Dr. Judd Lowrey's Sports and Wellness Chiropractic Blog

Stress affects all of us. So why is it that stress can make some people sick and others can cope without a problem? It all depends on how well you can adapt to the stress in your life. Did you know t hat 75%- 90% of visits to the doctor are due to stress related complaints or illnesses? Just imagine that if stress was eliminated from society, how much healthier we would all be. Unfortunately, stress will always be in your life, even when you are not aware of it.

Your body is experiencing stress all the time, from the lack of sleep you got last night to the greasy breakfast sandwich you had this morning and it continues throughout your day. Stress can be as subtle as a thought that gives you anxiety or as severe as being in an auto collision. The key to staying healthy is in how well your body can adapt to stress.

Signs and Symptoms of Stress

• Continually late to appointments
• Withdraw from conversations
• Reduced productivity, especially at work
• Depression

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There are many causes to neck pain and it is something that no one should have to live with.  Regardless of the severity, neck pain can drastically alter your activities of daily living. Whether you are suffering from a constant dull ache, or full blown torticollis, your chiropractor can help. They will evaluate and correct the misalignments in your spine to alleviate your neck pain and restore the natural motion between spinal segments. Chiropractic adjustments help to reduce inflammation and decrease the pain input from your neck to your brain. Adjustments also restore the proper function of your spine, so your body is better able to adapt and prevent future injury to your neck.

I just woke up one day and couldn’t move my neck without pain. Did I sleep wrong?

Possibly. However, usually symptoms are the last things to show up from any dysfunction in your spine
and nervous system. More likely your pain and stiffness may be due to long term posture imbalances
that are referred to as micro traumas. Many people who sit at desks and work on computers all day
have the tendency to carry their head out in front of their body, which puts a lot of strain on the neck
and the rest of the spine. The human head weighs on average about ten pounds. Imagine holding a ten pound bowling ball straight out in front of your body for an extended period of time.

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Your posture is a window to your health. It can tell people a lot about you. Think of a very confident
person in your life. Do they stand up tall? How do they carry themselves? Are they slumped over all the time or do they sit relatively straight? Even more importantly, do they suffer from a lot of sickness in their life or do they stay fairly healthy?

How does posture degenerate?

There is a constant struggle in your everyday live to fight off gravity and carry yourself in good posture.  However, if you don’t take care to practice your good posture, there can be unnecessary wear and tear on your spine that can lead to health challenges down the road. Fortunately, your spine is designed with three curves down the length of it; cervical, thoracic, and lumbar curves. When these curves are left unchanged, they hold the body in a very stable position, where the least amount of stress is put on the spine, the spinal cord, and the tissues surrounding it.

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We love treating pregnant women in our Folsom & El Dorado Hills chiropractic clinic.  It’s such a beautiful experience but at the same time can be very stressful (and painful) on the mothers body.  We get a lot of satisfaction helping pregnant mothers through this time helping to relieve the discomfort that occurs thr0ugh pregnancy.

Pregnancy is a very dynamic time for a woman’s body. There are mass amounts of hormonal changes happening that impact emotions, behaviors, and physical structures. The human body

does a lot to compensate for the new life growing inside for up to nine months. And not only that, but more changes have to occur to get that baby out! A lot of stress can go along with these changes and getting your nervous system regularly checked by your chiropractor can greatly reduce both the physical and mental stress placed on you. (more…)

Headaches; Can You Make Them Go Away?

Yes! Chiropractic care is very effective when it comes to headaches.   In our chiropractic and wellness clinic in El Dorado Hill and Folsom we help a lot of our patients with headaches.   We all suffer from headaches at some point in our life, in fact it is estimated that less than 1% of us escape from headaches altogether.   The question is how long are you suffering from headaches and how severe is the pain.

Whether you suffer from migraine or tension headaches, your chiropractor can help you.

What is causing my headache?

There are many different things that cause headaches. For instance with migraines, certain foods or environments may trigger it and set off a chain reaction that result in a headache. If you carry a lot of stress and tension in your shoulders, this can also contribute to a headache.
Dehydration, trauma, prescription medications, and lack of sleep can all be factors that lead to
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