The Basler Blog

Feb 29
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Protect Your Neck

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic

Protect Your Neck

Posture, posture, posture!  It seems like we have always been reminded about the responsibility of our posture and what it involves to make sure we are walking around straight.  In our growing society of computers, cell phones, videos games, and gadgets our posture often becomes compromised.  With the technology changes often we compromise our posture, more specifically speaking our neck posture.  Protect your muscles by having sound bio-mechanics with your posture on a day to day basis when dealing with “gadgets.”

Text Neck

Text neck is a trend that is making headway and is most likely here to stay as long as cell phones are a daily part of our lives.  When texting, the biggest component to protect your posture is to bring the cell phone UP to your eyes and not bring your eyes down to the phone.  This in time will create fundamental habits to protect your muscles and support your posture.  Text neck over time creates disturbances within your spine by creating constant muscle tension and fatigue by improper posture.

Computer Neck

Computer neck applies not only to PCs but also video games and tablets as well.  You see people that have computer neck in two different variables.  There are the individuals that have their monitor setup and have them leaning in so far forward that they are almost touching the screen with their nose.  They have rounded shoulders and their head is so far forward that this just becomes the new norm for them.  The other variable with computers are the individuals who have good posture but their monitor is below eye level.  This in time resembles that of text neck as they are constantly looking down towards their monitor.  Both of these variables chronically place discomfort on the surrounding muscles and strain them over time.

Chiropractic

Chiropractic relieves constant muscle fatigue, tension, tightness and anything else you can think of when it comes to improper posture.  Chiropractic addresses the nerves that are controlling the muscles thus relieving symptoms naturally.  Chiropractic properly aligns the spine to allow your body to function and restore normal posture.  This is done by relieving stress upon the nerves that enable your body to heal and adapt over time to create that picture perfect posture we were always taught about.

 

Feb 22
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Benefits Of Chiropractic

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic, Ear Infections

Benefits Of Chiropractic

The benefits of chiropractic care are far from in between.  The most common benefits of chiropractic care that people often associate with is our back or neck pain relief.  While chiropractic care can definitely help you with one of those issues, that is like robbing a bank and just stealing the pens and leaving the money.  The true benefits of chiropractic care are not with the decreased sensation of pain, it is allowing your body to heal and express your true potential.  Chiropractic care focuses specifically on the nerve system.  The nerve system is the master control system for everything in the human body. Every organ, cell, tissue and gland is regulated and controlled via the nerve system.  Chiropractic care directly influences your entire body to function as a unit and allow you to express your true potential.

Some Benefits Of Chiropractic

The benefits of chiropractic include : improved sports performance, stimulates the immune system, behavioral disorders, increased energy, better sleep, eliminating ear infections, decreased use of medication, reduced chronic sickness and disease….this list could go on and on.  Chiropractic care is specific to you as your body is, it has to be!  Chiropractic care focuses specifically on nerves that are causing distress within the central nerve system.  A subluxation occurs in the spine, which places stress upon a nerve, thus decreasing the communication from brain to nerve.  As a subluxation exists for periods of time without being corrected your body will begin to become dysfunctional.  Dysfunction is expressed through your body via signs and symptoms.   By specifically adjusting the subluxation that is causing dysfunction within your body, that nerve will begin to “turn on” and allow you to heal and adapt thus experiencing benefits of chiropractic.  Treat your body right with specific chiropractic car to enable you to function at your fullest potential.

Dec 02
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Healthy Kids Education

By | ADHD, Asthma, Benefits of Chiropractic

Healthy Kids Education

Healthy kids education?  Healthy kids is what each parent wants and looks to achieve during their lifespan.  When we think of healthy kids our first thought is typically free of disease and symptoms.  Unfortunately, this is not the case for the growing trend in our society.  As a chiropractor I come under the title of doctor, my mentors and schooling taught me that doctor means “teacher”.  It is our responsibility to inform and educate about why you see a chiropractor and the endless health choices that come under specific chiropractic care.  One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine – Sir William Osler.  When it comes to health we have been masked to believe that it comes in the form of a lotion, pill or needle.  Our body was not designed to process artificial stimulation on a continual basis, it is not the natural order.  The body was designed to heal on its own accord and it takes time to heal.

To impact our society we need to focus on the kids.  Healthy kids begins with the upbringing, foundation of healthy eating, regular exercise, and positive emotional stimulation.  When it comes to their overall well-being and health related issues, chiropractors are primary health care doctors.  The first physical trauma that we all experience is birth, regardless of how amazing it is, it is still traumatic.  Right then you should be wanting your child checked to make sure that their nerve system is properly functioning.  Nerves and chiropractic, the two words go hand in hand.  Chiropractors are nerve system specialists who remove interference in the body by specifically adjusting subluxations.  A subluxation occurs when stress is placed on a spinal nerve, thus in turn creating dysfunction within the body.

Healthy kids start with a healthy functioning nerve system.  All processes that begin with signs and symptoms have an origin, a malfunctioning nerve system.  Think of some common childhood health problems: ear infections, colic, constipation, colds, etc.  If the immune system is compromised then the nerve system controlling this has to be compromised to an extent.  So, what do we do if our kids have signs and symptoms?  Get their nerve system checked!  Want to boost their immune system the natural way?  Want to help strengthen their immunity and potentially reduce the incidence of general illness?  No drugs required!  Regular chiropractic adjustments to ensure their optimal potential leads to healthy kids!

 

Nov 16
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Healthy Immune System

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic

Healthy Immune System

What is a healthy immune system?  Definition of the immune system: Is the body’s defense against infectious organisms and other invaders. Through a series of steps called the immune response.  A healthy immune system means that your body is operating to its fullest potential, regardless of the obstacles put in its way.  On the rise in our society are countless pathologies associated with auto-immune disorders or just sickness all together.  In order for sickness to occur your immune system has to be compromised along the way.  “It is apparent that a continuous concerted monitoring of immune system activities, and responding by the somatosensory and automatic nervous systems, is important to maintain HEALTH – and that a balance of afferent and efferent neuronal activity must be maintained to avoid pathology” (CELL).  To sum up the statement: a well-balanced nerve system is essential to provide specific actions/health within ones immune system.

A healthy immune system is balanced with a healthy diet, regular exercise and…of course a healthy functional nerve system supplying the cells of the immune system.  The cellular level, your body is maintained and operates down to the cellular level.  The body functions properly only because the cells constantly communicate with each other.  Your immune system, every day, is regulating and improving cells to adequately function and maintain life.  Your immune system’s ability to coordinate proper cells is directly correlated with how your nerve system functions and operates.  The nerve system is your body’s master controller, everything and I mean EVERYTHING that your body does is directly controlled by your nerve system.

A subluxation occurs in the body and places stress upon your entire central nerve system.  A subluxation is what chiropractors are trained to find and correct.  When a subluxation is present it disrupts the body’s proper functioning ability.  A subluxation is something that you necessarily do not “feel” right away, instead you develop continual signs and symptoms.  Imagine being constantly sick, low energy, poor quality of life, etc.  A subluxation can plague your body and places your immune system in a constant state of FIGHT!  Give your immune system the proper ability to sustain life and function appropriately with specific chiropractic care.  No drugs are required!  Get checked for possible subluxations that destroying your quality of life.

 

Oct 26
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Back Discomfort From A Wallet

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic

Back Discomfort From A Wallet

Back discomfort from a wallet can be a very compromising situation for most.  Reason being is that many just find it awkward if their wallet is not resting in their back pocket.  Back discomfort from a wallet can be the source of many people’s pain or it can just be something that adds up over time.  It’s not like you are going to sit down on your wallet all of a sudden and have immediate back discomfort.  These things take time to manifest and to actually become a problem.  Think of your body as  a “house”, as many home owners know it takes work to make sure that house is properly functioning and a stable environment to live in.  Now, imagine if you are constantly putting that wallet in the back pocket and every time you are sitting down you are creating an unstable foundation (your basement keeps receiving structural blows).  You are not going to recognize the back discomfort initially, it will take time before you recognize “cracks” in your foundation.

Back discomfort from a wallet occurs over a long period of time.  Your body will begin to shift to accommodate for the wallet and create posture distortions throughout your entire spine.  These posture distortions will manifest as subluxations.  A subluxation is what chiropractors check your spine for and, if necessary, adjust.  Subluxations create dysfunction within your entire body by creating a central nerve system disturbance.  This disturbance will put your body on a constant state of protection and more specifically on the fast track for the stress response.  Back discomfort will not be apparent at first from a wallet, your body will develop signs and symptoms letting you know that organs, cells, tissues, and glands are not properly functioning.  Then, years down the road the back discomfort will appear.

Specific chiropractic adjustments will ensure that your body is healing and restoring normal spinal curvatures.  Taking the wallet out of the back pocket would most definitely help back discomfort.  Wallet out of the back pocket and specific chiropractic adjustments would ensure you are adapting and overcoming years of compensation.  Get checked!

 

Oct 12
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Asthma And Chiropractic Care

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic

Asthma And Chiropractic Care

 

Asthma and chiropractic care.  Most do not understand this statement or why someone would seek chiropractic care for it.  Realize that any sign and symptom your body produces is a red flag that something is not working right.  A sign and symptom is a central nerve system disturbance that is created via a subluxation.  A subluxation is what chiropractor’s locate and adjust if necessary.  A subluxation creates dysfunction within the nerve system by limiting the messages your body should be receiving from brain to body and vice versa.  Having a subluxation that exists for any extended period of time will significantly limit your potential in life.

Asthma and chiropractic care locates the cause of your dysfunction in your body.  Asthma is often related to the alignment of the first and second thoracic vertebrae.  These two vertebrae have nerves that exit and support and control your lung fields as well as your tubes.  Imagine if there was pressure upon these nerves, your body is not going to be responding and functioning the way it is supposed to be.  Asthma and chiropractic care look at your body as an entire unit with the understanding that your nerve system is the master controller.  Asthma and chiropractic care realizes that your immune system is compromised.  Your central nerve system regulates and controls your immune system.  asthma and chiropractic care

Asthma and chiropractic is and should be your first response.  Chiropractic care is not going to cure anything, it is going to allow your body to heal and restore normal function.  No medication is required, no surgery has to be performed, just specific chiropractic adjustments.  Asthma and chiropractic care is a way to live to your fullest without the need of restrictions.   Everyone is designed to be healthy, naturally.  Use the resources in your community if you are suffering and live to your fullest.  

Symptoms represent the body’s best efforts to heal itself.  By treating symptoms, you are suppressing the body’s natural response and inhibiting the healing process.  Instead of treating symptoms, doctors should stimulate the body’s defense to allow for completion of the healing process – Dr. Stephen Cummings

Oct 01
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Posture

By | Benefits of Chiropractic, Ear Infections

Posture

The word posture plays a huge role in our day to day lives.  A seemingly small thing that adds up over time.  For some we assume proper posture is sticking the chest out and holding our head up straight.  This definitely plays a role, yet there are more important factors that directly affect this.  When referring to posture we are talking about our spine.  Our spine encases and protects our most important component of our body, our nerve system.  When looking at someone from the front they should have no curves in their body (spinal curvatures that is).  When viewing somebody from the side though, there should be three spinal curvatures.  We have to remember that gravity effects us our entire life (kind of an important thing), and hose spinal curvatures serve to act as giant shock absorber’s as we go through life.posture

What plagues our overall posture?  The most notorious factor that can wreak havoc on our everyday posture is sitting.  Sitting distorts and imposes improper weight upon our spine which has a direct correlation on how our body functions.  This is due to the fact that when our nerve system has improper curvatures our entire body works differently.  Think of it this way, telephone poles are usually straight so that they can send messages back and forth without disturbance.  When a telephone line is down, there is no communication to be delivered.  A downed power line is similar to that of a subluxation.  A subluxation is when a spinal bone moves and applies direct pressure upon a nerve thus disturbing the flow of communication from your brain to your body.  Improper posture creates dysfunction within the entire body because your communication is inhibited.  Poor posture over time can create such disturbances as subluxations.  

Subluxations are re-occurring downed power lines that disrupts your entire body.  Improper posture over time can maintain and support these subluxations in a negative way.  This occurs by your body giving you signs and symptoms to let you know that something is WRONG.  Specific chiropractic adjustments will and do help correct posture by removing the interference (subluxation), thus allowing your body to maintain proper function.  

 

Sep 23
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The Fight Of Metabolism

By | Benefits of Chiropractic

The constant fight of maintaining or decreasing our metabolism is a huge factor for many.  We can all understand and rationalize that as we gain in age that things begin to slow down, and one of those is our metabolism.  Individuals that are in their middle-ages or not even out of high school yet should not have to suffer with fluctuating metabolism problems.  Realizing that our current trend in society to a more sedentary lifestyle with fast food for three meals a day does play a role in this.  Diet, exercise, and lifestyle choices are all variables to consider when talking about metabolism.  The fight of metabolism that we are going to address here is centered on our hormones and specifically our nerve system control.  Addressing the changes your body makes in metabolism without a clear and connected nerve system.metabolism

Ask about three people you know if they or somebody they know has a problem with their thyroid gland.  Most likely you will come out with 100% participation of someone suffering with thyroid dysfunction.  Metabolism is directly proportional to how your thyroid gland is functioning and receiving clear communication from your nerve system.  If there is stress placed on the body via some sort of physical, chemical, or emotional stress then your body will slow down its overall function.  Stress placed on the nerve system will slow digestion, metabolism, hormones, and cellular function (among other things).  Your entire physiology will drastically change when your nerve system is not optimally functioning.  

Chiropractic recognizes that your entire body needs to function at its optimal potential.  By removing stress placed on your nerve system, you are able to function the way you are supposed to.  A disturbance in the nerve that regulates and controls your thyroid gland is directly correlated with metabolism.  Now, just to clarify we are not saying we are going to change your weight and instantly lose fifty pounds.  Chiropractic care will remove the disturbance placed on your nerve system which will allow your body to begin to heal.  Allowing proper connection from nerve to gland and gland to nerve is essential for any component of the body.

May 19
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The Known Tunnel Of Carpal Tunnel

By | ADHD, Benefits of Chiropractic

The Known Tunnel Of Carpal Tunnel

Carpal tunnel we think is going to occur in most everyone who has some sort of desk job where typing is happening at an accelerated rate.  Carpal tunnel syndrome can be very debilitating and leads most to have some sort of surgery.  The surgery that is performed usually consists of some sort of “cutting” that releases pressure from a nerve!?  This has to be an amazing concept here.  Chiropractic accesses nerve dysfunction and then removes pressure (stress) from the nerve by performing specific adjustments.  What seems to be the difference between carpal tunnel surgery and seeing a chiropractor.  Well that’s a HUGE list!  Let’s see what our surgery is going to do.  You will have some ligament removed/cut to “remove” pressure off of the median nerve.  Then scar tissue will develop and this process will more than likely have to be repeated.  If your aim is to remove the symptoms than this is your proper choice.

Chiropractic and carpal tunnel seeks to go after the cause of your dysfunction.  “A study published in the British Medical Journal the Lancet found evidence of cervical neuritis (nerve irritation) in over 70% of all carpal tunnel syndrome patients.”  It is very safe to say that you have to look to the spine first when addressing carpal tunnel and any diagnosis for that matter.  Restoring proper communication to the wrist begins with addressing the spine.  Having a surgery to the wrist is one thing, kind of like putting a bandage on things.  Having specific chiropractic adjustments to the cervical region and wrist is the optimal road to choose in order to allow your body to heal.  Allow your nerve system to be connected from top down will enable your signs and symptoms of carpal tunnel to diminish by addressing the causative factors.  Have your nerves checked.

 

Mar 25
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Healthy Child Development

By | Benefits of Chiropractic

Healthy Child Development

Healthy child development sounds like something that should be on the back of a label reading follow the instructions or else.  Child development is different for everyone and everybody.  There are “norms” set in place/certain percentiles that we trust and base our child’s development on.  You have to realize that just because your child might be in a lower percentile today, it does not mean you need to seek medical intervention.  Remember, what should healthy child development look like?  Healthy child development should consist of: eating, play, wake time, sleeping, and potty time.  Pretty simple.  If your child is not following those protocols or is having trouble with them, then there is a problem with development.  If there is a problem with your child’s development, you need to look only to the primary cause.  The nerve system.

Healthy child development can and will be halted with nerve system dysfunction.  You see a subluxation (what chiropractor’s find and correct) are nasty things.  Subluxation’s can begin right after birth, emergency C-section, forceps, vacuum, breached position, all of those and many more probably leading to a subluxation.  Healthy child development requires proper functioning of organs (and much more).  Just imagine if your child keeps having stomach ache after stomach ache or any repetitive sign and symptom for that matter.  Now, we realize that diet is a huge component of development.  If the child is not responding favorably to certain foods then why is the immune system targeting specific foods and not others?  Why is the nerve system weakened in certain areas and not others?  You must first look to the cause of why their development is halted due to the sign and symptoms.  Signs and symptoms are a direct result of nerve dysfunction.  For healthy child development have your child’s nerve system checked.