June 2024 Healthy News from Aurora Chiropractic Center Spinal Movement & Blueberries Both are Good for You!
Ever wanted to see your spine move under your chiropractor’s hand? Exciting studies – at least to your Juneau chiropractor! - are in progress and leaning in that direction! A new study was just published that documented the reliability of ultrasound measurement of spinous process separation - the alteration in distance between the spinous processes as they gap - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is a particular treatment protocol that specific segment motion can be provoked. Say, for a patient experiencing pain with an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have revealed that Cox® Technic widens the area of the spine’s intervertebral foramen by 28% allowing a herniated disc room to not physically irritate a spinal nerve. Movement of the spinal vertebrae (mean) in flexion was 3.68° with 0.80 mm separation. (2,3) Very nice! Chiropractic care at Aurora Chiropractic Center helps ease back pain and leg pain so our Juneau chiropractic patients can return to living their lives! Some day, technology may even allow us, you and your chiropractor, to visualize 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 recorded 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 effective in enhancing 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 detailed just how well consuming fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, especially in children’s immediate recall after eating blueberries while older adults need more of both to attain as significant an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound from blueberries is one that may assist the management of obesity and mental well-being. (6) Eating wild blueberries showed 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!
Aurora Chiropractic Center keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to give you the best Juneau chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your passing this info onto others who may be interested, too. See you soon!