The Magic of Motion 

The human body is designed to move. Normal spinal motion allows the spine to move in turning, side motion and forward/backward. The movement also allows nerve signals from the brain to successfully travel through the spinal cord to all parts of the body.

Lack of normal motion can cause the brain to lose communication with the body, and the (remove) decrease the brain’s ability to control and coordinate it. A decrease in motion can occur from emotional stress, dietary stress, toxic overload, and physical stress.

Stress causes tension to build up in the muscles and joints of the body. This tension causes alterations in the normal structural alignment of the spine. The tension build-up can actually cause increased irritation and heightened sensitivity of the nervous system, resulting in pain.

Physical loss of motion can occur from traumas, auto accidents, falls, birth trauma, sports injuries, repetitive motion injuries and poor posture. According to the CDC (spell out) the average child, before they enter their teens, has had over 1000 physical traumas, while the average American has seven auto accidents in their lifetime. Auto accidents occur at a rate of 1.2 per second in the U.S. That is more than 103,600 accidents per day.

This loss of motion from trauma results in stress on the body, joints and nervous system. According to the Spine Institute of San Diego the damage from automobile collisions may not show up for days, weeks, months or years. Such symptoms as headaches, decreased mobility, stiffness, and back pain can occur following trauma, while osteoarthritis may not show up for years.

The force transferred to the body from an average rear-end collision, in a normal, mid-sized car, may be as high as five times the force of the actual collision. In a 10 mile-per-hour accident, the transferred force may accelerate the body up to nearly 50 mph. Women are usually hurt more in accidents, because most women have less muscle strength and body mass than men.

Chiropractic is a safe, effective, non-drug approach to reducing the effects of stress on a body. Chiropractors spend years learning to restore normal motion to the spine and joints of the body. Improved motion results in improved brain and nervous system communication, and improved body health and function. Chiropractic as a non-invasive health care option has been validated in numerous studies. 

In a comparative study presented at the International Conference on Spinal Manipulation in Washington, D.C., chiropractic care successfully restored spinal motion to patients with low back pain and walking dysfunction, while those patients receiving conventional care, including physiotherapy had no change in their walking pattern. 

A study in the Journal of Orthopedic Medicine found that 94% of patients with neck pain, restricted movement and neurological symptoms responded positively to chiropractic treatment. In a 2 year study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, patients who had received chiropractic care for neck and back pain experienced increased mobility and less pain, as well as significantly lower health care costs compared to patients receiving other treatment options. 

Many medical physicians today recognize the role that chiropractic can have in integrative health care. As reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 50% of the Rheumatologists had referred their patients to alternative health care practitioners, mostly chiropractors.

When chiropractic restores motion to the joints of the body it can be magical. Ability to turn the head, bend over easily, walk and move without pain is often instantaneous after chiropractic treatment. Movement, walking and exercise can become easy again. Even a ten-minute walk becomes doable, which is important. A California State University found that a 10-minute walk is enough to increase energy, alter mood, and affect a positive outlook for up to 2 hours.

To see if chiropractic can increase your mobility call TLC Holistic Wellness at (734) 664 - 0339 to schedule a no charge consultation and free spinal motion evaluation. 

Life Essentials

 Posted on September 22, 2014 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, BS, DC, ND

                                         Life Essentials

                                              By Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, BS, DC, ND

The essential requirements for survival have not changed. There are four key factors that determine how long and how well you survive. Theses are unchangeable, and essential to life: air, water, food and motion.  Posted on September 22, 2014 by Dr. Carol Ann Fischer, BS, DC, ND

You need oxygen to survive, which you get from breathing the air. Most people do not breathe deeply, but breathe shallowly. Without deep breathing, you can have difficulty getting sufficient oxygen. This is why exercise is important. You breathe deeper during and after exercise. Without sufficient air, you cannot survive more than 3 minutes.

Your body is 70-75%. Without sufficient water you cannot survive more than 3 days. It is estimated that over 80% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Dehydration has been linked to most major common conditions like allergies, headaches, back pain, digestive disorders, fatigue, depression, arthritis, skin issues, degenerative diseases and more. The type of water that you consume influences the efficiency of your hydration. You lose ½ your weight in ounces daily through normal body function. If you do not replace this amount with water that can get into your cells to hydrate and flush out toxins, you become dehydrated.

Water that cam actually get into the cels to hydrate the body is essential. Not all waters are created equal. All the man-made chemicals, toxins, pesticides and cleaners end up in our city and well water. 

The most efficient way to get the best water is to use a water processor to remove these contaminants. A good water system not only filters the water, but it also changes the water so it is more hydrating.

You cannot survive more than 3 weeks without food. Food is an essential component to life, but the type of food consumed matters. Food in its whole and raw form is the most natural food for the body. Processed, manmade food with chemicals and preservatives, composed of artificial ingredients, cannot nourish and rebuild your body. Nutritional supplements made from foods are most utilized by your body, compared to synthetic manmade products. The type of food and nutrients consumed determines the quality of your survival.

The last ingredient essential for survival is motion. Your body was designed to move daily. Current cultural habits require people to sit 80% of the time. Sitting with little motion decreases the mobility of spinal joints, and body fluids. While the heart pumps blood, lymphatic fluid needs body motion. Both spinal joints and lymphatic fluid rely on your movement and exercise for health. Without sufficient motion, joints become stiff and arthritic, and lymphatic fluid flow becomes sluggish, weakening your immune system.

Exercise moves the muscles. If there is stiffness and soreness with movement, it indicates that the joints are fixed in their motion. Chiropractic is the simplest. safest and most effective way to gently mobilize stiff and limited joints, allowing freer motion, and reducing joint pain while exercising. 

If any of these 4 essentials are non-optimal, your body experiences stress. The stress response is an inherent body reaction that releases hormones to deal with stress. This results in a hormonal imbalance that creates physical indicators like fatigue, unwanted weight gain, pain, digestive issues, allergies and more.

The solution to longevity is to decrease the stress on the body by ensuring that the 4 key essential ingredients to survival are at optimal levels. By fixing the cause of your body stress, the stress response reduces, your body can repair, and survival is enhanced. 

Visit www.TLCHolisticWellness.com for more information and free public workshop dates on Life Essentials, or call (734) 664-0339.