Grand Saline Chiropractic

12/01/2025

This is a great post about movement, muscle, and your brain!

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This is why building muscle is so crucial as you age…

When a muscle contracts, it releases signaling molecules that travel through the bloodstream and directly influence brain function. This chart maps out that communication in real time.

Skeletal muscle behaves like an endocrine organ. The molecules it releases, collectively called myokines, reach the brain and help regulate learning, memory, blood flow, metabolism, and inflammatory balance.

All the signals are shown in the diagram:

📌 BDNF
Increases with aerobic exercise. Supports synaptic plasticity, memory formation, and neurogenesis.
📌 IGF-1
Elevated with resistance training. Promotes neuronal survival, repair, and long-term brain plasticity.
📌 Irisin
Produced when the FNDC5 protein is cleaved during muscle contraction. Influences brain metabolism and inflammatory pathways.
📌 IL-6
Released in large amounts during sustained exercise. Regulates energy availability and exerts anti-inflammatory effects post-exercise.
📌 VEGF
Stimulated by endurance work. Supports angiogenesis, improving cerebral blood flow and oxygen delivery.

Different training types shift the myokine profile:
• Aerobic exercise → stronger signals for neuroplasticity and vascular adaptation
• Resistance training → stronger signals for repair, growth, and metabolic regulation
• Interval or combined training → blended signaling with broad cognitive and metabolic benefits

Across studies, regular physical activity maintains this muscle–brain communication as we age. Declines in myokine release are linked to reduced cognitive resilience, while consistent training helps preserve mitochondrial function, vascular health, and anti-inflammatory signaling in the brain.

Movement isn’t just mechanical effort. It’s biochemical communication that supports the nervous system with every contraction. — That's Health
PMID: 38008091

11/30/2025

0Think you‘re making expensive p*e with your multivitamin?
Is your multivitamin actually doing anything?

Not a miracle pill. Not a replacement for diet.
Just a quiet, consistent way to keep the “micronutrient foundation” from cracking.”

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11/30/2025

Thank you Scott!

11/30/2025

ACL surgery rehab

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Just published 🔥

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘂𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🦵

📘 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41314701/

Postoperative rehabilitation after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is critical for restoring strength, function, and confidence while reducing the risk of reinjury. Recovery generally takes 9 to 12 months and follows a phased, time- and criterion-based progression that guides safe advancement through rehabilitation (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27539507/).

𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 0–6)
This phase focuses on reducing pain and swelling, restoring knee range of motion (ROM), and reactivating the quadriceps—aiming for a quadriceps limb symmetry index (LSI) ≥60%. Modalities such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation and blood flow restriction (BFR, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38889851/) training may support early strength gains. Open kinetic chain exercises can be gradually incorporated to strengthen the quadriceps without overloading the graft (safe start after 4 weeks within a restricted range of motion (ROM) of 90-45°, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39985872/)

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 7–9)
Entry into this phase requires achieving 0°–115° of ROM, ≤1+ effusion, and a normalized gait. Rehabilitation emphasizes balance work, neuromuscular re-education, and aerobic conditioning. The major goals are full, symmetrical ROM and quadriceps strength reaching an LSI of at least 70%, typically achieved through progressive overload strength training.

𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 (𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 10–16)
Running is introduced once quadriceps strength (and hop tests) reaches an LSI ≥70-80%, no or minimal pain (

11/29/2025

11/29/2025

“The simplistic “wear and tear” model ignores the metabolic, inflammatory, and endocrine factors that have far greater influence on joint health than how much someone walks or lifts. The biology is complex. The myth is simple. And it has misled millions of people into avoiding the very thing that could help them most.”

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A lot of people with osteoarthritis (OA) have been told the same thing: “Slow down. Protect your joints. Don’t push it.” It sounds cautious, even responsible. But it’s wrong, and it’s one of the main reasons people with OA lose function, gain weight, slip into frailty, and develop the downstream problems that shorten their lives.
My latest post on substack.

https://open.substack.com/pub/howardluksmd/p/no-exercise-doesnt-cause-or-worsen?r=8b26&utm_medium=ios

11/28/2025

It's almost time...Happy Thanksgiving from Carry in Texas. I'm grateful for your support. Keep learning, keep training.

11/27/2025

Pies from Tom Thumb and Walmart

“CONTAINS BIOENGINEERED FOOD INGREDIENTS”

Buy local!

Graham's Edgewood Market Pecan Pie for the win!

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11/27/2025

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/10th-grader-saves-stepfathers-life-with-his-newly-learned-cpr-skills-taught-in-schools/

Running downstairs, Killinger found his stepfather, Mike Reese, unconscious on the ground making a snoring sound.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!!

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11/26/2025

✨Knee Pain Location Chart✨

✅Knee pain can be a frustrating and debilitating condition that affects people of all ages. The knee is a complex joint made up of bones, ligaments, tendons, and cartilage, and it is responsible for supporting our body weight and allowing us to move freely. Knee pain can occur for various reasons, and understanding the location of your knee pain can help you in knee evaluation and determine the underlying cause and the best course of treatment

See more :

https://www.hipkneeortho.com.sg/knee-pain-location-chart/

11/26/2025

Thoracic mobility for the win!

Bookmark this one because virtually everyone needs this!

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