AMI Chiropractic Clinic Blog

How Cold weather affects your aches and pains? Its officially winter time with the weather dropping below 0 degrees and getting our first frost of the season, some people may start notice more aches and pains in their joints than they are used to. But why does the cold give us those aches and pains? Is it in in our heads? Or is there something actually going on? Some people report they can even tell when it’s going to rain? Do these people have special powers or can it be explained? The Effect Some studies have found a strong relationship between short, cold, damp days and arthritis flare-ups. Some research suggests changes in barometric pressure worsen knee pain in people with arthritis, while colder temperatures can cause painful changes in joint fluid thickness. Cold weather can actually shrink the tissues causing them to pull on the nerve endings, thus causing joint pain. When it is cold, your nerve endings are extremely sensitive and the muscles surr...

Seeking painrelief without painkiller medication? Medical Acupunture and Dry needling could be the answer for you at AMI clinic Bedford Being an Alternative medicine clinic, AMI clinic naturally wants to provide its patients with as many options as possible for their conditions. Looking into the history of acupuncture; its universal success rates cannot be ignored, so our 2 resident chiropractors decided to further their own education and resources to provide another path to healing for the patients. Having done their CPD (Continued professional development) they can now provide Medical Acupuncture and Dry needling. To understand any concept, you must ask the fundamental questions. The What? First is to understand the difference between Traditional Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture and Dry needling. Traditional Chinese acupuncture is based on the belief that it can restore the flow of Qi, an energy that flows through your body, while western medical acupuncture is ...