The Truth About Exercise

It is okay to hate exercising. It can be tedious and boring and it takes up precious time. When we recommend and educate our patients with good exercises we know that exercise is about as much fun as brushing your teeth. And like brushing your teeth you won't drop dead if you don't exercise each day.

But over the long run it pays off in two big ways: Stability and endurance.

Day to day activity for most people involves certain muscles that get strong from working, taking care of the kids, house work, yard work and sports. Unfortunately these daily activities almost always leave out certain other muscles. the 'stabilization muscles'. So when we give exercises to you we give stabilization exercising, because that helps maintain muscle balance. We give you exercises to strengthen the unused muscles; the muscles that don't get used as much in all your daily work.

Many people have hard jobs, or their work keeps them busy and on their feet for hours each day. When they get home they feel tired and as if they have had a a long tiring 'work out' from their day. And they have. But even these people have not exercised all their important muscles. And this is also true of people who get home from work and then get involved in hobbies, sports, house work and yard work. The stabilization muscles still don't get involved. So we give you our exercises to strengthen your stabilization muscles, because they are the 'under-dogs' that just don't get used as much as our day-to-day muscle groups. And one of the best things about strengthening your stabilization muscles is that they not only help you have better posture and recover from your injury more quickly they also make it much harder to get re-injured.

Will your job, your sports, your housework, your yard work, or your hobbies ever be enough to let you have muscle balance and stabilization without doing these exercises? No. But if you think you are the exception can find out quickly enough. Just try our stabilization exercises, and if they all feel easy; you are one of the very few people whose job, sports, housework, yard work, or hobbies have resulted in great muscle balance, good posture and stable ability to avoid injury.

The second type of exercise we recommend is also important for our long term health, endurance exercise. Or aerobic exercises. We don't mean aerobic as you may think of it as wearing leotards or taking a special class. All we mean by aerobics is that you are doing something that makes you huff and puff and have to breathe through your mouth. If your 'aerobic' activity does not force you to breathe through your mouth it is not an aerobic exercise.

Aerobic exercise is anything that forces you to breathe through your mouth. It could be dancing, bicycling, running, or fast walking. And for best results you must do it for 30 minutes at least 4 times each week. Aerobic exercise helps you in so many ways including your heart and your ability to stay active as you get older. Here is why:

Your heart and your lungs have a measurement called 'maximum capacity'. This means what is the hardest activity that you can do and for how long. As we get older it is common for all of us to get weaker muscles including a weaker heart muscle. But aerobic exercises will slow this down and keep our heart and lungs stronger longer. If all you do each day is walk eventually that will be your 'maximum effort' and that will be your maximum capacity. And that means that just walking around will make you huff and puff and feel out of breath. How many older people have you seen breathing hard just to walk from one room to the next, or to walk up a flight of stairs.

Regular aerobic exercise will insure that you can walk room to room or climb the cellar stairs without huffing and puffing. You will stay be able to stay active and younger longer. Nothing else will do that.

IS YOUR LOWER BACK PAIN JUST A SORE MUSCLE?

IT COULD BE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS!

When they experience low back pain most people try heat, ice, sleeping on the floor, even taking pain pills hoping their pain will go away. But the more you don't know, the more likely you may experience serious disc or nerve injury or even something worse.

Mild low back pain that clears in a couple of days with a little rest, tender care, and a couple of pain pills is usually nothing to worry about. But if your pain kep recurring, even if you are active, or if it continues longer than a week, you would be wise to get it checked out.

Low back pain is nt as simple as it sounds. The pain can range from a mild ache to severe debilitating agony that leaves te sufferer lying on their back unable to move.

Here at Blomerth Chiropractic, when a person with low back pain comes to us for help, the first thing we do s try to figure out what part, or parts, of their body is causing the pain. The injury may be due to muscles, joints,bones, ligaments, tendons, discs, nerves. Or...it could be an internal problem with an organ referring to pain to the lower back. Kidney inflammation or kidney stones, inflamatory pelvin disease, bowl and uterine, even prostate problems and in very rare cases cancer can all refer pain to the ower back and sometimes can fel just like a stiff painful muscle.

How bad it hurts does not tell you what is hurt. I've seen muscle spasms land people in the hospital while other were walking around with bulging discs and continuing to work.

It if turns out to be something simple, like stuck joints or pulled muscles, a few visits might be al it takes to clear the problem. More serious conditions like a disc bulge or pinched nerves take longer to heal. We take care of disc problems all the time and most can be treated without surgery. If ther is an internal organ problem or if your back condition is too severe for us to treat, then we refer you to the proper doctor for treatment. If your lower back pain is not healing with a week or so...do not ignore it. Low back pain conditions are much more simple and faster to treat when new. And while we often successfully treat even long standing back pain conditions, it takes longer to heal and becomes a more complex problem the longer you have had the condition. So if you have been suffering with lower back pain...don't wait!

Give us a call, even if your medical doctors do not have good answers for you, to find out i ter may be something we can do to help. For the month of October, we are offering free low back pain consultations where we sit down with you, discuss your condition and let you know if we can help. Why suffer unnecessarily? Give us a call today at 978-535-6155

From Dr. Ellen Blomerth, registered Neuropathy Dr ™

Your brain runs and controls everything that happens in your body. Your brain sends signals along your nerves to all your organs and body parts in order to communicate with them. Your body sends signals back up the nerves to the brain to tell the brain what is needed. Joint problems in your spine or spinal disc problems can cause interference with the proper working of this critical communication system. Chiropractic care removes interference to your nervous system so that it will work as best as it can for you. When your brain and body can communicate optimally, you naturally become healthier. This is why chiropractors teach their patients that health comes from the above down (from the brain to the body) and from the inside out (meaning that when your body functions properly, it heals itself).

You can spend hundreds of dollars on vitamins, supplements and good food, but if your body can’t digest the nutrients properly, or absorb the nutrients like it should, or eliminate the left-over waste products, because the nerves going to your insides aren’t working properly… then the nutrition is not doing you much good.

You can exercise all day, but if the nerves going to your heart and lungs and muscles are not working properly… then the effort will not build as much health as you would like.

When you suffer with neuropathy, there are a number of causes for your nerves not working right. Our specialized neuropathy care includes gentle chiropractic treatments to remove nerve interference so that your body has a better chance to heal.

Have you completed your initial neuropathy care with us and are continuing your treatments at home? Remember to schedule follow-up visits at least once per month to continue the gains you have made in your health. Call today to schedule a convenient visit at 978-535-6155.

Are you wondering if our care might help your condition but are a little afraid? We offer modern, gentle treatments that can safely and comfortably help people with a wide range of health challenges. Call us for a free consult where you can learn if we might be able to help you. Our number is 978-535-6155.

AUGUST WEIGHT LOSS/DETOX CLASS

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CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT: 978-535-6155

When: Class begins Monday, August 8th 6:30 pm
Where: Blomerth Chiropractic Office
Cost: $100 down the week before class begins, $200 on first day of class
Cost includes all supplements and supplies, 4 classes, first day and final day measurements of  height, weight, blood pressure, measurements of waist/hips,  and Body Mass index  

Classes run Mondays Aug 8, Aug 10, Aug 22, Aug 29 all at 6:30 pm.
Class 1: initial private weigh-in/measurements, learn how toxic are you, how did you get toxic in the first place, how being toxic hinders weight loss, how proper detoxifying helps you lose weight. Receive initial supplements to begin detoxification.
Class 2: learn how to make great tasting smoothies, what foods make up a low glycemic index diet, how the detox diet works. Receive special alkalizing protein powder and fiber powder for making your smoothies.
Class 3: classes’ choice of exercise program or non-toxic cleaning and personal products program
Class 4: final private measurements/ weigh-out, answer questions for where we go from here, share successes and insights gained from the classes experiences.