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A Healthy Spine, One More Essential That Will Make Your Flint Tool Rental A Great Experience
Feb 27th
When you consider using an excavator, a jackhammer, or a hydraulic skid, does back pain come to mind? They can all create mild to severe back pain, if your spine is misaligned while you’re attempting to move dirt, concrete, blacktop, or anything else the resembles the “earth under you feet,” using any of these heavy Flint equipment rentals. However, such problems can occur, if you’re not conscientious, when using Flint tool rentals such as pressure washers, hand grinders, and even vacuums. Your spine and the rest of your musculoskeletal system must be in good shape if you are trying to do construction on the job or at home.
Before you start, be smart: It would be wise for you to have your back checked by a health care professional, like a chiropractor, before you start any job — big or small– and even before you search for an equipment or tool rentals Flint company. Your chiropractor can check to see if your spine is in good alignment. You may be advised to wear a back support or other supportive means if you have any age-related degenerative spine and joint changes.
Along with making sure that you are in healthy alignment and general musculoskeletal good health prior to starting a new project, seeing your chiropractor regularly during your project work can save you from pain and injury. Even healthy joints can be effected by heavy machinery and tool vibration. Moreover, you may be unfamiliar with particular positions and added weight when using hand tools and this can stress back, shoulder, and arm muscles.
Project Tips: Because misalignment can result from the use of heavy equipment and tools, be sure to visit your dhiropractor on a regular basis during the duration of your project. Your chiropractor may want you to put ice packs on the inflammed areas daily. In addition, stressed or strained muscles may require kineseo taping while your working on your project. In some cases, a stressed or strained muscle may necessitate rest before tackling your project again.
When your project is done: When your project is complete, it is a good idea to get a thorough chiropractic check up once again.
Do the work you enjoy! Just remember, from start to finish, you will enjoy the fruits of your labor so much more if you take precautions from beginning to end!
San Diego Chiropractor Advises: Don’t Let Just a Few Extra Pounds Put Your Joints on Overload
Mar 13th
As a San Diego Chiropractor, I counsel many individuals who come to my clinic who want to lose weight. I know how hard it can be, and I also know how important it is to lose those extra pounds. What’s the harm in being just a few pounds overweight? As we age, those pounds can add up to a large number of health issues from heart and pulmonary diseases and diabetes to back challenges and joint degeneration. Even a few additional pounds put undue stress on organs, like the heart, as well as on joints in the low back, hips, and knees. Sadly,more than half (62%) of American adults are overweight or obese, according to recent studies. That is a very significant number and an enormous dilemma (no pun intended).
Though we try to pretend otherwise, most of us know that the human body has not evolved to transport a surfeit of weight in the form of body fat. A mere excess of 20 or 30 pounds can veritably overload and encumber the joints and muscles of the body. Added weight in the belly, for instance, requires that the body compensate (counterbalance the weight) by tilting the pelvis forward. The tilt puts pressure on the joints of the low back. Painful inflammation results as this joint compression hinders nerve activity. A larger percentage of individuals that have a “spare tire”experience low back pain caused by a pinched sciatic nerve or spinal misalignments that impinge nerves as a consequence of weight-bearing stresses. If left untreated, misaligned vertebra generally create new arthritic changes in the spine over time, as well as continue to irritate the degenerative changes that have already taken place.
You’ll be happy to hear that chiropractic treatment can help. To begin with the obvious, a healthy body weight is essential in order for the musculoskeletal system to function in the way it is built to. That said, in addition, chiropractic adjustments relieve nerve compression in the spinal column and assist in getting movement back into the joints of the musculoskeletal system, such as in the low back, hips, and knees. And, of course exercise and physical activity are a lot easier, and more beneficial for the body, when the the joints have good mobility and the spine is aligned. The added benefit of exercise the, in addition to helping with weight reduction, it can actually slow the pace of degenerative changes as we age.
Healthcare professionals, like your chiropractor, can talk to you about your diet and exercise choices. In addition to treating people suffering from back pain and joint inflammation, chiropractors can provide expert guidance regarding the kinds of lifestyle changes that can help you to stay healthier, more energetic, and more active through the years. It isn’t a foregone conclusion that arthritis and immobility are just a part of the aging process. The human body was created for a lifetime of pain-free movement.
So, if you’ve been thinking that a few extra pounds won’t hurt, think again! As your chiropractor in San Diego, and someone who cares deeply about your overall health, I’d like to help you to make healthier choices. Make an appointment today!