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As a patient, you know how you feel.  In fact, it is based upon that one single point of view that you make many decisions.  The point I want to make is that, when it comes to your health care, that singular point of view is simply inconclusive.  It isn’t wrong or inadequate or incomplete.  It just doesn’t give a full picture of your health care needs.

When you come to the office for evaluation and spinal correction I use five separate criteria to ascertain the actual incidence, location and intensity of any and all spinal problems.  They are…

        1. Listening - hearing what you are feeling.  (Yes, it is a vital part of the entire process).

        2.  X-rays - notice, I put them up every time.  Your spinal misalignments are unique as your fingerprints.  By having that information in front of me, I make a more informed decision every time.

        3.  Instrumentation.  We are unique in this element.  We are the only office that does this analysis, each and every visit.  A reading (“hip to head” covering all 31 levels of nerve distribution of the spinal column) is done before any adjustments are made to the spine to help ascertain the locations and levels of stress, mechanical misalignments and the loss of nerve distribution in your spine. Then after adjustments have been made another reading is taken to assure that your spine has been improved and that nothing else needs to be adjusted and that we have cleared your spine of any and all problems, mechanical and nerve.

        4. Visual inspection and analysis.  This is essential in taking the instrument reading every visit. With the ladies in gowns and men without shirts there is a wealth of information that I glean from being able to see the spine, the skin, and the nuances of the spine. If I weren’t taking an instrument reading and adjusting through clothes, I would miss all of this valuable information and would deliver a less significant analysis and adjustment of your spine.  Also, having a skin contact assures a more precise correction of your spinal problems.

        5.  Palpation (feeling with my hands) - tenderness, boney misalignment, muscular tensions, different elevations of the individual segments of the spine, etc. All of this and more are essential.

Do I strive to make all of this analysis and spinal correction look effortless and easy?  Absolutely! (After 40 years, it had better be easy!).  

Getting back to the original point… don’t make the mistake and convince yourself what you feel is the only criterion of your health care needs.  I am humbled by the fact that so many patients trust me enough to depend upon me (using my five forms of analysis) that they follow my suggestions and treatment plan.  But, I am saddened by the number of patients who use the one criterion of feeling and then suffer due to an unforeseen crisis or an abrupt, unexplainable breakdown of their spine.  And what is even worse is that they wonder why this pain and suffering fell upon them.

Am I faulting or making light of that too frequent of scenario? No.  I would love to see no one be caught off-guard by a seemingly out-of-the-blue pain or symptom.  It is just that proper analysis of our very complex body is essential; and you just can’t rely on how you feel to give you the complete picture 

Take care and take care of your body.  It is the only one you will ever have.

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What's Triggering That Point?

Why you should avoid random treatment of trigger points (part 1).

By Warren Hammer, MS, DC, DABCO

An orthopedic friend recently saw a patient of mine. He felt an injection of a trigger point (TP) at the upper trapezius and surrounding areas was necessary, since that was the patient's area of chief complaint and there was a tender, radiating nodule.

I told him I hoped the injection would help, but I did not feel random treatment of a local area of pain would necessarily treat the cause of the problem. After all, the word random has many synonyms including chance, haphazard, arbitrary and unsystematic.

One of the problems in dealing with local functional pain is that the area of complaint is not necessarily the causal location. The sage statement by Karel Lewit, MD, a leader in the soft-tissue movement, went something like: He who only treats the site of pain is lost. An important question is: Could this painful site be a compensation for an original problem elsewhere? Could it be that a chronic low back pain is really a compensation for a sprained ankle 10 years ago? Could a shoulder or elbow pain that occurs for no apparent reason be due to a wrist fracture that occurred when the patient was 5 years old?

Alleviating a painful point may relieve symptoms, but have nothing to do with causation; and as many of us find, the points and symptoms will recur. The pain that "appears for no apparent reason" is often the clue that should make you think of other areas.

Could a more organized method of treating these tender points help the patient for longer periods of time, or for that matter, completely cure the problem? Travell and Simons told us about these hyperirritable areas of taut bands that may radiate to particular areas. They were talking about the myofascial pain syndrome and trigger points. Of course, many of the points that have to be treated do not have to fit the definition of a TP.

Connecting TPs to Fascia

In their text, Travell and Simons offer no description of the chief connecting part of our body, the fascial system. They rarely mention TPs that may originate in fascia.1 They quote Kellgren,2 who, after injecting saline solution in the fascial epimysium of the gluteus medius, realized referred pain several cm. distally. Travell identified mostly muscular areas to treat, but of course, Travell's text was written in 1983, and Killgren found the epimysial point in 1938.

The works of Travell and Simon have provided a great contribution to the world of soft tissue. They astutely reported that myofascial referred pain did not follow dermatomal, myotomal or sclerotomal patterns of innervation. Areas of referred pain can be important in our analysis of where to treat. Treating a knee area may refer to a leg area requiring treatment; it may refer to an antagonistic area requiring treatment; when it refers to the area of complaint it is regarded as a very significant possible causative area and may indicate the most important fascial chain (read below).

Connective tissue has its own system of pain referral that may or may not be tied up with the central nervous system. When mechanical load is applied to abnormal soft tissue, the area of referral is in a non-segmental pattern. There are a variety of hypotheses to explain it, such as the "connective tissue theory"3 and the "barrier-dam" theory.4

The latter theory states that afferent sensitive increased nociceptive peripheral nerves might become entrapped in local restrictive areas, causing hyperexcitation of nerves between the distally referred pain area and the local muscular zone of tenderness. "The primary pathogenesis of referred muscle pain is likely to be a peripheral sensitization with additionally a central modulation and not vice versa."4

Giamberardino5 states: "Referred pain / hyperalgesia from deep somatic structures is not explained by the mechanism of central sensitization of convergent neurons in its original form, since there is little convergence from deep tissues in the dorsal horn neurons." The absolute cause of non-segmental pain referral is still not entirely known. It is thought that even changes in cell shape and forces among cells can affect adjoining cells and transmit information. Stretching the fibroblast could be supplying information by way of gap junctions to other fibroblasts, transmitting information about pain and peripheral motor coordination.

Chen6 states that neurological (electrochemical) transmission is slower, localized and context independent compared to mechanical force distribution. Coordination by mechanical force distribution is faster, both locally and globally; and above all, occurs in a context-sensitive manner. Therefore, it is possible that stressing a specific region of the deep fascia can be transmitted over a distance by cell-to-cell communication.

Focusing on Fascial Points

Abbott, et al.,7 theorize that connective tissue (CT), especially fibroblasts, are part of a whole-body, cell-to-cell, communication-signaling network. They state that fibroblasts exhibit active cytoskeletal responses within minutes of tissue lengthening. Analogous cell-to-cell signaling involving calcium and/or ATP may exist within CT and may be accompanied by active tissue contraction or relaxation. "One can envisage a whole-body web of CT involved in a dynamic, body-wide pattern of cellular activity fluctuating over seconds to minutes reflecting all externally and internally generated mechanical forces acting upon the body."7 The chief cell in the fascia is the fibroblast.

According to the literature, it appears that treating particular related fascial points is more effective than just treating random painful sites. It was found that in treating plantar fasciitis, results were better if the gastrocnemius / soleus) trigger points and heel region were treated, rather than the heel region alone.8

Most of us are aware that a variety of points must be treated when using soft-tissue methods. The questions that must be answered in this regard are:

  Is there a particular sequence of points, perhaps extending, for example, from the wrist to the elbow to the shoulder to the neck?

  Are these points related in any way to our soft-tissue myofascial anatomy?

Via: DynamicChiropractic

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Time to bone up on your anatomy! This illustration by Aaron Keuhn an artful way of looking at the human skeleton.

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What You Need To Know About Plantar Fasciitis

There are a few things in this world I would not wish on my worst enemy. Plantar fasciitis is one of them. If you've ever had it, you know what I mean. When I feel it coming on I get a similar sensation in my gut as Harry Potter might when he knows the Death-eaters are after him … I'll do anything in my power to guard against it becoming a full-blown reality. This debilitating (not to mention annoyingly persistent) injury can happen to runners and walkers alike. And, it's harder to get rid of than a condo in a recession. I've had my bouts with it and I'd like to offer anything I can to those of you who either wish to recover from PF or avoid it altogether. My number one suggestion is, the moment you feel it coming on, study your ChiWalking and ChiRunning DVDs to make sure you’re walking and running in a way that will stop this condition from getting any worse. Prevention is truly the best method here. We make suggestions if you’re currently in acute pain, but the key is to avoid and prevent PF at all costs.

Where is the plantar tendon and what does it do? 

The plantar tendon runs the length of the bottom of your foot, spanning the area from the base of the toes to the front of your heel. If you think of the arch of your foot as a bow (as in bow and arrow), imagine the plantar tendon as the bowstring. The two ends of the bowstring attach at the base of the toes and at the front of the heel bone by means of fascia, a strong fibrous membrane. The bowstring (plantar tendon) keeps the arch of the foot from flattening completely when the foot is bearing weight, thus providing cushioning and shock absorption when you're walking, running or standing, (see diagram) This tendon also allows you to point your toes.

What is plantar fasciitis and what causes it? Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the plantar fascia, where it connects the plantar tendon to either the heel bone or to the base of the toes. It can be caused by any motion of your legs that creates a pull on the plantar tendon. That means walking or running up or down hills, climbing stairs, walking or running on your toes (yes, that includes wearing high heels), or dorsiflexing (pointing your toes up as your heel comes down with each stride). It can also be caused by heel striking, which is usually a result of over-striding. If you're reaching forward with your legs (see page 166 in the Chi Running Book or page 32 in the Chi Walking book) with each stride, you're very likely to land on your heel. Landing in this way can create a force on your heels of up to 6 times your body weight with each footstep. That is a very small area to be absorbing that much weight. The surface area of your heel is about 2 square inches. If you weigh 125 lbs. and you're running with a heel strike, that means the force to your heel is … let's be conservative and say 4 times your body weight. That means that there is 250 lbs./sq. in. of force on your heel with each stride. With that kind of pressure, it's no wonder you end up bruising the spot where the plantar tendon attaches to the heel. Here's another way you might end up with plantar fasciitis. On the rear side of your heel is the attachment of the Achilles tendon which runs up into your calf muscle. If your calves are tight and/or your achilles tendon is not flexible, you will be pulling and tightening the plantar tendon and weakening the attachment of the fascia to the bone. If for some reason the plantar tendon is pulled beyond what the fascia is capable of holding, the fascia forms micro-tears and begins to pull away from the bone. This will cause the fascia to become inflamed. Here's a long-term situation to avoid. If the plantar tendon is consistently over-stretched for weeks or months, the body begins to add calcium where the attachment between the tendon and the heel bone takes place. Over time enough calcium is added to actually build more bone mass in that particular spot on the heel … and you end up with a heel spur, which is even more painful than plantar fasciitis. Imagine feeling pain every time you take a step. If the average person takes 5,000 – 8,000 steps each day, that means you'd be feeling pain thousands of times every day. No thanks. I'll do whatever I can to avoid that. Other causes of plantar fasciitis are:

Inflexible shoes, worn out shoes, or shoes that bend in the middle instead of the ball of the foot, where they should.

Low arches … or high arches

Being overweight

Spending long hours on your feet

Tight calf muscles or tight/stiff ankle muscles

Walking barefoot in soft sand for long distances (sorry, no more romantic walks on the beach unless you're wearing your flip-flops)

  What does plantar fasciitis feel like? Of course, this is a very subjective question, so I'll try to give you a range of sensations, progressing from nuance to agony. When plantar fasciitis first appears it can feel like you've got a lump in the heel of your sock. No big deal. No pain…just an uncomfortable "thick" feeling right under your heel. I find myself taking out the insole to my shoe to see if there's maybe a rock trapped underneath. If, after replacing the insole and straightening my sock out, I still feel a lump under my heal, I take it very seriously. The Death-eaters are on their way if I don't do something! When you feel it, you know that you’ve slipped into some old habits and that you need to practice the Chi Running and ChiWalking forms some more. Landing with a midfoot strike (Pg. 162 in the Chi Running Book or with a fore-heel strike (pg. 60 in the Chi Walking Book) will insure that you're ankles remain relaxed and your plantar tendon is not overstretched. In the next level of PF your heel will feel a little tender when you first get up from a chair or get out of bed in the morning. In the early stages the discomfort will go away once your up and about on your feet. But, as the injury advances into later stages, the tenderness will linger and begin to turn into what feels like little needles sticking you in the bottom of your heel with each step. Sounds fun, huh? Trust me … it's not. In the very advanced stages of plantar fasciitis, you find yourself surfing Amazon to find books on levitation. It aches all day, not just when you’re walking or running. How in the world do I get rid of it? I think I can safely say, there's no instant cure for PF, except for maybe Divine intervention. Believe me, I've wished many times there were. It takes time for the inflammation in the fascia to subside and to heal any tears in either the tendon or the fascia. In fact, right up front, when you feel the first symptoms of PF, I suggest you make an agreement with yourself that you will be more persistent than it. Any injury like this, where you can feel it with every step, is always a great opportunity to practice self-remembering and mindfulness in your movement. Be as consistent as possible with all of your Chi Running and ChiWalking form focuses to stave off PF, as it can take quite a while to heal. Here are some preventive steps you can take at the first indication of soreness in your heel. Prevention and early treatment: Learn to relax your lower legs, especially your ankles and calves, whenever you're walking, running, sitting or standing. Tension held anywhere in your legs or glutes will pull on the plantar tendon when you move. Relax, relax, relax…or suffer the consequences. ALWAYS keep your entire lower legs as limp and relaxed as possible…through every phase of every stride. If you're a runner, you should always be mindful of landing with a midfoot strike. If you're a walker you should land on the front of your heel and roll forward onto the balls of your feet. Never strike on the back of your heels when walking (see page 32 , Fig. 5b, Chi Walking Book). Confirm that you have a straight posture line and that your pelvis is level and that you are landing with your foot directly under your center of mass (Page 168, Chi Running Book). Don't reach forward with your legs when walking or running. Let your upper body lead and let your legs follow (see page 32 , Fig. 5a, Chi Walking Book). This will help you maintain more of a midfoot strike and avoid all that pounding to your heel … one of the biggest culprits in plantar fasciitis. Additional things to do:

Shorten your stride length when walking or running.

Walk and run on flat surfaces as much as possible.

Avoid hills, trails and uneven surfaces.

Avoid stairs … treat yourself to an elevator.

Improve the flexibility of the calf muscles and achilles tendon which pull on the plantar tendon. (see stretches below)

Get a foot massage … the deeper the better.

Consciously choose to move in a different way (see the Chi Running and Chi Walking books and DVD’s to learn how) so that you’ll never create PF again.

  Treatment if you are in acute pain:

Soak your heel in a big bowl of ice water (5-10 minutes) twice daily until the pain subsides. It's excruciating, but well worth it.

Scrunch towels with your toes or pick up marbles with your toes.

If you do drugs, take Ibuprofen for treating inflammation, but PF can last a long time and you should not take Ibuprofen too often.

Walk barefoot across a coarse gravel surface. This is one of the best cures for PF I've ever used. If the idea makes you wince, do it in your stocking feet. This somewhat painful "therapy" will vastly accelerate the healing process because it helps keep the plantar tendon supple.

Orthotics can help reduce the pain on the bottom of the heel, but be mindful that they will not fix the reason why you have plantar fasciitis. If you don't want to be tied to orthotics for months or years, you'll need to change the movement habits that are causing the problem.

Stretches:

Stand facing a wall an arm's length away. Keeping your lower legs and ankles completely relaxed, lean into the wall by putting your hands on the wall directly in front of your shoulders and lowering yourself toward the wall. Hold this stretch for 30 seconds and repeat at least 3 times.

Stand on a curb facing away from the street with the midfoot of the sore foot resting on the edge of the curb and your heel extending out beyond the curb. Keeping the healthy foot completely on the sidewalk for stability. Then, slowly lower your heel enough to give your achilles tendon and calf muscle a good stretch. Hold this for 20-30 seconds and repeat 3 times.

If you're sitting for an extended period of time (at your desk or anywhere else), dorsiflex your foot (point your toes toward your knee) as often as you can remember to do so. It'll be much less tender when you get up to walk and it will stretch your calves and achilles tendon.

All of this should set you well on your way to either preventing plantar fasciitis or gradually ridding yourself of this all-too-common-but-avoidable problem. With this particular injury there's an old saying that absolutely pertains. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Via: Jan 28th, 2008. Everything You Need To Know About Plantar Fasciitis. Danny Dreyer. 

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Beyond Adjustments: Electrical Muscle Stimulation

The term Electric Muscle Stimulation or EMS needs some clarification, so I will attempt to dissect the facts, fiction and certain laws to prevent misleading advertising!

Electrical Muscle Stimulation devices have been advertised to do the following:

Weight loss

Pain relief similar to a TENS unit

Rehabilitation & Muscle Toning

Recovery

Training

The term EMS also goes by the name of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES), or simply “electromyostimulation”… it’s all the same.

1. No Weight Loss Claims

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows Electronic Muscle Stimulation devices for over the counter usage as long as it’s clearly marked as muscle toning and strength building, because after all, it really does tone the muscle, IF you crank the intensity high enough.

You CANNOT call EMS units a “weight loss” product, despite the fact you might lose weight with it.

You think your muscles are burning calories, but if you just want to burn calories, you are probably better off burning calories by doing some sort of aerobic activity.

2. Pain Relief similar to a TENS unit.

Not a true TENS, but…

TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator) is common in the use of electric current for pain therapy, especially people with lower back problems.

In theory, Electric Muscle Stimulation units are not the same as a TENS unit used for pain relief, because it is a therapy which requires a prescription.

However, in the Globus EMS SpeedCoach units [NOTE: SPORT and PLUS units only… see the chart below] or even the standard Globus EMS units, there are  programs such as  “Active Recovery”, “Massage” and “Stretch Relax” that obtain the same effect of pain relief.

Some of the muscle toning programs are similar to certain TENS programs, and users have reported they obtain good pain-killing results with the programs above.

3. How EMS helps Rehabilitation

Probably the best use of Electrical Muscle Stimulation in rehab is the ability to have tone & atrophy reduction, recruitment training and endurance reinforcement.

This is the first impression people have when they are not familiar with the full benefits of EMS.

4. EMS  for Recovery

The beauty of owning an Electronic Muscle Stimulation device is you can use it all year ‘round, and not just for rehab or training.

I know several marathoners use EMS for active recovery, as most marathoners travel to races, and often have time to  do the active recovery protocols on their hotel rooms.

EMS units are small enough to fit in your carry-on bag on an airplane, unlike the models you see at Physiotherapy clinics.

5. Benefits of EMS for Sport Training

Before we get into the benefits of electromyostimulation in training, you have to askHow Does EMS Work?

The electrical impulses are generated by the EMS unit and delivered through electrodes on the skin fairly close to the muscles that you want stimulated. The impulses resembles the action potential (AP) coming from the central nervous system (CNS), causing the muscles to contract. The electrodes stick to the skin via pads.

For training, electrical muscle stimulation can provide greater contraction as compared to a normal voluntary contraction, up to 30% higher.  (i.e. more muscle fiber recruitment)

In addition, EMS can be used in training to alter the order of muscle recruitment. Normally, your body would use red fiber (slow twitch) first to do a specified movement, followed by white fiber (fast twitch) when needed. However, with EMS, all fibers in proximity of the electrode pad regardless of their type are recruited. Therefore a greater number of fast-twitch fibers are activated earlier than they would be with traditional training. This is beneficial for speed, power and strength athletes.

With an opportune choice of stimulation parameters, it can also be harnessed forendurance athletes.

Dr. Ross Tucker from the well known Science of Sport website (where I contributed to a guest article), said this about fatigue and exercise in this article:

In fact, even when you do your best to exert maximal force for FIVE SECONDS, there is evidence that you still keep some “reserve” capacity. We know that because if someone is doing a maximal 5 second contraction, and you stimulate the muscle using an electric current, the force can go up, so clearly what the person thought was “everything” was actually still sub-maximal! So a reserve is a universal feature of any voluntary effort, regardless of how hard you try.

Voluntary muscle contractions are controlled by the brain, which sends electrical impulses through the nerves that innervate a particular muscle.  Electrical Muscle Stimulation uses electrical impulses (hence the name), acting on the same motoneurons and nerve terminals utilized by the brain, to contract muscles in a manner similar to voluntary contraction. Thus EMS allows to fine tune muscles toward the development of force, endurance, and faster recovery from sport performance and muscle soreness.

But my favorite key benefit of using electromyostimulation is it bypasses your central nervous system (CNS)! CNS overload is a complicated subject matter, but I describe it best as feeling “hung over” without drinking any alcohol the night before. Anyone who does too much speed training sessions can vouch for this.

Like weight training, clearly the improvement is greater for a beginner athlete compared to an elite athlete. So implementing EMS into your annual plan (both macrocycle and microcycles) requires a bit of planning, especially the training component. It will differ year to year (or every two years, like your weight training routine).

Source: 2014. http://speedendurance.com. Jimson Lee.

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Is Poor Sleep Posture Causing Your Back Pain?

The spine is a column of 24 individual bones called vertebrae that support the body's weight and protect the spinal cord. Spinal disks, located between the vertebrae, hold the spine in shape and act as shock absorbers. The spine has three natural curves if viewed from the side of the body. These are the cervical (neck area) curve, the thoracic (upper back) curve and the lumbar (lower back) curve. These three curves give the spine an "S" shape when viewed from the side of the body. When viewed from the front or back of the body, a healthy spine forms a straight line.

Good posture refers to a body position that keeps the spine in the natural shape described above. Good posture reduces strain on the muscles and ligaments of the spine, and prevents muscular pain(9). Unfortunately, common sleeping positions often lead to poor sleeping posture and neck and back pain when sleeping(1,4,6,7).

Side Sleeping Posture

The side sleeping position is considered the most popular. In this sleep position, the spine maintains its natural S shape, which promotes good sleep posture. Normal side sleeping does have some disadvantages though. When the body is lying on its side, gravity pulls the spine from its naturally straight shape (when viewed from the front or back of the body). This can lead the neck and lower back regions of the spine to bend toward the sleep surface and cause neck or back pain when sleeping. Side sleeping may also result in lower back strain due to over-rotation of the pelvis.

The key to proper posture in this position is to keep the spine in a straight line (when viewed from the front or back of the body). Traditional head pillows can raise the head at excessive angles, but sleeping without a pillow typically results in a lack of support. To maintain the spines straight shape, a neck support pillow should support both the head and neck and position them parallel to the bed. To prevent strain in the lower back, a support pillow should be provided beneath the waist and under the upper leg. By positioning the spine in a straight shape and the legs parallel to each other, the body maintains good posture by raising the lower back into alignment and preventing excessive rotation of the pelvis(1,4,6,7).

Back Sleeping Posture

This sleep position is the second most popular as it is preferred by approximately 30% of people. The typical back sleeping position places strain on the lower back and neck. Normally, the buttocks and the upper back are in contact with the sleep surface, while the lower back is minimally supported. This posture can strain the lower back and cause pain and discomfort. Traditional pillows often provide minimal neck support and induce neck strain in this position.

To achieve better sleep posture, research studies and leading medical institutions recommend supporting the neck, lower back, and knees during back sleep. Placing a support pillow between the neck and sleep surface will maintain the cervical curve of the spine. Placing a support pillow under the lower back and knees reduces strain on the lumbar curve of the lower back. The use of a neck support pillow can improve support for the curvical curve of the spine. Altogether, these practices distribute the force of gravity across the length of the spine and reduce the probability neck or back pain during sleep(1,4,6,7).

Stomach Sleeping Posture

For adults, this sleep position places the greatest degree of stress on the spine. Perhaps for that reason, it is the least common. Stomach sleeping, especially on soft surfaces, forces the lumbar curve of the lower back into a flattened position. This is known to cause muscle strain and can lead to lower back pain. Stomach sleeping also forces rotation of the head which can result in strain to the neck. Medical professionals often encourage stomach sleepers to try to adopt another sleep position for these reasons.

People who prefer this sleep position can prevent muscle strain by making changes to their sleep posture. Placing a back support pillow under the pelvis will raise lower back and help maintain the lumbar curve. Individuals who experience neck discomfort should consider placing a pillow support under the shoulder on the side to which the head is turned - this will reduce the degree of head and neck rotation(1,4,6,7).C

Via: TruContour. Sleep System (2014)

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If you want to stop spinning your wheels when it comes to your health, prioritize your spinal care.

Ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels when it comes to staying healthy? You eat right, exercise five days a week and try to get enough sleep – you’ve got the ‘pedal to the metal’ when it comes to staying fit, but something’s holding you back. Maybe it’s time to pay more attention to your Nerve System.

Although you’ve got one foot on the gas, Subluxations can put the brakes on your progress. Subluxations are troublesome misalignments in your spine that irritate your Nerve System and rob you of potential health energy. The effect is like trying to drive with your brakes on. You’ve got your fitness throttle wide open, but you’re going nowhere fast.

If you want to stop spinning your wheels when it comes to your health, prioritize your spinal care. When it comes to unleashing more health horse power, nothing releases the brake like Chiropractic can.

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