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Top bio hacks for longevity and optimal aging

Chiropractic Economics

Resistance exercises like squats, deadlifts and presses stimulate muscle protein synthesis and enhance bone density. Exercise performed at 60-70% of your maximum heart rate, e.g., brisk walking or light jogging, improves mitochondrial efficiency. Both forms of exercise reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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Heat vs. Cold Therapy: Which is Best for Musculoskeletal Injuries

ChiroUp

Recent evidence has led practitioners to shift from RICE to the PEACE & LOVE approach, which emphasizes early protection, elevation, avoiding antiinflammatories, compression, and education, followed by (controlled) loading, optimism, vascularization, and exercises. (2) 2011 Feb;110(2):382-8. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2011.

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5 Time-Saving Hacks Every Chiropractor Needs to Do

ChiroUp

Patient education is essential for excellent outcomes, but you probably explained proper posture or home exercises way too many times last week. Set up a system that sends patients customized educational content, like: Follow-up emails with exercise videos and condition-specific resources. 2011 Dec;104(12):510-20. Get Started.

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Fall Prevention Strategy For Your Patients

ChiroUp

inches, it's time to consider using the rehabilitation exercises at the end of this blog. 7) Falls Prevention Program For Your Patients For patients with weak toes and poor balance, prescribe simple at-home exercises. A meta-analysis of multifactorial versus physical exercise alone interventions. 2011 Jan 1;92:68-75.

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7 Essential Neurodynamic Tests For Sciatica And Lumbar Radiculopathies

ChiroUp

Therapeutic nerve flossing can be conducted by a clinician in-office or incorporated into a home-based exercise program. Check out the following chart of practical in-office and home nerve flossing exercises designed to enhance your clinical outcomes for lower extremity issues. 2011 Jan 1;36(1):63-73. 2017:5-26.

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Graded Exposure to Feared Stimuli: The Role of Movement Exploration

First Principles of Movement

Summer of 2011 brought my first hip scope; psoas release, labral tear repair, acetabular cartilage delamination repair, smoothed out the femoral head, and clean up of the frayed ligamentum teres. That I wasn’t failing at an exercise, because there was never anything negative said before the change.

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The top 6 common myths about chiropractic treatment

Canadian Chiropractic Association

Chiropractors are also able to provide lifestyle counselling about nutrition, fitness and ergonomic advice, as well as prescribe rehabilitative stretches and exercises, among others that may be useful in managing or preventing a variety of health conditions. White, E., & , (2011). Descarreaux, M., Duranleau, M., Marcoux, H.,