Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Resolution Versus Symptom Relief

  The philosophy of the title extends itself to all facets of life, but we will keep it about health. When there is headache, pain, numbness, organ dysfunction and a there is a nerve compromise in your spine and/or extremity, then this is not something a pain killer or another modality can relieve. Such methods can provide relief by the masking of the symptom, but if one is seeking to resolve the issue then one must get to the root...

Is Sitting the New Smoking? Part 2

  Last week’s article covered the importance of motion in relation to the health of the spinal discs as well as the Cerebro-Spinal Fluid (CSF.) This second part covers the lymphatic system. If we were to look at the body’s vessels as roads, there would be three roads that work its way throughout the entire body: the arteries & veins that make up the cardiovascular system, and the lymphatic vessels that makes up the lymphatic system. Lymphatic ...

Is Sitting is the New Smoking?

  Is Sitting is the New Smoking? The title of this post has made its way to being a known slogan of sorts in the health field and we at Complete Chiropractic totally agree with it! Simply put, humans are designed not to be sedentary but, rather, in constant motion. A study from Australia concluded that sitting 8 hours a day increased death risk by 15% and 11 hours a day increased the risk by a whopping 40%! Motion does several...