Chiropractic is for Kids

Let’s face it, your child came into this world on a wild ride without a seat belt! Did you ever sto and think about the tremendous force placed on your baby’s tiny neck and back as he or shee was pulled from the birth canal? Maybe there just wasn’t any way around the twisting, turning, jerking and jolting of the birth process. But the spin is the housing for the baby’s entire nervous system, and the future health of the child can be affected by those few crucial moments.

Walk Smartly and Carry a Big Smile

Now that we have learned what to wear, how to walk and where to walk, we are left with the questions of when, how often, and how much.

The key to a healthy exercise program is to start moderately. Gradually begin three to four times per week. Don’t be upset if you miss a day – Rome was not built overnight. Make exercise a part of your daily routine: find a special time that you dedicate to yourself.

Ready, Set, Walk

Now that you have learned how you can walk your way to health, let’s go over a few tips for an enjoyable walk.

Dress comfortably – loose clothing, sweats, t-shirts, etc.

Shoes – wear light running or walking shoes with a flexible sole and strong heel support.

Surfaces – choose a smooth, even surface and avoid rutted, pebbly ones.

Warm up – perform some light stretching and flexibility exercises to increase the blood flow to the arms and legs to raise your heart rate.

Walk Your Way to Health

It is estimated that over 70 million people use walking as their chose form of exercise. Walking is the first thing a child will learn to do as soon as they can stand on their feet. What is so special about walking? After all, we do it all the time. That is the point exactly! Walking is a natural activity. It is free, doesn’t require any special equipment and can be shared by the entire family.

Health Tips – Exercise

Most people know some of the benefits of exercise, but to be clear, let us review them. There are different types of exercises:

Isometric Exercise – consists of muscular contraction without producing any movement while utilizing small amounts of oxygen.

Isotonic Exercise – consists of muscular contraction at a fixed resistance, such as free weights, universal and nautilus equipment.

Isokinetic Exercise – consists of exercise at a fixed speed at variable resistance.

Anaerobic Exercise – exercise without the use of oxygen, such as sprinting, requiring maximum effort in a short period of time.

Aerobic Exercise – exercise with the use of oxygen, such as long distance running, using low intensity for long periods of time.

Subluxations – Mechanical Distortions

Mechanical distortions are referred to technically as Subluxations. When the vertebrae (bones) of the spine are mis-aligned, the nerve system they protect is under stress. This will interfere with the nerve’s ability to function, leading to some malfunctions within the body. The body’s ability to resist sickness and disease is weakened, as well as its natural ability to heal.

A Chiropractic Vision

Your Back at Work

According to the AHCPR guidelines and a Johns Hopkins University study on the lower back, 50 percent of work-related injuries are low-back injuries, and eight out of every ten Americans will suffer from low back pain during his or her lifetime. With the proper knowledge and precautions by performing simple exercises as well as making slight changes at the workplace, many of those injuries can be prevented, thus saving people unnecessary pain and agony. Whether you have a desk job or you are on your feet all day, the basic rule is the same: Stomach in, shoulders back and down, and head straight up!

Sitting in the Office

If you are in the office, sitting for hours, be sure to take occasional breaks, stretch out and reduce the pressure on your back. Prolonged sitting is not healthy for your spine. If your chair is too high and your feet don’t touch the floor, use a small stool at your feet and keep your knees bent. You want 90-degree angles at your pelvis and back as well as at your knees.

Optimal Sports Performance and Chiropractic Care

Until recently, chiropractic was thought to be helpful only in cases of back pain, neck pain, headaches and other muscular and skeletal problems.

During the past few years, new studies have been conducted showing the benefits chiropractic has on athletic performance. With the growth of sports chiropractic, many athletic injuries have been treated successfully by chiropractic.

Renowned athletes such as Joe Montana, former quarterback for San Francisco 49ers, heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, track and field athletes Antonio McKay and Olympic Gold Medalist Alice Brown see chiropractors on a regular basis in order to maintain peak performance.

Chiropractic – A Natural Solution to Health

Through chiropractic, you can allow your body to achieve maximum potential without the use of drugs or surgery by tuning into the body’s inner healing potential. Your brain and nervous system are the source of all your functions. They integrate all the information received from the different body parts and send out commands telling the body how to operate.

All information flows through nerve impulses which are electrical signals. Electricity is a form of energy and is only one of the forms of energy the body uses in its operations. The body will also use heat and magnetic energy and chemical reactions. All forms of energy flow through the nervous system. When an interference is present in the nervous system, the messages will not be carried to their destination – the body will not function to its full capacity, the resistance is lowered, the body is in distress in Dis-ease which in turn will lead to breakdown and disease. That is when the pain, fever or any of the signs and symptoms appear – the last signs to show you something is wrong.