Health Tips | Nov 06
Core/Spinal stabilization is the body’s ability to initiate muscular activity & control thru neural mechanisms, by reacting to outside forces placed on the body ( ie. lifting weight/bending over etc.) to protect the spinal column and joints. This reflex/safety & stability mechanism relies on information from your spinal muscles & joints. It sends information from those tissues …
Health Tips | Jan 15
Proper functioning of any joint/muscle complex requires optimum ranges of motion (movement) and appropriate muscular activity for the task at hand. Often times a dysfunctional region (neck/lower back/hips/shoulders) will exhibit: pain, loss of proper movement and muscles that are overly tight and others that are weak and lack endurance & coordination to stabilize the region. An …
Health Tips | Oct 15
A recent study investigated the outcomes of patients who had MRI-confirmed cervical disk herniation who were treated with spinal manipulative therapy. Fifty patients in the study revealed: 55% improved at 2-weeks, 68% at 1-month, and 85.7% at 3 months. Patients reported significant improvements in neck pain, arm pain and improvement in daily functional activities without any …
Health Tips | Sep 25
Alcohol in moderation for men at one to two drinks per day ( the new research shows any alcohol-red/white wines, beer, spirits) all have the same cardio-protective effects. It raises your good cholesterol (HDL) and reduces the formation of clots that can block your arteries. For men one to two drinks per day can reduce …
Health Tips | Sep 09
Hands on Healthy Living Fall 2013
Health Tips | Aug 11
-Excess weight is a very personal and public health issue. Next to whether you smoke or not, your weight is the #1 most important measure of your current and future health. Keeping that number in the healthy range is the single most important lifestyle choice you can make for your long-term health. As a nation …
Health Tips | Apr 17
OLIVE OIL & NUTS ! A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil and/or (hazelnuts,almonds,walnuts) can reduce your risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, or stroke by 30 percent according to a study in the Feb 2013 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Also ingestion of polyphenols (natures antioxidants) that are present in …
Health Tips | Apr 03 | DIET & INFLAMMATION/PAIN
Most disease processes occur due to chronic or prolonged inflammation at the cellular level (heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic musculoskeletal pain). Our cells/tissues (muscle,joints,disc material,organs,etc) release pro-inflammatory(E2/A2/B4/TNF) and anti-inflammatory chemicals(E3/A3/B5) to facilitate the the normal healing process when they are injured. An excess of pro-inflammatory chemistry leads to chronic inflammation, disease and neural overactivity and …
Health Tips | Feb 02 | Disc Herniations & Manipulation
Should patients with confirmed herniated lumbar disks causing leg pain have a trial of spinal manipulation before surgery? A study in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics randomized patients who failed three months of standard conservative medical treatment, into two groups. The first group received a trial of spinal manipulation for 8 weeks. The …
Health Tips | Dec 04 | gift / massage
How we touch the lives of others is the most important gift of all. Now through the end of December, purchase one of our 60 minute massage packages for great savings! Packages may be shared with friends and loved ones and can be purchased at our office. Certificates must be surrendered at the time of …
