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It’s the beginning of summer vacation, and here you are reading a short message about school backpacks. Crazy, isn’t? The world does go on…

It is a marvel how much can fit into a child’s school backpack. Food, twigs, rocks, drawings, pencil stubs, and did we mention, textbooks? Children should carry no more than 10-20% of their body weight in their packs. And, most importantly, backpacks should be worn appropriately, with both straps used and tight so that the weight is allowed to rest near the small of the back. Backpacks should never be worn over one shoulder. Of course, regular Chiropractic care in Roswell, GA helps to assure spinal alignment as well as neurological health; this is vital as our children experience physical stress by carrying the world on their backs, or, at least, in their backpacks.

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“A man’s best friend is his dog.” This quote from 1870, Warrensburg, Missouri, is far reaching. Our pets greet us unabashedly when we return home, they readily forgive, and they consistently teach us about unconditional love.

Wait, there is even more! A meeting of the American Heart Association revealed a report that found that pets may be better at lowering blood pressure than medication. The researchers studied stockbrokers who were deliberately placed in stressful situations. Afterwards, half of the participants received blood pressure medicine and the other half received a dog or cat as a pet. From this example, we have learned that the pets, as compared to the drugs, were better at reducing high spikes in blood pressure after stressful situations.

At our chiropractic clinic in Roswell, GA, we frequently adjust pets to help maintain optimal health.

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There are problems regarding the use of baby walkers. Several studies have shown that these contraptions may delay development. A 1999 report from Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics found that babies “walking” with these infant walkers suffer delays in crawling, walking, sitting, learning, memory and language skills. This study also found that baby walkers are likely to cause problems with spinal alignment and balance.

In 1994, the Consumer Product Safety Commission found “that walkers cause more injuries to children than any other children’s product.” In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended, in 1995, that “there should be a ban on the manufacture and sale of mobile infant walkers.”

If you know of any children who have used baby walkers, please refer them to a chiropractor in Roswell, GA. It is vital to have a Roswell, GA Doctor of Chiropractic check out the child for spinal mis-alignment that would interfere with normal, healthy growth and development.

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Often times, Chiropractors offer palliative care to help patients find relief from pain. This appeals to patients of all ages.  And, it provides necessary relief when one can only consider the depth of their own discomfort.
In addition to this, Fish Family Chiropractic is proud to offer Chiropractic Corrective Care. With our spinal motion x-rays, we are able to see, three dimensionally, how spinal vertebrae are positioned and how they move as the body turns and bends. Then, we are trained to deliver chiropractic adjustments that allow the body to make complete corrections which can then be documented. Not only do these whole body, three dimensional corrections, ease symptoms of pain, they also allow for thorough and complete healing.

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It’s frustrating that the older we get, the harder it becomes to manage our weight. It seems that no matter what we do, we are unable to achieve that ideal weight that we so desperately want.

One very important element in managing weight is portion control. When portion control is combined with frequent small meals throughout the day, both blood sugar levels and metabolism are able to be more appropriately regulated. Therefore skipping meals is counter-productive in the weight loss battle. So, it is beneficial to eat frequently and on a consistent basis, as well as to exercise several times a week.  This is what provides the ammunition needed to win this battle!

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Stress causes subluxation. Twisting, falling, playing, working,  driving, bending and even giving birth can put the body in stressful situations; this causes the bones to move out of their normal position and then put pressure on the nerve system. Often times, patients recognize that an auto accident and resulting whiplash can cause subluxations. What is a bit less obvious is the slamming of the brakes to avoid an accident, or swerving to avoid a ball or child or another car.  All of these physical activities, and more, contribute to vertebral misalignment and nerve damage – subluxation.

Chemical and emotional stresses also cause subluxation. Being inundated with paint, gasoline, nail polish fumes, as well as the use of drugs, both prescribed and not, also create stress in the body. Emotional “impacts” put a huge burden on the body and nerve system as well. Moving, the loss of a loved one, marriage, divorce, a new job, going to a new school; all of these situations can cause stress to not just the physical body but to the mind and our mood as well.

Each of these stressors-physical, chemical and emotional-disrupt the body’s normal, natural healing ability. This alteration of homeostasis within the body makes it difficult for the body to adapt. So, make an appointment to visit your chiropractor who can locate, reduce and correct any subluxations in the body.

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Children enjoy getting adjusted in our office.  While they wait for their turn, they can color or play with the toys in the kids’ area.  It’s always fun to hear reports of them going home and “checking” their dolls and their parents for subluxation!  Not only is getting adjusted enjoyable for our young patients, research supports it!

A 1996 study by the Michigan Chiropractic Council involved 80 children who had asthma.  “After 30 days of chiropractic health care, patients averaged only one attack, whereas prior to the study they were experiencing more than four attacks.  Medications were decreased by 70%.”

Mercer and Cook performed a study in 1998 in South Africa entitled “Chiropractic Effectiveness on Colic”.  Thirty infants from birth to 8 weeks of age were divided into two groups – those who received chiropractic adjustments and those who did not.  All had a medical diagnosis of colic.  In the chiropractic group, there was a complete resolution of symptoms in 93% of the babies within two weeks, with no recurrence upon follow up.

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“Chiropractic” is a Greek word that means “by hand”.  As Chiropractors, we use our hands in the detection and discovery of “Subluxations”.  A “Subluxation” is a misalignment of the vertebral column that causes nerve damage which results in decrease in function and organization of the body.  Research shows that the weight of a dime can decrease nerve flow by 60%.  So, spinal subluxations, of varying degrees and measurements can significantly alter the way that the brain and body communicate.  Chiropractors also use hands in the delivery of “Chiropractic Adjustments”.  The very corrections of the subluxations, adjustments are specific deliveries of controlled force intended to set the misaligned bones in motion back toward normal position.

The first chiropractic adjustment was delivered on September 18, 1895, by D.D. Palmer, on a man named Harvey Lillard..Harvey had been deaf for 17 years and, after the adjustment, his hearing returned.  Thinking they found the cure for deafness, the Palmers continued their work and quickly learned that, though not all deaf people became hearing, many symptoms corrected with the delivery of a spinal adjustment.  In 1921, Henry Windsor, MD found a nearly 100% correlation between “minor curvatures” of the vertebrae and disease of the internal organ.  In 1975, Ronald Pero, Ph.D. discovered that the chiropractic patient had a 200% greater immune competency than people who had not received chiropractic care.  He further found that chiropractic patients had 400% greater immune competency that those with cancer or other such diseases.

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Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no exercise equipment.
It works the longus capitis, longus colli, SCM (sternocleidomastoid) muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to increase neck strength and muscular endurance.
The benefits are improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin by lying on the back with the head extended off the table, maintaining a chin tuck position.
Slowly extend the head back towards the floor and then raise the head, returning to the initial neutral starting position and repeat as instructed.
Move slowly through the range of motion.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

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Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to increase knee strength and muscular endurance.
By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin lying on floor facing up.
Bend knees so feet are firmly on floor.
Extend arms upward toward ceiling.
Activate core muscles.
Lift hips off floor to attain a bridge position with knees, hips and shoulders in alignment.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

Initially, you may develop some cramping in the back of your thigh. A simple hamstring stretch before and after may prevent this from occurring.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

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