Every day we are alive gravity is constantly pulling on our body. This pulling is a stressor to the human body. As we get older the joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons in our bodies tend to weaken and become much more vulnerable to this stress.

Proper alignment and mobility in the joints of the body is vitally important to weak muscle and joints. If any of the bones or joints are not in proper alignment or are not moving well this can create pain (such as low back pain or even headaches), stiffness, weakness, and instability. It is especially important to the aging body to maintain proper joint function. (more...)

baby boomers · front end alignment · ligaments and tendons · low back pain · proper alignment

In March, Alternative Complimentary Medicine published a Florida State University study on the results of resistance training and chiropractic on fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome that disproportionately affects women. All of the people who are taking part in the research were women.

The volunteers were split into two groups. Both groups were put on a resistance training program. In English, that means working out with weights. One group was given chiropractic care additionally the exercise program. Strength, functionality and improvement of fibromyalgia symptoms were assessed after 16 weeks. (more...)

alternative complimentary medicine · Chiropractic · chronic pain syndrome · Exercise · exercise regimen · Fibromyalgia · fibromyalgia symptoms · Pain · resistance training program · study

In March, Alternative Complimentary Medicine published a Florida State University study on the results of resistance training and chiropractic on fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome that disproportionately affects women. All of the people who are taking part in the research were women.

The volunteers were split into two groups. Both groups were put on a resistance training program. In English, that means working out with weights. One group was given chiropractic care additionally the exercise program. Strength, functionality and improvement of fibromyalgia symptoms were assessed after 16 weeks. (more...)

alternative complimentary medicine · Chiropractic · chronic pain syndrome · Exercise · exercise regimen · Fibromyalgia · fibromyalgia symptoms · Pain · resistance training program · study

Subluxation is a term that is frequently encountered in chiropractic care, but what exactly is it? To explain, a vertebral subluxation is a vertebra that is not in its normal range of motion. The subluxation causes interference to the nervous system and disrupts its proper function because it is not in its proper alignment.

Serious health problems can result if a subluxation is ignored for long periods of time since they interfere with a primary pathway of the nervous system, the spinal cord. A subluxation is often first indicated through chronic pain, but subluxations are also often present without any pain and will remain relatively undetected for several years until the pain arises. (more...)

cause diseases · condition · improper posture · long periods of time · nerve compression · Pain · person · proper alignment · spine · subluxation

When you happen to be in pain, you just want back ache relief right now. We will get into techniques to minimize your back pain soon, but it’s necessary to first realize the sources of back soreness so you may perhaps prohibit it from reoccurring once again.

There are various items that may well trigger you to suffer from back soreness and quite a few of them you happen to be in control of. One of the major factors people experience with lower or upper back soreness is poor posture. Numerous of us have extremely terrible posture, and just changing the way we sit or stand will have a huge effect on future back difficulties. (more...)

Ache · anti inflammatory medications · discomfort · mom and dad · older adults · Pain · poor posture · soreness · sports injury · weight

First of all, if you are someone who reads my Ventura chiropractic blogs, then you know that as your Ventura Chiropractor I am a passionate advocate of living a healthy lifestyle that, as I’ve written so many times, includes a healthy diet, good hydration, plenty of exercise and, of course, regular chiropractic care!  In addition, I’m sure that if you are someone who is already concerned about your health, you don’t get your diet and nutrition guidelines from watching television. We all know that most TV advertisements that are about food, especially “convenience” food, are meant to sell, sell, sell, whether or not the product is actually good for you. That said, it always nice to take a moment to reflect on just how “unhealthy” TV ads can be. So, I read with great interest an article today in the New York Times Fitness and Nutrition section on the subject. The article detailed a study that concluded that if Americans ate only foods advertised on TV, they would consume 25 times the recommended amount of sugar and 20 times the amount of fat they need, but less than half the dairy, fiber, and fruits and vegetables.Yikes! Those statistics even shocked me!

Taping 28 days of prime-time TV (as well as Saturday-morning programming) on the four major broadcast networks, researchers identified 800 foods promoted in 3,000 ads. Then, using a nutritional software program, they analyzed the content of the items, comparing the foods’ nutritional values with the government’s food guide pyramid and recommended daily intake values for various nutrients (based on a 2,000 calories per day diet). (more...)

chiropractic care · diet · Food · food guide pyramid · health · living a healthy lifestyle · Nutrition · passionate advocate · prime time tv · someone

By Michael Dorausch, DC

This is both for chiropractors and chiropractic patients. Those of you that are chiropractors who take x-ray, chances are you have already done some experimentation with digitizing analog x-rays. The most common technique I’m aware of is to place the analog x-ray on a on a lighted viewbox, turn the flash off on the camera, focus and hold very steadily, and snap your photograph.

Everybody has different techniques, but I’ve found that having lights off in the room, and not allowing too much light coming in around the x-ray (meaning the film should cover the entire viewbox) help to get better quality images. However, I discovered an easier way for myself to make “digital copies” of my x-rays using my iPhone. If you haven’t already done so, this simple technique may come in handy. (more...)

analog x · cervical spine · chiropractic patients · DC This · Don · film · hand · image · iPhone · lumbar spine · Michael Dorausch · photograph · Ray · W. It · x ray

As a chiropractor I am always interested in new studies that emphasize the importance of maintaining a healthy body weight and getting regular exercise. In addition to regular chiropractic care, I recommend a nutritious diet and exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle whether my patients are children, adults, and seniors. There are enormous health benefits to staying active through the years and we, humans, can neither start too early nor quit too late. In fact, in my years as a chiropractor I have witnessed the positive results on the musculoskeletal system of my older patients who’ve stayed active and don’t carry around excess weight. Not only are they generally more healthy, but they seldom develop the arthritic changes that often accompany both a sedentary lifestyle and wear and tear on the joints from extra poundage.

Many organic diseases, in fact, might well be avoided through early exercise and weight maintenance. As a case in point, Cancer Researchers in the UK  estimated that more than 19,000 cases of cancer could be prevented each year in the UK, alone, if everyone maintained a healthy body weight. And, they found that the amount of exercise children get is mainly influenced by their environment, especially their immediate family influences, but also their neighborhood and school environments. The researchers discovered that even though some children may inherit certain genes that make them naturally more likely to enjoy sports and exercise, environment is the most powerful factor in determining how active they actually are. (more...)

cancer · early exercise · enormous health benefits · Exercise · exercise environment · Family · health · health exercise · school environments · UK · weight

Many people attribute certain afflictions only to getting old. In the general sense, this may be true but when it comes to things like low back pain, it can happen to anyone, at any age. While it is often reserved for the elderly and aging, back pain can and does afflict many.

afflictions · age · anyone · low back pain · Pain · sense

There's a lot of different reasons for you to be looking for back stretching devices. Some people may have complications due to surgery, while others may be suffering from muscle pain that stems from a prior injury. The main thing is that you make the best choice and find the equipment that will best suit your needs.

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