June 2024 Healthy News from Satterwhite 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 Oxford 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 open - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is a particular treatment protocol that specific segment motion can be prompted. Say, for a patient who has pain due to an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have documented 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 nice! Chiropractic care at Satterwhite Chiropractic helps decrease back pain and leg pain so our Oxford chiropractic patients can return to their normal activities of daily living! Some day, technology may even allow us, you and your chiropractor, to see 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 recorded benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Flavonoids – polyphenolic compounds that give color to fruits and veggies – are well-known for being antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging as well as valuable in enhancing cardiovascular health and increasing memory. A recent study added to this list by noting that higher consumption of flavonoid-rich foods was linked with lowering type 2 diabetes risk (4) while another detailed just how well consuming fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, particularly in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need a higher dose of both to attain as noteworthy an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound found in 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 so healthy! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!
Satterwhite Chiropractic keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to give you the best Oxford chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your sharing this info with your family and friends, too. See you soon!