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Healthy News June 2024

image Manahawkin chiropractic ultrasound imaging of spinal vertebrae during treatment

READY TO SEE YOUR SPINE MOVE?! Exciting Prospect!

Are you curious about what your spine looks like moving under your chiropractor’s hand? Exciting studies – at least to your Manahawkin chiropractor! - are underway leading in that direction! A new study was just distributed 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 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 Manahawkin Chiropractic Center helps ease back pain and leg pain so our Manahawkin chiropractic patients can return to their normal activities of daily living! One day, technology may even allow 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.

 
 
Manahawkin chiropractic and nutritious blueberries 
 

Manahawkin CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH TIP OF MONTH:

Blueberries for Weight Control, Mood, Memory, and More!

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 associated with lowering type 2 diabetes risk (4) while another detailed just how well consuming fruits and vegetables enhanced memory and attention, particularly in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need more of both to get 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 exhibited improved mental affect and executive function after a single dose of blueberries in adults with depressive symptoms. (7) Blueberries are good! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!

Manahawkin Chiropractic Center keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to give you the best Manahawkin chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your passing this info onto others who may be interested, too. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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