June 2024 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic Spinal Movement & Blueberries Both are Good for You!
Ever wanted to see your spine move under your chiropractor’s hand? Exciting studies – at least to your Elgin chiropractor! - are underway leading in that direction! A recent study was just distributed that documented the reliability of ultrasound measurement of spinous process gapping - the alteration in distance between the spinous processes as they gap - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is so precise a treatment protocol that specific segment motion can be provoked. Say, for a patient who has pain due to an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have revealed that Cox® Technic widens the area of the spine’s intervertebral foramen by 28% allotting a herniated disc spavce to not physically aggravate a spinal nerve. Movement of the spinal vertebrae (mean) in flexion was 3.68° with 0.80 mm separation. (2,3) Very good! Chiropractic care at Connected Chiropractic helps decrease back pain and leg pain so our Elgin chiropractic patients can return to living their lives! One day, technology may even permit us, you and your chiropractor, to see the changes in real time. Quite sensational!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox® Technic protocols, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the documented benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Flavonoids – polyphenolic compounds that make fruits and vegetables colorful – are well-known for being antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging as well as valuable in improving cardiovascular health and increasing memory. A new study added to this list by noting that the more one eats flavonoid-rich foods, the lower the risk one has of having type 2 diabetes (4) while another noted just how well eating fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, particularly in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need more of both to attain as noteworthy an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound found in blueberries is one that may help the management of obesity and mental well-being. (6) Eating wild blueberries showed better mental affect and executive function after one dose of blueberries in adults with depressive symptoms. (7) Blueberries are good! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!
Connected Chiropractic keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to provide you with the best Elgin chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your passing this info onto others who may be interested, too. We look forward to seeing you soon!