised following what has been called “the medical model” – if I feel good I’m healthy and if I feel bad I’m sick. A simplification, but you get the idea.

If there is anything that modern science has shown us it’s that such a statement is completely false.

So what is the key to health? If we could put health into a formula, it might look something like this:

Health = wholeness + function + time.… Read the rest!

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Most of us were raised following what has been called “the medical model” – if I feel good I’m healthy and if I feel bad I’m sick. A simplification, but you get the idea.

If there is anything that modern science has shown us it’s that such a statement is completely false.

So what is the key to health? If we could put health into a formula, it might look something like this:

Health = wholeness + function + time.… Read the rest!