Greetings from Doctor Ray the Chiropractor at WeLLAdjustedChiropractic.org
If you’re in pain then contact me and let me help you.
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People get use to living with pain!
WhY suffer?
A weekly adjustment by a chiropractor will have you feeling better.
You choose when you want to feel better.
Doctor RaY the Chiropractor at WellAdjustedChiropractic.org
Call or Text 702-735-7246
Your BACK:
Low-back pain is the number one cause of “years lived with disability.”
As we get older, we get shorter because our discs—the soft cushions between the bones—start to collapse.”
As they collapse, they bulge outward like a car tire going flat, and sometimes end up pinching a nerve, which can cause pain either in the lower back or radiating into the butt and down the legs.
The best protection is doing things already on your list—exercise, lose weight, and for the love of God, quit smoking (cigarettes particularly can lead to spinal degeneration).
You should be able to sit in your chair and, without moving your bottom, turn to see 180 degrees in back of you,” she says.
Physical therapy, cognitive therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic adjustment can all help, with surgery as a last resort.
Those spasms are a warning: You overdid it. Don’t move me! “The body goes to great lengths to protect your spinal cord with all those nerves.”
If a couple days of rest, ice, gentle stretching, and ibuprofen don’t help, or if the pain is going down the arms to the legs, check in with the doctor; it could be a disc tear or herniation, or something else.
To prevent future spasms, do more core strengthening, Pilates or yoga.
3. SHOULDERS
These complicated joints are super vulnerable to injury as you age, especially the rotator cuff and tissue around it.
Tennis, golf, and softball are some of the biggest culprits, along with chores like cleaning your gutters.
Shoulders can also start aching from good old osteoarthritis, which starts to creep in everywhere around the 40s and 50s.
Strengthening the muscles around your upper back, including the traps, with stretches and exercises, which can go a long way toward prevention.
But sometimes you need surgical help.
“What’s really cool about the shoulder, is if we get a hold of problem early enough, there are so many things we can do to repair it.
Your CORE:
The core is a very real group of muscles that wrap around your trunk to stabilize the pelvis and spine.
Your KNEES:
“Knees are the ones that tell on us the fastest,” says Huff.
They take all the force.
Aside from injuries like meniscus and ACL tears, basic aging really gets to them.
Doing a few specific exercises—like stretches, straight-leg lifts, and hamstring curls— every day to strengthen the muscles around the joints can go far to keep you out of pain, and if you’re overweight, losing even a few pounds should make a difference.
Like with painful hips, switching your workout to low-impact cycling and swimming, or even running on packed dirt versus pavement, can help.
If you love your squats (definitely not knee-friendly), do a modified version against the wall with a wide stance, and instead of going deep, stop partway down and do pulses.
As with the hips, a knee replacement can make you feel like a new person— and you can be in and out the same day.
More and more people in their 40s and 50s are having them done, although it’s tricky.
The implants last only 15 to 20 years, says Huff, but waiting until your pain is severe means a poorer outcome.
Don’t wait to get a consultation.
Your FEET:
You have 26 bones, 33 joints, and four layers of muscles in each foot, 10 muscles in total, Free your feet!”
Go barefoot at home, and try wearing “minimalist shoes”—anything you can roll up, like ballet flats, flip-flops, and sneakers without midsoles.
Start with short walks, and if you’re sore, skip a day; it can take a while to adapt, but this will make them strong and nimble.
Non-custom insoles or taping can be useful while healing from foot injuries, but only temporarily, she says—one study showed that wearing them for 12 weeks reduced muscles in the foot 10 to 17.5 percent.
For the bane of the sole, plantar fasciitis, she says you can often just use over-the-counter orthotics and rest (try rolling on a frozen water bottle for the pain), and when it’s better, start walking slowly.
Simple foot exercises can help prevent future episodes and are great for anyone to restore strength and dexterity and significantly improve balance.
The “doming” move, where you pull the large joint of the big toe toward the heel while creating a dome under your foot, is a good one you can do sitting at your desk or in line at the grocery store on one foot.
If you’re attached to your pumps or strapy heels, pull them out for special occasions.
Kick off your shoes and stride toward a healthy future.