Fall prevention
[mkdf_blockquote text="“Ashes, ashes we all fall down.”" title_tag="h2" width="50"] Thought by some to refer to the Black Plague in the 14th Century, Snopes.com notes, “ ‘Ring Around the Rosie’ is simply a nursery rhyme of...
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Adverse childhood events and heart disease
With the St. Valentine’s Day tradition of hearts, February is designated National Heart Month by the NIH’s National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Contemporary celebration of St. Valentine’s Day is mostly focused on notions...
The Therapeutic Order in Heart Disease: A brief summary of evidence
February is designated by NIH as “heart health month.” St. Valentine’s Day, get it? As the website proclaims, “The annual celebration began in 1963 to encourage Americans to join the battle against heart disease.” In...
Fostering mental, emotional and behavioral health in children and youth via integrative healthcare
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a branch of the National Institutes for Health has set 2019 guidelines to foster mental, emotional and behavioral health in children and youth. Current research shows...
Mind-body therapies for opioid-treated pain
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 4,212 patients, published in a November 4, 2019 JAMA Internal Medicine publication shows that mind-body awareness therapies (MTBs) are emerging as potential tools for addressing the opioid crisis....
Chiropractic care tied to lower opioid use
According to a recently published article in the journal Pain Medicine people with back and neck pain who receive chiropractic care may be less likely to use opioids. Of the six studies included in...
Stress management
Some changes in life can present patients and providers with significant stress. Long-term stress can produce toxic physical effects, such as high blood pressure and high cortisol levels which are associated with insomnia, weight...
You are when you eat… maybe
According to the NIH Director’s Blog, "Why When You Eat Might Be as Important as What You Eat", about 1/3 of Americans have metabolic syndrome. This is a group of early warning signs for...
2018 Patient Satisfaction Survey Results Announced
The CHP Group (CHP), the recognized leader and partner of choice in integrative healthcare, announces the release of the 2018 Patient Satisfaction Survey results. This survey – in its 18th year – is of...
Update your info with CHP online!
We know that your office is busy! We hope our quick, simple Provider Information Update form – available 24/7 on our website – eases your administrative burden. From there you can update us on an...