| What does holistic chiropractic mean? | | | | gastrointestinal problems like bleeding ulcers and |
| Hi...my name is Dr. Harlan Mittag and I'm the | | | | more. |
| founder of Mittag Holistic Chiropractic in Minneapolis | | | | The holistic approach would aim at resolving the |
| and St. Louis Park, Minnesota. | | | | underlying cause or causes of the headaches. And |
| Since the name of my clinic is Mittag Holistic | | | | in this case there are likely a number of causes. |
| Chiropractic and you hear the word holistic a lot | | | | Sitting in a bad position all day long puts strain on |
| these days, many people ask me what it means. | | | | the neck. So adjusting the work station for |
| What is holistic? | | | | comfort and correct posture is necessary. |
| Holistic means that you look for and treat the | | | | Relieving the accumulated muscle tension in the |
| cause or causes of a problem. Let’s take an | | | | neck and releasing the pressure in the upper |
| example. | | | | joints of the neck that actually cause the |
| Lets take the example of someone who gets | | | | headaches would require chiropractic treatments. |
| tension headaches most days, towards the end | | | | If it was stressful at work, an herbal combination |
| of the day, and mostly on work days after sitting | | | | for stress would lessen the impact of the stress |
| in front of a computer all day long. I know from | | | | on the body. A mineral combination would help |
| experience that these headaches often arise | | | | keep muscles relaxed and break the cycle of |
| from a combination of mechanical stress to the | | | | tension. These are just examples to give you an |
| neck and stress. | | | | idea of what holistic treatment would be like. |
| The non-holistic solution to these headaches is to | | | | In any holistic approach, the approach centers on |
| take an ibuprofen. The problem with this solution | | | | the patient and everything that is contributing to |
| is that it only temporarily solves the headache. It | | | | the specific problem. For instance you can’t |
| doesn’t guarantee that you won’t get | | | | use the same formula for everyone with tension |
| another headache the next day, and need yet | | | | headaches in holistic care. The care is customized |
| another ibuprofen. That wouldn’t be that bad | | | | to whatever that patient needs. |
| except that ibuprofen has been shown to cause | | | | |