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Santa Clara Chiropractor describes intermediate neck exercise

editor — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:21:47 +0000

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.

Chiropractor in Santa Clara explains knee exercises for beginners.

editor — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:21:45 +0000

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.

Chiropractic hip exercises for Santa Clara

editor — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:21:41 +0000

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the gluteus medius/minimus, piriformis and hip lateral rotators muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to Increase hip strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury

Begin lying on side on the floor with legs extended.
Top leg should attain a straight line through hip and shoulder.
Bottom leg may be bent for added stability.
Activate core muscles.
Lift top leg upward, abducting leg as foot simultaneously rotates. This will result in a toe-up position.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

Santa Clara Chiropractor shares ankle exercises for beginners.

editor — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:23:08 +0000

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the peroneus longus/brevis, tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to improve muscular endurance, ankle strength, and proprioception.
By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin seated in a chair with good posture.
Extend leg.
Attempt to write alphabet from A through Z with toes, moving ankle in all directions.
Repeat for prescribed sets.

Chiropractor Santa Clara shares low back exercises for beginners.

editor — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 12:45:56 +0000

Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment.

It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles.

The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention

Begin lying on your back.

Extend arms above head flat on floor.

Activate core and lift knees above hips and maintain a 90/90 hip and knee position.

Activate core.

Lift one arm off the floor and raise it towards ceiling until above shoulder level while simultaneously extending one leg downward towards floor.

Pause momentarily.

Return to start position, alternating sides.

Core activation should be maintained throughout entire exercise.

Repeat for recommended repetitions and sets.

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Chiropractor Santa Clara shares shoulder exercises for beginners.

editor — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:40:54 +0000

Body: Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.

It works the areas related to the shoulder such as deltoid – anterior, deltoid – lateral, pec major – clavical head, and coracobrachialis muscles.

The purpose of this exercise is to Increase shoulder strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury p

Begin on floor on hands and knees.

Hips should be above knees and shoulders above hands. Attain a straight spine position.

Activate core muscles. While maintaining a straight spine, reach forward until arm is at shoulder level. Slowly return to start position.

Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

Chiropractor Santa Clara shares intermediate level abdominal exercise.

editor — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:35:18 +0000

Involves no equipment.

This exercise works the abdominal, oblique internal/external, iliopsoa muscles.

The purpose is to increase abdominal strength and muscular endurance.

The benefits include improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin lying on floor.

Lift knees so that a 90º position is attained at hip and knees. Place hands beside ears. Activate core.

Lift shoulder off floor approximately 6 inches attempting to bring elbow toward opposite opposite knee so that both simultaneously meet.

Return to start position and repeat on opposite side. Continue alternating sides until recommended repetitions are complete.

Chiropractor Santa Clara Talks about Swine Flu

editor — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:45:55 +0000

Chiropractor Santa Clara Talks about Swine Flu

Santa Clara Chiropractor explains: Why Raw Food ??

thedoc — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:25:17 +0000

We are now well into the new year and many of us had a resolution to be healthier in 2010. It has been cold and most of have been eating cooked food to feel warm. I am into comfort as much as anyone, but I am also an enzyme guy.

Enzymes are found in raw food and they are the corner stone of many of my nutritional treatment programs in my Santa Clara Chiropractic clinic. Enzymes are the things in food that break your food down.

When you eat raw food, it has all of the enzymes needed to break that food down; and the digestion of the food is assisted by the enzymes in the food itself. When you heat food above 120 degrees, you kill the enzymes and the food is now lacking one of the most important nutrients. Your body now has to supply the enzymes to digest the food (all digestion is accomplished by enzymes) and that is a lot of extra work. Over time, by eating cooked food, we deplete the enzyme reserve that our body has when we are young; and then our digestive system.is incompetent. This weakens our immune system as well, which also depends on (and competes for) these enzymes to function and be effective.

What most people don’t know, is that there are hundreds of kinds of enzymes. You waste your money going to Whole Foods to buy enzymes when you don’t know which ones YOUR specific body needs to address your personal deficiencies. There are simple tests that make this evaluation so you can be assured that your supplements are exactly what you need for optimal digestion and assimilation, as well as maintaining a top notch immune system.

One study at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago showed that elderly adults (age 69-100) had only 1/30th the amount of enzymes in their saliva (the first place that your body starts to digest your food is in the mouth) than people aged 21-31. So we lose much of our digestive capacity as we age. If you want to be healthier, support your digestive system. We can help you find out what your body digests well and what it doesn’t, then we will help you work out a diet that your body can more easily assimilate, with correct enzyme supplements most suited to your individual needs. And eat more raw foods. In 2010, health starts in the gut!

How Santa Clara Chiropractor Handles His Own Low Back Pain.

thedoc — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:18:59 +0000

In one of my recent blog articles, I told you of my back pain that came on after over working my legs on my first day of skiing in Tahoe this year. On returning to work on Monday and Tuesday, I had extreme pain after bending at the waist to avoid squatting with my extremely sore legs. After developing soreness in my low back, I had my therapy staff work on me in my clinic in Santa Clara. Since my pain was in my low back, you would think that massage, deep tissue work, vibration therapy, etc. over this area would be the answer, right?

Well, this is how it works with medicine and drugs. If you have pain in your wrist, you get a shot in your wrist for the pain, etc. But in this instance, when my staff worked on my back, I got very little relief. We did an evaluation of my movement (ie. the back can only move with proper motion of the feet, legs, hips, etc. It all works together.) This is referred to as the kinetic chain. We applied this kinetic chain principle and worked on the muscles of my legs and hips and wow did I get some back pain relief. As soon as we started working on the legs, there was almost instant relief in my low back.

Anatomy dissects the body up into pieces, but physiology evaluates how the parts move and work together (function). Body function and movement are the focus of chiropractic treatment. All of my training and specialized post graduate studies are oriented around the function of the nervous system, the locomotive system, the digestive system, etc. Rather than focusing on your symptoms, and temporarily masking them with drugs, I find the cause of the problem creating the pain, discomfort or dysfunction. Once we locate the correct cause or source of the problem, together you and I then fix it.