Is chiropractic the right way to tackle low-back pain?

February 3rd, 2010

The Manga Report says it all:

F8.

In our view, the constellation of the evidence of:
1. the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of chiropractic management of low-back pain.

2. the untested, questionable or harmful nature of many current medical therapies .

3. the economic efficiency of chiropractic care for low-back pain compared with medical care.

4. the safety of chiropractic care.

5. the higher satisfaction levels expressed by patients of chiropractors, together

offers an overwhelming case in favor of much greater use of chiropractic services in the management of low-back pain.

And isn’t this really what it is all about – are patients satisfied with the treatment we offer – the answer is an overwhelming yes.

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Did you see this artical about banning butter?

January 18th, 2010

The artical is here.

Now let’s see what the response is from the butter board or whatever it’s called.

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Hitler was one of those Chiropractic denialists as well

January 14th, 2010

I saw this on youtube so it has to be true!

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Could Chiropractic prevent some cases of osteoarthritis – seems so.

January 5th, 2010

Rupert Clements, one of the chiros @ C1 writes about a powerful study showing a clear link between a lack of motion in the spinal joints and the development of osteoarthritis.

An interesting study was carried out by G.Cramer, J.Fournier, et al. in October last year titled:

Degenerative Changes Following Spinal Fixation in a Small Animal Model.

It was then published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Vol. 27 No. 3, Pgs. 141-154

The study evaluated changes in the small joints, the facet joints, of the lumbar spine after they were artificially fixed together and therefore prevented from moving.

LUMBAR facet JOINT Could Chiropractic prevent some cases of osteoarthritis   seems so.

The study used an established small animal (rat) model of spinal fixation (hypomobility) where 3 contiguous lumbar segments (L4, L5, L6) were fixed with a specially engineered vertebral fixation device. Spinal segments of control rats were compared with those of animals whose spines had been fixed for 1, 4, or 8 weeks. Subgroups of these fixation animals subsequently had the fixation device removed for 1, 2, 4, 8, or 12 weeks to evaluate the effects of attempting to re-establish normal forces to the vertebral segments following hypomobility. The joints that were fixated were examined microscopically to determine how the lack of motion affected the health of the joints. By using small animals such as mice or rats, the changes they go through in a study can be very closely observed in a way that, clearly, they can’t be in human studies.

The conclusion: These findings indicate that fixation (hypomobility) results in time-dependent degenerative changes of the Z joints (the small facet joints in the spine).

The study was a high quality study which produced some highly meaningful information.

So, what did they find? The joints that were immobilized began to break down and degenerate, while the joints that moved remained healthy. The type of breakdown that the researchers found in the fixated joints was the same as in osteoarthritis; which is the most common type of arthritis and while there are many types of arthritis, this is the type people are generally referring to when they say ‘arthritis’. They also found that the longer the joint did not move the more degenerative arthritic changes it showed. The point is that this reflects the same processes that occur in you and I and that is why it is so valuable.

So who do I pass this on to? Anyone who mentions suffering from, or wanting to avoid, arthritis. Or better yet, pass it on to the person you know who is already very health conscious, wants to stay active, and wants to learn how chiropractic care can help keep them moving and healthy!

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How can Clinical Hypnotherapy help with attaining my New Year goals?

January 5th, 2010

New Year’s Resolutions: Will Power or simply a Decision?

At this time of year, resolutions, best intentions and goals for the year ahead are not far from anyone’s awareness. But how do we set and more importantly stick to the goals that we set? We can all understand that logically it doesn’t make sense to smoke, drink to excess or eat an entire selection box, yet many of us persist! So it easy to see that the logical part of our brain is not the only part of us that we need to recruit to help us achieve goals.

What many people don’t understand is that our brain can be split into distinct parts and one of those parts is the primitive area of the brain. This is the area that doesn’t necessarily see the harm in smoking and other unhealthy habits (it is not an intellect). Unless we recruit the assistance of this area of the brain too, giving up a habit or sticking to a new regime can be incredibly difficult. A little bit like trying to drive your car forward when it is in reverse gear!

BrainIllustr How can Clinical Hypnotherapy help with attaining my New Year goals?

Many of my clients have said to me that they lack willpower and it is a common misconception that willpower is what is required to overcome challenges. In fact, willpower is what we require when we are working without the agreement of our primitive brain; we can achieve things this way but it is often difficult and a constant challenge, leading in most cases to failure!

A more effective way of achieving any goal is to get your entire brain on board, get yourself into first gear! One key way to do this is to work on our intent; to put it simply we need to decide 100% that we are going to “go for it”. When we get ourselves into this mindset where there are no get out clauses our conscious and subconscious work together to help us achieve our goal. Both the logical and primitive parts of our brain help us to succeed. Several things happen when we truly make a decision to make a change, one of these is that our brain helps us to come up with not only the motivation to succeed but also solutions to potential pitfalls and problems. We have far greater ability to overcome challenges than we often give ourselves credit for, but to access our greatest creativity we need to have the right mindset. This is the mindset of 100% intent.

If you are struggling to achieve any goal then take a step back and get your mindset right. Once you have recruited the help of all of your brain, achieving your goals becomes much easier and willpower will be obsolete. As the saying goes: “get the mindset right and the rest is easy”.

There are many examples of individuals employing this way of approaching challenges, for example many ladies give up smoking easily when they find out they are pregnant, although they might have struggled in the past. For those who believe it is simply unacceptable to smoke when pregnant it creates the mindset of 100% intent- smoking is simply not an option! I have worked with numerous clients who have recounted examples of the power of mindset.

Whatever your goals are for 2010, good luck and remember to congratulate yourself for your successes and be kind if you experience any setbacks- this too will help to ensure your ultimate success.
For information on how hypnosis can help you to achieve your goals and align your conscious and subconscious, please get in touch.

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