Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) CHF is a serious cardiovascular disease where the heart is unable to provide enough oxygenated blood to meet the needs of the tissues in the body. It is clinically relevant as the patient may present with complaints of bilateral leg edema and difficulty with breathing with full exertion when lying supine. The cause of CHF could be the left ventricular failure (LVF) which could be further differentiated as systolic or diastolic dysfunction, or the right ventricular

Hypertension

Hypertension Hypertension is a very common chronic condition affecting an estimated 35% of population. It is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and it is modifiable. Chiropractors as primary health care providers are in a good position to examine patients for high blood pressure and considering the fact that hypertension is a silent disorder and mainly asymptomatic, every patient should be examined for high blood pressure. Furthermore, chiropractors can also play an important role in

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) PAD is essentially the atherosclerotic obstruction of the arteries in the lower extremity, which will lead to stenosis of the peripheral vessels and consequently the oxygen supply trough blood to the muscles is affected. PAD is clinically important as PAD patients are at risk of cardiovascular conditions and limb loss. Patient could be complaining about cramps in the leg when exercising which is usually relieved by rest. PAD could take a long time to develop but

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) DVT is thrombi cloth that could develop in the deep veins of the extremities or the pelvis. 80% of the cases are caused by the deep veins in the calf and because of that patients my present with pain or tightness and swelling in the calf that gets worse with walking. During history taking patient may present with pain and swelling of the affected side and a low grade fever may also be noted. However, DVT is asymptomatic in 50% of patients. Other indicators of DVT

Pericarditis

Pericarditis Pericarditis is basically the inflammation or infiltration of the pericardium which could be associated with variety of causes such as: idiopathic,  infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, tuberculous), acute myocardial infarction (MI), post MI, trauma, uremia due to kidney failure, neoplasm (primary or metastatic), radiation treatments. Because of the usual presentation of this condition which is chest pain and difficulty breathing, patients may think the problem originates from other

Angina

Angina Angina can be characterized as a mild form of ischemic heart disease. In an ischemic heart disease oxygen supply to the myocardial tissue is inadequate and not optimal. Therefore, angina is a condition of imbalance of oxygen supply and demand and represents inadequate blood flow to the heart, usually due to the atherosclerosis of the coronary artery or vasospasm or infection.  Angina is clinically relevant to chiropractic practice due to its classical presentation of chest pain. As the

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Hypertension

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Pericarditis

Angina