June 2024 Healthy News from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic Spinal Movement & Blueberries Both are Good for You!
Are you curious about what your spine looks like moving under your chiropractor’s hand? Exciting studies – at least to your Montreal chiropractor! - are underway leading in that direction! A new study was just released that documented the reliability of ultrasound measurement of spinous process gapping - the change in distance between the spinous processes as they gap - during Cox® Technic flexion distraction spinal manipulation. (1) Cox® Technic is a particular treatment protocol that specific segment activity can be prompted. Say, for a patient experiencing pain with 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 spavce to not physically bother 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 Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic helps reduce back pain and leg pain so our Montreal chiropractic patients can return to their normal activities of daily living! Some day, technology may even permit us, you and your chiropractor, to see the changes as they are happening. Quite exciting!
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox, developer of Cox® Technic protocols, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about the documented benefits of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
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Flavonoids – polyphenolic compounds that make fruits and vegetables colorful – are well-known for being antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging as well as effective in improving cardiovascular health and boosting memory. A new study added to this list by explaining that higher consumption of flavonoid-rich foods was associated with reducing type 2 diabetes risk (4) while another detailed just how well consuming fruits and vegetables improved memory and attention, especially in children’s immediate recall after comsuming blueberries while older adults need a higher dose of both to attain as significant an improvement. (5) And lastly, the pterostilbene compound found in 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 one dose of blueberries in adults with depressive symptoms. (7) Blueberries are great! Enjoy some today as part of your nutrition plan!
Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic keeps abreast of the latest in spine-related studies to give you the best Montreal chiropractic care possible. We appreciate your passing this info onto others who may be interested, too. We look forward to seeing you soon!