Video: Paint the Fence (Shoulders and Upper Back)
Do you remember this scene from Karate Kid? This exercise helps the upper back and shoulder areas to gain mobility and improve posture, decreasing tension and pain.
Research: How Exercise Helps to Prevent & Alleviate Pain
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Some key points from this article:
- Regular exercise produces pain relief through multiple mechanisms including alterations in the central and peripheral nervous system.
- “Repeated exercise as an intervention is commonly prescribed for conditions such as low back pain, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia with moderate to strong evidence of effectiveness due to favorable effects in reducing pain severity and improving physical function, cognition, sleep, mental health and more.”
- Routine exercise prevents or reduces pain including inflammatory, muscle, neuropathic, and osteoarthritic pain types.
- Routine exercise slows or prevents osteoarthritis.
- “Most notably exercise shows the ability to dampen the presence of pro-inflammatory immune cells and cytokines at locations of pain.
- Exercise has several systemic effects that reduce pain at the level of the brain, spinal cord, and in the periphery.
- “Prior exercise can impact how the immune system responds to later insults to prevent the onset of muscle pain.”
- Regular exercise acts as an anti-inflammatory treatment.
- “Repeated bouts of physical exercise may enhance the immune response, reinforce antioxidative capacity, reduce oxidative stress and increase the efficiency of energy generation, thus inducing an anti-inflammatory state and reducing the incidence of inflammatory diseases.”
- “Routine exercise shows positive benefits when performed either before or after onset of pain.”
- “Exercise should be utilized as a first-line intervention for individuals with chronic pain due to its ability to positively impacts various physiological systems to prevent and alleviate pain.”
Room Available on 2nd Floor for Massage Therapist, etc.
After ten amazing years in our building, Chrisanthi Fekkos is scaling back her massage practice and her room will become available this fall. She is truly one of the best bodyworkers you will find. She will be missed!
We are excited to look for an additional practitioner for the second floor of our office.
Do you know anyone who might wish to join us? Massage therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture, nutrition, etc. – any great service in the health field will be considered.
Check out this flyer for more info and please pass on to anyone you know who might be interested. Thank you!
Chiropractic Office Closed Dates
The office will have limited hours on Thursday, July 24th, open only from 8:15 am-11:45 am.
The office will be closed Friday, July 25th.
Recipe of the Month: Paleo Carne Asada Bowl
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Try this easy and tasty Paleo Carne Asada Bowl.
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