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POOR POSTURE LINKED WITH POORER OVERALL HEALTH
In a recent study published in Spine, the authors conclude that positive sagittal balance (poor posture, where the head and neck deviate forward from normal), was detrimental to their overall health. Furthermore, the farther it deviated from normal, the worse their overall health. Check out the study here.
Unfortunately, i see more and more of this problem. Possibly because we sit at a desk job all day long, then go home and sit in front of a computer. There are probably even many more reasons why. However, good posture is important to your overall health. So it is very important to eat right, live a healthy active lifestyle and at least get your posture checked occasionally!
Soy intake and Breast Cancer
Check out this article I recently found in Dynamic Chiropractic that states that according to a recent population-based prospective study, soy intake is safe and was linked with lower mortality and recurrence among breast cancer patients. This recent discovery goes against experiments conducted in test tubes that showed soy isoflavones enhance cellular replication, which would enhance cancer cells. The study referred to in this article was on over 5000 breast cancer subjects in China from 2002 to 2009.
Next Peak Performance Workshop is on Wednesday, June 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Come to our next interactive workshop on Wednesday, June 9th from 7:00p.m. to approximately 7:30. Learn interesting tidbits on nutrition, trigger point therapy and how to get the most out of your care. All are welcome to attend this free workshop in our reception area!
Chiropractic 101
Some people that I meet know a little about chiropractic, however, most do not know very much about the chiropractic profession and what it can do. So I thought that i would go over some of the basics. For beginners, chiropractors do not “crack” the bones. The audible noise that you hear from most adjustments is just gas within the joint space. Then the second common misconception is that chiropractors treat neck, back and headache pain only. Although a large portion of my new patients that visit my office first fit in this category, the word doctor means to teach. It is important for patients to realize that the alignment and mobility of the spine is important for your health and well-being and enjoyment of life.
Chiropractic actually works through the nervous system. We restore the alignment and/or mobility to the joints to take away the nerve interference, to allow the body to heal itself naturally. Chiropractors do not prescribe medicine, but may refer to the patients primary care physician if needed. Inherently in most chiropractors philosophy is that pain meds and anti-inflammatories interfere with the bodies natural ability to heal itself.
After a patient gets out of the pain phase of care, the next step is correction. This is when therapeutic exercise is important to help maximize results. Usually corrective care takes longer than the pain phase, but I feel that this is very important for quality of life in the long run. The last goal is to maintain your health and well being. Usually an infrequent chiropractic adjustment, along with regular exercise, stretching and proper diet is important for this phase. These are the simple basics of what happens in our office. I hope that you have found this helpful.
Laser Therapy Useful for Acute and Chronic Neck Pain
In a recent study published in the Lancet , low level laser therapy helped patients with both acute and chronic neck pain. More surprising was that chronic neck pain patients were statistically significantly better even 22 weeks after laser treatment. Check it out at the link above.