Finding the Right Key for the Job!

You try to stay active, but you still feel stiff and locked up.  Getting out of bed in the morning is a major feat and it takes a good 15 minutes to start moving freely.  Could it be arthritis?  Do you need a new mattress?  Should you consult a physical therapist, an osteopath or maybe some other master spinal locksmith? 

In your case, a Chiropractor may be the one holding the right key.  In addition to alleviating nerve stress, one of the positive effects of Chiropractic adjustments is the restoration of normal joint motion.  Unlike gross manipulative therapy, as done by PT's and DO's, a specific Chiropractic adjustment targets ONLY the parts of the spine that need work.  Determining what segment to move, when to deliver the adjustment and how much force to use requires a skill set taught only in a reputable Chiropractic College.   

You wouldn't use a sledge hammer to bust open your front door if the right key was handy to unlock it safely.  The same goes for your spine.  When it comes to unlocking a tough, painful back it's best to seek the advice of a master spinal locksmith (a DC) who knows what they're doing.  In the long run you'll save time, money and frustration hiring the right person for the job. 

For more information please contact Morris Family Chiropractic at 440-639-9171

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And remember a Healthier Spine means a Healthier you!

Adjustments are like stitches....they don't actually "Heal You"

If you were the unfortunate recipient of a nasty cut, you most likely made the trip to a local  ER for some stitches.  After a little local anesthetic and some skilled suturing, your cut looks a lot cleaner.  Even better, after a few days when the stitches come out, you can barely notice that an open wound was once there.  So did the stitches do the healing?

Stitches and Chiropractic Adjustments have one thing in common... neither actually do the healing.  Sure, both are provided when an injury takes place.  But both are designed to only create a 'cleaner' environment for the intelligent, healing power inside you body to do the job.  Stitches line up cut skin edges to mend and adjustments line up misaligned vertebrae to ease nerve pressure, but it's the Power of Life coursing through you and time that does the healing.

The next time you come in for an adjustment to instantly fix your headache, your sciatica or your sleeping problems, understand that it isn't the adjustment that produces the results.  It only improves the environment for the healing to take place.  It takes your Innate Healing Power and time to get the job done. 

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"You Can Heal It, We Can Help...."

Spring time is outdoor project time and that means more trips to the local home building center. The largest of them all, Home Depot, attributes its success and growth (nearly 2,000 stores in the Us, Canada and Mexico) to one simple concept, Independence. Their motto, "you can build it, we can help" celebrates that spirit.

They've discovered when given the choice to pay someone to do a project or to just "do it yourself" many people choose the latter because of the sense of accomplishment, satisfaction and pride they feel from completing the job themselves. Not to mention, saving some money in the process!

Our principled, chiropractic philosophy shares the same concept. When given the choice to have a "doctor" heal you with drugs or surgery from the outside or to "heal it yourself" from the inside, most people would rather choose INDEPENDENCE and heal the problem on their own.

When we tell our patients, "you can heal it, we can help" we profess an innate truth that healing is a do it yourself job, and all we do as chiropractors is open the lines of communication to help. Life heals as long as there's no interference.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact Morris Family Chiropractic

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Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Kids

An increase in chronic childhood disease is part of the reason parents today seek alternative health care for kids. Chiropractic care is an effective and affordable program by licensed providers that addresses children's health conditions associated with the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. Gentle, noninvasive and drug free, chiropractic adjustments treat, resolve and prevent a wide range of health problems. Recent research by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) found spinal correction therapy safe and successful in treating children of all ages.

Acute Conditions

Acute conditions may result from birth trauma, sports mishaps and accidental injury. Chiropractic care benefits children by correcting the spinal alignment to improve their overall health. When vertebral joints are misaligned during birth or from a blow or fall, muscle tissue and nerves may also be affected. Spinal adjustment frees joints, restores motion and relieves nerve pressure, which may be the cause of additional ailments. Parents report successful treatment of children's health issues such as acute earache, upper respiratory infection, muscle pain, neck pain and accident trauma. Spinal manipulation for children as young as newborn babies is an alternative treatment for the discomfort of colic and other digestive disorders as well.

Chronic Conditions

Parents surveyed by the ICPA reported behavioral improvement for kids who saw a chiropractor, as well as improved sleep and stronger immune systems. Although scientific evidence in these areas is still inconclusive, the growing number of those seeking children's health care from chiropractors (up 8.5% since 1991, according to the American Chiropractic Association) is a positive endorsement of its benefits. Chiropractic America reports that natural, drug-free chiropractic care is sometimes more effective than traditional medical approaches for chronic earache, scoliosis and neck pain. Headaches and sleep disorders of nonspecific causes respond well to spinal adjustments, which affect and repair interrupted neural pathways. Asthma and allergy symptoms and patterns of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also be treatable with chiropractic.

Prevention

Success in these areas has implications for chiropractic care's preventive capacity. Periodic ongoing adjustments at a young age may help stave off the above ailments before they begin. Proper spinal alignment now may delay or prevent degenerative bone or joint disease, such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. In addition to maintaining children's health, regular visits to the chiropractor also instill the value of proactive health care in kids. They'll be more likely to monitor and manage their health as they grow up and less likely to be afraid or in denial of any health problems. Encouraging good lifelong health habits is one of chiropractic's best benefits for kids.

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Chiropractic: A natural and effective way to treat hearing loss

Chiropractic medicine has long been considered a natural and effective way in which to treat complications involving the musculoskeletal system. For many adults, the use of spinal adjustments provides not only relief from pain associated with acute and chronic injury, but is also an effective way in which to prevent pain from developing.

For some chiropractic patients, however, there is a unique basis on which to seek chiropractic treatment. In those adults who suffer from hearing loss, there may be some therapeutic benefit to the treatment provided by a chiropractor. For those with a hearing loss on the right side, there is belief that some chiropractic treatments provide for an improvement to this hearing loss.

If you suffer from a hearing loss, especially on the right side, you may want to consider chiropractic care. Using spinal adjustments to the thoracic spine, at T6, the S-I joint, and to the cervical region, at C2-C4, you may notice an improvement in your hearing almost immediately. While this type of alternative healing is not effective for all hearing losses, there are many patients who are willing to attempt the treatment and often find some improvement is realized.

The underlying process by which it is believed that chiropractic care is effective in some adults, lies in the belief that our auditory system is considered plastic in nature. What this refers to is the ability of the auditory system to adapt and respond to particular stimuli, such as music, language and speech. When spinal adjustments are administered in the chiropractor's office, there is a change in the balance of central nervous system excitatory and inhibitory responses, thus resulting in a change to the nervous system and the auditory processing.

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Morris Family Chiropractic at 440-639-9171

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Chiropractic care has been shown to be a powerful method of stabilizing and enhancing self-healing ability.

Our body is in a constant and never ending struggle for survival. Scientists estimate that each of our cells must withstand around 10,000 individual assaults from reactive oxygen species (ROS) or free radicals. Amazingly, the body has an incredible system of self-healing that withstands the onslaught and rebuilds what has been damaged. Chiropractic care has been shown to be a powerful method of stabilizing and enhancing this self-healing ability.

The central nervous system is the primary system that controls all function and healing within the body. This flow of nerve energy from the brain to the body coordinates all 75 trillion cells to action. The brain is then fed through movement information that it receives from skin, joint, & muscle receptors. This movement information is called "proprioception." The brain depends on adequate proprioception for optimal function.

Physical nerve stress occurs when the spinal bones are twisted or thrown out of alignment. This is caused every day by macro traumas such as falls, car accidents, & sporting activities. Micro traumas such as bad posture, repetitive movements, and poor sleeping habits can damage the spine & nervous system as well. Physical nerve stress causes a deficiency in healthy brain-body signaling and an increased release of the stress hormone cortisol. This disrupts the body's ability to heal.

Chiropractic adjustments remove this built-up pressure on the nervous system allowing the body to heal as it was designed. Many studies have shown chiropractic care to be a powerful form of anti-aging.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact

Morris Family Chiropractic at 440-639-9171

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Chiropractic Care Naturally Treats Colic

Colic is defined as inconsolable crying in an infant for as least three hours a day, at least three days a week, for at least three weeks. A colicky baby typically presents with a loud piercing cry, flexed legs, tensed abdominal muscles, and clenched fingers. It typically starts around three weeks of age and lasts until around three months but sometimes lasts for as long as six months. Approximately 10-20% of babies are affected by colic. Doctors diagnose colic based on the previously mentioned "Rule of 3" and after ruling out diseases that may make a baby cry uncontrollably. Parents of infants with colic report significantly higher stress levels than parents whose babies don't have colic. The stress and frustration of trying to soothe a colicky baby may interfere with mother-baby bonding and can increase the risk of postpartum depression. In addition, colicky babies are more likely to be victims of child abuse and shaken baby syndrome. Despite the research done on colic there is no known cause, which can make treatment difficult. Chiropractic care has shown some of the best results, with 94% of colicky babies demonstrating improvement with chiropractic adjustments.

Research on chiropractic care and colic has shown significant benefits over other treatments such as dietary changes, medication, and infant positioning. A randomized clinical trial published in 1999 in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that "Spinal adjustments are effective in relieving infantile colic". For this study the researchers randomly assigned infants diagnosed with colic into two groups. One group received chiropractic care for two weeks and the other group was given the anti-gas medication dimethicone for two weeks. The babies in the chiropractic group showed a 67% decrease in crying while the babies on medication showed a 38% decrease in crying.

Another study with 316 children also showed significant improvement in colic in response to chiropractic care. This prospective study used diaries from mothers of colicky babies to track the amount of crying. The three month long study showed a "satisfactory result of spinal adjustment therapy in 94% of the cases". The improvements occurred after an average of only three adjustments within two weeks.

Chiropractic care is a conservative, gentle, and a very successful option for treating infants with colic. Chiropractic adjustments for infants are specific, gentle, and safe.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact

 Morris Family Chiropractic at 440-639-9171 or visit our website

www.morriswellness.com