As a Chiropractor, we work within the realm of helping individuals not only get out of pain but avoid it by increasing their performance capacity as well. It’s been through these experiences of helping people that I’ve been able to gain the importance of these values and lessons which are worth sharing and elaborating on.
As patients not only are you expected to do "exercises" you are also expected to allot time for walks in nature, meditate, journal, sleep 8-9 hours, eat 10 servings of vegetables - oh and still show up for work on time after getting kids ready for school...before picking them up and making sure their homework is done, they aren't getting too much screen time, dinner is something everyone can enjoy and that they actually shower before bed
Habits are defined actions triggered automatically by a contextual cue that is linked to performance (1). To make sense of this, let’s think of an easy day-to-day example. Think about the habit of putting on our seat-belts (defined action) after we get into our car (contextual cue)
Read MoreResistance Bands are a great tool not only clinically, but for your at-home use as well!
When you come into our office, you will see some bands hanging up on the walls and, if your system’s needs calls for them, you will be using them quite a bit. So let’s get acquainted with the benefits of bands.
Bands offer the ability to be Multi-Planar with movement
They allow for more constant resistance/tension
This resistance/tension is variable throughout the motion
Are there great exercises out there on YouTube or WebMD or WebEx? YES!
Of course there are.
But are they the right fit for you? Maybe? Maybe not?
Part of my job is to figure out not only the right movement pattern your system needs, but the right dosage as well.
Movement Is Medicine.
We firmly believe, and it has been shown through research, that movement can be a form of medicine, that’s why the word is part of our company name.
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