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Health Care versus Pain Care

In the quest of health, chiropractors move bones in your spine to maximize function. When function is maximized and the body can express 100% of its internal intelligence, health is the result. Health is the expression of your body working correctly, reacting properly to outside stimulus, and adapting to the changes in its environment. This sounds very simple but the human body is the most complex biological unit on the earth.

Nervous System

At the core of our complexity is the central nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord, the command and control center of the body. Surrounding the spinal cord is 24 vertebra that make up a majority of the spine. In the normal human spine there are 7 cervical vertebra & 6 cervical discs, 12 thoracic vertebra & disks, 5 lumbar vertebra & discs. This structure is meant to protect and facilitate mobility for the command and control of the body, so the nerves can control all functions in the body without interference.

Injured Spine

When a portion of this spine is injured, degeneration begins unless it’s corrected and strengthened. Misaligned vertebra with soft tissue injury follow a steady path of degeneration that eventually leads to unrelenting constant pain, but there are many warning signs that get ignored. Warning signs can be as little as occasional stiffness, intermittent pain, swelling, or twitches, to more aggressive things such as weakness, more frequent pain, dysfunction of the tissue that the nerve goes to, neuralgia, etc.. If you’re taking pain relievers to dull the PAIN, you’re turning off your warning system that the body has in place to tell you SOMETHING IS WRONG.

Pain Killers

How many times a week do you take a pain killer?  a month? a year? or many years? Would you ever consider putting a band aid on an unusually dark skin blemish to cover it up for a week? a month? a year? or many years? Covering something up doesn’t deal with the problem, it just kicks the can down the road to deal with it when it’s bigger and meaner.

Natural Healthcare

Through Chiropractic care you can help maintain a healthier spine and promote overall body health, because life begins with the nervous system and ends with the nervous system.

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by Dr. Trace Palmer on November 19, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Dr. Trace Palmer on November 19, 2012

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Should I use heat or ice on my back for pain?

Heat or Ice? for my back.

About twice a week,  a new patient gets out of their car with white knuckles wrapped around the door sill while trying to keep their back straight and every facial muscle  tenses with a pail complexion of fear. After 5 minutes of this limbo la process, they slowly creep into the office. When I come out to greet the patient, they’re standing in dread of sitting or another limbo la process is needed to extract themselves from the chair. Without asking, I know that this patient hurt themselves and most likely started using the “soothing sirens song” of heat and now they are experiencing  “being dashed on the rocks” by using  heat on their spine. Heat on a new spinal injury is like putting gasoline on a fire, nothing good can come of it.

“But my friends PT (physical therapist) said she could use heat” – you have to understand the chronology of that statement before you use it.

  1. Mary Jo hurts her back and thinks “maybe it will go away”
  2. Mary Jo waits a few days and it’s the same so she see’s her medical doctor (4 days since injury)
  3. Mary Jo takes the prescription that her MD gave her for 2 weeks (18 days since injury)
  4. Mary Jo goes back to her MD, pain is still there, MD refers to PT’s ( 20 days since injury)
  5. Mary Jo arrives at PT clinic (21-28 days since injury)

Acute Injury = 0-14 days since injury

Mary Jo first saw her PT between 21-28 days after the injury, now its chronic. If the PT had seen her in the 0-14 days, ice should have been the recommendation.

Heat in the first 14 days after an injury can increase your pain and duration of the pain up to three times greater.

NFL teams are using ice baths for their athletes after every competition and practice. Please remember “Ice is Nice” – cold provides pain relief and also reduces swelling by reducing blood flow to the injured area. When icing injuries, never apply ice directly to the skin. Have a damp terry cloth between your skin and the ice bag and never leave ice on an injury for more than 30 minutes at a time, then leave it off long enough for the skin to re-warm, usually 30 minutes. Longer exposure can damage your skin and even result in frostbite.

When you get an injury, do you put ice or heat on the injury? What’s your answer?

Chiropractic is the science and art of finding and correcting vertebra that are misplaced and causing neurological dysfunction. By moving the vertebra back to its normal position and allowing the command and control system of the body (the nervous system) to function at optimum performance, your body is free to function as it should. Call today to schedule an appointment with your chiropractor.

“Ice is Nice”

Yours in health,

Dr. Trace Palmer – Chiropractor

Palmer Chiropractic, 11400 Ford Ave, Richmond Hill, Ga 31324  912-756-3433

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by Dr. Trace Palmer on March 12, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Dr. Trace Palmer on March 12, 2012

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Car Flips in Richmond Hill Ga – In front of Kroger

In front of Kroger on Ford Ave.  in Richmond Hill, Ga a car flipped.

Today a car flipped out in front of kroger and the gas pumps. There didn’t seem to be any serious injuries or loss of life. – Auto accidents cause injuries even at slow speeds. Ignoring the symptoms of soreness and pain, is like ignoring the oil pressure light in your car. By letting it go, you can cause more wear and tear on your disks and facets that lead to degeneration and arthritis.

A low impact auto accident is generally defined as an incident that takes place at speeds less than 10 miles per hour (mph). This type of collision usually causes the least amount of damage to the vehicles involved. Body injuries can result from any accident and that includes ones that occur with vehicles going less than 10 mph. Soft tissue injuries are the most common problem for those involved in a low impact accident.

A motor vehicle accident that takes place at speeds between under 10 mph often brings about little visible damage to the cars involved. Sometimes due to the fact that minimal damage was done to vehicle the injuries to the people in the vehicles are overlooked. This does not mean that bodily injury did not occur to the passengers during the crash.

 While an automobile is built to take a slow 5 to 10 mph crash that is not necessarily true for your body. In a low impact accident a person’s soft tissue can be damaged.The back and neck are the usual problem spots for soft tissue injuries. Soft tissue is basically a person’s ligaments, tendons and muscles. Soft tissue injuries are typically classified as contusions or bruises, sprains or strains.
At Palmer Chiropractic, your health is our concern, call 756-3433 for an appointment today. Located next to the Pink Closet and ATA karate in Parkers Square on Ford Ave in Richmond Hill, Ga.
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by Dr. Trace Palmer on December 9, 2011  •  Permalink
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