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June 2024 Healthy News from Moriarty 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 Nashua chiropractor! - are in progress and leaning in that direction! A new study was just distributed 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 so precise a treatment protocol that specific segment activity can be elicited. Say, for a patient who has pain with an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have shown that Cox® Technic widens the area of the spine’s intervertebral foramen by 28% allotting a herniated disc room to not physically bother 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 Moriarty Chiropractic helps decrease back pain and leg pain so our Nashua chiropractic patients can return to living their lives! One day, technology may even allow us, you and your chiropractor, to visualize the changes in real time. Quite sensational!
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 effective in enhancing cardiovascular health and increasing memory. A new study added to this list by noting that the more one eats flavonoid-rich foods, the lower the risk one has of having type 2 diabetes (4) while another noted just how well consuming fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, especially in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need a higher dose of both to attain as significant an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound from blueberries is one that may help 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 so healthy! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!
Moriarty Chiropractic keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to provide you with the best Nashua chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your passing this info onto others who may be interested, too. We look forward to seeing you soon!