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Newsletter

Spring 2009

Office News:

We finally finished our month long renovations!
Since Fall of 2008 we started several, recently completed, improvements to the office :

  • Added Extra Massage Room
  • Created one large dedicated Chiropractic treatment room and therapy suite at the front of the office
  • Moved the Examination Room to the rear.

These changes were made to offer you better service in the following ways:

  • Massage appointments have better flexibility, and less time conflicts.
  • Accomodation for therapist preference.
  • Quieter office environment.
  • More efficient Chiropractic treatment.
  • Decreased Waiting times.

Welcome Karen A. Turco, LMT, NCTMB
Karen joined our office in March 2009. She is a Nationally certified massage therapist and will offer more massage coverage for out office. She will also be assisting the front office with billing matters.
Read more about Karen

 

Clinical topic of the month:
Dizziness and Chiropractic
There can be many sources for dizziness, some serious and some less so. Brain injury and inner ear conditions need to be ruled out.

For years Chiropractors have found that problems with the function of the neck joints (subluxations) can irritate the nervous system and sometimes cause dizziness. One recent study proved this in chronic (long term) whiplash patients.

They used a test called "Joint position error", (which measures accuracy of return to natural head posture after turning and leaning back) to measure 102 subjects with persistent whiplash-associated disorder and 44 control subjects.

The results proved that Neck joint sensor dysfunction,
(Neck joint dysfunction is what chiropractic excels in correcting), is a likely cause of dizziness in whiplash-associated disorders.

Besides explaining why chiropractic can be an effective treatment for dizziness, it more importantly serves as one example of how dysfunction of the spinal joints and chiropractic treatment can affect more than just spinal pain.

Dizziness and unsteadiness following whiplash injury: characteristic features and relationship with cervical joint position error.
Department of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia.
PMID: 12610847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Seasonal Spinal Savers
With the coming of Spring it is time again to dust off the gardening tools and awaken the green thumb dormant in most of us.

The new activities gardening requires brings about some hidden dangers to the unsuspecting and unprepared spine. The following is a list of things to keep in mind to prevent back injury:

  •When lifting bags of mulch, soil etc. always keep item     close to your body.
  •Lift with your legs.
  •Lift without rounding low back - keep slight arch.
  
  •Do not bend at the waist planting or weeding.
  •Squat or Kneel instead of bending - avoid rounded back.
  •Do not crouch over 10-15 minutes at a time.
  •Take breaks from working low on the ground by doing     other tasks and then returning to the ground.

  •Get your body ready for the changing temperatures.
  •At the change of seasons, when sudden and drastic     changes in temperature (over 20°) and air pressure     happen, the back discs and all our joints get affected.
  •Visit your Chiropractor for some spinal "spring cleaning"     and enjoy the season injury free.
  

 

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