Sleeping Posture

Detrimental positions, postures, and activities are obstacles to healing. We are going to discuss ONE significant variable that, when corrected, allows patients to heal more quickly — SLEEP POSTURE.

The frequently overlooked problem — SLEEP POSTURE.

Musculoskeletal symptoms frequently surface at night. As sleep comprises one-third of our lives, this correlation deserves significant attention and patient education. When you sleep is typically also when you heal. Why not give tissue the best chance to recover during sleep? Improper sleeping postures may impede blood flow, directly compress tissue, or stretch injured structures, all of which affect the inflammatory process.

This is most problematic to those conditions that are caused by ischemia, i.e., tendinopathies and neuropathies. However, all healing and recovery require an inflammatory process to build new tissue while simultaneously removing unwanted debris. Unfortunately, some sleep positions negatively affect the healing process, resulting in delayed healing, poor sleep, and prolonged symptoms.

Want To Feel Stronger When You Exercise?

Patients say all the time that they have great workouts after treatment in the office.

A European study demonstrated that a single session of spinal manipulation increased muscle strength (MVC) and corticospinal excitability in elite athletes.

“Following manipulation, the increased MVC force lasted for 30 min and the corticospinal excitability increase persisted for at least 60 min.”

Christiansen, T.L., Niazi, I.K., Holt, K. et al. The effects of a single session of spinal manipulation on strength and cortical drive in athletes. Eur J Appl Physiol (2018).

Fine Tuning

Earlier this year, researchers concluded that spine function was impaired in dancers with back pain compared to dancers without back pain.

“Subtle differences in spine function differentiate dance athletes with back pain to dancers without.”

Athletes understand that small differences define success and failure. Not surprisingly, many athletes, including nearly every major professional team and the US Olympic Team utilize chiropractic care to maintain their “A” game.

You deserve the same –call one of our offices today to schedule your tune-up.

And if you’re a dancer, check out our new infographic on protecting injuries:

https://chiroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/activity-mods-for-injured-dancers.pdf

Swain CTV et al. Multi-segment spine range of motion in dancers with and without recent low back pain. Gait Posture.2019 Feb 20;70:53-58. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.02.012. [Epub ahead of print]

Are Your Hands Numb When You Wake?

Did you know that your wrists naturally swell overnight then shrink back throughout the day?

If you have numbness or tingling in your hand when you wake, check out this video to learn more about the most likely cause for this nuisance…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=bwKU_mHCCX4%3Frel%3D0

Most importantly, WE CAN HELP! Call any of our offices and set up a consultation today. Thank you as always for “liking”, sharing, and tagging those in need of care.

Source: Warrender WJ et al. Physiological Nocturnal Hand Swelling: A Prospective Evaluation of Healthy Volunteers.J Hand Surg Am.2019 Mar;44(3):245.e1-245.e5.

Acupuncture therapy is an effective and safe treatment for patients with fibromyalgia

Check out the excerpt from the article below. Acupuncture has been a go-to treatment for patients with fibromyalgia at Integrated Physical Medicine for several years!

“Acupuncture therapy is an effective and safe treatment for patients with fibromyalgia”.

Zhang XC, Chen H, Xu WT, Song YY, Gu YH, Ni GX. Acupuncture therapy for fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. J Pain Res. 2019;12:527-542. Published 2019 Jan 30. doi:10.2147/JPR.S186227

Suffering and feel like there is no place to turn to? Integrated Physical Medicine has locations in New Lenox, Joliet, Roselle, and Naperville, Illinois. Give one of our offices a call today. We can help.

Also check out the video below where Dr. Scott Kenny, co-owner of IPM and clinic director of the New Lenox office demonstrates an actual treatment.