Structure & Function Chiropractic-Rehab

4 years running! Thank you to all who voted for my recognition!

The inconvenient truth. Pain is only an alarm. Our bodies heal. In a healthy nervous system the alarm should go silent. We need to stop blaming old injuries for our current pain and fully heal.
Here at Structure & Function Chiropractic-Rehab we address this reality and get to a better tomorrow!

Thank You!!

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/12/1148503294/sitting-all-day-can-be-deadly-5-minute-walks-can-offset-harms
If you sit for work you need to read!!

Sitting all day can be deadly. 5-minute walks can offset harms People who get regular short bouts of exercise are less likely to develop diabetes, dementia and heart disease, a new study finds. And an added benefit - regular movement puts people in a better mood.

Thank you!

I was going through literature and I found this gem out of the Ukraine.
If we treat upper back pain w/muscle spasm utilizing Complex Therapy we can have a 90% plus success rate.
Complex therapy was defined as medication (as warranted), Balneological therapy (mineral baths), Acupuncture, mud treatments, Under Water stretching, massage, Manual Therapy, and Physiotherapy.

So get to your favorite Spa and I can provide the manual therapy.

A spa day for pain! love it!

Koziolkin OA, Miedviedkova SO, Liakhova ІМ, Malakhova SM, Lisova OO, Cherepok ОО. Complex treatment of patients with vertebral thoracalgia using manual therapy and physical rehabilitation.

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I have to share with you all an email that I just received from the NOI group. This is an organization dedicated to teach practitioners of all stripes where the current evidence on pain stands.
This email was drafted by Dr. David Butler PHD. I thank him for his work in my practice daily! I could not have voiced this concern I see and hear all the time. Enjoy!

"The folklore surrounding intervertebral disc injury has inspired some wildly descriptive and unhelpful language. Slipped disc wins by a mile, but you can also blow a disc, bulge a disc, pop a disc, even say I've got a disc. I once heard someone say that they had mulched a disc! You could use more medical terms and say you have a ruptured, herniated or pr*****ed disc. Googling images of prolapse is definitely not helpful.

I heard a new one the other day that made me recoil. "The doc' said I've shunted a disc out in my neck.” I didn't know how to respond initially! I thought shunt... that's what trains do. Shunting is a powerful and almost unstoppable force. The term is quite ideophonetic as the sound and the association provoke ideas and imagery. I thought of a shunting train moving between other trains at a railway station. And then I thought you can't really unshunt either. What a mean word when applied to an already linguistically unstable body part.

I couldn't let it go of course, but I couldn't resist starting my story telling with "let me stop you in your tracks for a moment. Your neck is no railway station and it's certainly no train crash in there either".

I am sure it's best to leave shunted for the railway yard.

Has anyone heard of any other language for perceptions of disc injury? Head over to noijam to comment and discuss.

- David"

So, below is a TED talks link that is incredible. It has a focus on what we know about how we cognitively work, via a pain level and beyond. It is a beautiful and accurate statement on the current knowledge base. My mind works like he talks, fast and furious. Try to keep up, because I could not have described these complex concepts better than he did.

The happy secret to better work We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.

So, the seasons finally flipped!
Kids are back to school, Colds are beginning and more wonderful viruses to be exchanged.
Remember to get your sleep, get your veggies, and keep moving!
All simple, proven ways to assist our bodies in keeping healthy!

My good friend, for full disclosure, just texted me this response
"Structure & Function Chiropractic Rehab is the biggest reason why I was able to make it through the demands that the leadville 100 training required. I've seen my share of running injuries and no one comes close to understanding what it takes to keep you running like Dr. Otto Geiseman IV- hands down the best around!" Keith Kohler

This gentleman is an individual that would shine despite any physical outputs! It has been an honor to repeat his advice that he gave to me several years prior and reassure him that he is more than capable! I thank you for your trust!
I have posted a link to the Leadville website to allow more of us to appreciate the undertaking that this individual has embarked upon!
http://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/run/leadvilletrail100run/