Grimm Chiropractic SYMPTOMS:

GRADUAL AND SUBTLE ONSET OSTEOARTHRITIS OF DEEP ACHING JOINT PAIN

 WORSE AFTER EXERCISE OR WEIGHT BEARING

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 OFTEN RELIEVED BY REST

GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC  JOINT SWELLING 6408 King Hill Ave. St. Joseph, MO. 64504 Phone: (816) 238-1200 Fax: (816) 238-4900  LIMITED MOVEMENT

 MORNING STIFFNESS

 GRATING OF THE JOINT WITH MOTION

 JOINT PAIN IN RAINY WEATHER It Feels Good to Feel Good!  THERE MAY BE NO SYMPTOMS Definition DEFINITION TREATMENT GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC

Chiropractic care works on (816) 238-1200 relieving symptoms and

minimizing complications associated with osteoarthritis. To see if chiropractic may be able to One of the oldest, and most help you call (816) 238-1200 Dr. Rob Grimm common types of arthritis. It is today for a complimentary characterized by the breakdown of consultation. Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 the joint’s cartilage. Cartilage is the part of the joint that cushions Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 the ends of bones. Cartilage Other conditions that may be breakdown causes bones to rub helped by chiropractic: against each other, causing pain and loss of movement. Most  Ear Infection commonly affecting middle-aged and older people, osteoarthritis can  Carpal Tunnel range from very mild to very severe. It affects hands and  Headache weight-bearing joints such as knees, hips, feet and the back.  Bursitis

 Knee Pain

 Shoulder Pain and more….

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ASTHMA SYMPTOMS:

 SHORTNESS OF BREATH

 DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING

 WEEZING

 TIGHTNESS IN CHEST

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Definition Treatment A reversible narrowing of the large and small airways due to spasm of Chiropractic care works on GRIMM the bronchial smooth muscle, relieving symptoms and inflammation of the bronchial complications associated with CHIROPRACTIC mucosa, and production of mucus. Asthma. To see if chiropractic Asthmatic attacks are brought on by may be able to help you call (816) stress, exercise, viral respiratory 238-1200 today for a infections, and allergens such as complimentary consultation. pollen, mold, dust and animal (816) 238-1200 danders. One study showed a decrease in Bronchiodialator use by 20% with chiropractic care, and Other conditions that may be Dr. Rob Grimm decreased the severity of the helped by chiropractic: Dr. Ron Gabbart reactions by 39%. Even better, after  Sciatica a year follow up, the improvements Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 maintained.  Carpal Tunnel Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00  Headache

References:  Bursitis 1. Bronfort, G: Chronic pediatric asthma and chiropractic spinal  Knee Pain manipulation: a prospective clinical series and randomized  Shoulder Pain and more…. clinical pilot study, JMPT 2001; 24: 369- 77

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SYMPTOMS: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

 WEAKNESS IN ONE OR BOTH HANDS

 NUMBNESS OR TINGLING IN THE THUMB AND NEXT TWO OR THREE FINGERS OF ONE OR BOTH HANDS

 NUMBNESS OR TINGLING OF THE PALM OF THE HAND

 WRIST OR HAND PAIN IN ONE OR BOTH HANDS

 PAIN EXTENDING TO THE ELBOW Grimm Chiropractic  IMPAIRED FINE FINGER MOVEMENTS (COORDINATION) 6408 King Hill Ave. IN ONE OR BOTH HANDS Saint Joseph MO 64504  WEAK GRIP OR DIFFICULTY CARRYING BAGS (A COMMON (816)238-1200 COMPLAINT)

 ATROPHY OF THE MUSCULAR BULGE UNDER THE THUMB It Feels Good to Feel Good!

Definition Treatment Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the compression of the median nerve at the Chiropractic care works on wrist, which may result in numbness, correcting symptoms and relieving GRIMM tingling, weakness, or muscle atrophy in the hand and fingers. Carpal Tunnel pain associated with carpal tunnel CHIROPRACTIC Syndrome is common in people who syndrome. To see if chiropractic perform repetitive motions of the hand may be able to help you call and wrist, such as typing. When the wrist (816)238-1200 today for a is poorly positioned, there isn’t enough consultation. space for the median nerve to travel to the (816) 238-1200 hand. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused by pressure exerted on the median nerve at the point where it passes through the wrist. Other conditions that may be Dr. Rob Grimm helped by chiropractic:  Sciatica Dr. Ron Gabbart The median nerve supplies sensation to the thumb-side of the ring finger. It also supplies movement to part of the hand.  Headache The nerve enters the hand between the wrist bones (called the carpal bones) and  Asthma Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 the tough membrane that holds the bones Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 together (the transverse carpal ligament).  Bursitis This space is called the carpal tunnel. Since the passageway is rigid, any  Knee Pain swelling in this area can cause compression of the nerve (this is also  Shoulder Pain and more…. called entrapment of the nerve).

GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC SYMPTOMS: EAR INFECTION

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 EAR ACHES OR TUGGING AT THE EAR

 EAR AND NASAL DRAINAGE

 FEVER

 POOR SLEEP GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC

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Ear Infections or Otitis Media is an Chiropractic care works on (816) 238-1200 inner ear infection generally relieving symptoms and caused from a blockage of the complications associated with ear Eustachian tubes. The Eustachian infections, by relieving pressure Tube allows equalized pressure on off the Eustachian tubes. the eardrum and allows fluid to Dr. Rob Grimm drain away from the inner ear. Evidence shows Chiropractic When the Eustachian tube is care to be helpful within 10 days blocked, fluid builds up and causes and fewer than 5 adjustments. Dr. Ron Gabbart an infection. To see if chiropractic may be able to help you call 816-238- Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 The transverse process, bones 1200 today for a complimentary sticking out from the sides of a consultation. Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 vertebrae, run next to the Eustachian tubes at C1, the first Other conditions that may be cervical vertebrae. When a helped by chiropractic: vertebra is misaligned or subluxated, swollen tissue can  Sciatica result causing the Eustachian tubes  Carpal Tunnel to block.

By removing the subluxations at  Headache C1 and C2 you can reduce the  Bursitis tissue swelling around the Eustachian Tubes and allow the  Knee Pain inner ear to drain, clearing the infection within a couple days in  Shoulder Pain and many cases. more…. GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC

PLANTAR FASCIITIS SYMPTOMS: & HEEL SPURS  Stiffness and pain in the morning or after resting that lessens after a few steps but gets worse as the day progresses.

 Pain that gets worse when you climb stairs or stand on your toes. Grimm Chiropractic  Pain after you stand for long periods of time. 6408 King Hill Ave. St. Joseph, MO 64504  Pain at the beginning (816) 238-1200 of exercise that goes away or lessens as exercise continues, but returns when exercise is complete. It Feels Good to Feel Good!

Definition Treatment Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation caused by Chiropractic care works on GRIMM correcting misalignments in excessive stretching of the the foot which may cause CHIROPRACTIC plantar fascia. excessive stretching of the plantar fascia. To see if chiropractic may be able to The plantar fascia is a broad help you call (660) 736-5559 (816) 238-1200 band of fibrous tissue that today for a complimentary runs along the bottom of the consultation. foot, attaching at the bottom Dr. Rob Grimm of the heel bone and Other conditions that may be helped by chiropractic: extending to the forefoot.  Sciatica Mon-Fri 9:00 – 6:00  Carpal Tunnel When the plantar fascia is excessively stretched, this  Headache Saturday can cause inflammation of  Bursitis 9:00 – 12:00 the fascia, which can then  Knee Pain lead to heel pain, arch pain, and heel spurs.  Shoulder Pain and more….

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SCIATICA

 Pain in the rear or leg that is worse when sitting  Burning or tingling down the leg

 Weakness, numbness or  difficulty moving the leg or foot  A constant pain on one side of the rear

 A shooting pain that makes it difficult to

stand up  Low back pain may be GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC present along with the 6408 King Hill Ave. leg pain, but usually the St. Joseph, MO. 64504 Phone: (816) 238-1200 low back pain is less Fax: (816) 238-4900 severe than the leg pain

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Sciatica is defined as pain that Chiropractic care works on (816) 238-1200 radiates from the lower back into correcting misaligned or out of the buttocks and down the back of place vertebrae and can remove one or both legs, caused by the the pressure placed on the sciatic irritation of the sciatic nerves, the nerve, reducing pain and largest nerves of the body. It improving flexibility and Dr. Rob Grimm usually begins as an acute pain in function. To see if chiropractic the lower back and then radiates may be able to help you call Dr. Ron Gabbart down the back of either or both (816) 238-1200 today. legs. There are 5 pairs of nerves that exit the spine in the lower Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 back. These nerves make up what we know as the sciatic nerves. If Other conditions that may be Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 the vertebrae or bones in the lower helped by chiropractic: back are misaligned or out of  Ear Infection place; or the disc between the vertebrae are swollen, bulged or  Carpal Tunnel herniated, the result is pressure on those nearby nerves. This can  Headache cause tremendous pain and normal daily activities become almost  Bursitis impossible.  Knee Pain

 Shoulder Pain and more….

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SYMPTOMS: Tension Headache

 DULL PAIN, PRESSURE- LIKE

 GENERALIZED PAIN, WORSE IN THE SCALP, TEMPLES OR BACK OF THE NECK

 NOT ONE SIDED

 FEELS LIKE A TIGHT BAND OR VISE ON THE HEAD

 OCCURS AS AN Grimm Chiropractic ISOLATED INCIDENT (OR OCCURS 6408 King Hill Ave. CONSTANTLY OR DAILY) Saint Joseph MO 64504

 WORSENED OR (816)238-1200 TRIGGERED BY STRESS, FATIGUE, NOISE, GLARE, ETC.

 SLEEP DISTURBANCES It Feels Good to Feel Good!

Definition Treatment A condition involving pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, usually Chiropractic care works on associated with muscle tightness in these correcting misalignments that GRIMM areas. Tension headaches are one of the most common forms of headache. They cause headaches and relieving CHIROPRACTIC can occur at any age, but are most symptoms associated with tension common in adults and adolescents headaches. To see if chiropractic Tension headaches result from the may be able to help you call contraction of neck and scalp muscles. (816) 238-1200 today for a One cause of this muscle contraction is a consultation. (816) 238-1200 response to stress, depression or anxiety. Any activity that causes the head to be held in one position for a long time without moving can cause a headache. Dr. Rob Grimm Such activities include typing or use of Other conditions that may be computers, fine work with the hands, and helped by chiropractic: use of a microscope. Sleeping in a cold Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 room or sleeping with the neck in an  Sciatica abnormal position can also trigger this Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 type of headache. Other causes include  Carpal Tunnel spinal misalignment, eye strain, fatigue, alcohol use, excessive smoking, excessive  Asthma caffeine use, sinus infection, nasal congestion, overexertion, colds, and  Bursitis influenza. Tension headaches are not associated with structural lesions in the  Knee Pain brain.  Shoulder Pain and more….

GRIMM SYMPTOMS: CHIROPRACTIC

 Headache 

 Shoulder pain

 Pain down the arm

 Elbow pain

 Wrist pain

 Back pain

 Hip pain GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC 6408 King Hill Ave.  Knee pain St. Joseph, MO. 64504 Phone: (816) 238-1200  Pain down the leg Fax: (816) 238-4900

 Foot pain

 Heel pain

 Arch Pain

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Definition What is Chiropractic? What is Chiropractic? GRIMM CHIROPRACTIC Chiropractic is a branch of the healing While chiropractors make no use of arts which is based upon the drugs or surgery, Doctors of understanding that good health chiropractic do refer patients for depends, in part, upon a normally medical care when those functioning nervous system, interventions are indicated. In fact, especially the spine and the nerves chiropractors, medical doctors, extending from the spine to all parts physical therapists and other health of the body. care professionals now work as (816) 238-1200 Doctors of chiropractic use the same partners in occupational health, time-honored methods of sports medicine, and a wide variety consultation, case history, physical of other rehabilitation practices.. examination, laboratory analysis and x-ray examination as any other Dr. Rob Grimm doctor. In addition, they provide a If you would like to learn more careful chiropractic structural about what chiropractic may be able Mon – Fri: 9:00 – 6:00 examination, paying particular to do for you, or if you would like attention to the spine. to set up a consultation with the Saturday: 9:00 – 12:00 doctor, please give us a call. Accidents, falls, stress, tension, overexertion, and countless other factors can result in a displacements or derangements of the spinal column, causing irritation to spinal nerve roots. These irritations are often what cause malfunctions in the human body. Chiropractic teaches that reducing or eliminating this irritation to spinal nerves can cause your body to operate more efficiently and more comfortably.