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1st Wednesday CHECKUP Drive

May 6th, June 3rd, July 4th

As part of our Community Health Awareness Program, the first Wednesday of every month is day for every parent or grandparent to bring their children and grandchild Digital Spine & Nervous System Scan

ren to receive a digital CHECKUP SCAN of the spine and the nervous system (a $25 value) in exchange for a $10 donation to the Open Hands Community Food Pantry. Parents who often appreciate the importance of CHECKUPS for their child's teeth, hearing, eyes, ears, nose, and throat draw a blank when it comes to their child's spine. In fact, a spinal checkup could be one of the most important of your child's life. Should we schedule a spine + nervous system checkup scan for your child, or should we wait and repair them as damaged adults 20 years from now? Call the office to reserve today. By appointments only. You have the right to rescind within 72 hours any obligation to pay for services performed on the same day, in addition to discounted services.

HOW TO STAY YOUNG FOR 100 YEARS

Open for public. Tuesdays, from 6-6:30 PM

Americans today are living longer than we were fifty and a hundred years ago. Would you rather spend THE NEXT 30, 50, or 70 years of your life in pain, immobility, and sufferring, or would you rather be in the best shape possible? Learn the secret here. For the public and especially patients who started care and want to get the best possible results in the least amount of time, with the least amount of cost, by learning common things that people do that sabotage their health / progress in our office and tips to get the best results faster and maintain it. Limited seating. Call (502) 839-7171 to reserve seats today.

April is GARDENER'S BLOOMING BACK Awareness Month

As springtime approaches, weather warms up and leaves turn green, many people will spend more time outside planting bulbs, mowing the lawn and pulling weeds. Gardening can provide a great workout, but with all the bending, twisting, reaching and pulling, your body may not be ready for exercise of the garden variety. Gardening can be enjoyable, but it is important to stretch your muscles before reaching for your gardening tools. The back, upper legs, shoulders, and wrists are all major muscle groups affected when using your green thumb. A warm-up and cool-down period is as important in gardening as it is for any

other physical activity. Performing simple stretches during these periods will help alleviate injuries, pain and stiffness. To make gardening as fun and enjoyable as possible, it is important to prepare your body for this type of physical activity. The following stretches will help to alleviate muscle pain after a day spent in your garden. (If you recently injured yourself or have an unstable spinal condition, make sure to seek chiropractic care first before trying these stretches or even thinking about gardening.)

Garden Fitness Stretches

• Before stretching for any activity, breathe in and out, slowly and rhythmically; do not bounce or jerk your body, and stretch as far and as comfortably as you can. Do not follow the no pain, no gain rule. Stretching should not be painful.
• While sitting, prop your heel on a stool or step, keeping the knees straight. Lean forward until you feel a stretch in the back of the thigh, or the hamstring muscle. Hold this position for 15 seconds. Do this once more and repeat with the other leg.
• Stand up, balance yourself, and grab the front of your ankle from behind. Pull your heel towards your buttocks and hold the position for 15 seconds. Do this again and repeat with the other leg.
• While standing, weave your fingers together above your head with the palms up. Lean to one side for 10 seconds, then to the other. Repeat this stretch three times.
• Do the "Hug your best friend." Wrap your arms around yourself and rotate to one side, stretching as far as you can comfortably go. Hold for 10 seconds and reverse. Repeat two or three times. Finally, be aware of your body technique, form and posture while gardening. Kneel, don't bend, and alternate your stance and movements frequently.

When the Bulbs are Planted... If you already feel muscle aches and pains and did not complete the warm-up and cool-down stretches, there are ways to alleviate the discomfort. Apply a cold pack on the area of pain for the first 48 hours or apply a heat pack after 48 hours, and consider chiropractic care.

Chiropractic care works on correcting misaligned or out of place vertebrae and can remove the pressure placed on the nerve endings that line the surface of the joint and course through the space between the joints, reducing pain and improving flexibility and function. Call us today at (502) 839-7171 to schedule your consultation. *You have the right to rescind within 72 hours any obligation to pay for services performed on the same day, in addition to discounted services.

MAY is FIBROMYALGIA Awareness Month

Fibromyalgia is a common condition characterized by widespread pain in joints, muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Some other problems commonly linked with fibromyalgia include fatigue, morning stiffness, sleep problems, headaches, numbness in hands and feet, depression, and anxiety.

Fibromyalgia can develop on its own, or secondary to other musculoskeletal conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic lupus. Diagnosis of fibromyalgia requires a history of at

least three months of widespread pain, and pain and tenderness in a least 11 of 18 tender-point sites. These tender-point sites include fibrous tissue or muscles of the Neck, Shoulders, Chest, Rib Cage, Lower Back, Thighs, Knees, Arms (elbows) and Buttocks. The overwhelming characteristic of fibromyalgia is long-standing, body-wide pain with defined tender points. Tender points are distinct from trigger points seen in other pain syndromes. (Unlike tender points, trigger points can occur in isolation and represent a source of radiating pain, even in the absence of direct pressure.)

Fibromyalgia pain can mimic the pain experienced by people with various types of arthritis. The soft-tissue pain of fibromyalgia is described as deep-aching, radiating, gnawing, shooting or burning, and ranges from mild to severe. Fibromyalgia sufferes tend to waken with body aches and stiffness.

Respected rheumatologist Dr. Frederick Wolfe, MD, points out that chiropractic treatment helps these patients. Dr. Wolfe is a well-known investigator of fibromyalgia, and is clinical professor, Department of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine. In 1985, he and his colleagues interviewed fibromyalgia patients and control subjects using a structured questionnaire. Wolfe wrote, "In our current series, we asked patients to indicate if a drug or treatment had reduced their pain ... Of interest is that patients reported more benefit from 'life-style' modifications such as rest and relaxation than from other interventions. Chiropractic treatment also scored among the most effective measures." Wolfe F: The clinical syndrome of fibrositis. Am. J. Medicine 81 (suppl 3A): 7-14, 1986.

Chiropractic care works on relieving pain and symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. Call us today at (502) 839-7171 to schedule your consultation. *You have the right to rescind within 72 hours any obligation to pay for services performed on the same day, in addition to discounted services.