Good Afternoon Everyone!
There's good news!!! For those people who are thinking of having surgery for their sciatica pain, they can save their insurance company thousands of dollars and choose chiropractic care instead. This is according to the recent study: "Manipulation or Microdisketomy for Sciatica? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Study," (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, October 2010, Vol. 33 iss. 8, p: 576-584. "Researchers concluded that spinal manipulation was just as effective as microdiskectomy for patients struggling with sciatica secondary to lumbar disk herniation (LDH)." Translation: Chiropractic adjustments were equally successful for low back pain/sciatica when compared to surgery! During the study, patients would either receive surgery (Cost: $25,000.00 per procedure) or 21 chiropractic sessions (Cost: they over-estimated a cost of $100 per visit which would be $2100 total). The difference of the two methods of treatment would be $22,900 in savings and the fact that the chiropractic care will come with much less chance for negative side effects!
*The point here is if you or someone you know has low back/sciatic pain, PLEASE have them consider chiropractic care before surgery!
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
STRESS Causes CAVITIES For The Spine??
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Since being a kid, I've always understood from the dentist that eating too much sugar is bad for my teeth and can lead to having cavities. This seems to be a basic fact that is understood by most (if not all) people. One thing (among many) that I didn't know as a kid was what STRESS can do to the body. Now as a chiropractor, I see STRESS to be just as bad for spine as sugar is for the teeth. Stress can cause subluxation in the spine (kind of like cavities for the teeth). Subluxation is when a vertebra or series of vertebrae are out of alignment and or not moving properly.
Just like a cavity in a tooth, a subluxation in the spine can result in other conditions. Some examples are: pain, inflammation, poor posture, accelerated arthritis, degenerated discs, disc herniations, headaches, neck pain, low back pain, sciatica...just to name a few. One additional effect is that a subluxation of the spine can interfere with nerve flow to the body (not just parts you can feel, but also parts that you can't feel ....such as all of your internal organs). This nerve interference can result in an overall poor health (this happens as the nerve interference affects how the brain communicates with the body).
Take Home Message:
1) Sugar --> cavities --> tooth decay (and resulting conditions)
2) Stress --> spinal subluxation --> Nerve interference (overall poor health), pain, inflammation, poor posture, accelerated arthritis, degenerated discs, disc herniations, headaches, neck pain, low back pain, sciatica...just to name a few
So make sure to get your spine checked for subluxation (aka: spinal cavities) if you've been going through a large amount of stress. Also, please pass this message along to any loved ones that you think have too much stress in their life.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Since being a kid, I've always understood from the dentist that eating too much sugar is bad for my teeth and can lead to having cavities. This seems to be a basic fact that is understood by most (if not all) people. One thing (among many) that I didn't know as a kid was what STRESS can do to the body. Now as a chiropractor, I see STRESS to be just as bad for spine as sugar is for the teeth. Stress can cause subluxation in the spine (kind of like cavities for the teeth). Subluxation is when a vertebra or series of vertebrae are out of alignment and or not moving properly.
Just like a cavity in a tooth, a subluxation in the spine can result in other conditions. Some examples are: pain, inflammation, poor posture, accelerated arthritis, degenerated discs, disc herniations, headaches, neck pain, low back pain, sciatica...just to name a few. One additional effect is that a subluxation of the spine can interfere with nerve flow to the body (not just parts you can feel, but also parts that you can't feel ....such as all of your internal organs). This nerve interference can result in an overall poor health (this happens as the nerve interference affects how the brain communicates with the body).
Take Home Message:
1) Sugar --> cavities --> tooth decay (and resulting conditions)
2) Stress --> spinal subluxation --> Nerve interference (overall poor health), pain, inflammation, poor posture, accelerated arthritis, degenerated discs, disc herniations, headaches, neck pain, low back pain, sciatica...just to name a few
So make sure to get your spine checked for subluxation (aka: spinal cavities) if you've been going through a large amount of stress. Also, please pass this message along to any loved ones that you think have too much stress in their life.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tonight's Menu: Laboratory Created Meat and Vegetables...mmmmm
Good Afternoon Everyone!
Picture this: You're sitting down in a restaurant and the server tells you about the specials of the night. He says, "The special for tonight is a laboratory created steak with a side of laboratory created vegetables." Sounds amazing huh?... Yeah Right!!! I don't think their is anyone out there that would choose that meal over REAL fresh meat and vegetables.
So that tends to raise the question: "Why would anyone take a vitamin or supplement that has been created in a laboratory?" People take supplements to replace nutrients that they should be getting from natural foods in their diet. It doesn't make sense to replace these natural food nutrients with those that are created in a laboratory. The body simply responds much better to vitamins and supplements that come from organic and or whole food sources (just as it would respond better to real food as opposed to laboratory created food).
So what this means is that most of the vitamins taken such as Centrum, GNC or others from your supermarket/CVS are not as effective (if at all) as they advertise to be. When shopping for a vitamin or supplement you should look for the source of the product. The supplement should be from an organic or wholefood source. These can be found at many local health food stores, the natural section of Wegman's, Wholefoods or you can order them from our office. You'll probably pay more for the organic/wholefood supplements, but it makes more sense to pay more for something that works rather than pay less for something that doesn't work.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at drjeff@brucechiropracticonline.com
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Picture this: You're sitting down in a restaurant and the server tells you about the specials of the night. He says, "The special for tonight is a laboratory created steak with a side of laboratory created vegetables." Sounds amazing huh?... Yeah Right!!! I don't think their is anyone out there that would choose that meal over REAL fresh meat and vegetables.
So that tends to raise the question: "Why would anyone take a vitamin or supplement that has been created in a laboratory?" People take supplements to replace nutrients that they should be getting from natural foods in their diet. It doesn't make sense to replace these natural food nutrients with those that are created in a laboratory. The body simply responds much better to vitamins and supplements that come from organic and or whole food sources (just as it would respond better to real food as opposed to laboratory created food).
So what this means is that most of the vitamins taken such as Centrum, GNC or others from your supermarket/CVS are not as effective (if at all) as they advertise to be. When shopping for a vitamin or supplement you should look for the source of the product. The supplement should be from an organic or wholefood source. These can be found at many local health food stores, the natural section of Wegman's, Wholefoods or you can order them from our office. You'll probably pay more for the organic/wholefood supplements, but it makes more sense to pay more for something that works rather than pay less for something that doesn't work.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at drjeff@brucechiropracticonline.com
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The Best Bowel Movement!
Good Afternoon Everyone!
In recent weeks, we have talked a lot about nutrition and digestion. So with this week's topic, we're going over how to make sure our elimination is working the best it possibly can. That's right folks....this week we are going to talk about bowel movements and how to make sure that you have them regularly and in good form. Having proper bowel movements is very important to our health and can be fairly simple to maintain.
First, you have to maintain a high level of water in your diet ( 1/2 oz. for every pound that you weigh per day). You should try to drink your water at room temperature for best absorption and other liquids(drinks) do not qualify as water (you need good old plain water).
Second, you should have a consistent level of fiber in your diet. If you think that you're getting enough fiber in your diet because you have a bran muffin and some "fiber cereal," you would be wrong. Fact is, that most (if not all) Americans don't have enough fiber in their diets (because of the cooking and processing of foods). The best way to know you're getting the fiber you need is to use fiber supplements (fiber powder or fiber pills).
FIBER RULES:
1) Start with the recommended dosage from the bottle that you have purchased.
2) ALWAYS TAKE THE FIBER AT THE SAME TIME (give or take 15 minutes) EACH DAY!!
3) Do Not take fiber only when constipated as you will probably not get the results you are looking for, and you'll then think that taking fiber doesn't help. Take fiber everyday.
4) Read Rule #2 again and actually follow it!!!! It really works great for the digestive and elimination system of your body
Note: If you are just starting to take fiber, allow for 2-4 weeks before any real changes in your bowel movements are seen.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
In recent weeks, we have talked a lot about nutrition and digestion. So with this week's topic, we're going over how to make sure our elimination is working the best it possibly can. That's right folks....this week we are going to talk about bowel movements and how to make sure that you have them regularly and in good form. Having proper bowel movements is very important to our health and can be fairly simple to maintain.
First, you have to maintain a high level of water in your diet ( 1/2 oz. for every pound that you weigh per day). You should try to drink your water at room temperature for best absorption and other liquids(drinks) do not qualify as water (you need good old plain water).
Second, you should have a consistent level of fiber in your diet. If you think that you're getting enough fiber in your diet because you have a bran muffin and some "fiber cereal," you would be wrong. Fact is, that most (if not all) Americans don't have enough fiber in their diets (because of the cooking and processing of foods). The best way to know you're getting the fiber you need is to use fiber supplements (fiber powder or fiber pills).
FIBER RULES:
1) Start with the recommended dosage from the bottle that you have purchased.
2) ALWAYS TAKE THE FIBER AT THE SAME TIME (give or take 15 minutes) EACH DAY!!
3) Do Not take fiber only when constipated as you will probably not get the results you are looking for, and you'll then think that taking fiber doesn't help. Take fiber everyday.
4) Read Rule #2 again and actually follow it!!!! It really works great for the digestive and elimination system of your body
Note: If you are just starting to take fiber, allow for 2-4 weeks before any real changes in your bowel movements are seen.
Yours in Health,
Dr. Jeff
Bruce Chiropractic Center
856-547-6587
Any medical information provided in Doctor Jeff's Blog is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her health professional. Any information provided is not meant to diagnose, treat or manage any specific disease/condition.Doctor Jeff's Blog respects the confidentiality of individual patients and site visitors. All clinical anecdotes are compliant with HIPAA regulations.
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