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October 23, 2009
[originally published in KCN, August 2000]
“Well Mrs. Jones, I believe I may have found the source of your back pain. From your examination and history, I was able to identify several areas in your spine suffering from the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. This is a condition in which some of the movable bones in your spine (vertebrae) lose their normal motion and position and become fixated or ‘stuck.’ The loss of motion and position of these bones can pinch or irritate the delicate nerve roots that exit between them, causing pain, muscle spasms, inflammation, and faulty nerve transmissions to the rest of your body. In addition, this loss of motion eventually deprives the joints and surrounding tissues of vital nourishment. Consequently, the degenerative effects of arthritis begin to set in.
“The good news is that I can help. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, chiropractic 101, subluxation
Tags: adjustment, alchol, Anchor Chiropractic, chemical imbalance, chiropractic, chiropractor, depression, Dr. Thomas Lamar, drugs, emotional, emotional upset, falls, grief, health, Kingston, Kitsap, motor vehicle accident, physical trauma, pollution, remorse, repetative motion, second hand smoke, slips, smoking, stress, subluxation, trauma, upset, vertebral subluxation complex
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August 21, 2009
[originally published in KCN, March 2000]
I wonder what Joe Camel’s spinal X-rays look like. Not very pretty in my estimation. In fact, I’m even starting to question whether he really is a camel after researching the impact cigarettes can have on the spine. Perhaps under his cool camel persona lies a spinal deformed horse with a bad nose job. If so, kudos to the ladies and gentlemen in Joe’s marketing department for fooling us all for so long.
So what’s up with smoking and spinal health anyway? Is there a link? Will the courts order tobacco companies to provide lifetime chiropractic care for their puffing patrons? Probably not. After all, the bad habit hasn’t been “conclusively” linked to poor spinal health. Hmmm. Nevertheless, the physiology of the spine and pharmacology of the potent chemicals in cigarettes suggests that a connection is very plausible. (more…)
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Categories: healthy living, low back pain, smoking
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, back pain, chiropractic, chiropractor, cigarettes, cigars, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, low back pain, lower back pain, pipe smoking, smoking, spinal health, tabacco
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March 27, 2009
[originally published in KCN, April 2009]
I recently posed the following question to my patients: Suppose, for a moment, that you had to catch a cold. Now, obviously, no one in their right mind really sets out to do such a thing, but, for the sake of argument, let’s just say that your goal was to actually catch a cold. How would you go about doing it? (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, germs, healthy living, maintenance care, nutrition, smoking, whole body health
Tags: adjustment, alcohol, Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractic, chiropractor, diet, Dr. Thomas Lamar, drinking, exercise, germ theory, germs, health, immune system, immunity, junk food, Kingston, Kitsap, Louis Pasteur, nerve, nervous system, neuroimunology, sleep, smoking, stress, sugar
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