Adjust Your Life

With cold, flu, and COVID season upon us, we discuss some top wellness supplements that help keep your immune system running better. 

1.) Zinc
2.) Quercetin
3.) Vitamin D
4.) Vitamin C
5.) Melatonin
6.) B Vitamin

We are walking you through an adjustment from a chiropractor's perspective.

Dr. O'Bryan and Dr. Dooley share their own top wellness tips that you can start TODAY to adjust your health and adjust your life!

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We are discussing one of the most common words associated with back, leg and hip pain..sciatica.
This nerve pain can cause varying degrees of discomfort but the good news is, there are things you can do about it.

View a stretch that can help: https://youtu.be/IDoEJtilhT0

We are busting some common chiropractic myths:

2:00- Does it hurt?
4:15- I have to keep coming back
5:00- It's expensive
6:40- It's dangerous
8:30- Chiropractors only treat necks and backs
10- Once you start, you can't stop
12:15- It's bad for your bones
14- It doesn't work
15:15- Safe for kids?
16:30- Chiropractors are not real doctors. 

It's a question we get all the time in our office, does insurance cover my chiropractic care? We answer all questions about this topic in this episode. 

Chiropractors use several different means of imagining to identify your problem so they can fix it!

:30 Imaging Intro
1:00- X-rays
2:00- Most common ways x-rays help
3:15- Digital imaging and how chiropractors are training on x-ray
6:30-MRI and when they use them
10:15- EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies
13:00- CT
16:45- Ultrasounds

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Season 3. Episode 1.  Hydration Therapy Explained!

Hydration impacts so much of our health and now there is a faster way to feel better! We are offering hydration therapy that utilizes IV drip bags filled with vitamins.  

What you will find in this episode:
1:45- Hydration lounges and why they are popular
3:26- Supplement industry is huge. This helps get those nutrients and vitamins to you faster. Absorption rate is so much better.  
4:00- Let's talk dehydration. How it makes us feel and what causes it. 
5:00- How hydration therapy can help!
6:30- Patients are carefully screened to see what exactly they need. It's a 30-45min session in a private room with a lounge chair and TV. 
7:15- How hydration therapy can help you. Energy boost, decrease muscle pain, brain function. Different packages to choose from
11:25- Safety. You are supervised by RN or NP with physician oversight. 
11:55- How long does it last
15:06- How you would know what package to choose
19:05- How it can help athletes
20:20- How it can help with headaches
22:40- What to expect with your treatment
20:50- PROMO code for first treatment discount!

Technology and being sedentary can put a big strain on your neck and upper back. In this episode we look at the causes and treatments of tech neck. 

IN THIS EPISODE:
:30- What is "tech" neck? Curving of cervical spine
1:30- What a normal curve looks like
4:00- How long it takes to develop
5:30- Why they see this more with females
7:00- Thinking of your neck like a pully system. 
8:00- Building up your upper and mid back strength. 
8:48- How sitting and leaning forward causes this overtime. 
10:00- Treatments. Chin tucks, manipulation, pulling exercises
12:10- How to avoid this early in life. Start young with proper posture!
13:10- How to tell if you have a problem. Neck hold from table. 
15:14- Workplace changes. Put your screen at eye level.
16:55- Long term problems it can cause if not corrected. 

Episode 9. Basketball injuries are a bit easier to recover from but still can impact your performance and your body. 

1:00- Ankle sprains. One of the most common injuries in basketball. Most players will get one at some point. 
2:38- Inversion sprains. repetitive injury to the ankle can impact you longer. Important to do the RIC method (rest & ice)
3:42- Taping ankles and how that can help
4:59- Kneecap injuries. Once you are limping...stop playing because it can get worse. It's important to reduce the stress in the knee. 
7:14- Thigh bruising. Happens frequently but not much you can do to prevent or treat it. Important to note that repetitive bruising can impact how you carry yourself. 
9:04- Knee stability. Ligament issues. Landing wrong can cause this. Women are more likely to get ACL injuries. We explain the q-angle.
11:00- Jammed fingers.  Routine injury. Common fix is to tape fingers together. 
12:00- Facial injuries. Elbow to the face. This type of injury can make you more timid. Important to be evaulated for concussion. 
13:00- Dr. Pat and Dr. Tim talk their history of injuries. Dr. Dooley shares his story of tearing his achilleas tendon.  
Important to do lots of stretching before beginning any sport.
15:40- Stress fractures and proper nutrition.