June 2024 Healthy News from Pure Chiropractic Spinal Movement & Blueberries Both are Good for You!
Are you curious about what your spine looks like moving under your chiropractor’s hand? Exciting studies – at least to your Concord, NC chiropractor! - are underway leading in that direction! A recent study was just released that documented the reliability of ultrasound measurement of spinous process separation - the change in distance between the spinous processes as they open - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is a particular treatment protocol that specific segment motion can be prompted. Say, for a patient experiencing pain due to an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have shown that Cox® Technic widens the area of the spine’s intervertebral foramen by 28% allowing a herniated disc room 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 Pure Chiropractic helps reduce back pain and leg pain so our Concord, NC chiropractic patients can return to living their lives! Some day, technology may even permit us, you and your chiropractor, to see the changes as they are happening. Quite exciting!
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 boosting memory. A new study added to this list by explaining that higher consumption of flavonoid-rich foods was linked with reducing type 2 diabetes risk (4) while another noted just how well eating fruits and vegetables enhanced memory and attention, especially in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need a higher dose of both to get as noteworthy an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound found in blueberries is one that may assist the management of obesity and mental well-being. (6) Eating wild blueberries exhibited better mental affect and executive function after a single dose of blueberries in adults with depressive symptoms. (7) Blueberries are great! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!
Pure Chiropractic keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to give you the best Concord, NC chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your sharing this info with your family and friends, too. See you soon!