Hometown Family Wellness Center

PMS, Menopause and Chiropractic – A Drug-Free Proven Alternative

docbrok — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:00:54 +0000

So many women suffer with PMS symptoms and menopause as they get older. They try one remedy after another, not realizing the side effects of the medications they are popping.

Do you know chiropractic care can help PMS and menopause in women. First you need to know that the nerves in your lower back also control your entire genito-urinary system. When these nerves are interfered with, the brain cannot effectively control these organs at 100%. “Chiropractic…helps restore the body’s ability to heal and balance itself by relieving pressure on the spinal nerve roots that control energy flow throughout the body and that’s what enables them to function at their absolute best. This is especially important with menopausal wome as maximum function is of the utmost concern.

The adjunctive therapies used in chiropractic can also help relieve the discomforts of menopause and assist the body in strengthening and supporting itself into the later years. Many chiropractic healing programs also incorporate exercise and diet, acupuncture, massage, homeopathy, and kinesiology.

Back pain due to estrogen deficiency or the beginnings of osteoporosis responds well to spinal manipulation and soft tissue work. Chiropractic is also very effective at reducing headaches and migraines caused by tension, stress, and neck problems by restoring normal joint flexibility, and reducing nerve pressure and muscular tension.
Chiropractors suggest that many women who suffer from menstrual cramps also suffer from spinal problems such as back pain. Gynecological problems happen because of the subluxations…in the relationship between the spine, lower back, and the female anatomy. We suggest that there is a direct cause/symptom relationship here.

In one study of 122 women, the majority of dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) sufferers had lower back problems and spinal displacements. This explains why many women who visit a chiropractor for treatment of their back pain report beneficial effects from menstrual cramps as well as other gynecological problems.

3 Scientific studies have shown that there exists a relationship between spinal health and gynecological problems. In a 1973 study of 496 patients who received spinal care, more than 95 percent experienced relief of general gynecological problems. A 1986 study found spinal care to have a beneficial effect on PMS in particular. In 1990, another study found that “a connection between the dysfunction of the uterus and structural fixation of the same spinal segments and nerve pressure. Adjusting these vertebrae and creating motion in the joints seemed to influence the exiting nerves, restoring proper nervous transmission to the uterus.”

Get Adjusted For The Health Of Your Spine And Body!

If you would like to see how chiropractic can help PMS and menopause. Give our office a call at 732-780-0044 to schedule a consultation. Until next time help share health and wellness with others.

Exercise Makes Children Smarter and Chiropractic Helps!

docbrok — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:17:34 +0000

DOES EXERCISE MAKE KIDS SMARTER?

In the midst of reports of schools cutting recess and physical education in order to provide additional time for standardized test preparation, new research reveals that limiting physical activity may reduce cognitive function in youngsters.

The research team from the University of Illinois presented their findings this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. “We have found a strong relationship between academic achievement and fitness scores,” elucidates study co-author Darla Castelli. “Those who scored well in academics also did well in physical fitness. We’re not suggesting that if we run more laps it will make us smarter, but there does appear to be a correlation.”

Along with researchers Charles Hillman and Sarah Buck, Castelli analyzed about 500 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. They compared the subjects’ aerobic capacity, flexibility, muscle fitness and cognitive function (as determined by standard achievement tests and neuroelectric and behavioral responses to stimulus discrimination tasks).
“We found that fit children allocated more resources towards identifying stimuli, and also processed stimuli faster,” Hillman pronounced. “Behaviorally, these effects showed up in that these fit children made fewer errors than sedentary ones.”

“Despite increased incidence of childhood obesity and type II diabetes mellitus, physical education time is being reduced to address academic issues related to federal ‘No Child Left Behind’ legislation,” adds Castelli. “If evidence existed that physical education contributed to intellectual development, it may gain credibility and instructional time.”

Society for Psychophysiological Research – October 20, 2004.http://sprweb.org/

Chiropractic care removes nerve interference thereby enabling the brain to communicate with every muscle, gland, organ and cell in the body. This, in turn, enables your body to function at its absolute best. If your child feels better, and enjoys exercise and fitness more…you will have a smarter, healthier, happier child.

Get Adjusted For The Health Of Your Spine And Body!

Stomach Problems Respond to Chiropractic Care

docbrok — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:13:02 +0000

Did you know GI problems can be helped by chiropractic? It may not make sense to you but if you look at how the Autonomic Nervous System works…you can see that the middle part of your spine sends a series of nerves that go out to deliver instructions from the brain to the stomach, small and large intestines. If these nerves (like any other) become interfered with in any way, the instructions cannot get through at 100%. This makes it impossible for the stomach to function at 100%. Every time you get adjusted, chiropractors remove the interference to all of your spinal nerves so that your stomach and every other muscle, organ, gland, and system in your body can function properly. Does that make sense?

OVERUSE OF ANTACIDS
Swallowing antacids or gobbling tablets for your upset stomach could cost you your life. Fourteen deaths, 31 hospitalizations and four cases of disability linked to magnesium poisoning have been reported since 1968. “Maalox and Mylanta people drink it just like water,” said Dr. Man C. Fung. “They don’t even think about it.” Magnesium poisoning produces symptoms such as clumsiness, weakness, paralysis, drowsiness, confusion, and coma. Elderly people are susceptible. Longtime diabetics sometimes suffer nerve damage to the bowel.

Chicago Associated Press

ULCERS AND MISALIGNMENT OF THE SPINE
In studies, curvatures of the spine both towards the right and the left were present in 90% of the cases studied involving duodenal and gastric ulcers. All of the misalignments involved vertebrae T6 – T9 which correspond to the stomach and the duodenum.

MEDICAL LITERATURE ABSTRACTS

The percentile distribution of right-sided and left-sided scoliosis coincided with the percentages of duodenal and gastric ulcers.

JAMA, 1958

Use of spinal manipulative therapy in the treatment of duodenal ulcer: a pilot study.

Sixteen adult men and women 16-47 years old with endoscopically confirmed diagnosis of ulcer disease were in the experimental group that received chiropractic care. Forty were in the control group that received traditional medical treatment. They were studied using endoscopy and clinical examination.

The chiropractic group had pain relief and healing of the ulcer after 1-9 (average 3.8) days while the control (medical) group took ten days longer. Most frequently involved segments were T9-T12. Gonstead claimed duodenal ulcer T4-T10. Homewood’s review of the literature signified T6-T9.

Pikalov AA, Kharin VV JMPT 1994 17(5): 310.

Tell someone you care about that chiropractic can help!

If you know someone who has a problem with their stomach, tell them about nerve interference and how chiropractic can help. Help share health and wellness with others.

Asthma…A Natural Approach to Relief: Chiropractic

docbrok — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:10:37 +0000

Did you know that, in 2002, an estimated 30.8 million people in the United States had asthma diagnosed at some point in their life, including some 8.9 million children. Asthma is estimated to affect as many as 300 million people worldwide and accounts for 1 of every 250 deaths worldwide. Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalization in children, the most prevalent chronic disease in childhood, and the most common cause of school absenteeism due to chronic disease.

A study in The Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research the ICPA in association with the Michigan Council of Chiropractors reports that:

81 children under chiropractic care took part in a self-reported asthma related impairment study
The children were assessed before, and two months after chiropractic care using an asthma impairment questionnaire
Significantly improvement was reported for 90.1% of subjects 60 days after chiropractic care in comparison to their pre-chiropractic scores
30.9% of the children voluntarily decreased their dosage of medication by an average of 66.5% while under chiropractic care
24 of the patients who reported asthma attacks 30-days prior to the study significantly decreased attacks by an average of 44.9%

Dr. Chudler at the University of Washington states: Asthma is increasing, especially in young children, both in the number of people affected and in severity. Asthma is increasing in the United States and most developed countries, in many developing countries (e.g., China, India), and indeed, worldwide.

Who do you know that has Asthma?

Tell someone you care about that chiropractic can help!

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Trauma and Spinal Health..what you need to know after an auto accident!

docbrok — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:11:31 +0000

Did you know that trauma can cause “Damage to your spine…immediately” and can “cause a cycle of degeneration that leads to nerve damage.

Research shows that if left uncorrected, permanent scar tissue forms.” (Wound Healing: Alternatives in Management p 18-19.)

Rear-end collisions in automobile accidents cause the most damage.

Watch the video to see how chiropractic care cuts costs if injured in a sporting, car or work related accident.

For more information visit: www.FreeholdPainRelief.com or www.HometownFamilyWellnessCenter.com

Medicine and Side Effects…what you need to know!!

docbrok — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:44:17 +0000

Today we are talking about medicine and how most people have no idea about how it affects their health and body. Did you know that prolonged or heavy use of Tylenol, Ibuprofen or Naproxen can damage the liver and kidneys? The New England Journal of Medicine said that, “Taking more than 1000 pills in a lifetime or more than 365 pills per year appears to double the odds of developing kidney disease.”And did you know that although Aspirin has been shown to reduce the rate of heart attack, that it actually increases the risk of stroke?

Long term use of acetaminophen appears to increase the risk of kidney disease.

8 to 10% of end-stage kidney disease may be attributable to acetaminophen. Taking more than 1,000 pills in a lifetime or more than 365 pills per year appears to double the odds of developing kidney disease. N.E.J.M.

Dr. Paul Whelton of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health states, “We need to be careful about the medications, whether they are over-the-counter or prescription. If a drug has some beneficial effect, it is likely to have some adverse effect.” Switching to other pain relievers is not necessarily advisable, as other drugs also have side effects. *

*USA Today, Dec. 1994

A moderate overdose can damage the liver of people who are fasting or using alcohol. The recommended maximum dose is eight extra-strength tablets in 24 hours; liver damage was caused in some cases by 10 or 12 tablets.*

*Boston, Associated Press

USE OF ANALGESICS FOUND TO PROMOTE CHRONIC PAIN

The Rocky Mountain News reported Aspirin may be effective in reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, but, the best thing a person can do is get off the pain killers. Two-thirds of chronic headache sufferers benefit from the withdrawal of medications. Evidently, at a certain point in a chronic headache sufferer’s intake of analgesic medication (including aspirin, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and the stronger narcotic painkillers), the headache becomes drug induced. *

PROS AND CONS WITH OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN RELIEVERS

ACETAMINOPHEN: Tylenol, Datril – Relieves pain, fever. Does not irritate stomach. Disadvantage: Heavy or prolonged use may damage liver and kidneys.
ASPIRIN: Bayer, Bufferin – Relieves pain, fever, inflammation and may prevent heart attacks. Disadvantage: Interferes with blood clotting. May trigger stomach bleeding. May cause Reye’s syndrome in children with viral infection.
IBUPROFEN: Advil, Nuprin – Relieves pain, fever and inflammation. Disadvantage: Interferes with blood clotting. May trigger stomach bleeding ulcers and irritation. Heavy or prolonged use may damage liver and kidneys.
NAPROXEN: Aleve – Relieves pain, fever and inflammation. One dose lasts 24 hours. Disadvantage: May cause stomach bleeding ulcers and irritation. Prolonged use may damage kidneys.

I’m sharing this with you today because I’m hoping that you will share this with someone else. Together, we might be able to save a life! There is a better way and it’s called – Chiropractic!

If you or somebody you know would like to experience the benefits of natural healthcare, give our office a call at 732-780-0044 to schedule a consultation or go to www.FreeholdPainRelief.com for more information. Until next time help share health and wellness with others.

Pregnancy and Chiropractic…A Natural Fit

docbrok — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:30:56 +0000

Did you know that during pregnancy, most women experience a number of neuromuscular and biochemical problems that can actually strain muscles and/or sprain ligaments inside the pelvis? (source ProfessionalPlanets.com) Dr. Russell Brokstein is going to tell you more about how Chiropractic can help pregnant women and their children.

Fallon J. International Chiropractic Association. 1994 – Arlington, Virginia.
American Medical Association records released in 1987 during trial in U.S. District Court Northern Illinois Eastern Division, No.76 C 3777.

Freitag, Per: Expert testimony of Per Freitag, M.D.,Ph.D., comparing the results of two neighboring hospitals, U.S. District Court Northern Illinois Eastern Division, No.76 C 3777, May 1987.

Are You Living With Sciatica Or Back Pain …When There Is A Non-Invasive, Drugless Solution?

docbrok — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:31:11 +0000

Having back and sciatic pain is a miserable – even crippling – condition.

You might not be able to play golf, work, or even sit in the car for a 30-minute drive. It’s almost impossible for anyone around you to understand how you feel. You can’t remember the last time you even had a restful night’s sleep.

You may have a condition called “Sciatica” if you’re suffering from any of these annoying conditions. Sciatica is a compression of the sciatic nerve, usually by an L4 or L5 disc herniations.

Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your back or sciatica hurts and the pain just won’t go away!

Do You Have Any of the Following?

Sharp pains in the back of the leg
Lower Back Pain
Herniated/bulging discs
Numbness or soreness in your legs
Shooting hip or thigh pain
Muscle spasm, sprains & strains

Fortunately, if you are suffering from any of these problems, they may be relieved or eliminated with chiropractic adjustments.

“What’s The Chance This Will Work For Me?”

Chiropractic has been around for over a hundred years, and has been used to help everyone from tiny babies to the elderly.

Even top sports star and entertainers… like Tiger Woods, Emmitt Smith, Tony Robbins, Joe Montana, Lance Armstrong, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mel Gibson.

These professional athletes have the money to hire any kind of doctors they want, yet they choose to have a chiropractor on their team.

Here’s what some of the top medical researchers had to say about chiropractic…

“Manipulation [chiropractic adjustments], with or without exercise, improved symptoms more than medical care did after both 3 and 12 months.”– British Medical Journal

“Chiropractor’s manipulation of the spine was more helpful than any of the following: traction, massage, biofeedback, acupuncture, injection of steroids into the spine and back corsets, and ultrasound.” — Stanley Bigos, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

This means in just a matter of weeks you could be back on the golf course, enjoying your love life, or traveling again.

Feel The Improvement and say “YES” to life again!!!

With my “Back Pain And Sciatica Evaluation” we’ll be able find the problem and then correct it.

Think of how you’ll feel in just a few short weeks.

See and feel your life change for the better. Start your body on the way to pain-free, normal living. Feel tight joints rest, relax, free up. Feel muscles tied in knots become more supple. Feel strength in your muscles increase.

As you begin to see motion returning to your joints, you’re preventing and reducing chances of disability and a crippling future.

The Single Most Important Solution To Your Sciatica and Back Pain

It’s time for you to find out if chiropractic will be your sciatic and back pain solution.

For 14 days only, $30 will get you all the services I normally charge new patients $257 for!

What does this offer include? Everything I normally do in my new patient evaluation.

An in-depth consultation about your health and well-being where I will listen…really listen…to the details of your case.

A complete neuromuscular examination.

A state of the art computerized nerve test (NOTE: This would normally cost you at least $100).

A thorough analysis of your exam and x-ray findings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free.

I’ll provide answers to your questions, like…

…the best nutritional supplements proven to help with joint problems.

…which position, mattress, and pillow you should use for a good night’s rest.

…the foods that can help you and which ones can make you worse.

…how to exercise the right way so you aren’t making your pain worse.

Don’t Let Your Sciatica Get Worse

Tim Mick, DC, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at Northwestern Health Sciences University says…

“Untreated, sciatica can lead to a loss of muscle strength and muscle size that may be irreversible. Eventually, there can be problems with gait.”

Sciatica can be successfully treated. You can recover. Healthy, pain-free living should be yours.

Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and nerve test as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule.

Our office is called Hometown Family Wellness Center and you can find us at 9 Broadway in Freehold. (Across from the Elk’s Club and 2 doors down from Mr. Goodlube).

Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Back Pain And Sciatica Evaluation before June 17, 2009

I look forward to helping you get rid of your pain so you can start living a healthier, more joyful life.

Sincerely,

Dr. Russell Brokstein, D.C. Wellness Consultant

P.S. You’ve got too many dreams left undone. Too many special moments waiting to be experienced. Life is too short to let pain slow you down.

Don’t live another day like this. Call and schedule for your evaluation. 732-780-0044.

Symptoms and Your Health: Why are you waiting for them?

docbrok — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:11:50 +0000

Do you know that symptoms are the body’s LAST attempt to tell you something is wrong, NOT the first? Judging your health by your symptoms is the WORST thing you can do. Almost everyone in this country judges their health based on their symptoms – and it’s not their fault. In this country we have a SICK care system – Not a health care system…because we only go to a medical doctor when we’re SICK.

In chiropractic, we preach PREVENTION similar to a dentist does with your teeth: Do you wait until your teeth or gums hurt or are rotting out?

Chiropractors talk about good nutrition, exercise, sleep, a good attitude, and of course we adjust the spine to keep your nervous system and your body functioning at its maximum potential so you get and stay healthy. This is OUR HEALTH care system…we don’t want people to wait for symptoms to develop – we try to prevent them.

Dr. Arthur Barsky, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes that some people are more sensitive to bodily sensations and have a lower tolerance for pain. “Symptoms are a general barometer of how you feel psychologically and much less so medically,” Barsky said.

“Despite the existing medical establishment who would have you believe that you should always be battling one health problem or another in order to buy their drugs and line their pockets, the truth is, your body is designed to maintain the ideal you. To provide you optimal energy, to heal you when you are sick or injured, and to live a long and satisfying life.” Dr. Joe Mercola

Structure determines function

Body structure affects health

Understanding body structure will result in a better understanding of your overall health

The body is a self-healing, self regulating organism – with the nervous system functioning as the master control system of the body. If the nervous system is compromised in any way (interfered with) the body cannot function normally – Only then do symptoms develop. Do you know anyone waiting for symptoms to develop? Try Chiropractic To GET And STAY Healthy!