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Chiropractic Care Ltd. in Homewood is pleased to announce the arrival of the latest start-of-the-art Cox 8 Flexion Distraction Decompression Table

 

Chiropractic Care Ltd., in Homewood, is pleased to announce the arrival of the latest start-of-the-art Cox 8 Flexion Distraction Decompression table, the instrument of choice to address your spinal concerns from neck to lower back. The new table is amazing, allowing for even more personalization to each patient's individual needs. Its new controls allow the doctor's focus to be exclusively on your spine, where it belongs.

The research behind the Cox System of Spinal Pain Management continues to grow, including research performed by Dr. Ralph Kruse at Loyola Medical School, and research papers published by Dr. Kruse and many other certified chiropractors who perform this specialized type of spinal manipulation. From low back and leg pain (sciatica) to neck and arm pain (cervical radiculopathy) to post-surgical continued pain to pain related to pregnancy, Cox Flexion Distraction's published articles list is constantly increasing with satisfying patient outcomes and documented biomechanical and physiologic changes. When it's your spine we're talking about, you want the procedure to be proven!

With the new table, we are even better equipped to deliver this evidence and research-based, scientifically documented technique. The Cox 8 Table is an instrument that:

- allows mobilization in all spinal ranges of motion (not just flexion)
- allows full spinal application (cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacroiliacs)
- has published protocols for its application

We are extremely excited to have this new advanced table to help us in our hands-on care of your spine. It's the perfected instrument for the proven chiropractic technique!

                              

 

 For more information, please visit our website -just click here!

 

Chiropractic Care Millennium Park - 30 N. Michigan Avenue - Suite 605 - Chicago, IL 60602 - Phone: 312-269-5556

Chiropractic Care, Ltd. - 2417 W. 183rd Street - Homewood, IL 60430 - Phone: 708-798-5556

You're Taller in The Morning!

Did you know that you're taller when first arising in the morning than you will be the rest of the day? It's true. Your spinal discs, the "shock absorbers" between your vertebrae that are responsible for guiding their movement, are both electric and dynamic.

The spinal discs consist of two parts, an inner gel-like material, which is surrounded and contained by a ligament-like structure. These parts, along with the facet joints work together to control the movement of one vertebra on another for normal spinal motion. And it's strange to consider, but these disks are electric. They contain positive and negative charges which affect the fluid content, and these charges vary according to your movements and resting postures throughout the day. Typically these movements will cause a loss of disc fluid, and by the end of the day you are about two centimeters shorter than you were when you woke up. That's almost an inch!

Since your spine is a dynamic structure, responding to compressive and dynamic forces through the day, it's critical that you ensure proper spinal movement and mechanics. That's where your chiropractor comes in! At Chiropractic Care we utilize spinal manipulation, including Cox Flexion Distraction to allow proper spinal motion which is required for the discs to maintain their health. Improper movement leads to excess stress on the discs and premature deterioration. At Chiropractic Care we can also provide you with home rehabilitative exercises and even dietary supplements that will help to maintain the health of your discs for years to come.

Please visit our website or call our offices for more information - 312.269.5556 or 708.798.5556

                  

 

An apple a day does even more than you may think!

You’ve heard the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Well, now there’s research that backs that up, and shows that eating apples may extend your lifespan, significantly lower your cholesterol, and help you to lose weight!

Apples are high in antioxidants, specifically polyphenols, which help to protect the cells and tissues of your body from all kinds of environmental damage and the aging process. Studies show that fruit flies lived 10% longer when apples were in their diet, and not only that, they were able to walk, climb and move around better and longer.

In another study, human adults who ate an apple a day for just four weeks reduced their bad cholesterol (LDL) by 40%! Such a simple diet modification should be seriously considered, especially by those using cholesterol lowering medications. While the medications can be effective, they are not without serious side effects.

Finally, eating that one apple a day about 15 minutes before a meal causes people to eat 15% less at that meal. This is most likely due to the fiber and bulk of the apple causing a feeling of fullness sooner, and over the long term will lead to significant weight loss. In all these studies, eating the whole apple is suggested to provide the most benefit. The skin is packed with antioxidants and fiber and the whole apple is only about 120 calories on average. In other words, it’s much better if you eat it whole instead of as applesauce or an apple pie! But by all means chop one up and put it in a salad, or slice one and have it with some cheese.

To learn more, please click on the links.

Apples     Apples     and more Apples!

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Rotator Cuff

The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons that surround the shoulder, supporting it and helping it to move through certain ranges of motion. It is a common area of complaint in the population since rotator cuff tendinopathy can result from injury, chronic overuse, or even just age. Degeneration of the tendons and shoulder joint causes a dull, toothache-like pain that can be worse at night. Acute tendonitis usually causes a burning type of pain which can be severe with reaching, repetitive motions, or attempting to lift the arm upwards, especially to the side of the body and overhead. Rotator tendon tears can cause pain at night and when resting and may cause weakness and inability to lift the arm.

Shoulder pain and stiffness can also be caused from adhesive capsulitis, the medical term for frozen shoulder. This condition usually starts between 45 to 60 years of age and can become slowly and progressively worse.

If you suffer from shoulder pain, the rotator cuff may be responsible and chiropractic can help. Through physiotherapy modalities such as ultrasound, massage therapy, trigger point therapy and electric therapy, healing can be stimulated, and various manual treatments by your chiropractor can put you on the road to recovery.

Specific home rehabilitative exercises that stabilize and strengthen the rotator cuff may be prescribed to help prevent a recurrence of shoulder problems in the future. Our offices also offer Kinesio taping and muscle activation technique (M.A.T.) which are effective in supporting and strengthening the muscles of the shoulder.

If you’ve been dealing with shoulder pain, give us a call at either office to schedule an appointment.

 

                           

 

 

 

 

Pregnancy...and Lower Back Pain

Nearly 75% of women experience lower back or pelvic pain at some point during their pregnancies, and 80% of them report that it restricts their daily home and work activities. Despite how common it is, studies show that very few of them receive any care for the pain. Don’t suffer or let your friends or loved ones suffer!

There is an effective treatment available for relief of pregnancy-related lower back and pelvic pain and it is available at Chiropractic Care in Homewood and Chicago. Dr. Ralph Kruse is a certified practitioner and instructor of Cox manipulation, and member of the American Pregnancy Association. Dr. Kruse has authored the chapter on this topic in “Low Back Pain: Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Treatment,” which is the premier text for doctors treating back pain with manipulation written by James Cox, D.C..

This is a safe, gentle, and proven treatment, and since it’s done while lying on your side, it can be used at any time during the pregnancy, even in the last trimester when the abdomen is growing and back pain is the most common. If you or someone you know are pregnant with back pain and possibly sciatica, give one of our offices a call.

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Back Pain

A common question regarding back pain is, “When should I seek treatment?”

One of the reasons it’s common is that back pain is common. 80% of us will experience it at some point in our lives. A new study shows that seeking care sooner rather than later is the key to having the best outcome.

Those patients who seek care for their lower back pain when it is still in the acute phase (the first few weeks) were much better off a year later. Typical improvement in their pain level was 90%. For those who waited until their pain was chronic, the outcome of treatment is much less optimistic. A year later, their relief was somewhere between 50-80%.

It should be noted that either outcome is desirable compared to not seeking treatment at all.

Back pain that goes untreated into the chronic phase rarely resolves on its own, and often leads to pain in other areas of the body, including neck and middle back and shoulder pain due to altered posture and activity levels.

When should you seek treatment for lower back pain? As soon as possible!

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As little as 15 minutes a day!

If you are in your 30s, 40s, or (especially) 50s and feel great, I bet you are concerned about keeping it that way!

Back pain, including some episodes that are severe and at least partially debilitating, is extremely common. Up to 80% of the population will experience back pain it at some point in their life.

A new study shows that you may be able to keep back pain away in as little as 15 minutes a day with exercises that encourage balance and lower back muscle control. You do not have to become a gym rat or a cardio monster to take care of your back.

As busy as we all (think we) are, there are 15 minutes somewhere in our days to be proactive in caring for our lower backs. Check out our website at coxchirocare.com, and talk to us about which exercises are best for you!

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Acupuncture & Chronic Pain

A recent study, financed by the National Institutes of Health and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that acupuncture can provide relief for migraines, osteoarthritis, and other forms of chronic pain.

This was a meta-study, which combines the results of many other research projects, and included data from nearly 18,000 patients. It showed that acupuncture, which involves inserting small needles at various places on the body to stimulate “acupoints,” outperformed many standard treatments when used by people suffering from headaches, and chronic back, neck and shoulder pain.

The researchers stated they think this is firm, robust evidence supporting the use of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain. Their painstaking analysis which included a team of investigators from around the world took six years to complete.

Acupuncture is already one of the most practiced forms of alternative medicine in the country, and is offered by many hospitals and doctor’s offices, including Chiropractic Care Millennium Park and Chiropractic Care Homewood.

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