Physical, Chemcial, Emotional

Physical, Chemcial, Emotional

 

 

Tax day is tomorrow!

 

For the procrastonators among us that may insight a certain degree of stress, that emotional response is tied into the blog for this week.  Our bodies are under constant changes in the physical conditions, chemical environment and emotional state, all of which impact our overall health.  When functioning appropriately the body is able to adapt to these changes and the nervous system continues to send and receive messages to keep us well.  However, when the balance is lost and the body is unable to adapt appropriately we encounter something we experience the big "S" word, SUBLUXATION.  These subluxations interfere with the transmission of signals from the brain to the body and when left uncorrected we start to experience dis-ease.

 

By removing subluxations a Chiropractor is able to return balance to the system and the body begins to heal.  This is one of the big misunderstandings of what a Chiropractor does, not that the adjustment makes us feel better, but it allows the body to heal better!  This also relates back to why many practice members choose to get their body checked for subluxation even when they are not experiencing symptoms, because once the body starts to heal and a new "normal" is established, who wants to go back to suffering through life when they can be living it!

 

If you would like to find your new normal you can schedule online or call us at 303-651-1810.

Posture

Posture, How do YOU Stack Up?

Whether sitting, standing or sleeping, our posture alludes to not only confidence but also health status!  A spine is designed to have several curves, from front to back, which act as a spring and absorb pressures through the day.  A decrease in these necessary curves will change the way forces are transferred through the body and lead a body down a path of degenerative changes (arthritis) due to poor biomechanics.

For every inch forward the head moves it adds an additional 10 pounds for the body to support, decreases lung capacity by 30%, and leads to development of an exagerated mid back "hump".  Loss of the mid back curve (thoracic kyphosis) has been shown to have a 147 % increased risk for cardiovascular disease, even if they exercised, and an increase of 144% in mortality rate. 

But there's hope, even if poor posture has plagued you for years the necessary curves can return!  If you'd like to find out more on how YOU measure up, request an appointment with Dr. Tyler!

Safety Pin Cycle

Chiropractic & the Safety Pin Cycle   

 

        

So what does this safety pin have to do with anything?  How could we apply this to Chiropractic and the body?

A safety pin can take one of two positions, either open or, as we see above, closed.  When the safety pin is closed you can see it forms an oval.  This is how we can imagine the body when it is functioning at it's full potential.  The brain (clasp on top of the pin) sends out a message through the solid beam and reaches the destination at the other end (coil), which  responds to that message and sends a singal back to the top (clasp).  This is what we see go on in the body, where the brain will send out a message to an organ or muscle, the message reaches the target and a response is relayed back to the brain!  When this cycle is complete the brain gathers important information and makes appropriate changes to the system to achieve optimum health and everyone's happy!

But what happens when that safety pin pops open?  This is a problem that we call a "Subluxation".  This big "S" word is used to explain an interuption in the connection between brain and body.  If the communication between the two are interrupted the results may or may not be noticed right away.  Changes are subtle at first and get worse as time passes.  Symptoms are often presenting long after the subluxation occured, which is why it is so important that people are getting checked for any interuption in their nervous system, even when we may feel fine.  The idea of getting checked even when we are without symptoms may be foreign, and that's because in the '80s Chiropractic came to be known as great way to relieve headaches and back pain.  Don't get me wrong, getting adjusted does wonders for easing aches and pains, but if we stop at pain relief we are missing the bigger picture.

Visit your Chiropractor, get checked, and keep your system functioning!  If you don't have a Chiropractor it's time to get out and find someone who has the integrity of your nervous system as their priority, as only a Chiropractor is trained in detecting and correcting subluxations!