Healthy News June 2024

picture Groton 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 Groton chiropractor! - are underway leading in that direction! A recent study was just released that recorded the reliability of ultrasound measurement of spinous process separation - the change in distance between the spinous processes as they open - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is so precise a treatment protocol that specific segment motion can be elicited. Say, for a patient who has pain due to an L5-S1 disc herniation, biomechanical studies have revealed that Cox® Technic widens the area of the spine’s intervertebral foramen by 28% allowing a herniated disc room to not physically irritate 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 Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office helps ease back pain and leg pain so our Groton chiropractic patients can return to living their lives! Some day, technology may even permit us, you and your chiropractor, to visualize the changes as they are happening. 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.

 
 
Groton chiropractic and nutritious blueberries 
 

Groton CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH TIP OF MONTH:

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

Flavonoids – polyphenolic compounds that give color to fruits and veggies – are well-known for being antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging as well as effective in enhancing cardiovascular health and boosting memory. A new study added to this list by noting that higher consumption of flavonoid-rich foods was associated with lowering type 2 diabetes risk (4) while another noted just how well eating fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, particularly in children’s immediate recall after eating 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 showed improved 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!

Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office keeps up on the latest in spine-related studies to provide you with the best Groton chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your sharing this info with your family and friends, too. See you soon!

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