Hope for Trigeminal Neuralgia with Chiropractic

Trigeminal Neuralgia, Tic Douloureux, or Cranial Nerve V neuralgia is a neurological disorder characterized by immense pain and spasm in the side of the face. It is often misdiagnosed as a dental or jaw problem and in the past has even been considered a psychological disorder.

Research shows that trigeminal neuralgia originates from compressive forces surrounding the trigeminal nerve. Because of the immense pain and difficulty in diagnosing, intense medications and surgical treatment is regularly offered.

Due to the neurological origin and increasing trends towards alternative options rather than drugs and surgery, many individuals suffering from trigeminal neuralgia have turned to chiropractic for help.

A 2016 case report described a 55-year old woman who had been suffering from Tic Douloureux for 6 months. After a thorough evaluation of her spine and series of adjustments to the upper cervical neck her facial pain completely dissipated! After only three months, she reported that she had not had any further episodes of Trigeminal Neuralgia.


Friedman A. Resolution of trigeminal neuralgia following upper cervical chiropractic care using quantum spinal mechanics 3 (QSM3). J Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research. November 2016:44-52

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

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"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV

Adolescent Athletes and Chiropractic Care

 Performing arts and athletics play an integral role in growth and development of our children.  These activities build physical, mental, and emotional skills while also providing character, leadership, and discipline opportunities for growth.  Most children carry these activities from childhood into adolescence, teenage years, and through adulthood.  Unfortunately, physical stress, especially repetitive physical stress can result in injuries to the adolescents growing body.  A case report published in 2013 followed a 14-year old ballet dancer who sought chiropractic care for her developing hip pain due to repetitive dance movements. Stress on the joints during physical movements cause pain especially when those joints are not fully developed.  This dancer saw fantastic results when after only 10 specific adjustments, her pain was gone, restriction resolved, and she was back to 100% participation in her ballet studies!

 Chiropractic care works best as preventative healthcare, however in times of pain and inflammation, it can work wonders on a growing body. It's never too early to start chiropractic care for all members of your family. Imagine waiting until you were 10-15 years old to see a dentist! We must think of chiropractic care as an integral part of our adolescents health and wellness care.


Baigent, Lily. "Chiropractic Management of a 14-year-old Ballet Dancer with Bilateral Hip Pain and Restriction."  Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics 14.1 (2013): 1103-109. Web.

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

Tel (704) 394-8556

Fax (704) 395-8556

mtnislandchiro.com

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV

Menstrual difficulties and chiropractic

Menstrual cycle irregularities are more commonplace than you might think.  Many women experience great amounts of stress due to irregular menstrual cycles, especially if trying to start a family. Chiropractic care has shown to regulate women's cycles after just a few visits. In 2012, a study was published that showed a 39-year old woman who had sought chiropractic care for low back pain. This patient also had painful periods that only occurred every 3 months.  Her irregular periods had been going on for over 11 years. She started to experience a regular menstrual cycle after just 2 visits, and after being under the care of her chiropractor, she had experienced routine periods for 7 of the 8 months of the study! By removing the subluxation through a chiropractic adjustment, the nervous system was able to function properly and the body returned to a state of homeostasis.



Ko, MKhav K. Resolution of secondary amenorrhea of 20 years in a woman undergoing subluxation-based chiropractic care [case report]. J Pediatr Matern & Fam Health-Chiropr. 2012Spring;2012(2).

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

Tel (704) 394-8556

Fax (704) 395-8556

mtnislandchiro.com

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV

Constipation Helped with Chiropractic!

Did you know with the increase of prescription drugs Americans are having more and more bowel issues? Constipation affects upwards of 3% of North American children and can cause much family stress.  About 30% of these children will continue to have constipation into their adult years. Many parents are hesitant to treat constipation with potentially harmful drugs such as laxatives that can stop an adult or child from getting the nutrients from the foods they eat and look elsewhere for help.

In February of 2016 a research case study was published that may bring hope to many patients. An 8 month old baby boy was brought into a chiropractic office for a spinal evaluation after he had not had a bowel movement for many days. He was checked and analyzed for vertebral subluxation and a specific adjustment was given to reduced nerve interference.

As they were leaving the office, the baby boy had a bowel movement in the car seat!  Just a few hours later the parents called the clinic to inform the staff that her son had another two bowel movements since returning home!


A small change in structure can make a huge change in function!!!

STRUCTURE + FUNCTION = HEALTH

Miceli J, Allcantara J. Resolution of constipation in an 8-month-old
child following adjustment of vertebral subluxation. J Pediatric,
Maternal & Family Health. 2016;2016(1):14-17

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

Tel (704) 394-8556

Fax (704) 395-8556

mtnislandchiro.com

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV

Mountain Island Chiropractic and your CENTRAL Nervous System! What's a CENTRAL nervous system?

 “The term homeostasis is used in physiology to mean maintenance of constant conditions in the internal environment” states the Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall. In Lehman’s terms homeostasis is internal balance. When the body is balanced internally, the body is healthy. Health is that simple! However, achieving that balance in today’s age with the demineralization of our foods, decreased exercise and increased stress takes discipline and hard work.

The major system controlling homeostasis(balance) is the autonomic nervous system (ANS) a division of the CNS. The ANS is comprised of 2 parts; the sympathetics and the parasympathetics. The sympathetics control the fight or flight response. When the sympathetics are stimulated, heart rate increases, adrenal gland secretion increases, bronchi in the lungs dilate, peristalsis decreases and much more. When the parasympathetics are stimulated, heart rate lowers, thyroid gland secretion increases, bronchi in the lungs contract, peristalsis increases and much more. When people eat lots of sugar, drink lots of caffeine and get stressed out they are constantly stimulating their sympathetics which causes the parasympathetics to shut down. If one stays in a state of sympathetic dominance long enough, the sympathetics will shut down and the parasympathetics will take over. The key to health is balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

Many common conditions today such as high blood pressure, anxiety, insomnia, erectile dysfunction and attention deficit disorder are all effects of a body that is in a state of sympathetic dominance. Other conditions such as depression, and chronic fatigue are an effect of a body that is in a state of parasympathetic dominance.

Once the imbalance is created how do you balance the sympathetics and parasympathetics? Chiropractic?

Exercise and supplementing one’s diet with Wuji Chlorella and other herbs and whole foods that will support the thyroid and adrenals are great. However, the single most effect method for balancing the sympathetics and parasympathetics is chiropractic care. A chiropractic adjustment can instantly calm the sympathetics and stimulate the parasympathetics. The sympathetics are located in your Thoracic and Lumbar spine. The parasympathetics are located in your Upper cervical and Sacral spine. An adjustment to the Atlas vertebra has been proven to lower blood pressure. This is possible because you stimulate the parasympathetics when you adjust this region and the parasympathetics will lower heart rate and that will lower blood pressure.

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Call today and make an appointment to find out if Mountain Island chiropractor Dr. Nicholas J. Knutson can help you get healthy and feel better by balancing your sympathetics and parasympathetics.

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

Tel (704) 394-8556

Fax (704) 395-8556

mtnislandchiro.com

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV

NUCCA chiropractic and HEADACHES

If you have a headache, you’re not alone.

Ninety-five percent of headaches are primary headaches, such as tension, migraine, or cluster headaches. These types of headaches are not caused by disease. More than 250 million work days are lost each year due to headache at a cost of 25 billion dollars per year.

Correct the underlying cause of the headache!! What do I mean by this? At Mtn Island Chiropractic Dr. Knutson wants to help you find and remove the cause of your headache. Millions of Americans go to the hospital each year looking for a solution to solve their headache. They either give you some pills or schedule you for MRI/CT which can costs thousands. It is said that 1 in 12,000 patients with a headache has a problem that will show up on these invasive tests!!!!! But 1/3 of all patients have had one if not both these tests. Why? They haven’t taken the time to correct the underlying cause! A headache is your body's way of signaling you that something is not right. Some of the milder headaches are the result of occasional "morning after" problems brought on by excess smoking, drinking or eating. Others may be the indirect symptom of eye strain, improper diet, hunger, poor lighting, excessive noise, constipation, foul air, daily pressures or infection, to name a few. In rare cases, headaches can be attributed to organic conditions such as brain tumors or diabetes. Our examination process helps identify the most likely cause, a simply structural imbalance at the base of you skull. With precision measurements and light touch Dr. Knutson want to remove any vascular, muscular, nerve and/or structural interference with the brain and find the cause of your headache not cover up the symptoms.

A report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.

Also, a 1995 study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that spinal manipulative therapy is an effective treatment for tension headaches and that those who ceased chiropractic treatment after four weeks experienced a sustained therapeutic benefit in contrast with those patients who received a commonly prescribed medication.

Come To Mountain Island Chiropractic to see if your head is on STRAIGHT!!!

Dr. Nicholas Knutson DC

Owner/Doctor

MOUNTAIN ISLAND CHIROPRACTIC

10917 Black Dog Ln., Suite 101 

Charlotte, NC 28214

Tel (704) 394-8556

Fax (704) 395-8556

mtnislandchiro.com

"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special." JV