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Core Concepts of Exercise in New Fairfield

by | Jan 14, 2016 | Health Articles

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Another flyer to the local gym lands in your mailbox.  You have committed that this is the year of my best body and you quickly call to join.

It’s hard work, it hurts, and could be slightly embarrassing but in our minds we are still in our prime; so what could the downside be?

The Down Side of Improperly Supervised Workouts

Unfortunately many of us are misguided by magazines or well intentioned videos to what the most beneficial exercises would be for our bodies.   The amount of people in the gym engaging in fundamentally dangerous exercises which have no real life functional benefit whatsoever is actually astounding.  So be careful when seeking helpful advice on your first stages of workout and seek your recommendations and guidelines that embrace the method of functional benefit.

Functional benefit from exercise refers to the conditioning of the muscles and structures used in your activities of daily living.  This form of training encompasses whole body movements such as squats and lunges which place a demand on the bodies core stabilizing structures to ensure balance, stability and coordination.  To operate as an effective “kinetic chain”, our joints must be stabilized as forces are transmitted through them.  Functional training tasks should, therefore, emphasize multi-joint movements where muscles work in coordinated task groups.  They should also be dynamic enough to activate the reflexes that enhance the system’s stability and efficiency.  Finally, they should require skillful solutions, similar to the motor problems posed by many of todays daily activities.

Core Focus

Though commonly used to refer to the abs and lower-back muscles collectively (considered the epicenter of the body ), the term “core” actually applies to several muscles throughout the upper and lower body.  The transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis (your six-pack muscle), internal obliques, multifidus, spinal erectors, lats, glutes, and traps can all be considered core muscles. These muscle groups all work together, often simultaneously, to stabilize and support the spine. Since the spinal cord is the main avenue for sending messages to the muscles throughout your body, the safer your body senses that it is, the more comfortable it feels sending those messages out and the more clearly they are received.

Building a strong core is the first step toward making maximal gains in strength and power and performing any kind of skilled athletic movement.  Strong supporting muscles around the spine also reduce lower-back pain, as well as the risk for lower-back injury.  Let us not forget, since the core encompasses all the abdominal muscles that make up that aesthetic six-pack look, it’s the foundation of a ripped midsection.

Start Slowly

Change your training gradually.   It doesn’t matter how fit you are, when your body is exposed to a new physical stress it takes time for your system to adapt.  This rule is not limited to sports activities but should be applied to other areas of your life.

Watch For:

Tightness and Restriction The body is quite clever. When an area is irritated or injured the nervous system usually tightens the muscles around the region to help brace or splint the region to protect it.   This increase in muscle tone can be felt before you feel any pain, and it’s usually specific to one area.   If you are unable to stretch and release a tight area or cramp, apply ice and rest.  If the tension continues consult your chiropractor or integrated physical medicine team whose team includes a great chiropractor.

The Normal Pain Quotient Nature designed pain for a reason. There is a difference between working hard and feeling a bit sore after a session and a pathological pain.  Use the 3-day rule: if it’s not better after a few days there might be something going on.

Charged Up and Ready To Help!

The exciting news is that out of this demand for thrill seeking and pushing for the “next great”, we now have specialists who use their expertise to not only rehabilitate sports injuries but teach athletes to be part of the top 1% by listening to their bodies and making them aware of  be aware of common signals that can alert them that an injury may occur.

Our expert team is here and ready to help you not only with achieving your health goals successfully but to help you maintain those results.  We recommend that before you begin any new exercise regiment  that you have a check-up and take advantage of our expertise.  If injuries do occur let our team also help your body repair properly to restore and revitalize function on your path to achieving your new year’s body transformation.

Avoid Back Pain, Not the Basket

by | Nov 10, 2015 | Health Articles

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Basketball season is upon us!  Whether we play professionally, for a school team, or for fun, it's time to stop defending the back court and  invest in the proper shoes to avoid future injuries. This way we can make the slam dunk of the season - without any lasting consequences. The majority of people choose fashion...

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Tools for School – Avoiding Low Back Pain

by | Sep 8, 2015 | Health Articles

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Fall is here!  The first days of school have come and gone.  Now the once excited kids bend over or strain shoulders to hold the overly heavy backpacks that contain their school books and folders.  Unfortunately these over filled backpacks are heading our future generations into early back pain, neck pain, headaches and disease processes.  According to...

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A New Health Warning Label For Chairs?

by | Aug 18, 2015 | Health Articles

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Ads, Glorious Ads!  How would we know what we want with out being told, sung to, danced, designed, and trailered.  But, on the flip side how far has society gone on adding warning labels to everything?  Now its chairs due to poor health conditions that can be attributed to habitual sitters (just like smokers).  What's...

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Understanding Two Conditions of Knee and Leg Pain

by | Jul 30, 2015 | Health Articles

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The joints of our knees and the leg pains associated can be confusing or frightening sometimes when we hear the medical diagnosis.  The actual diagnosis terms can sometimes be more scary than the actual condition.

But do not fear!  Below are two common conditions explained simply so that you can begin focusing on the solution rather than the pain.

Patellofemoral Pain

Patellofemoral pain is also known as the softening of the cartilage of your knee cap or “anterior knee pain”.  Quite simply this is a big medical word for a conditional pain where the shiny cartilage surface of your patella (knee cap) is softened due to many factors including abnormal pressure across the joint surface or hormonal changes in your body.

This knee pain is primarily located over the front of your knee and is described as a deep aching pain.  It is sometimes associated with swelling and is usually worse when your knee is bent for long periods of time such sitting in a car or bus.  The pain also worsens with such activities as running, biking, squatting, kneeling or stair climbing either up or down stairs.  Most often this condition is associated with mild or moderate swelling of the knee and some people report a grinding feeling in their kneecap. It is more common in young adults, normally female, especially after a growth spurt, or in heavier adults where the knee(s) must carry more weight.

Research has shown that many times this problem can be due to a muscular imbalance of the quadricep muscle whereby the outer quadricep is stronger than the inner quadricep muscle and causes the knee cap to track incorrectly. The muscle imbalance and improper tracking leads to irritation and inflammation on the undersurface of the knee cap and ultimately causes cartilage degeneration.   It is usually pretty simple to diagnose the problem, but the key is to look at the feet first!

iliotibial Band Syndrome

Iliotibial band syndrome is due to inflammation of the iliotibial band, a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs down the outside of the leg.  The iliotibial band begins at the hip and extends to the outer side of the shin bone (tibia) just below the knee joint.  The band functions in coordination with several of the thigh muscles to assist in flexion of the knee joint and to provide stability to the outside of the knee joint.  The irritation usually occurs over the outside of the knee joint, at the end of the femur (thigh) bone.  The iliotibial band crosses bone and muscle at this point.   In proper function there is a bursa between these structures which should facilitate a smooth gliding motion. However, when the band is inflamed, the iliotibial band does not glide easily and normally the pain worsens with continued movement and resolves with rest.

We Can Help!

As experts of the human frame and the bodies mechanics, Chiropractors should be one of your first choices when looking for your healthcare solutions.  We are able to help and assist in restoration and rehabilitation of function and alignment of not only your knee and leg but your entire body.  Our mission is to educate our patients in the simplest terms so they can understand not only the “how” but the “why”.  With this knowledge our goal is that they may be able to maintain their results and build towards optimal health for life.

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