Posts Tagged ‘spinal degeneration’
Friday, February 20th, 2009
no one warms up properly before they exercise. Inside our tendons we have little organs called golgi tendon organs that are actually stretch receptors. When a doctor checks your reflexes, we take our little hammer and bang on this organ and it sends a signal to the spinal cord and back to the muscle and makes it contract. When you hold a muscle stretch, this organ sends a signal to our brains and in turn our brains send signals to our blood vascular system to start rerouting more blood to that muscle. The more blood in the muscle, the more flexible it will become, and the more nutrients and oxygen will be ready for the exercise. The problem with golf is that no one stretches before they swing the clubs. The golf swing causes a tremendous amount of strain on the lower back from the driving twisting motion, let alone the resistant forces that happen when you hit the ground. and this strain causes micro tears in your tendons and ligaments which leads to inflammation and scar tissue formation 6 weeks later and the begining stages of spinal degeneration. If you do this 2 times per week, the scar tissue builds up quickly and before you know you have a big problem the damage is already done. But it is fixable. I can show you how to proper warm up with some simple stretching exercises and i have a special traction table that will rehab the scar tissue in your spine and restore your normal range of motion so you once again swing pain free.
dr mike
scottsdale chiropractic
480 607 4436
Tags: chiropractic, Dr. michael halsam, exercise, golf, pain free swing, scar tissue, scottsdale chiropractic, scottsdale chiropractor, spinal degeneration, sports injuries, stretching exercises
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Did you know that osteoporosis is a disease that effects mostly women after menopause. And that their bones can become so brittle that they can actually collapse in on themselves from just the slightest pressure or strain. The main cause of osteoporosis is due to menopause. When a woman goes through menopause they lose their normal levels of sex hormones. Estrogen and progesterone besides controlling a womans’ reproductive cycle, they are also responsible for taking calcium from the blood and putting it back into the bones. When the levels of these hormones drop off there is no catalyst left in the body to restore the bones normal calcium levels. Cortisone, another hormone in our bodies, which is produced in the adrenal gland does not decrease with age. It’s primary function in our bodies is to reduce inflammation which happens to us every day, all day, from normal activities and from traumas. Besides reducing inflammation, cortisone also removes calcium from the bones, and puts it into the bloodstream. See the blood likes to have a specific number of all of the electrolytes in it, in order to maintain our daily homeostasis. And the correct amounts of these electrolytes in the blood are regulated by the kidneys. If your blood is low on calcium, cortisone will take some from the bones and put it in the blood and the kidney will excrete any excess through the urine. So everyday post menopausal women will lose a little more calcium from their bones until they eventually get too weak. When women swallow more calcium in their diets, it helps to slow or delay this process. And in the past few years women have begun using hormone replacement therapy along with excess dietary calcium to prevent and or reverse osteoporosis. If you would like more information check out our website,
Dr Mike
www.arizona-chiropractic.com
480 607 4436
Tags: calcium, chiropractic, cortisone, Dr. michael halsam, estrogen, menopause, nutrition, osteoporosis, spinal degeneration, supplements
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Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Did you know that according to Newsweek (April 2004) the number one cause of disability in our country is arthritis? Did you know that the best way to help the body heal from, as well as prevent arhritis and spinal degeneration is through maintaining a proper spinal alignment? When the spine is aligned and functioning normally, there is a less degree of damage to the soft tissue supporting the spine. Every day life stresses place strain on our ligaments, tendons, muscles and joints. Damage to our soft tissues (the collagen really) triggers a bio chemical reaction in our body called inflammation. This inflammation reaction from the damage tissues causes white blood cells to increase blood flow and bio chemicals to the damages area to clean up and remove the dead cells. This process is also responsible for the symptoms of soreness, stiffness, numbness, and pain that we feel. This process also initiates the formation of scar tissue over the next 6-8 weeks even up to 6 months. The problem, it starts all over again tomorrow, and after years of this our bodies tend to wear out prematurely. Chiropractic helps to reduce the stresses and strain to our spines by keeping the spinal joints moving through their normal ranges of motion, limiting the daily damage of our stressful lives. If someone you love is suffering with arthritis pain bring them by our scottsdale chiropractic clinic, your first visit is complimentary.
Dr Mike
480 607 4436
Tags: arthritis, chiropractic, Dr. michael halsam, pain, scottsdale chiropractic, spinal degeneration
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Glucosamine sulfate, chondroitin sulfate amd MSM, three supplements you have probably heard alot about over the last few years. Unfortunately no one seems to eat glucosamine in their daily diet anymore. So when our joints and disc materials break down from stress there are no new nutrients for the cells to use for repair. Glucosamine has been used by millions of arthritis sufferers worldwide for many years now with great results. Glucosamin combinations provide safe, effective relief, with little or no side effects. Plus they are relatively inexpensive. When taken daily over a period of a few months patients have shown to have imporved range of motion to all the effected joints. MSM which is a derivative of a cream called DMSO, popular back in the 80’s and was then out-lawed by thes FDA, probably cause it worked too well has shown very good anti inflammatory properties that help with pain relief. Our scottsdale chiropractic clinic sells the full line of liquid health vitamins at wholesale prices.
Dr Mike
Scottsdale chiropractor
480 607 4436
Tags: arthritis, chiropractic, disc disease, Dr. michael halsam, scottsdale chiropractic, scottsdale chiropractor, spinal degeneration, supplements, vitamins
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