Living In Balance

Ok so go with me on this one: Chiropractic is like counting cards at Blackjack. If you've seen the movie 21 you notice that the plot is based primarily on the characters' ability to count cards, thus having a huge advantage while gambling. Their advantage does not insist that they win every time, but having this skill gives them the unfair advantage of winning. Now, we've all seen the part where the main actor gets beat up because, well, counting cards is illegal, and he is paying the consequences. Chiropractic gives you the (not unfair) clear advantage in the realms of immune system performance i.e. NOT GETTING SICK. By increasing the performance of your body's nerve system via spinal adjustments, one increases their odds of fighting off common colds, viruses, bacteria and other nasty goobers that keep us down for the count. By staying adjusted we are more healthy. We are not guaranteed never to get sick or injured, but our odds are greatly increased and we can gambl...

Golf is awesome. I play it, my boy plays it, and a lot of my friends do too. It requires a lot of flexibility, coordination, and proper timing of all your muscles to do what you ask them to do: hit a tiny ball with a club in a certain direction. Sounds easy? It isn't. Chiropractic makes sense for golfers because they can benefit from additional flexibility, coordination, and proper timing of one's nerve system. Don't believe me? Ask these 2 champs.. https://www.facebook.com/Bodyinbalancechiro/posts/10204552379476497

Many chiropractic patients ask the question “Should my child be carrying a backpack to school, and if so how much weight should they carry in it?”   There are a lot of factors that go into answering this question, and for simplicity I’ve found a research article to help us out. The study analyzed 1403 school children ages 12-17 with 92.2% wearing backpacks with two shoulder straps.   Their research was based on the standard that students should not carry loads exceeding 10% of their own body weight.   In other words, if the student weighed 100lbs then they should limit their backpack to 10lbs or less.   Considering that a textbook and/or laptop weighs on average 3.5 lbs, the actual weight of the bag, and all their other supplies it is easy to surpass this 10% limit. To no surprise 61.4% of students wore backpacks exceeding the 10% rule, and 18.1% exceeded 15% of their body weight. The results also showed that the 25% of students with the heaviest body weigh...

Get up and move it! Even if it is taking a walk around the block, take 10 minutes out of your busy schedule and go outside and enjoy that beautiful Northwest sunshine. You’ll be glad that you did. There are so many times where we end up by chance, taking a walk or bike ride and stop and reflect. In that moment we usually say is “Wow, I need to do this more often. Or, why don’t we do this more?” I encourage you to make a conscious effort to make it a priority to get up and move it! Getting out and into the sunshine gives you whopping dose of Vitamin D, which have a multitude of benefits. It promotes calcium absorption, lowers blood pressure, promotes cell growth, supports healthy immune system, encourages good moods, and so much more!  So get up and move it! - Dr. Scott 

Text neck is a real thing and will keep us in business for a real long time; however, it's not our goal to be treating the same conditions over and over. Rather we'd like to get to the root of the problem and create ways to reduce/eliminate stressors (in the case a physical stressor). Go ahead, take a look at the text string and the next time you see your friend complain about neck pain, make sure to send them our way. - Dr. Scott

You heard me right. While many people chug down supplements like creatine, caffeine, taurine, and beta-alanine mixed pre-workout drinks, they often forget that there’s a natural way to get your muscles fibers firing to get the most out of your workout.   That method is the chiropractic adjustment.   Dr Scott, myself, and other chiropractors have been saying it for years that the adjustments free up the nerve interference and allows your body to communicate better to all the organs of your body including the 640 skeletal muscles. Earlier this year, New Zealand Chiropractic College published a study in the journal Experiment Brain Research.   This study measured participant’s ability to contract one leg muscle following full spine adjustments.   The research showed nearly a 60% increase in muscle electrical activity, a 16% increase in absolute force, and a 45% increase in drive (ability of the brain to activate a particular muscle).   The research also sugg...

Why Choose Chiropractic First? Too often in mainstream medical care, patients are prescribed pain control medications and follow a wait-and-see approach for lower back pain.   Yes it’s true that some patients will get better on their own, because the body heals itself (not the pain pills).   However, if there is an underlying problem such as poor posture, the lower back pain will likely to reoccur throughout a person’s lifetime.   If the problem is never corrected it can lead to more damage long term and could eventually lead to surgery.   Just like a car that doesn’t get regular maintenance performed ends up in a repair shop, a person who doesn’t take care of their body eventually may end up in the hospital. Blue Cross Blue Shield is one of the largest healthcare insurers in our country.   They have performed studies that help prove chiropractic care not only is effective for treating lower back and neck pain, but it saves money in the long run . ...

The year was 1918 when the great influenza pandemic known as the Spanish Flu struck and took the lives of many.   Older records estimate 500,000 lives were lost, while newer data suggests up to one million didn’t survive worldwide.     The medical profession was almost helpless with the methods and drugs available at the time, with many people turning to Chiropractic to help cure them.   During the 1918 outbreak in Iowa (Chiropractic’s birthplace) medical doctors treated 93,590 influenza patients with 6,116 deaths (that’s one out of fifteen not surviving).   That same year in Davenport Iowa, Chiropractors treated 4,735 influenza patients losing only 6 to the battle, which equates to a loss of one out of 789!   National statistics showed that 1,142 Chiropractors treated 46,394 patients for the 1918 outbreak with a loss of only 54 patients!   Modern medicine now is a lot more advanced than it was one hundred years ago, and yes treats viral i...

It’s that time of year again!   It’s time for those gym memberships to spike and 24hour fitness stocks to rise.   You did know that losing weight/starting to workout is one of the most common New Year’s Resolutions, right?   Just do a Google search for “Top New Year’s Resolutions” and it’s probably on every single list.    Other common resolutions include reducing stress, getting more sleep, and just to live a healthier lifestyle (all things Chiropractic can help with!)   What’s preventing you from keeping that Resolution beyond the month of January each year?   Do your knees ache after running too much on a treadmill?   Do you throw your back out due to excessive weight training?   Or do you just feel like it’s too much and need that extra something to keep you going?   Chiropractic may be your answer.   Chiropractic will help reduce fatigue, balance muscle groups, increase range of motion, and eliminate pain and inflamma...