Posted tagged ‘health’
July 10, 2009
[originally published in KCN, November 1999]
Every time I visit one of those “warehouse super-mega stores” I cringe when I see the employees outfitted with back belts as part of their official garb. Not because I’m judging it as some sort of fashion faux pas, but because I know the employer’s purpose of wanting to keep their work comp claims to a minimum, by preventing lower back injuries with these belts, is unfounded. As a matter of fact, these well meaning employers might actually be doing their employees’ backs more harm than good. (more…)
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Categories: low back pain, occupational injury
Tags: abdominal belt, Anchor Chiropractic, back belts, back brace, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back belt, low back pain, lower back pain, lumbar support belt, occupational history, spinal othotic
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July 3, 2009
[originally published in KCN, October 1999]
This is a test. For next 700 words, this newspaper, in conjunction with your local chiropractor, will be conducting a test of the Emergency Chiropractic System. This is only a test. Beeeeeeeeep… (more…)
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Categories: chiropractic 101, home test
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractic self exam, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, home test, Kingston, Kitsap, leg length test, pain, posture, range of motion
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June 26, 2009
[originally published in GKCCC Newsletter, April 2009 and then in the July 2009 KCN]
Described as the “nemesis of medicine and the albatross of industry,” it’s no wonder that countries across our globe seek to tame the ugly woes of good ol’ fashioned back pain. Statisticians tell us that 80% of the population will experience back pain at some point in their lives and of this about 35% will be work-related.
Recently, I ran across a very interesting research article published about a decade ago from “Down Under” in the Australasian Chiropractic and Osteopathy journal that investigated an intriguing way of facing this so called “albatross” —an albatross that costs them an estimated $8 billion annually in disability and lost production. (more…)
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Categories: cost effectiveness, education, low back pain, occupational injury, Spinal Column on the Job
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back class, back education, back pain, back safety, back trainning, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, L&I, Labor & Industry, occupational injuries, occupational injury, spinal care class, work comp, workers compensation
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June 19, 2009
[originally published in KCN, September 1999]
As we approach the beginning of yet another school year, I’m reminded of a growing concern that is circulating throughout our health care community. The concern I’m speaking of is that we are simply putting too much weight on our children’s shoulders. And while those in the various mental health professions would certainly support this statement, I’m looking at this problem more literally. The “weight “ I’m referring to is physical, and it comes from the overstuffed backpacks that our children lug to and from school everyday. Our children are becoming virtual pack mules, if you will, placing undue stress on their developing spines and thus giving birth to a whole host of future, and sometimes immediate, spinal and muscle related problems, including the obvious — back pain. (more…)
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Categories: backpacks, children, low back pain, subluxation
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, backpack, children, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, heavy backpack, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, muscle soreness, numbness, overloaded backpack, shoulder pain, students
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June 12, 2009
[originally published in The Higher Source, March 1997 and then KCN, September 1998]
I recently received a book from my mother. It was the new and controversial “diet” book, The Zone, by Barry Sears, PhD. Although grateful for the gift, I was a bit perplexed. I, out of everyone in my family, was the last one that needed to think about dieting. (more…)
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Categories: chiropractic 101, healthy living, nutrition
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, healthy living, Kingston, Kitsap, optimum health, The Zone Diet
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June 5, 2009
[originally published in KCN, July 1999]
You could say it was business as usual at my office the other day. The day was playing out like most any other day. In other words, I was having a great day! Three patients were comfortably seated in the reception area enjoying their reading selections, while I was helping a patient reschedule her next appointment. And then it happened… Kerplunk! Everyone froze. What was that? The noise had come from my treatment room. A troubled look came over my face, for no one was in the treatment room. I slowly made my way towards the area from whence the sound had come as my patients waited, wide-eyed with anticipation. As I peered around the wall, I quickly spotted the noisy culprit. (more…)
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Categories: chiropractic 101, maintenance care, nutrition
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractic tuneup, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, eating right, exercise, health, health maintenance, healthy habits, healthy living, Kingston, Kitsap, nutrition, posture, proper posture, rest, sleep, spine, spine model
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May 29, 2009
[originally published in KCN, June 2009]
While it goes without saying that no employer relishes the thought of having one of his employees on L&I due to a work injury, having that same work injury blossom into a long-term, chronic disability is enough to make any boss lose his lunch.
And while most work injuries do not turn into chronic disabilities, that fact is, some do. As employers (or employees for that matter), is there any way we can see this coming? Are there any risk factors to watch for, and if so, are there ways we can reduce these risks?
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Categories: chronic, low back pain, occupational injury
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, chronic disability, disability, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, L&I, low back pain, lower back pain, occupational injuries, occupational injury, on-the-job injury, work comp
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May 22, 2009
[originally published in KCN, June 1999]
Crack! Pop! Click! Crunch! These are but a sampling of the many descriptors the public associates with the chiropractic profession in general. Sure the words are onomatopoetic and fun to say, but they really do not do the chiropractic profession justice. For these words are merely describing a typical “by-product” of our core method of treatment: the chiropractic adjustment. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, chiropractic 101, subluxation
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, audible, cavitation, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, click, crack, crunch, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, pop, snap, spinal adjustment, subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex
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