What is typically done when a child has an illness or symptom?
They are given medication. Unfortunately, drug use as a first step has become the norm in our society with no thought of the effects on our bodies. We are raising “drug dependent” children. Parents feel pressured to do something for a sick child and in the process have become easy prey for drug companies.
So what are we suppose to do in the best interest of our children? Most parents take their children in for periodical dental, eye, and hearing tests, but forget the most important exam, the spinal exam.
I hear it all the time. “Why does my kid need chiropractic care?” Most parents associate chiropractic with back or neck pain only. If their child is not complaining of either, then they feel it is not necessary. However, children do not feel pain the way adults do because of their immature nervous system. Their complaints are more systemic, such as allergies, upset stomach, ear infections, etc.
So what does this have to do with chiropractic? The spine is important because it houses the master control system of the body—the nervous system. The nervous system is responsible for normal development of every cell, tissue, and organ in the body.
Misalignments in the spine, or subluxations, cause stress in the nervous system and interfere with the brain’s ability to communicate with the body. Subluxations are caused by stresses such as poor posture, backpacks, learning how to walk, and even the birthing process itself. It is important to get checked regularly for nerve interference, which leads to nervous system dysfunction, which leads to things like asthma, chronic ear infections, ADD/ADHD, bed-wetting, autism, and any other condition that the nervous system controls.
Chiropractic is the only profession that detects and corrects subluxations. Chiropractic addresses the root cause, instead of just treating the effects or symptoms, in a safe, noninvasive way. Do children really need chiropractic care? YES—THEY DO!
One of the most common reasons for health problems that I see in my office is faulty posture. Having poor posture will almost guarantee that you’ll have Chiropractic structural problems. But luckily, if you get proper chiropractic spinal & extremity adjustments and are put on a postural rehabilitation program, postural faults will not plague you.
What constitutes good posture?
If you drop a line down from your head to your feet it should pass directly through the following:
Ear canal
Shoulder joint
Hip joint
Knee joint
Ankle joint
Effects of poor posture
The immediate effect of having poor posture is that you’ll start to develop abnormal pains in your body. These are pains that you have no idea why they’re there. You’ll begin to notice that you’ll have upper neck, back and low back pain. You may even develop foot, knee and hip pain.
How do you correct poor posture?
Step 1: Make sure that you are analyzed by a competent Chiropractic physician (preferably one who focuses on postural alignment).
Step 2: Remove structural interferences in all affected joints. As Chiropractors, we term these interferences “subluxations.” These subluxations interfere with your joint’s normal motion and restricted motion is the first step toward postural distortions.
Step 3: Focus on retraining the surrounding stabilizing muscles. This is most important to a lasting postural correction. Along with making sure the surrounding muscles are “firing at optimal” your chiropractor should then make sure all the surrounding muscles move together in a synchronous pattern. When the muscles move synchronously you decrease the wear and tear on the joint.
Step 4: Focus on general postural enhancing exercises. There are specific exercises that will help you to regain proper posture. Some include: chin-tuck, doorway stretches, abdominal bracing and pelvic rocking.
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Chiropractic treatment indispensable for soft tissue injuries.
Chronic Migraines Helped by Chiropractic, Study Shows
A study published in the February 2000 issue of the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, (JMPT), showed that people suffering with migraine headaches were helped with chiropractic care. The study was conducted in Australia at the Chiropractic Research Center of Macquarie University. In this research 177 volunteers were studied who had migraine headaches for over 18 years on average. Many of the participants also suffered from neck pain.
The average response of the group that received chiropractic care showed a statistically significant improvement in migraine frequency, duration, and disability. The study also showed that those who received chiropractic care were able to reduce their medication use, with a significant number reducing their medication usage to zero! Additionally, 59% had no neck pain after a period of two months, and another 35% had a decrease in neck pain.
The researchers concluded this study, built on previous studies that had similar results. “There have now been several studies demonstrating significant improvement in headaches or migraines after chiropractic.” The Migraine Foundation of Australia estimates that some 12% of Australians ages 15 and over, experience migraines.
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Fitness – Fitness Essentials for Golf – Golf Stretching Routine.
Greg Norman knows his golf stretches!
Enjoy golf!
Both flexibility training and strength training are necessary to achieve overall fitness. As a matter of fact, one of the best times to stretch is right after a resistance exercise. Static stretching of pre-fatigued muscles, done immediately after the movement that created the fatigue, increases the effectiveness of the stretch. A fatigued muscle is inhibited from contracting as hard, and thus limiting the stretch reflex. This allows an even further elongation of the muscle and surrounding tissue than would have been possible without the muscle being in a state of pre-fatigue. Immediately stretching a muscle after intense exercise also promotes muscular growth and reduces post workout soreness. Stretching hastens the delivery oxygen and other nutrients, and while speeding up the removal of lactic acid, and other waste products.
Stretching Guidelines
Almost all Americans will be involved in at least one motor vehicle accident at some time in their life. Often we are able to walk away free of injury…or so we may think. Learn about the little noticed symptoms that can result in permanent pain and discomfort if not treated properly.
Injuries that result from a motor vehicle accident are often misunderstood. Frequently, the pain or other symptoms of the injury are not apparent at the time of the accident. In fact, some injuries are hidden so well they may be missed by emergency room technicians and can take weeks, months, and even years, months, and even years before actual symptoms show.
The amount of damage to the car does not depict the amount of injury sustained by the victim. Studies indicate that injuries can occur at impact speeds of 8 mph where there is little or even no damage to the car. Today’s cars absorb much of the impact in the bumper, but transmit this energy from impact to the person’s head and neck in much the same fashion as when one pool ball hits another.
The most common symptoms of a whiplash injury are pain or stiffness in the neck and shoulders, recurring headaches, numbness in the arms and fingers, irritability, a back pain, and dizziness.
Few people realize that an untreated neck or back injury from a car accident is likely to develop into arthritis in later years adding more pain and debilitation to the situation.