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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 28, 2014 | Health Articles
Red carpets and fashion runways are a designers dream come to life. For the fashion savvy we watch in awe and try to duplicate in our own lives. One accessory without fail that arrives each season is the undeniably loved high heel.
We love to wear them and can even convince ourselves that they are comfortable and do not hurt our feet. But our feet should not be looked at as the only area of our body that we are compromising.
The Cost of Fashion
The truth of fashion is that it caters to a world that does not really exist. Who would walk out onto the street in a six-foot high hat and eight-inch heels besides the lovely ladies in Sex in the City? Even many of those toned-down items that make it into the high street stores are not really suitable for everyday wear. All it takes to cause pain and potentially long-term problems is to venture out too many times in high heels with a heavy bag slung over one shoulder. The legs, the back, the shoulders, spine and neck can all suffer in your pursuit of fashion.
The Sneaky Stiletto
High heels are the worst culprits in the line-up because they so badly alter a person’s natural balance, throwing all sorts of stresses and strains into vulnerable parts of the body. It is not just the feet that suffer in high heels. The dynamic equilibrium enjoyed by a well-balanced body is ruined by high heels, and unnatural compensations take place in the body, with new movements, alignments and restrictions.
In a nutshell, high heels increases the normal forward curve of the spine and also tip the pelvis forward. The body’s center of gravity shifts as a result. Standing bare foot allows a person to be perfectly balanced, as nature intended, with the hamstrings supporting the pelvis as they should. High heels, on the other hand, encourage the hamstrings to shorten.
Other Fashion Victim Accessories
Next on the fashion runway of pain are clothes that are too tight. When the bodies movement is restricted and or changed, the body has to compensate.
Following not far behind in the guilty line-up is heavy bags, purses, backpacks or briefcases, and the people who load into them far too much stuff. A bag that weighs more than 10% of your body weight causes the body to become imbalanced, especially when it is carried over one shoulder or in one hand, because the natural tendency is to lift up the carrying shoulder and lean the body to the opposite side to compensate. The legs and arms then become less coordinated and the spine curves towards the weight-bearing shoulder.
Now for the Men
Less serious is the practice of carrying a hefty wallet in your back pockets. Less serious perhaps, but more insidious in the fact that many people will not even give it a second thought. However, this can cause discomfort over a day, especially if you are sitting on it for part of the time because the muscle will be dented by the article, causing pain.
Fashion Forward
It may be hard, but you need to forgo certain fashions for the sake of your health, where those fashions are detrimental to your health. Keep in mind the following when choosing clothes, shoes and accessories.
- Choose comfortable shoes. When you go out in high heels, try and take a pair of flats with you to swap into if you become uncomfortable. If you want to wear high heels at work and you walk to work, take the heels in a bag and walk in flat shoes instead.
- If a shoe feels uncomfortable when merely standing, walking in it will be infinitely worse.
- Choose supportive shoes that have sufficient cushioning to make walking easy.
- Whatever shoes you are wearing, take regular breaks from sitting to stretch out the hamstrings.
- Don’t wear clothes so tight that they restrict your physical movements.
- Select a bag that allows you to carry it distributed evenly on your body, rather than over one shoulder. The strap should therefore be padded and long enough to place over the head.
- If the bag is on one shoulder or in one hand, swap it frequently from one side to the other to share the burden.
- Remove any unnecessary items from your bag to make it lighter.
- Remove your wallet from your back pocket when sitting or driving for any length of time.
- Suit your clothes to your everyday activities.
Remember that you can be stylish and healthy at the same time, and that shunning the latest fashion to protect your health is actually the most “EnVogue” thing you can do.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Oct 16, 2014 | Health Articles
When you or someone you love suffer with chronic pain it is not only physically debilitating but physically exhausting. You sit over your computer searching for anything that may take the pain away. At first you would never expect to find a long lasting or permanent solution and are willing to settle for a solution that could give just a moment away from the pain or even a reduction of the level you are experiencing.
Slowly you type back pain, shoulder pain, pain relief for back pain and quickly get lost in a mountain of search results. Unfortunately many of us do not know the simple answer may begin in these simple keystrokes, c-h-i-r-o-p-r-a-c-t-o-r .
Understanding Chronic Injury Rehabilitation
Chronic injuries require rehabilitation programs that cater for the specific needs of the injury and a long-term approach. Patience is required for these rehabilitation programs and it is essential to remember that the problem has developed over a period of years and will not be fixed in a matter of weeks or months. Progress should be reached in the short-term, but such situations usually require consistent, ongoing attention to achieve the long-term solution.
Applying the appropriate rehabilitation program to chronic injuries is critically important and chiropractic care can be of great assistance in achieving the maximum rewards out of your rehabilitation. Regular chiropractic care can improve the mobility of your spinal column and remove nerve interference which may cause tight, inflamed muscles. The end result is an optimized body for good health and full function. By enabling the maximum mobility of the spine and maximum function of your nerve system, regular chiropractic care can help to maximize your body’s ability to recover from chronic injury.
Wear and Tear with Age
As we get older, years of mechanical stress can lead to the deterioration of joints, ligaments, and tendons. This degenerative process, more commonly known as arthritis, primarily affects the weight-bearing joints in the body such as the hips and knees and those found in the lumbar spine. The shoulder, too, is also prone to undergo arthritic changes due to its extreme mobility. The extensive range of motion at the shoulder is built-in to the design of this structure, but the sacrifice for this is major instability which ultimately leads to the two prominent symptoms of pain and restricted range of motion.
Rehabilitation Pathways
An entire orthopedic sub-specialty focuses on treatment of chronic pain and includes long-term use of anti-inflammatory medication where eventually surgical repair could be recommended.
The good news is that in many of these cases, a more optimal approach is available, one that utilizes the body’s own natural recuperative powers. For many people, chronic pain can be reduced and chronic loss of mobility can be improved by engaging in certain activities and by applying a specific rehabilitative program. The goals of these rehabilitation programs are to increase the range of motion and build up strength in not only the affected area but the entire body that supports the region. As these goals are accomplished, the likely results are a reduction of intensity and frequency of occurrence of in pain.
A Rehabilitation Program For You
Engaging in an overall strength training program is an important approach to managing chronic pain. Strength training should be completed progressively, starting with light exercises and progressing to a higher level at a recommended and monitored rate . If a person has experienced an acute injury, early correction and rehabilitation should precede rehabilitative strength training.
Your chiropractor and physical therapist are experienced in injury rehabilitation and will be able to help you design an effective flexibility and strengthening program for improved function. Their goal is not to only reduce the pain but to rehabilitate your body to avoid further or more frequent episodes.
by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jul 3, 2014 | Health Articles
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jun 17, 2014 | Health Articles
Nearly every adult today has experienced some form of back pain in their lifetime. Whether the pain was caused by lifting something awkwardly or from strenuous activity. More often than not this pain will subside after a period of rest, if it is purely muscular pain. However, spinal disc injuries cause more of an extreme...
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by Dr. Brandon Chorney | Jun 10, 2014 | Health Articles
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