Home for the holidays...

Many of our patients will be traveling this holiday season -- may you all return home safely! In the meantime, we've got our holiday clinic schedules put together. Good news! Looks like we'll have full chiropractic coverage through January 2, including emergency care for those unfortunate spines, and their owners, who may need it.

Now is the time take care of any residual symptoms, aches and pains. Deductibles are met, and a new cycle starts January 1, 2009. If you need a holiday tune, give us a jingle (bells). (Couldn't resist...) :0) Call us at (303) 675-3009!

Our immune systems get pummeled about now through March. If you're a patient of ours, be sure to check your email for our HealthCoach Newsletter and Holiday Flyer for significant savings on therapy to support and strengthen your immune system -- our Winter Wellness Package. (If you aren't a patient yet, go to our home page at www.center4spine.com, then follow the link on the right to "CSP Patient Info Central." There's a downloadable newsletter waiting there for you!)

It's a bit disconcerting to know that when we sneeze, viruses travel up to 100 mph and can be effectively deposited 12 feet away. Then the little buggers live for 2 days! So, DO cover your sneeze, but don't sneeze into your hands (unless neck pain prevents you from covering a sneeze or cough any other way.) Sneeze into the inside of your bent elbow, or better yet, a Kleenex (or a Puffs, to be commercially neutral.) And if your upper respiratory infection or flu is hanging on, remember that an antiobiotic will do NOTHING for your viral infection. You need an immune boost. You need our Winter Wellness Package!

Merry Christmas, Chag Sameach, and Happy Holidays to all!

Dr. C

Anti-aging and the MRS 2000

The MRS 2000 works by providing every cell of your body with an abundance of energy in the form of electrons. When there are too many ions and molecules with unpaired electrons, damage to cells and tissues occurs. Using natural magnetic resonance the MRS 2000 surrounds you with an invisible “electron cloud.” All 75 trillion cells are supplied with electrons to neutralize free radicals and other reactive oxygen species, and begin repairing cell damage.
Memory capabilities decline with age. Current studies show that free radical cell damage contributes to aging and age-related decline in brain functioning. Sleep deprivation, insomnia or the inability to stay asleep deprives your body of releasing its own supply of growth hormone, another powerful anti-aging substance. Arthritis pain can prevent you from being as active as you want.

The MRS 2000 combats the deleterious effects of aging 3 ways:
it restores sleep, reduces arthritis pain and neutralizes free radicals!

Our strategy for aging well is prevention. Whatever your age, the more you understand about prevention, the longer you’ll live -- IF YOU ACT on what you know! Protecting your health and active lifestyle is one of the best investments you can make in your future!

Don't let your feet leave home without 'em...

Orthotics, or "custom foot orthoses" are footbeds placed in the shoes to correct biomechanical imbalances that lead to chronic back pain, knee pain, and foot or ankle pain. If your recurrent or chronic back pain occurs mostly with standing and walking, it may be a sign that orthotics can help.
Orthotics correct excessive "pronation" -- the joints in the midfoot are too lax, allowing the foot to rotate inward. As a result, the knee rotates inward, the pelvic rocks forward and there's too much arch in the back ... and it works upwards from there.
CSP & W have designed orthotics for all kinds of people from all walks of life. Here's what one of our patients, an Olympic Athlete who competed in Beijing, recently had to say:

“I had knee pain for six years... After using my orthotics for two days, my knee pain was completely gone.”
Natalie Woolfolk, 3-time National Champion in Weightlifting (2005, 2006, 2007)
Through October 10th, we're offering our patients a *Complimentary orthotics screening as a way to get the fall season "off on the right foot."
:-)
Dr. C

Pills, pills, pills...

Apologies for the irreverence (and PG rating -- parents be warned!), but Bill Maher is making an essential point here that CANNOT be missed. It's the same point that Jack LaLanne made this past weekend in Long Beach (at the age of 94): You wouldn't feed your dog a doughnut, coffee and a cigarette for breakfast... and exercise IS good for you!

P.S. Elaine, Jack's wife, at 88, agrees with her husband. Both are living proof that eating whole fruits and vegetables in their natural state and exercise are VITAL KEYS to healthy life and longevity!

It's official -- the DRX 9000 gets an early thumbs up from Mayo

The findings of the first IRB-approved multicenter pilot study on the DRX 9000 for back pain was release by the study's principle author, Dr. John Leslie, of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale. The study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of the DRX 9000 for chronic lower back pain.

A greater than 50% reduction of pain was observed after 2 weeks of treatment, and on completion of the 6 week treatment an 88.9% success rate was documented.

A second study, to be presented by Dr. Christian Apfel, an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco, found that the DRX 9000 produces an increase in intervertebral disc height in addition to a significant reduction in chronic low back pain.

The DRX 9000, the true non-surgical spinal decompression we use at The Center for Spine Pain & Wellness, is gaining momentum in the scientific community. It's proven effective, and for many wish to do all they can to avoid surgery, this is a treatment of choice. There are other places to go for DRX 9000 care ... and then there is THE PLACE to go for DRX 9000 care...

Excuses...

Need some excuses?

What do you have to say?

Dr. C

Your future health ... benefits

My Dad told me Medicare is no longer paying for a yearly routine physical examination. He just turned 79 in June. They don't pay for EKG's either. He needs one annually -- he had a quadruple by-pass 2 years ago.
How is this possible? What will the future hold?
Because of the number of people drawing on the system for things like by-passes and knee replacements, hip replacements, and spine surgeries, I'm pretty sure Medicare won't be there when/if I'm old enough qualify.
So the message is loud and clear: stay healthy. Exercise. Choose food wisely. Guard your GOOD health -- don't be flippant about it. You'll spend less in the long run, live longer, and be able to afford what you do need. And start a "war-chest" or a contingency plan for your latter years.
We added "Wellness" to our name: "The Center for Spine Pain & Wellness" because we see this on the horizon. Not only do we want to help you get out of pain and recover from injury quickly, want to partner with you as a Guardian of your GOOD HEALTH too!
~Dr. Joel Carmichael