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When you enter Clear Point Wellness, you know it’s different. We intentionally made this place one of healing. We want you to enjoy a long life of well-being and satisfaction in all areas including: physical, emotional and chemical. So we address neuro-musculoskeletal complaints and have found that adjusting one part of the body by removing stress off a system positively affects other systems that were being overworked due dis-ease. We also address nutritional needs of a person through homeopathic remedies, vitamins or simply increasing the quality of water you drink. Emotional balancing occurs as we discover stresses in your life that contribute to dis-ease and discomfort. These components converge into the triad of health. By improving the way your body adapts and responds to stresses, removing resistance and irritation in your system, we unleash the healing power within your body to help you live a healthier, wealthier life from the inside out. And that is priceless.
In Health,
Dr. Amanda
Clear Point Wellness
New research confirms the obvious, stoop over and don’t move much and you’ll significantly increase your risk for lower back pain. In a newly released study, Hong Kong researchers evaluated workers at a school for severely handicapped individuals. Workers wore accelerometers attached to their trunks – devises that measure and track the degrees of trunk flexion. Researchers discovered those workers experiencing back pain were spending more time with their trunks in the same position as well as more time in bent positions of more than 10 degrees of flexion. According to researchers, “Rest activities such as standing up from stooping and walking for a short distance are suggested to promote the cyclic muscular contraction and relaxation that facilitate the nourishment of spinal tissues and provide periodic rest to the muscles.” Thus, it’s important to minimize working in bent over positions and take frequent back breaks and breathers. Think of the ligaments, muscles and other soft tissue structures of the back as an elastic band. When you over stretch an elastic band or maintain its stretched position for an extended period, it weakens, loses its ability to return to normal and ultimately can snap due to the excessive strains and stresses placed upon it. However, unlike an elastic band your back doesn’t come in a 100 pack at your local office supply store. You have one back for life. Call your local chiropractor today and learn how to treat your back with the respect it deserves.
Author: ChiroPlanet.com Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. April 29, 2009. Copyright: ProfessionalPlanets.com LLC 2009
Seems like we all need to get moving!
In Health,
Dr. Amanda
Your spine is the central support column of your body and protector of your spinal cord. Dysfunction in your spinal frame is like a crack in the foundation of your house; health related issues will show up if you don’t get it fixed. A recent article in To Your Health magazine explored some common compensation patterns and how that relates to your spinal health. Here is a summary about what they had to say:
—Rounded shoulders from hunching in front of your computer commonly cause headaches, shoulder pain, and neck pain due to cervical and thoracic nerve compression. Are your shoulders rounded?
—Uneven shoulders are a common postural fault due to carrying heavy bags and purses or cradling your cell phone between your ear and shoulder. This asymmetry often leads to shoulder injuries, headaches, neck pain, even carpal tunnel syndrome. Carry your load closer to your center of gravity and evenly between right and left.
—Uneven hips are a foundational issue commonly arising from pelvic or foot imbalances. Pelvic torque occurs frequently if you cross your legs a lot. Check your shoes for uneven wear.
—Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is not a really a disease, it’s actually local degeneration from excess wear on the soft tissue structures between the spinal bones, likened to uneven wear on the tread of your tires. Lost motion at these joints creates tension on nerves, furthering other issues
—Osteoarthritis is the breakdown of tissue that protects and cushions joints. Painful swelling can occur due to excessive friction causing inflammation and pain. Use natural ginger and boswellia for natural anti-inflammatory found in a product like Inflammatone by Designs for Health
—Herniated discs are due to a breakage of the protective spinal disc structure creating an abnormal bulge. Like an ice cream sandwich, if you compress one side, the ice cream will bulge out the other. Difficult to determine on x-ray, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is best for determining the extent and damage of the disc and other soft tissue structures. We have had great success using gentle methods that help alleviate the symptoms of a disc herniation
—Spinal stenosis is a narrowing that occurs in the spinal column accompanied by more severe symptoms of referred pain down the legs or arms due to nerve irritation or compression. Surgery may be inevitable, but conservative care should be used first to align tissues and prepare body for insult.
If you are experiencing any of the warning signs of pain, tingling, numbness, weakness, muscle spasms or swelling in your spine, arms, or legs, perhaps it’s time to explore conservative therapies like chiropractic before more damage is done.
In Health,
Dr. Amanda
Clear Point Wellness
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