Structure & Function Chiropractic-Rehab

04/30/2024

The inconvenient truth. Pain is only an alarm. Our bodies heal. In a healthy nervous system the alarm should go silent. We need to stop blaming old injuries for our current pain and fully heal.
Here at Structure & Function Chiropractic-Rehab we address this reality and get to a better tomorrow!

04/17/2024

Thank You!!

10/04/2023

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/01/12/1148503294/sitting-all-day-can-be-deadly-5-minute-walks-can-offset-harms
If you sit for work you need to read!!

People who get regular short bouts of exercise are less likely to develop diabetes, dementia and heart disease, a new study finds. And an added benefit - regular movement puts people in a better mood.

04/06/2023

Thank you!

01/05/2022

I was going through literature and I found this gem out of the Ukraine.
If we treat upper back pain w/muscle spasm utilizing Complex Therapy we can have a 90% plus success rate.
Complex therapy was defined as medication (as warranted), Balneological therapy (mineral baths), Acupuncture, mud treatments, Under Water stretching, massage, Manual Therapy, and Physiotherapy.

So get to your favorite Spa and I can provide the manual therapy.

A spa day for pain! love it!

Koziolkin OA, Miedviedkova SO, Liakhova ІМ, Malakhova SM, Lisova OO, Cherepok ОО. Complex treatment of patients with vertebral thoracalgia using manual therapy and physical rehabilitation.

02/06/2019

I have to share with you all an email that I just received from the NOI group. This is an organization dedicated to teach practitioners of all stripes where the current evidence on pain stands.
This email was drafted by Dr. David Butler PHD. I thank him for his work in my practice daily! I could not have voiced this concern I see and hear all the time. Enjoy!

"The folklore surrounding intervertebral disc injury has inspired some wildly descriptive and unhelpful language. Slipped disc wins by a mile, but you can also blow a disc, bulge a disc, pop a disc, even say I've got a disc. I once heard someone say that they had mulched a disc! You could use more medical terms and say you have a ruptured, herniated or pr*****ed disc. Googling images of prolapse is definitely not helpful.

I heard a new one the other day that made me recoil. "The doc' said I've shunted a disc out in my neck.” I didn't know how to respond initially! I thought shunt... that's what trains do. Shunting is a powerful and almost unstoppable force. The term is quite ideophonetic as the sound and the association provoke ideas and imagery. I thought of a shunting train moving between other trains at a railway station. And then I thought you can't really unshunt either. What a mean word when applied to an already linguistically unstable body part.

I couldn't let it go of course, but I couldn't resist starting my story telling with "let me stop you in your tracks for a moment. Your neck is no railway station and it's certainly no train crash in there either".

I am sure it's best to leave shunted for the railway yard.

Has anyone heard of any other language for perceptions of disc injury? Head over to noijam to comment and discuss.

- David"

12/07/2018

So, below is a TED talks link that is incredible. It has a focus on what we know about how we cognitively work, via a pain level and beyond. It is a beautiful and accurate statement on the current knowledge base. My mind works like he talks, fast and furious. Try to keep up, because I could not have described these complex concepts better than he did.

We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more productive.

10/17/2018

So, the seasons finally flipped!
Kids are back to school, Colds are beginning and more wonderful viruses to be exchanged.
Remember to get your sleep, get your veggies, and keep moving!
All simple, proven ways to assist our bodies in keeping healthy!

08/03/2018

My good friend, for full disclosure, just texted me this response
"Structure & Function Chiropractic Rehab is the biggest reason why I was able to make it through the demands that the leadville 100 training required. I've seen my share of running injuries and no one comes close to understanding what it takes to keep you running like Dr. Otto Geiseman IV- hands down the best around!" Keith Kohler

This gentleman is an individual that would shine despite any physical outputs! It has been an honor to repeat his advice that he gave to me several years prior and reassure him that he is more than capable! I thank you for your trust!
I have posted a link to the Leadville website to allow more of us to appreciate the undertaking that this individual has embarked upon!
http://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/run/leadvilletrail100run/

06/25/2018

Thank You Dr. Michael Crupper for this post! The speech is so elegantly put and worth the listen. We need to move!!!! Move it or lose it is not just a saying. It is proven science on a neurologic,emotional and a biochemical level
! Keep on, keepin on!

What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory -- and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzhe...

06/22/2018

This quote of quotes (if that is a thing) is taken from the NOI group. Their mission is to coach health care providers to consider the ramifications of their language based on current pain research. The below sample spoke to me and I hope it does the same to you!
"A story might go something like this. “Wear and tear – that’s a term used for machines. Health professionals have used it to describe x-ray changes, but it’s not a good descriptor. There is rarely any tear, more likely just a bit of wear which is quite normal and tells us how active you have been. Actually saying or thinking wear and tear can keep you on alert and more sensitive – maybe saying ‘a bit of normal wear’ rather than ‘wear and tear’ is more accurate.” You could also add “when our bodies wear, they always adapt and there will always be some repair”. So ‘wear and repair’ or ‘when it wears, it also repairs’ could be healthy alternatives."

06/18/2018

I found this little gem that I found very interesting and congruent to my clinical experience. Some Problems with the study are as follows: small sample size, only women, and Manual Therapy techniques are poorly described, BUT “Conclusion: Manual therapy and surgery had similar effectiveness for improving self-reported function, symptom severity, and pinch-tip grip force on the symptomatic hand in women with CTS. Neither manual therapy nor surgery resulted in changes in cervical range of motion.”

In manual therapy/chiropractic we look at the entire pathway of the nerves to see what conservative care options have the potential to improve your quality of life for a whole host of ailments. I feel this is prudent to exhaust conservative treatment prior to attempting the most invasive treatment (surgery) first as long as there is no red flags. This is just one more example of our potential here at Structure and Function! Thanks!

Study Design Randomized parallel-group trial. Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common pain condition that can be managed surgically or conservatively. Objective To compare the effectiveness of manual therapy versus surgery for improving self-reported function, cervical range of motion, a...