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New Batch of Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads
Health officials
to get thousands to quit
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diabetic sm o k er from M ichigan w ho lost his leg. A nd
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attacks from secondhand sm oke.
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Am ericas natural healing profession.
Part 13. Shoulder Pain: Why many people cannot, and should not, take it lying down.
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M y sh o u ld e rs h u rt so bad
1 at tim es, I can hardly sleep. W hat
from doctor to do cto r seeking relief, b e
ing told they have bursitis at one office,
can C hiropractic do fo r m e that no one
tenosynovitis at another and so on until
they return hom e confused, frustrated
and still in agony. A s C hiropractors, we
else has been able to?
: S h o u ld e r p ain ism w ith o u t
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question, one o f the m ost d eb ili are concerned about nerve flow to the
tating types o f pain w e encounter.
various parts o f the body. O f course, we
B ecause the sh o u ld er is so intricately look to see if a bursal sac has been
related to the spine, virtually any m ove traum atized o r if a tendon has been in
m ent can be excruciating. It is not at all
uncom m on to see cases like yours
w here p a tien ts’ hurt so bad, they c an
Dr. Billy R. Flowers
not even get a d ecent n ig h t’s sleep. T o
C om plicate m atters, m any patients go
ju red . B ut m ore im portantly, w e look to
see w hat cau sed the injury. Y ou see,
the cause w as there long before the
pain itself. By treating the cause, we
not only relieve the pain, d o n ’t suffer
through an o th er sleepless night. Call
for an appointm ent to find out how
C hiropractic can elim inate the cause
o f the problem once and fo r a ll. O r feel
free to call us if you have any q u es
tions w h atso ev er about y o u r health.
Flowers Chiropractic Office
2124 NE Hancock, Portland Oregon 97212 •