Summer is over

We’re sorry but we had nothing to do with it. Blame the earth traveling around the sun with that axis tilt of 23 degrees or so. Surely you remember that from the science classes.

How to deal with the stress of seasons changing, sunlight fading and having to put up with Halloween ads starting way too early? And what about those school backpacks? Simple, do what we do – get a chiropractic checkup and adjustment. It’s good for you.

You’ll feel better and it’ll get your body back in order after the summer of wild mountain climbing and crabgrass wrestling. Also, you need it.

Don’t wait until symptoms appear – by the time you have pain or other symptoms you might have had subluxations for weeks, months or even years. Get your chiropractic checkup now! Your body will thank you for it.

Professional football and chiropractic

Chiropractic has been “discovered” by professional athletes, Olympians, weekend warriors and everyone in between. Since it’s football season we thought you might find this interesting: According to the Professional Football Chiropractic Society (PFCS), all 32 teams in the National Football League provide their players with chiropractic care so they can perform at their best and also to manage and prevent injuries and to speed recovery. Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marques Colston relied on Rob Lizana, DC for chiropractic care.

Colston says: “I always see Dr. Rob for chiropractic care on game day to get my body balanced, flexible and ready for action. I see him several times a week for rehab and to recover faster from the last game.”

The Saints’ Reggie Bush has been receiving regular chiropractic care since high school. “I look at chiropractic care as important to keeping me healthy and at the top of my game.”

Saints wide receiver Lance Moore also praises chiropractic: “Not only did my chiropractor get me back on the field, but he helped me to stay on the field. My body just feels much better overall because of the care I’ve gotten.”

2010 NFL Hall Of Fame inductee Jerry Rice adds:  “I did a lot of things to stay in the game, but regular visits to my chiropractor made all the difference.” (1)

Is chiropractic only for athletes?

Chiropractic care isn’t only for athletic champions and it’s not only for football. No matter what sport or athletic endeavor you participate in (even if it’s just pencil pushing) you need chiropractic care to release emotional as well as physical stress from your body. A lot of small stresses (micro-trauma) can disable you as much as one big stress such as a car accident or getting tackled by a 300-pound lineman (macro-trauma).

If day-to-day stresses are not released your body may develop small structural distortions that interfere with the function of your nervous system and overall health. These small distortions are known as subluxations (or the subluxation complex).

Subluxations are often (but not always) painless, but they can undermine your health just as termites undermine your house. By the time the floor collapses, it’s a little late to call the exterminator.

In the same way people may live for years with health-destroying subluxations in their body, all the while thinking they are “OK.” Doctors of Chiropractic are specially trained to locate and correct (release) these subluxations. It’s best to get your body checked early, before problems cause pain and other symptoms. Remember, chiropractic is not only for big powerful athletes, it’s also for little kids too (and infants as well).

Where did chiropractic come from?

Actually the principles of chiropractic are ancient and spinal care can be found in nearly every culture across the globe. Why? Because it works so well. But in many places, as drugs and allopathic medicine politically came to dominate the healing arts, what would eventually be called chiropractic was lost and forgotten. t was not until 1895 that Dr. D.D. Palmer – the discoverer of chiropractic and the first chiropractor – accidentally gave what was later called a “spinal adjustment” and corrected a man’s 17 years of deafness. In this photo Dr. Palmer is demonstrating a chiropractic adjustment on one of his first students. Since those early days chiropractic has grown and grown.  From one man making a healing discovery in a room in Davenport, Iowa over a century ago, there are now nearly 100,000 chiropractors throughout the world. And more importantly, there are millions of men, women and children who owe their health and in many cases their lives to this remarkable drug-free, non-surgical natural healthcare system.  Chiropractic’s purpose is to remove interference and stress on your nervous and structural systems so you may function closer to your potential.

Where did your chiropractor come from?

Dr. Jen studied intensively at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto and graduated in June of 2001. The chiropractic college involved a 4 year program AFTER Dr. Jen had graduated from the University of Guelph with a BSc in Human Kinetics.

Chiropractic Research

Chiropractors are often sought out if a person has back, neck, sciatica, arm, leg, headache and other kinds of pain. But don’t limit chiropractic!  Pregnant women especially need chiropractic care.

Breech baby. A 37-year-old woman 35 weeks pregnant with her third child presented in the office after discovering through ultrasound that the baby was in breech position. The patient stated she was looking for an alternative to having a cesarean section. After five adjustments, the fetus turned from a frank breech position to a vertex, head-down position. Pre- and post ultrasounds confirmed the transition of the fetus from a breech to a vertex position. (3)

Brain compression. An eleven-year-old girl had a one-month history of dizziness, fuzzy vision and ataxia (inability to walk without assistance).

An MRI revealed a brain problem in which parts of her brain (cerebellar tonsils) extended into the opening at the bottom of her skull causing compression of the pituitary gland. She was no longer able to attend school or function normally.  Chiropractic examination and analysis indicated the presence of vertebral subluxation at the atlas and occiput (top of the neck and base of the skull).

Chiropractic adjustments were performed, primarily in the upper neck area to correct her atlas subluxation. The girl responded well to care with complete resolution of her symptoms. (4)

Words of Wisdom

Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back.

Hospitality: making your guests feel like they’re at home, even if you wish they were.

Humor

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark:

One: Don’t miss the boat.
Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat.
Three: Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
Four: Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.
Five: Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.
Six: Build your future on high ground.
Seven: For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
Eight: Speed isn’t always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.
Nine: When you’re stressed, float a while.
Ten: Remember, the ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

Bye!!!

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References

1. Southern California University of Health Sciences, February 3, 2010. http://www.scuhs.edu/PageInfo.aspx?id=1595

2. Manzoli L, Villari P, Granchelli C et al. Influenza vaccine effectiveness for the elderly: a cohort study involving general practitioners from Abruzzo, Italy. J Prev Med Hyg. 2009;50(2):109-112.

3. Stone-McCoy P & Sliwka M. Resolution of breech presentation confirmed by ultrasound following the introduction of Webster Technique: a case study & selective review of the literature. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health - Chiropractic. 2010;1:11-17.

4. Willemin A. Improvement in ataxia, dizziness, & visual disturbance, in a child with vertebral subluxations undergoing chiropractic care: a case study. Journal of Pediatric, Maternal & Family Health – Chiropractic. 2010;2:89-94.

5. Schwarz EB, Ray RM, Stuebe AM, Allison MA et al. Duration of lactation and risk factors for maternal cardiovascular disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;113(5):974-982.

6.  Sadetzki S et al. Cellular phone use and risk of benign and malignant parotid gland tumors-a nationwide case-control study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2008;167(4):457-467.

7. Hardell L et al. Long-term use of cellular phones and brain tumours: increased risk associated with use for 10 years. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007;64:626-632.

8. http://healthfreedoms.org/2010/06/08/is-milk-from-grass-fed-cows-more-heart-healthy/