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May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Shares Stretching for Low Back Pain, Sciatica and Disc Problems

As a chiropractor in Freehold NJ, I see patients from my town and surrounding areas of Marlboro, Howell, Colts Neck, Morganville, Jackson, Manalapan and other towns in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Many come in with low back pain, sciatica and herniated or bulging discs. 80% of the population experiences back pain. In most instances, back problems can be prevented with proper stretching exercises, but most don’t take action until they experience an injury. In our office, when we treat our patients, we advise our patients on home stretching and exercise programs to expedite their progress. Following is a short video that shows you what you can do to prevent future problems and if you are currently having low back pain:

If you are in the Freehold area and would like your spine checked and advised on further treatment, contact our office located at 9 Broadway in Freehold, NJ at 732-780-0044.

May 11 2020

Spinal Degeneration Helped with Chiropractic!

Spinal degeneration is a condition suffered by many people. When your spine is neglected the joints, discs and supporting soft tissues start to decay. Throughout life your body is experiencing stresses. When you are first born the doctor pulls on your head and neck to deliver you. When you first start to learn how to walk how many times do you think you fell? Do you think sitting at the desks in school for what seems like years on end in bad postures has an effect on your spine? What about sports injuries, car accidents, slips and falls, bad sleep positions, your neck tilted while texting, sitting at a computer at work all day and many other stresses to your body?

All these stresses have an accumulative effect of misaligning the bones in your spine. This causes pressure on the discs and joints. Wear and tear occurs causing spinal degeneration. The discs start to lose their shock absorption due to loss of fluid. This can lead to bulging and ruptured discs.

Other factors too can increase spinal degeneration: Dehydration, smoking, lack of exercise, sedentary lifestyles, poor nutrition.

Medically, doctors say spinal degeneration is normal wear and tear and is part of aging but read the following analogy.

Spinal Degeneration Can Be Helped by Chiropractic

Think of your teeth for a second. If you neglect your teeth you will get tooth decay. If the day you first had teeth you just ate foods, drank acidic and sugary products. Over the years, your teeth would start to decay or degenerate. One could say it’s part of normal wear and tear or part of aging but you were taught from a young age that if you brush your teeth, floss and see the dentist on a regular basis we can prevent cavities and keep your teeth in good shape for many years to come.

The nice thing with your teeth is they can always be replaced. If you get spinal degeneration it’s much more serious. Your spine cannot be replaced AND it protects the most important system of your body, the nervous system.

When you get spinal degeneration it typical results in pain and many times osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis. Eventually the nerves start to get affected leading to numbness, tinglings and reduces the function of your entire body.

Now a study from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation shows chiropractic can improve the condition of spinal degeneration. 40 men from 30 to 40 years old with degenerative lumbar disease at L5-S1 were split into 2 groups. One received the spinal manipulation while the other received a placebo.

Patients were assessed for height, perceived low back pain, neural mechanosensitivity and spinal mobility in flexion. Immediate improvements, even after just one treatment, were seen in the group that got the adjustments in all test categories.

Chiropractic provides relief for patients suffering with spinal degeneration. We have seen the same results in our office. Freehold Chiropractor, Dr. Russell Brokstein has been helping patients with spinal decay for the last 16 years. We recommend not waiting to get to this point. Simple chiropractic maintenance with home stretching and exercise can prevent these conditions from occurring in the first place, just like brushing your teeth and seeing a dentist protects your teeth. For more information about Dr. Brokstein click here.

May 11 2020

Freehold Chiropractor Informs Low Back Pain is NOT Just for Adults Anymore

Back pain is usually thought of as a problem in adults. Research shows up to 80% of all adults will suffer low back pain at least once in their life.

Back pain is becoming more prevalent and an increasing problem for children and teenagers. Many factors are leading to the increase in the symptoms.

A study done in Israel questioned more than 10,000 Israeli schoolchildren in grades 1 thru 6 regarding their average weight, average weight of backpacks, if there were on-campus facilities to store backpacks, the height of chairs and desks in relation to student height, seating arrangements, and physical activity during recess.

The results showed that between 30 percent and 54 percent of the students carried bags containing 15 percent or more of their body weight; almost 15 percent of the 1st graders and 20 percent of 6th graders sat in chairs of “inappropriate” height; in 74 percent of the classes, students sat with their sides facing the instructor and in another 35 percent, students sat with their backs to the teacher; 30 percent of the schools did not have storage facilities for backpacks; in 48 percent of the schools, there was no organized play activity during recess and in another 6 percent there was no provision for any type of physical activity during recess.

Parents, your children are at serious risk of developing low back pain. Not only the above risks mentioned in the research, but from the time of birth when the doctors twist the neck and shoulders to deliver a baby, the amount of times a baby falls when learning to walk, playing sports and other activities, children rough housing …just to name a few, accumulate and cause the spine to misalign. There are several steps you can take to maintain your child’s health: Monitor the weight of your child’s back pack; talk to school administrators about repositioning desks and physical activity; and of course, have your child examined regularly by a doctor of chiropractic – it could prevent years of unnecessary back pain and spinal degeneration or arthritis. Chiropractors will not put your child on harmful medications that have many side effects and can cause other health issues. A chiropractor that works with children, does a thorough examination and use gentle techniques to correct the cause of the pain.

Our office in Freehold, NJ, Hometown Family Wellness Center has been helping children and adults get out of pain, but also to help them prevent and maintain a healthy spine and optimally functioning nervous system for natural health and wellness without drugs or surgery. For more information on Dr. Russell Brokstein, DC go to www.chiropractorfreehold.com and check out our current specials, blogs and patient testimonials.

Reference: Limon S, Valinsky LJ, Ben-Shalom Y. Children at risk. Risk factors for low back pain in the elementary school environment. Spine, March 15, 2004;29(6):697-702.

May 11 2020

Arthritis and Chiropractic : You Can Prevent Spinal Arthritis!

Ø If joint immobility is not corrected within two weeks, osteoarthritis becomes permanent

Ø Permanent changes cannot be reversed

Ø Restoring mobility to the joint will prevent it from progressing

Every time a person gets adjusted we stabilize your vertebrae, resorting joint mobility and stability thereby preventing osteoarthritis from happening in your spine. That’s just one of the thousands of reasons why getting adjusted on a regular basis keeps you healthy. Source: Clinical Biomechanics reported as far back as 1987 (issue 2:223-229)

Ø 63% of the arthritis patients reported using Wellness Disciplines at least once

Ø 90% reported using them on a regular basis

Ø 73% of the patients who began chiropractic care found it useful.

Source: September 21, 1999 issue of The Annals of Internal Medicine

Ø 81% of those who had received chiropractic care did not need a nursing home;

Ø There was 15% less nursing home usage by the chiropractic patients

Source: RAND, 1991

Who do you know that is needlessly suffering from arthritic pain? Who do you know that is worried about an arthritis spine?
Who do you know that would like to prevent spinal arthritis and live a healthier, happier life?

It’s time to tell them about chiropractic care!

May 11 2020

A Combination of Chiropractic and Rehabilitation are Most Effective Solution for Chronic Back Pain

All the years I have been in practice, I always stated chiropractic along with the proper therapeutic exercise was the best way of correcting back pain. While reading blogs today, I came across a great post by Dr. Kevin Smith, Bethel Park Chiropractor, discussing this exact topic.

Around 80% of the population experiences back pain and results in the more missed days from work, than any other sickness or injury. The majority of these patients seek care from medical doctors that just prescribe different medications from NSAIDS, to muscle relaxers and narcotic pain killers. These approaches at best only cover up the symptoms, but aren’t a solution and have many harmful side effects. On top of that, they rarely allow the patient to get back to enjoying their normal life and activities.

Current research is showing a combination of chiropractic and rehabilitation for lower back pain is the best approach. Chiropractors find the cause of the problem by addressing the misaligned vertebra that are putting pressure on the nerves, that result in restricted motion, compensating muscle spasms and pain. Chiropractic spinal adjustments free up the joints, allowing for optimal range of motion with reduction or elimination of pain and improvement in posture.

Chiropractic treatment is the safest and most gentle form of treatment. And it has an 85% success rate with most back problems. But by adding in proper therapeutic exercise and stretching, we can make that success rate go up even higher. The body doesn’t just exist of bones and nerves, but the supporting soft tissues need to be addressed too. In our office we assess the muscles of the spine, shoulders and legs as they support the back and neck. Once aligning the spine has reduced most of the pain, with the proper stretching and then strengthening exercises, we can stabilize the spine to help prevent future problems and bring more optimal health. All of this without drugs or surgery. Additional balance and coordination exercises brings upon further stability.

With this approach of chiropractic and rehabilitation, more people could enjoy a pain free, normal lifestyle once again. If you have been suffering with back pain, neck pain, headaches, leg or shoulder pain, find a chiropractor near you to live the lifestyle you deserve.

We have been helping chiropractic patients in Freehold NJ and the surrounding towns of Marlboro, Howell, Colts Neck, Manalapan, Jackson and Englishtown NJ for the past 6 years. Call us to find out how we can help you!

If you are seeking a chiropractor in Bethel Park, PA I would highly recommend:

Kevin Smith

Red Apple Wellness and Chiropractic

2409 South Park Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102

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