Whiplash is a common injury I see in my Santa Monica Chiropractic office.
Whiplash is a neck injury that often occurs during rear-end automobile collisions, as your head suddenly moves backward and then forward - much like the motion of someone cracking a whip. These extreme motions pull your neck muscles and ligaments beyond their normal range of motion. The end result can be micro-tears in your muscles and ligaments, and subluxations in your cervical and thoracic spine.

Symptoms of Whiplash range from:
-Neck and upper back pain.
-Headaches.
-Shoulder pain.
-Difficulty breathing.
-Muscle tenderness.
-Pain shooting from your neck into your arms/fingers.
-Neck and back stiffness.


At Bay Chiropractic in Santa Monica we offer a series of treatments to deal with Whiplash type injuries. Even though whiplash is often seen as a result of auto accidents, it often happens during contact sports such as football, basketball, snowboarding and surfing.

Whiplash symptoms can last for years if not treated. If you are having neck pain, headaches, or other symptoms relating to whiplash, call us to set up an appointment and begin your road to wellness.

Dr. Eric - Your Santa Monica Chiropractor
310-993-8482

Hi friends,

Here is a pretty neat article from Dr. Mercola's site about the reality of buying bottle water.

The fact is that most bottle water is nothing more than TAP water, but a bottle of water cost about 2000 more times than tap water.  In many cases we pay more water than a gallon on gas to power our cars, when water is readily available in our homes.

There are very cheap and effective home water filtering systems if you are worried about the quality of your water (which you should be).  But the fact is that buying bottle water does not offer you more quality for your buck.

 Check out this link and stay tuned for our next blog!

Dr. Eric

Your Santa Monica Chiropractor

Click on this link to listen to Carolyn de la Pena, author of EMPTY PLEASURES: THE STORY OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Dr. Eric

 

 

What does Vitamin D do?

Benefits: 1. REGULATING THE ABSORPTION OF CALCIUM
FROM FOOD.
2. AIDS IN NERVE FUNCTION
3. AIDS IN IMMUNE FUNCTION.
4. MAY HELP PREVENT CANCER

How it Works: Without Vitamin D calcium levels would be off. Therefore, all the things that calcium is used for such as strong bones and teeth, nerve functioning, and muscle contractions all depend on Vitamin D. Active Vitamin D is really a hormone called 1-25 dihydroxycholecaliferol. Because a hormone is a drug, and it is not safe to put drugs in foods, the Vitamin D we get is a precursor. In order for it to be activated, a person needs to expose their sking to sunlight and have adequate amounts of Magnesium which is needed as a cofactor. That is why most good supplements will have a Calcium to Magnesium ratio of 2:1. People in more northern climates are more prone to colon cancer. This very well may be because of decreased sunlight exposed to the skin and less active Vitamin D.

"Recently, research also suggests vitamin D may provide protection from osteoporosis, hypertension (high blood pressure), cancer, and several autoimmune diseases."(from www.mayoclinic.com)

One of the reason's people lack sufficient vitamin D is because using most sunblock products blocks the UVB (ultraviolet b rays from the sun) which are needed for the body to produce vitamin D. When this happens, the body becomes more vulnerable to cancer than if no sunblock is used at all!

Sources: Sun exposure. Good food sources of Vitamin D are canned sardines, fresh salmon, shrimp, fresh herring, cod liver oil, fresh mackeral, liver, eggs, and fortified milk.

Recommendations: The MINIMUM requirement for Vitamin D in children up to 18 years old is 5 mcg/day. The MINIMUM for adults between 19 and 50 is is 5 mcg/day. The MINIMUM for adults 51-70 is 10 mcg/day. The MINIMUM for adults 70 and over is 15 mcg/day. Finally the MINIMUM for pregnant and nursing women is 5 mcg/day.

We are offering a very good Vitamin D supplement at our office for only $10.00 (this comes out to .10cents per day). If you think you are not getting enough vitamin D in your diet, or through sun exposure, come by our office to pick up a bottle.

Dr. Eric
You Santa Monica Chiropractor

Bay Chiropractic and Rehabilitation

If you are interested in food safety, click on this link and watch the videos.

 

Dr. Eric Nepomnaschy, D.C.

Santa Monica Chirorpactror

Is your head weighing on you?

Forward head posture(FHP)is a common problem with many patients. FHP means that your head is no longer in proper alignment with the rest of your body and it places undue stresses on your muscles and joints. This can lead to pain, pinched nerves and the early onset of degenerative process of your vertebral joints.

For every inch your head moves forwards, the head gains 10 pounds in weight, as far as the muscles in your upper back and neck are concerned, because they have to work much harder to keep the head (chin) from dropping forwards onto your chest. This forces the muscles that raise the chin to remain in constant contraction, putting pressure on your suboccipital nerves. This nerve compression may cause headaches at the base of the skull, and may even mimic sinus headaches!

Persistent forward head posture (a.k.a “hyperkyphotic posture”) puts compressive loads upon the upper thoracic vertebra, and is also associated with the development of Upper Thoracic Hump, which can devolve into Dowager Hump when the vertebra develop compression fractures (anterior wedging).

Symptoms associated with Forward Head Posture:

-Headaches
-Neck and upper back pain
-Shoulder pain
-Fatigue

How can Chiropractic Help:

Chiropractic can help by manually re-introducing proper motion to the restricted segments, thereby reducing muscle tension and nerve pressure. Also, the chiropractor should address the postural problems that might have led to the development of FHP, and also teach upper back and postural exercises in order to help reverse the process or reduce the progression of the FHP.

If you have any questions regarding FHP or any other chiropractic concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office.

Best,

Dr. Eric - Your Santa Monica Chiropractor
310-993-8482

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