Running and Chiropractic

Hi Everyone,

I have been absent quite a while, I was on maternity leave. Now I'm back! I hope everyone had a great summer, and are now enjoying the fall colors.

I have new office hours. Go to www.kellychiropractic.com to see the new hours.

Today I have a case study of a five year old and how chiropractic changed her running gait.

http://www.chiroindex.org/?search_page=articles&action=&articleId=20390

Enjoy!

Depression

Hi Everyone,

We had some water on top of the ice on the lake last week, but now we are back to snow and ice. Spring is teasing us though.

Here are a couple of case studies on depression and chiropractic.

http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/search-result.php?aid=1137

http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/search-result.php?aid=1136


Enjoy!

Decrease Your Health Care Costs!

Hi Everyone,

I hope this week has gone well. It's a bit busy here. I wish I had more time to chat. Here is a link for today.


http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/search-result.php?aid=1068

It's a link about how chiropractic can decrease health care costs.

Enjoy!

Positive Thinking!

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all having a good start to the new year! If you don't have a new years resolution yet, consider thinking a few positive thoughts every day. There are many potential benefits to this exercise.

Today I found a study showing that staying positive, can help prevent a cold. So while you are trying to stay away from sick people, wash your hands, get more sleep, and eat right, consider adding positive thinking to your list. Today I am wishing everyone a cold free winter.


http://www.chiropracticresearch.org/search-result.php?aid=1365


Enjoy!

Tai Chi

Hi Everyone,

I am wishing you a relaxing and happy holiday season!

I have been hearing from some people who are a little tense at this time of the year. There are travel plans not working out, last minute gifts to get, slower traffic (at least in MN), and extra snow to shovel. I was just thinking about how nice it would be to be able to give everyone the gift of relaxation this year. People who come to my office get a little relaxation, but I wish that more of us had the luxury to relax and breath this season.

I would like to challenge you all to set a new years resolution of giving yourself some time every day in 2011 to relax. Students and parents are already telling themselves as they read this that that is impossible, but what if you took three extra deep breaths before falling asleep at night? What if you gave yourself 5 min. in the morning to stretch or have a cup of tea before everyone else gets up?

I often tell people that their Chiropractor is ordering them to relax. Relaxation is important for our health. I joke that I can send a note home if that helps. :) The activities or lack of activities that are going to help our minds and bodies slow down, will vary greatly from person to person. As you are discovering what is relaxing to you today (it can change from day to day or year to year), I invite you to look at Tai Chi.

Many people find Tai Chi to be deeply relaxing, myself included. I have not previously looked for studies on Tai Chi. The following links are what I found today.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa0912611- Fibromyalgia and Tai Chi

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16455435?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
-HIV and Tai Chi

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/taichi/introduction.htm -Tai Chi introduction and health benefits

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11929351?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
-health benefits of Tai Chi

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11858304?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/645945.html - Tai Chi and arthritis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18401235?ordinalpos=4&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
-Tai Chi and Blood Pressure

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16572030?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum
-Tai Chi and older adults


Enjoy!

Healing Touch, Theraputic Touch, Reiki, and Energy Work

Hi Everyone,

It has been a while since I have looked for information on energy healing (such as Reiki or Orthobionomy), healing touch, or therapeutic touch type techniques. There tends to be more information on light touch techniques, but there is a little bit of information on energy techniques. Today I found these two articles.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816237/?tool=pmcentrez -on Biofield techniques-Reiki, healing touch, therapeutic touch.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1449825/?tool=pmcentrez -healing with gentle touch.

Enjoy!

Thanksgiving, Turkey, and Tryptophan

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Today I have two Thanksgiving appropriate links. There was a time when we thought that the Tryptophan (L-Tryptophan, an amino acid/protein) in turkey is what makes us all tired after our Thanksgiving meals. We now think that that is not the case. It is more likely that the large amount of calories (heavy on the fats and carbohydrates) is probably the reason we all feel like a nap after we eat.

This first link has almost any information about L-tryptophan that you could want.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908021/?tool=pmcentrez

This second link has some interesting "facts" about thanksgiving. It also talks about turkey and tryptophan. The article is a couple of pages long so make sure to click on the "next page" link at the bottom of each page. If you want to know why the tryptophan in turkey probably doesn't make us sleepy, click on this link. http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question519.htm

Enjoy!