Signs And Symptoms Of Spinal Misalignment

Signs And Symptoms Of Spinal Misalignment Due To Birth Trauma

Dr Brad Ivanchuk is a Burlington chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre and last time we learned that 80% of newborns have some type of nerve dysfunction immediately after birth and 95% have some type of nerve dysfunction and a neck sprain/strain 5 days after birth.

Remember that nerve dysfunction and neck sprain/strain is the result of spinal misalignments in posture quadrant #1 which is the head and neck.

 

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As promised, today you are going to learn about the signs and symptoms of spinal misalignments in posture quadrant 1 which all parents should be aware of especially during the first 7 days following birth.

· your baby’s head or face are not shaped evenly or symmetrically

· your baby’s head stays turned to one side all the time

· your baby has difficulty latching

· your baby feeds from one side only

· there is bruising or swelling on the head, face, neck or shoulders

· your baby arches it’s back when crying

· your baby has difficulty breathing, sucking or swallowing

· frequently spits up

· excessive drooling

· excessive fussiness for no apparent reason

· high-pitched crying

If you identify any of these signs or symptoms, you need to get your child checked by a chiropractor who specializes in children and postural distortions right away.

This is something I can help you with.

And if the issue is outside my scope of practice, you will be the first to know and we will refer you to the appropriate doctor.

It is very important for you to understand as a parent that 65% of your baby’s neurological development takes place during the first year of life.

It is therefore absolutely critical that there are minimal spinal misalignments and posture distortions in quadrant #1 especially to optimize their neurological development.

More on this again next time but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your children may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and we also offer family appointments.

Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

“Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad”

Children Posture Importance

Why Posture Importance is Crucial To Children’s Health

Dr Brad Ivanchuk is a Burlington chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre a family chiropractic facility.
Over the past few weeks we have been discussing the importance of maintaining good posture.

Today we are changing our focus a little bit and you are going to learn why good posture is absolutely critical for children as well.

Because, it is ever so true that ‘as the twig is bent, so grows the tree.’

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Remember that posture distortion patterns result from one thing and one thing only; spinal misalignments or subluxations.

So, if you are already a parent or you are planning on having children, here are some facts that you absolutely need to know.

The birth process can be particularly stressful to the head and neck or posture quadrant #1.

This is because the head and neck are used as a lever to twist and pull the baby out of the birth canal.

Pediatric research now tells us that 80% of newborns have some type of nerve dysfunction immediately after birth and 95% of babies have nerve dysfunction with some degree of neck sprain/strain 5 days after birth.

And these things are a direct result of spinal misalignments in posture quadrant #1 that are caused by the birth process especially if labour was prolonged, difficult or forceps or the vacuum assist were used.

So as a parent, are there signs and symptoms that you can look for?

For sure there are and these you will learn about next week.

In the meantime, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or a family member may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge, family appointments are also available and our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

“Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad”

Lower Back Pain And Brain Aging

Lower Back Pains Can Negatively
Affect Brain Aging Prematurely

Dr Brad Ivanchuk is a Burlington chiropractor at Life Chiropractic Centre which is a family chiropractic clinic.

Over the past few weeks you have learned how spinal misalignments or postural distortions in your lower back or posture quadrant #3 can cause you to have some very serious health problems.

Another very, very important thing you absolutely need to know is studies now show that people who suffer from chronic lower back can also suffer from premature brain aging.

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Chronic low back pain patients demonstrated 10 to 20 times more loss of grey matter in their brain on MRI studies when compared to those in a control group.

Your grey matter is a major part of your central nerve system and is found in your brain, brain-stem, cerebellum and your spinal cord.

It is responsible for muscular control, sensory perception (seeing and hearing), memory and decision making amongst other things.

When your grey matter diminishes, it will affect your muscles, your ability to sense through your ears and eyes, your short-term memory and parts of your long-term memory, as well as your ability to make decisions.

So, another huge lesson to learn here is that spinal misalignments or posture distortions in your lower back can cause you to have far more serious health issues than just a sore , stiff, achy back!

More on this next time but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or anyone in your family may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge, family appointments are always available and our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Or you can email me directly with your questions by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

 

“Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad”

Spinal Misalignment Problems

“Complications Of Lower Back Pain
Regarding Spinal Misalignments”

Dr Brad Ivanchuk, a Burlington Chiropractor discusses the health complications arising from lower back problems.

Last time we learned about posture quadrant #3 which is the lower back and pelvis.

And today you are going to learn how misalignments or postural distortions here can affect 4 very important aspects of your physiology.

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1. Your digestive system. Misalignments in quadrant 3 means a misaligned digestive tract which impairs the ability of the food to move through comfortably and fluidly.

Symptoms of this would be heartburn, indigestion, acid reflux, stomach pains, abdominal pains and irregular bowel habits including constipation and diarrhea.

2. Your reproductive system. Misalignments in quadrant 3 will obstruct nerve flow to the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, bladder and the muscles that make up the pelvic floor.

When these tissues become weak and clumsy due to poor nerve supply, difficulties arise for females to get pregnant and hold pregnancies.

Bladder accidents will occur in males and females both including bed-wetting in children.

3. Your ability to breathe.

Misalignments in posture quadrant 3 alone will decrease the ability of the lungs to expand by 12 to 15%.

The decreased circulation and supply of oxygen to the body will result in fatigue and over the course of time an increased acidity level within the body.

When the body’s acidity levels increase, it becomes more susceptible to infections and other diseases including cancer.

4. Detoxification.

There are a vast number of lymph glands and lymph ducts in and around posture quadrant 3.

Misalignments here will impair the ability of the lymphatic system to move unwanted toxins up and out of the body.

So as you can see and as I mentioned previously, lower back problems have for more serious health consequences than just a sore, stiff achy back!

And are these problems going to appear immediately? Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t.

But, if you have your spine checked by a posture expert, you will find out where all of your weaknesses lie.

And how valuable would that information be for you and you children?!

More good information on this topic still to come next time, but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or anyone in your family may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are also available.

Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found right on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

Click Here To Book a Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad At The Burlington Clinic

Lower Back Problems

“How Lower Back Problems Can
Cause Other Problems”

Dr Brad Ivanchuk, owner of Life Chiropractic Centre in Burlington, Ontario a family chiropractic clinic discusses the health consequences of lower back pain.

Last time we learned about the posture quadrant #3 which is your lower back and pelvis.

The primary function of posture quadrant #3 is for stabilization and to keep you upright against the ever present force of gravity.

Many other posture distortion patterns of the spine also begin resulting from distortions in posture quadrant #3.

Complications of posture quadrant #3 reach far beyond the mere symptoms of a sore, stiff, achy back.

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Complications here can cause you to move with less efficiency, have poor control of your legs and a decreased sense of balance.

These patients will be less sturdy on their feet, have less overall postural control and increased postural sway or instability.

Another important thing that you need to know is that your spinal discs stop receiving a blood supply after 25 years of age.

Your spinal discs are a very important part of your spine.

In order to keep them healthy as you age, proper movement in posture quadrant #3 is critical for stimulation of the disc tissue.

And without proper movement, your spine will deteriorate faster accelerating postural aging.

More very important information on this topic again next time, but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or anyone in your family may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available because postural problems do tend to run in families.

Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

“Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad”

Pain In The Lower Back

“How Chiropractic Care Can Help
Your Lower Back Pain”

Over the next few weeks we are going to discuss lower back pain and how chiropractic care can help.

But what you are really going to learn is how lower back problems can cause far more serious health issues than just a sore, stiff and achy back.

Lower back pain 99% of the time is caused by subluxation or postural distortion in posture quadrant #3.

Posture quadrant 3 is your 5 lower (lumbar) vertebrae and your pelvis.

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Postural distortion patterns in quadrant 3 can cause postural collapse in quadrant #2 ( your thoracic spine and rib cage) and stiffness and decreased movement patterns in posture quadrant #4 (hips, knees, ankles and feet).

Lower back pain is the most common musculo-skeletal problem in the world.

In fact, the Global Burden of Disease study in 2010 showed that it is the leading cause of disability worldwide and that spinal degenerative arthritis is one of the fastest growing health conditions within the human population.

Recall what I have been telling you for the past 5 years or more … spinal degenerative arthritis is a direct consequence of subluxations or postural distortions in your spine left undetected and uncorrected.

Starting next time we are really going to dig deep into this, but in the meantime if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your family may have, please call me.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge and family appointments are always available. Or you can email me directly with your questions by clicking on the link found right on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Improving Thyroid Problems

“How To increase Your
Thyroid Health And Maintain it”

Last time we learned about what can cause an underactive thyroid, or hypothyroidism which is the most common thyroid problem.

And as promised, today you are going to learn what measures you can take to improve and maintain a lifetime of healthy thyroid function not just for you, but for every member of your family.

Recall that a subluxation or postural distortion at the C7 level in your spine will compress the nerve that supplies the thyroid gland causing it to slow down (underactive).

Well, the complete opposite is true when you get a chiropractic adjustment at the C7 level.

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The adjustment will relieve the nerve pressure restoring a free and full nerve supply to the thyroid gland stimulating it to work at full capacity.

It is as simple as that.

The only way of course to know for sure if you have a subluxation or postural distortion at the C7 level is to get a chiropractic examination.

From a nutritional aspect, iodine (sea salt, Himalayan pink salt, kelp, kombu, wakame, scallops, shrimp, yogurt ), Vitamin D (supplement during winter months, also found in wild salmon), copper, iron and zinc (all 3 of these found in sesame seeds) and selenium
(Brazil nuts) all support healthy thyroid function.

And for all you hard-core athletes out there, remember there are 3 exercises that can decrease your thyroid function by up to 28%!

So keep an eye out for the signs and symptoms which we covered in detail a few weeks ago.

The 3 exercises are running/spin classes, heavy weight lifting and Crossfit or any high intensity exercise.

If you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or anyone in your family may have, please give me a call.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge.

This includes a basic posture check as well.

Family appointments are also available because spinal problems tend to run in families.

Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic…helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Causes of Thyroid Problems

“Causes Of An Under Active
Thyroid Or Hypothyroidism”

Last time we started talking about thyroid problems and how chiropractic care can help.
And as promised, today you are going to learn what can cause an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism which is the most common thyroid problem.

This information is something every single person needs to know considering the importance of the thyroid gland as it pertains to your health and the fact that hypothyroidism is becoming such a big problem in our society.

 

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The first thing you need to do is look at the Chart of Effects of Spinal Misalignments found right on our home page.

Notice how the nerve from the C7 level near the top of the spine control your thyroid gland.
When this nerve gets compressed by a subluxation or postural distortion at this level, it will impair the function of your thyroid gland.

In most cases slowing it down (underactive).

The question is … what causes subluxations and postural distortions in this part of your spine? And the answer is neck injuries.

Neck injuries from contact sports, concussive head traumas and whiplash car accidents.

In fact, Dr Arthur Croft who is the director of the Spine Research Institute of San Diego says that these types of traumas definitely cause thyroid problems.

Now you may argue that your thyroid is not at risk because you have never suffered this type of neck injury, but the stresses of everyday life – talking on your phone, sitting at your computer, texting on your cell phone – all cause spinal nerve compression in the very same area!

Next time we are going to discuss exactly what it is you can do to make sure you and every member of your family maintain proper and healthy thyroid function for a life-time.

In the meantime, if you have any questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or anyone in your family may have, please give me a call.

Remember that consultations are always free of charge, we also offer family appointments and our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

Or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found right on our home page.

Life Chiropractic … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Thyroid Problems

“Here’s How Chiropractic Care Can Help With Thyroid Problems”

If you are having any type of thyroid issue, please read this carefully because over the next few weeks we are going to discuss thyroid problems and how chiropractic care can help.

But before we begin, let’s set the stage because the numbers are staggering and these statistics once again confirm the sad and declining state of health in our society.

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It is estimated that 10% of all Canadians have some sort of thyroid problem and as many as 50% of these remain undiagnosed.

This means the person does not even know they have a thyroid problem.

Thyroid health affects all aspects of one’s well-being, both genders and at all ages.

It is a small butterfly shaped gland in the front of you neck and the hormones it secretes are essential for all phases of growth and your metabolism.

The most common type of thyroid problem is an underactive thyroid or hypothyroidism.

Here are the signs and symptoms of an underactive thyroid; poor appetite, intolerance to cold, dry skin, brittle hair, constipation, muscular weakness, poor memory, heart disease, lupus, infertility, diabetes and arthritis.

Popular medical treatments range from synthetic hormones to taking a thyroid extract from a pig or a cow but these remain controversial at best.

So if you think or you know that you have a thyroid problem (especially an underactive thyroid), please join us again next time when I will be discussing the causes and quite frankly, some of these are going to shock you!

If you have any immediate questions on this topic or any other health concerns you may have or your family may have, please call me. I am here to help!

Remember that consultations in our office are always free of charge and family appointments are also available.

There is no better time to start chiropractic care than when you are a child.

It ensures good health right from the onset and saves so much aggravation in the adult years.

Our phone number is 905 335 LIFE (5433) or you can email me directly by clicking on the link found on our home page.

Life Chiropractic Centre … helping families just like yours build vibrant, healthy, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

Click Here To Book A Free Initial Consultation With Dr. Brad

Forward Head Posture

“Here’s What You Need To Know About Forward Head Posture”

Over the past few weeks we have discussed something called postural collapse and a specific postural distortion pattern referred to as forward head posture (FHP).

And as promised, today I am going to tell you what you absolutely need to know about FHP.

And what you absolutely need to know are the devastating consequences that FHP can have on your health all of which have been determined by scientific research.

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FHP can cause you to have headaches (including migraines), sinus issues, visual disturbances, pain and tension in the jaw, pain and tension in the neck, shoulders and chest, carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist and hands, spinal degenerative arthritis in the neck especially, 30% reduction in lung capacity, breathing difficulties including asthma, lack of energy (fatigue), weight gain, a propensity towards developing heart disease later in life and a 114% increased risk of early death in females.

Now if this is not enough to motivate you to have your posture checked, then I do not know what would be.

But if it is, I can certainly help you.

All you need to do is call our office and schedule an appointment for a posture check-up.

It is easy to do, it’s quick (only about 5 minutes) and it’s free!

So please give us a call today.

We can check you and your whole family at the same time, especially your kids.

And the reason I strongly recommend we check your kids is because spinal problems including postural problems do tend to run in families.

Our phone number here in Burlington is 905 335 LIFE (5433).

And if you are wondering what it is that causes FHP, please check in with is again next week and find out.

Life Chiropractic is a Family Chiropractic facility.

Helping families just like yours build healthy, vibrant, drug-free lives for over 25 years in Burlington.

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