North Las Vegas Chiropractic Blog

Importance of Nutrition AND Physical Health

Today I had a patient ask me, “Tara, I’m feeling great. Not just today, but for a while now. When I’m at home, I’m doing my home rehabilitation exercises and drinking my Ionix Supreme every morning. Is it the Isagenix Ionix Supreme that is making such huge improvements or is it the Chiropractic that is making such a change?

Well, to be honest, it is a little of both.

The Ionix Supreme helps your body to adapt to any stress you may be facing be it chemical, emotional, and/or physical. It gives you the nutrients you need to improve your stamina and energy levels.

Chiropractic adjustments relieve the pressure on your spinal cord and allows your body to work at an optimum level.

Both nutrition and Chiropractic go hand in hand, because both work toward giving you optimal health. You may have a perfect spine, but we all lack nutrition due to how our food is grow, and how much the land is depleated. On the other hand, you may watch what you eat and make sure to eat healthy, whole foods, but you may have a 5? abnormal curvature in your spine in your neck/upper back area which is causing you the tension and pain you’ve been experiencing there, but also the numbness and tingling you feel in your arms and hands, and possibly could be the cause of your high blood pressure due to the nerve that exit your spinal cord in that area being constricted and strangled due to that 5? abnormal curvature.

Tara F.
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Lumbar Back Pain and Chiropractic Treatment

Many individuals experience lower back pain, also referred to as lumbar back pain, below the rib cage in their body, which causes extreme pain and discomfort. It is usually contracted by individuals because of different work related activities which involve the lifting of heavy objects or long and strenuous hours for operating various machines at the workplace. Chiropractic treatment is reputed to be highly beneficial for relieving the pain of the individuals suffering from lower back pain.

What Is Lumbar Back Pain?

The lumbar or lower back area, provides support to the physical structure of a human being. It also facilitates the movement of an individual and protects different body tissues. Lumbar back pain is the pain experienced by an individual in the lower area of the spine, which may be caused due to a slipped or ruptured disc, problems in the ligaments, spinal cord or nerves.

The pain usually starts below the rib cage and eventually affects the movement of an individual. The pain may be caused because of involvement in any strenuous activity, trauma or accident. The symptoms of lumbar back pain include weakness in the leg and loss of bowel and bladder control. In some cases, the patient might also suffer from a fever along with heightened episodes of pain, while coughing or sneezing. These symptoms are glaring indications of a severe lumbar back pain experienced by an individual.

If an individual experiences lumbar pain, because of a ruptured disc, then it might exert pressure on the nerves. If the sciatic nerve is pressurized, then the individual might face excruciating pain and even problems in mobility.

It is very important to adopt certain changes in the work styles and everyday activities, in order to prevent a constant back pain from developing. Different postures at the work place prompt lower back pain in individuals which can grow to dangerously severe proportions if not treated in time. Patients of lumbar back pain require a few weeks of rest for the pain to subside successfully, whereas in extreme cases surgical treatment may also be required.

Chiropractic Care and Lumbar Back Pain

Chiropractors provide non surgical treatment procedures for different musculoskeletal disorders like carpal tunnel, sciatica, neck and back pain. They offer joint manipulation and muscle adjustment services for the quick recovery and relief of patients. The treatment is focused on therapy sessions which aim to relieve the extreme pain suffered by the patients and provide them a healthy solution to their muscle strains and back pain problems.

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Active Life at Taste and Tunes!

Active Life Health and Wellness is going to the 7th annual Taste and Tunes, a 2-day Urban Street festival that celebrates the diverse community of North Las Vegas citizens!! We will be there May 15, 2009 from 5:00pm to 11:00pm and all day Saturday, May 16, 2009. Come say hello to Mike, Ana, Candice, and Sarah while we test festival goers to see if they have nerve interference. There’s also going to be prizes, rides, great food, and amazing music! The Taste and Tunes Festival is at the North Las Vegas City Hall Campus: 2200 Civic Center Drive
North Las Vegas, Nevada. We hope to see you there!!!

The 3 most Common Sports Injuries and How to reduce their Risk

Over 200 million Americans participating in a sport at any given time, so there are bound to be sports injuries. Every year, up to 5% of the American population incurs a sports injury and has to rest at home while the injury heals. Chiropractors know that this number can be reduced significantly. Here is a closer look at the 3 most common sports injuries and how the risk of attainment can be reduced.

1 – Traumatic Injuries

Traumatic sports injuries are probably the most common types of injuries in sports. They are frequently seen in a variety of contact sports such as rugby, football and ice hockey. Possibly the most common of traumatic sports injuries, the main reason why people see chiropractors, are sprains.

When muscles are stretched beyond their limits, they cause pain. Stretched too far and they can tear. Chiropractors work with people to not only help treat these injuries but reduce their frequency. Using a variety of techniques, they help improve the joints, ensuring they can withstand more stress and perform better as well.

2 – Repetitive Stress Injuries

In many sports such as cricket, table tennis, football, running and weightlifting, players repeat a number of movements and stress the same area of their body. As such, these people are prone to a number of injuries classified as repetitive stress/motion sports injuries. In part, considering the nature of these sports, these injuries are inevitable. However, their frequency can be reduced.

Chiropractors work with athletes of such sports and help them reduce their risk of injury. How? Chiropractors simply use a number of techniques to help strengthen their joints. As a result, a stronger joint is less prone to injury.

3 – Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft tissue sports injuries are regarded as a separate type of injury as they usually occur when a severe sprain has been incurred, usually coupled with a contusion. Such an injury involves localized swelling and the production of a lot of heat. However, chiropractors know that if left untreated for too long, it takes quite a while to heal.

As such, chiropractors work to reduce the swelling as fast as possible, allowing them to properly manipulate the affected area and help reduce pain and enable faster recovery.

In many cases, sports injuries are inevitable. However, according to many medical experts, including chiropractors, their frequency can be significantly reduced.

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Maximum Sports Performance

Hey all, my name is Michael and I now work at Active Life Health and Wellness; however, I was a patient first. I crashed snowboarding and hurt my neck to the point where I couldn’t turn my head without turning my body. The treatment not only helped me with my injury, but it has increased my sports performance. I workout 3 times a week and play tennis for hours every other day, and I have noticed that I’m stronger in my workouts. In my tennis game I have noticed that I am faster, more agile, and my endurance has increased. I recommend our office to anyone who wants to want maximum sports performance and anyone who wants optimum health.

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