Dr. Conner Burt DC

09/28/2021

Video games: Great way to pass the time, stimulate the mind (in some instances), and a great escape! Unfortunately, kids are starting to have the same pain their parents do with office jobs.

This brief ACA article has a bit more information.

Taking steps to help kids prevent common gaming injuries can reduce pain today and potentially reduce the risk of long-term damage.

08/09/2021

Let’s briefly talk about sleep! It’s general knowledge a lack of sleep causes slowed thinking, reduced attention spans, bad memory, poor decision making, and the most obvious, a lack of energy. However, did you know that a persistent lack of sleep increases cardiovascular problems, increases chances of diabetes, causes hormonal abnormalities, increased rates of obesity, and can even increase the perception of pain?!

If you aren’t getting at least 7 hours of sleep a night, it may be time to start!

Side note: research has shown that CSF (cerebrospinal fluid, you know, that fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord) is filtered most effectively when sleeping on your side!!!

07/26/2021

Didn’t quite have enough time to think of a response at work? Thought of a joke to tell but it was too late and the conversation moved on?

Interesting studies have been done showing how chiropractic leads to quicker reaction times.

https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-018-3133-2

https://spinalresearch.com.au/chiropractic-linked-to-quicker-reaction-times/

Background Chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT) has been shown to improve reaction time in some clinical studies. Slight changes in reaction time can be critical for military personnel, such as special operation forces (SOF). This trial was conducted to test whether CMT could lead to improved rea...