Comments (0) We’ve been using Kinesiotape in the office now for many years. The video below give a nice synopsis, want to try Kinesiotape? Give your San Francisco Chiropractor a call!
WebMD for once has a decent article on back pain. They cite risks you can not control:
And risk factors you can change:
Be wary of the factors you cannot change and the ones you can. If you still develop back pain call your San Francisco Chiropractor or Berkeley Chiropractor.
Jack LaLanne was really ahead of his time and still is. After graduating from chiropractic school he started a gym in Oakland to focus on preventative care. Check out this great article at American Profile. If you have any questions about how exercise can be used for health and wellness call your San Francisco Chiropractor.
No doubt many people unfortunately sustained whiplash injuries in this weeks muni accident at West Portal, you can see the video here. I wonder how many of those are receiving the most proven treatment for whiplash injuries at their local San Francisco Chiropractor?
In case you missed it last year, out of all the chiropractic doctors in San Francisco I was chosen to be interviewed at Planet Chiropractic. Check it out to find out a little bit more about me.
The winter solstice is just around the corner and both the Hanukkah and Christmas Holidays are just around the corner. Happy Holidays! Love, Peace, Prosperity and Health to all of our patients and friends!
With the election of Barack Obama to the White House we will no doubt see some form of universal healthcare come to fruition. I am confident chiropractic will rise to the top being cost effective and evidence based. Below is a letter from Obama to the chiropractic profession.
Dear Friends:
Doctors of chiropractic now make up over 60,000 licensed professionals in all fifty states,
and care for millions of Americans every year. Almost a quarter of Iowans receive
quality chiropractic care every year. As you know, chiropractic care is low-cost, drugfree,
noninvasive, and has been shown to have a positive impact on patients’ health. I
believe steps should be taken to acknowledge the important care chiropractors provide,
and knock down unreasonable barriers of access and discriminatory insurance coverage
that stand between so many patients and the care they need.
I have a plan to support doctors of chiropractic. First, I support expanding the range of
chiropractic services covered by Medicare. Medicare currently provides reimbursement
only for chiropractic adjustments, even though doctors of chiropractic are trained and
licensed in all fifty states to provide a range of other Medicare-covered services. I
support reimbursement reform that will reward and reimburse those who deliver high
quality care and whose patients achieve good health outcomes, without restrictions
against chiropractors or other health care professionals licensed to provide such care.
Second, I recognize that neither the Department of Veterans Affairs nor the Department
of Defense has achieved full integration of the services of doctors of chiropractic into
their health systems despite direction from Congress. I support careful examination into
the policy and practical barriers that restrict access to such services in order to remedy
this problem.
Third, I support commissioning doctors of chiropractic as officers in the Uniformed
Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned
Corps is comprised of approximately 6,000 public health professionals dedicated to
delivering the nation’s public health promotion and disease prevention programs and
advancing public health science. Given the critical role that doctors of chiropractic serve
in each of these functions, I believe that we should commission chiropractors as officers
in the Uniformed Corps.
Finally, under the universal health care plan I have proposed, Americans will have access
to a public insurance plan that will include comprehensive coverage, including all
essential health care benefits. Benefits that are evidence-based or meet the current
accepted standard of care would be eligible for coverage, and as such many, if not all,
chiropractic services provided by doctors of chiropractic would be included in the public
benefit package.
My health plan also prioritizes preventive care, and chiropractors play a significant role
in this effort. As we shift our health care delivery system towards a culture of wellness
and disease prevention, I believe that chiropractors must play an integral role in
expanding access to preventive care and strengthening our public health system.
I look forward to discussing these important issues with you over the course of the next
several months.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
There is quite a mystery regarding the black stuff on Kerri Walsh’s shoulder while playing volleyball during the Olympics, but it was no mystery to me, I immediately recognized it as Kinesiotape which we use in my office on a regular basis. I’m sure most patients think, “this doctor Swanson is off his rocker how could this tape possible benefit me?”.
Let it be known that patients in my office receive the same treatment as Olympic athletes and Lance Armstrong!
Because of their unique education and specialized clinical skills in areas of fundamental importance to sports performance and injury, chiropractors are now seen as and integral part of the core sports medicine team by most elite athletes and their coaches. There will be more chiropractors at the Olympic Games in Beijing China this year than ever before.
In North America baseball, basketball, football and hockey franchises in the MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL all have team chiropractors.
The chiropractor in working with athletes has a broad diagnostic and therapeutic role. Of primary concern to athletes are the three main roles of the chiropractor.
1. Managing Injury
2. Prevention of Injury
3. Improved Performance
I was happy to see Dr. Ted Forcum chosen as chiropractor for team USA, I learned the Graston Technique from Dr. Forcum, he is a truly gifted chiropractor.
Lately I have been seeing more cases of tendonitis of the hand or fingers in my office as a result of repetitive use of the iPhone, Blackberry and video games. The Graston Technique has been getting some great results. If you are having pain in your hand or fingers please call our office for an evaluation, we may be able to help you. Parkside Chiropractic San Francisco 415-566-7134.
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