Articles About Chiropractors and Dentists

A SIMPLE PATH – TO ENLIGHTENMENT

Written by Maurie Pressman - Philadelphia Psychiatrist

I believe that the big problem in our society is that we emphasize the material world and disparage the inner feelingful world. Yet that is where it is at; it is the inner world of subtle imagination, subtle feeling and perception that leads us to an intuitive knowing-ness, that opens up the tremendous powers of direct knowing, healing, insight into the future, remote viewing and the comfort of knowing our immortality.

I have often wondered why most people are not interested in knowing themselves better, inwardly. Why they are against introspection and expressing and researching their feelings, right and wrong. My guess is that they/we are taught to be ashamed of that, and even more of expressing that. Yet there is the path to self-discovery and the release of self-potential – potential in which the sky is the limit.

There is a caveat however. It is not easy to confront the things of which we are afraid. It is even harder to tolerate the anxiety of holding them in mind long enough to change them. Yet 50 years of experience in psychotherapy tells me that it is not only worthwhile but leads inevitably to a wiser, more peaceful, more empowered and more loving an individual.

This is a therapy/formula not only for the individual but for the collective, leading the a better world, and the best solution to the problems of the world.

 

So – what is the path?

 

The path to enlightenment is simple.

It is merely a matter of turning your gaze inward, honoring the inner and feelingful world.

1. To become aware there of your talents and assets and exercise them well for yourself and for others.

2. To gaze inward and find the faults, the obstructions, and to be fiercely courageous while looking at them.

3. To tolerate the anxiety of being “wrong.”

4. To tolerate the effort to change what needs to be changed.

5. To do this consistently and almost constantly as you walk through life, weaving this new way into your life and actually noticing each time what needs to be changed and what needs to be released as good.

6. Ultimately you will be following the path to enlightenment.

7. The Divinity that you are inside will be released.

 

The steps then are:

1. Look inward, introspect.

2. Find, respect, and exercise your talents.

3. Face your faults with fierce courage.

4. Tolerate the anxiety of being wrong.

5. Tolerate with patience the effort to make change in what is wrong.

6. Be constantly aware of these things as you walk through life.

7. Appreciate that you are elevating yourself and are on the path toward enlightenment.

8. The Divinity that you are is being released.

3 Ways Chiropractic Care Can Help Your Back

When it comes to treating back pain, chiropractic care is a proven treatment option with a stellar track record. Since the late 1800s, when D.D. Palmer developed chiropractic, millions of people have received relief for their back pain through chiropractic intervention. Your Reston chiropractor has a number of therapies at hand to ease your pain and get you firmly on the path to long-term healing.

1. Spinal manipulation
Also known as "spinal adjustment" or "chiropractic adjustment," spinal manipulation is the big gun in your chiropractor's arsenal of weapons against debilitating back pain. Extremely popular among back-pain sufferers, spinal manipulation offers immediate improvement that you can really feel. Most conditions that cause back pain are complex and require a series of adjustments designed to return your spine to a healthier state. However, relief is ongoing, and many patients report they can feel a significant difference after each adjustment. Spinal manipulation can also be used to maintain improvement once it is achieved.

2. Physical fitness and exercise
Although it doesn't produce the immediate relief of a spinal adjustment, targeted exercise and increased overall fitness are powerful tools your chiropractor is trained to use. Chiropractors use specialized exercises and nutritional therapies to help patients recover from back pain and to prevent it from recurring. Proper diet and exercise can be crucial to regaining your health and reclaiming your life after the onset of back pain, but doing the wrong exercises or performing the right ones incorrectly can actually increase the damage and make your condition worse. Your chiropractor knows which exercises are safe and beneficial for your condition and can show you how to perform them properly, and then evaluate the results to be sure you are on track.

3. Trigger point therapy
Trigger point therapy is one of many treatment methods your chiropractor may use to treat back injuries and pain. This therapy works by improving joint and muscle function and promoting healing. There are several methods for performing trigger point therapy, but one common form feels very much like a deep tissue massage. It is a very powerful therapy that uses physiological principles to restore muscle and joint function to a healthy level.

For many people, back pain is a debilitating condition that disrupts every aspect of their lives. Chiropractic has a proven history of treating back pain and allowing people to return to their daily routines. If you don't have a regular chiropractor, contact your Reston chiropractor to request an initial consultation and find out what chiropractic can do for you.

Advice from a Chiropractor: Chronic Ankle Sprains -- How Do I Stop This?

by H. Edward Camp DC  a Chiropractor in San Francisco

When I embark on an article of this nature I’m tempted to go on and on with specific mechanism of injuries, tissue types, and explanations that tend to come across as gobbeldy gook to most of my readers… Somebody Stop Me!

I’m going to take a stab at this topic with as plain of a delivery as I can yet still impart the important concepts.

The most common type of ankle sprain is what’s known as an eversion sprain. This is when one rolls over the outside/lateral side of the foot. That would be the right side of the right foot and left side of the left foot.

If the sprain is mild, one can use the following acronym RICE which stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and elevation. This means crutches or a cane, and staying off of it as much as possible (Rest). Twenty minutes of ice with at least two hours between applications three times a day, five would be better. This protocol should be at least for the first seventy-two hours after the sprain. (Ice) Wearing an ace type bandage or compression stocking. (Compression) And the last part of this, designated sofa time with your ankle elevated on the back of the sofa or with pillows ideally above the level of your heart. (Elevation)

The aforementioned protocol is good for all ankle sprains however some sprains are more serious and may require more in the way of long term care.

If this is your first sprain and there is nominal swelling and no visible bruising, you are probably not more likely than anyone else to have another sprain.

If this is your third sprain, or you have massive swelling and visible bruising, you may have done enough damage to the ligaments that you now may have a more long-term problem. Its not a situation of will you sprain it again, but when.

Ligaments are full of proprioceptive fibers. These are fibers that work within the nervous system to tell us where we are in gravity. When they are stretched beyond their design parameters, they loose their mind body connection leaving us less aware of where our parts are in gravity or….. in other terms, with slower reaction time when the damaged body part goes beyond its normal range of motion. Simply put, when your ankle starts to go over the outside edge of your food, your reaction time is reduced enough that you can’t catch it in time and thus, over you go with another sprain in the making.

These fibers can in fact be rehabilitated over time by putting them on a regimen of progressively unstable surfaces and literally practicing your balance like you would practice any sport.

This is something a Chiropractor who has this training or a physical therapist can guide you in doing. If you’ve been a chronic ankle sprainer, its not will it happen again, its when will it happen next, unless you do this type of work.

I’ll try to address the progressive levels of unstable surfaces in another article later. I hope this proves helpful particularly to those of you who’ve sprained your ankle(s) more than once. Yes, there is hope.

Why you might want to see a Chiropractor who is a structural specialist.

 

The most common thing I treat is anterior head translation. The ligaments of the posterior aspect of the neck become stretched due to trauma or sitting with bad posture say.. working on a computer all day or reading many hours at a stretch. Many health issues arise when we allow out posture to shift in this manner. 

 

The normal spine is supposed to have four curves on the coronal plane. (Looking at the body from one side through the shoulder coming out the other side shoulder.) When we look at the body on the sagital plane (Front to back) there should be NO curves though its common for some people to have lateral deviation known as scoliosis to varying degrees. 

 

The most common structural shift which I deal with almost every day is head forward posture.  Normal alignment is when the skull is over the thorax or in simpler terms, your head needs to be balanced over your shoulders. When it shifts forward it stretches the posterior longitudinal ligament which is attatched on one end at the base of the skull and the other along the belt line. Many people with head forward posture present in my office with low back pain. Its this ligament that functions like a rope that is the culprit. Pull on the head end of the rope and there is a reaction in the low back which is where the other end of the rope is attached. Its a simple cause and effect though at first pass to some patients doesn't make sense. 

 

For every half inch of anterior translation there is ten times the stress on the muscles that hold the head up in gravity. Think of the head as a twelve pound weight, the neck as a six inch lever arm that is exerting stresses into the rest of the system. The more forward the translation, the more aberrant mechanical stress it's causing on the bones and muscles that support the weight of the skull.

 

If you have any of the following you may be a candidate for Corrective Chiropractic:

1)      Numbness and tingling in a hand or hands.

2)      Chronic Headaches.

3)      Muscle tension and or spasm in the traps or between the shoulder blades. (I store my stress in my shoulders.)

4)      Alteration of grip strength.

5)      Degeneration of the spinal vertebra (Though this takes time to develop.)

6)      “Dowagers Hump” Though this can also be caused by a genetic deposition of fat right at the top of the shoulders.

7)      Chronic low back pain. 

8)      Pain between the shoulder blades. 

 

You may want to seek out a course of corrective Chiropractic care rather than the symptomatic relief approach. I’ve had an amazing amount of success with this process and it helps people who have had chronic pain more often than not.

By Ed Camp, Licensed San Francisco Chiropractor

There is  more information about postural correction on my website www.edcampchiropratic.com if this has sparked your curiosity. 

 

Yours in Health, Dr. Camp

 

 

Phil Golinsky

 Dr. Phil Golinksi, chiropractor, specializes in the Upper Cervical Specific technique of chiropractic. This is a technique that is more effective in producing health and healing benefits but is difficult to practice. Few chiropractors use it in their practice.

 

From his chiropractic student days at the Life Chiropractic College in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Phil Golinsky had been focused on mastering the upper cervical techniques. And when an opportunity for a larger scale application of the technique presented itself, Dr. Golinsky and 17 other doctors and students traveled to Moldovia in Russia. The group performed upper cervical adjustments for over 39,000 people over a two-week period.

 

Dr. Golinski still practices the upper cervical techniques, and also does Cranial-Sacral work where necessary, to help patients on their road to recovery. He is dedicated to serving families and most of his patients are children below 16 years of age. He has been practicing in North Virginia after being awarded the Doctor of Chiropractic degree by the Life Chiropractic College in 1995.

 

Dr. Golinski has been writing on health and healing since 1996 and the numerous articles he has written has appeared in professional publications. He is a past President of the Northern Virginia Chiropractic Society and a current member of the Federation of Straight Chiropractic Organization.

 

Born in New York City and brought up on Long Island, New York, Philip D. Golinski had his undergraduate education at the State University of New York, Oneonta. He lives now at Reston, Virginia with his wife Ivette Retrey-Golinsky and two daughters.

 

 

 

  A vertebral subluxation is the physical representation of a cause of a lack of health in the human body, at least the cause that the chiropractor addresses.  Notice we do not say it is a cause of a disease but a cause of a lack of health and a lack of health is a primary cause of disease (aside from genetics).  While this cause of a lack of health is not the cause of any particular disease, it is a cause of every disease.  Very simply, in every disease known to man, a single common denominator is a body that is not working properly.  A subluxation is a misalignment of one of the bones (vertebrae) of the spine, which interferes with the function of the nervous system.  The purpose of these bones is to house and protect the vital and delicate nerves that supply the life-giving energy to every part of the body.  Due to this close proximity and the nature of bone and nerves, when the vertebrae misalign or subluxate, they become the greatest insult to the very nerves they are supposed to protect.  When interference occurs, the body begins to work at less than its fullest potential.  A body functioning at less than its fullest potential has lost, among other things, some of its health.  What makes chiropractic unique is the recognition of and attention to the vertebral subluxation.  The subluxation is the focus of a chiropractic practice because it interferes with the full expression of innate intelligence of the body.  Whether some people believe it is a cause of back pain, scoliosis, any disease or all diseases is not relevant to the chiropractic health maintenance practice.  It is interference to the full expression of life within the body and other than the chiropractor, there is no one who makes a practice of intentionally correcting subluxations.  The surgeon may inadvertently do it while performing spinal surgery.  The orthopedist may unknowingly correct one when applying traction to the patient’s spine.  The family physician may enable the body to correct one by telling the patient to go home, drink fluids and get plenty of rest.  But the chiropractor is the only one purposefully doing it every day and on every patient.

            Are subluxations so bad?  Obviously the medical profession, if they acknowledge the existence of subluxations at all, does not place much emphasis upon the harm they do to the human body, otherwise they would be correcting them.  The subluxation has been likened to a rubber band around the tip of your finger.  Can you live with that?  Sure, just not as well.  Just being the tip of your finger, it probably will not drastically affect your daily performance.  However, eventually problems within the finger tip would occur.  Lack of blood could cause cell damage.  It could lead to gangrene which, if ignored, could lead to blood poisoning which could cause death.  Here’s the question.  When do you want to remove the rubber band from your finger?  When you are at the point of death?  When they surgically remove the gangrenous finger?  When it becomes numb?  How about right away… as soon as you realize that it is not good for your body to be walking around with a rubber band wrapped tightly around your finger?  That’s when you want to have a vertebral subluxation corrected… right away.  We do not know how much damage it is doing to the body.  But we can conclude that since the body was not meant to be subluxated, it is doing damage and it is not good to allow your body to be walking around with a damaged nervous system.

 

The Dental Spa

Center City - Dr Harold B. Yaffe and Dr. Paul J. Berson are the SMILE Architects at The Dental Spa in Center City Philadelphia located at 1601 Walnut Street. They are cosmetic dentistis in philadelphia that create stunning smiles using a variety of techniques including: Veneers, implants, permanent dentures, and teeth whitening.

They also treat periodontal issues, tension headaches and other unique mouth, jaw and teeth issues.

The Dental Spa does just what its name implies. The entire office is dedicated to bringing your an experience of comfort and relaxation that most of their patients have never imagined was possible at a dental office. Give them a call and experience a new world of relaxed smile architecture at the philadelphia cosmetic dental center at The Dental Spa.

The Secret to Teeth Whitening Philadelphia

Sponsored by The Dental Spa, Teeth Whitening Philadelphia

Teeth lose their white color owing to debris and stains. The debris from what we drink and eat enters the micro-cracks on tooth enamel. And stains from the colored food and drink that we consume stick to the tooth enamel surface. Finally, factors like aging, certain drugs, acid attacks from sugar and trauma from falls and injuries result in stains behind the enamel.

The surface stains are “extrinsic” stains. The stains behind the enamel are “intrinsic” stains. Extrinsic stains can be mostly removed by regular use of whitening toothpastes and chewing gums. However, these have no effect on the intrinsic stains or even the stubborn extrinsic stains that have worked their way into the teeth enamel.

Removing the Persistent and Intrinsic Stains

Hydrogen Peroxide, a powerful oxidizer, is the standard agent used to remove the hard-to-remove stains. It might be administered as such, or in its more stable carbamide peroxide form (which breaks down into hydrogen peroxide).

Hydrogen peroxide breaks down into water and hydroxyl ions. The ions work their way through the dentinal tubules (dentin is the core tooth, yellowish in color, protected by the white enamel covering it), attaching themselves to the stain particles. The ions so attached to the stain particles break them apart, effectively removing them.

With the intrinsic stains that were showing through the enamel earlier thus removed, the teeth regain their white color and you get your white smile back.

Gum Disease & Your Health

By: the Philadelphia Dental Spa, Philadelphia Cosmetic Dentists

 

Stories often appear in the news about the association between oral health - specifically gum disease – and overall health conditions, such as diabetes or stroke. But what is gum disease exactly?

What causes gum disease?

The condition you may refer to as “gum disease” is also called “periodontal disease.” Periodontal disease is an inflammation of the gums that, if sever, can lead to the loss of tissues that hold your teeth in place. It is caused by plaque, a sticky film of bacterial that forms constantly on teeth. You can remove plague by brushing twice a day and cleaning between your teeth daily. If plague is not removed, it can cause your gums (gingivae) to pull away from your teeth, forming packing in which more bacteria can collect. Plaque that is not removed also hardens into calculus along and under your gums, the pockets and hard calculus make it difficult to removed plaque without help from a dentist, and periodontal disease can develop. If left untreated, periodontal disease can damage the tissues that support your teeth, even the bone.

What will happen if I develop Periodontal Disease?

Symptoms of periodontal disease include:

-       Gums that are red and swollen and bleed easily) for example, when you brush or clean between your teeth)

-       Gums that seem to have pulled ways from the teeth

-       Constant bad breath

-       Put between your teeth and gums

-       Teeth that seem to be loose or moving away from one another

-       Change in the way your teeth fit together when you bit

-       Change in the way your partial dentures fit.

There are various stages to periodontal disease- from gingivitis (early state) to periodontitis (advanced disease). Red and swollen gums that bleed easily are a sign of gingivitis. At this early stage, the disease may be reversed with a professional cleaning and more regular daily care at home. During the cleaning, the dentist or hygienist will use a special tool to scrape the hardened calculus and plague along and beneath your gum line. More advanced forms of the disease require cleanings that go more deeply below the gum line. Sometimes, the dentist will refer you to a specialist – a periodontist – for these cleanings.

How can I prevent Periodontal Disease?

To prevent periodontal disease:

-       Brush your teeth twice a day

-       Clean between your teeth with floss or another interdental cleaner twice a day

-       Visit your dentist for a check up and professional cleaning regularly

-       Show your dentist of hygienist how you brush and clean between your teeth an ask if you can make any improvements

If you smoke or chew tobacco, stop. Tobacco use increased the risk of developing periodontal disease.

Researchers have reported associates between periodontal disease and a host of other conditions. (Keep in mind that an association does not mean that one disease causes the other. It means that on disease or condition tends to appear at the same time as the other.) For example, studies have shown that people with diabetes tend to have periodontal disease more often than those without diabetes, and often the disease is more severe than that in other people. Researchers also have found that some people with diabetes who receive treatment for periodontal disease see improvement in their ability to control blood sugar lees after those treatments.

So keep in mind that your daily oral health routine and professional dental care are more than just taking care of your teeth. They are important steps in taking care of yourself.

Why You Should Visit Your Philadelphia Dentist Before the End of 2010

If your dental plan is like most, it runs on a calendar year. With only a few months of 2010 left, now’s the time to make sure that you’re getting the most from the dental benefits you’ve paid into throughout the year. In some cases, squeezing a dental treatment into your pre-holiday schedule could save you hundreds of dollars.

Here are some reasons to make sure you get in the chair before the end of 2010:

Your yearly maximum is the total amount of your dental bill for the year that your insurer will cover. While it varies plan to plan, the average amount is around $1,000 per person annually. This amount does not roll over, so if any portion of that thousand dollars remains unused on your balance, it will disappear on January 1.

Your deductible is the amount of that you must contribute out of pocket to your insurance company before they will cover the rest of your dental bill. An annual deductible averages around $50, and like your yearly maximum, it does not roll over. If you’ve already paid your deductible for this year, you’re able to access additional treatments for no additional personal cost.

You’re paying a premium for dental coverage every month; you should see some return on that investment. Even if you don’t need extensive dental procedures, keep up with regular cleanings to preserve your oral health and catch any potential problems early.

Some employers allow their employees an extra allowance called flex spending. Like you yearly maximum, these funds must be used prior to Dec. 31st.

Treat yourself! If you’ve taken care of all of your basic dental cleaning and maintenance for the year and still have something left in your account, consider putting it towards whitening or another cosmetic treatment that you might have been thinking about.

 

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SEO for Local Businesses

Web marketing for small businesses can be a challenge. If you are a local business owner, you need to optimize the internet opportunities to bring in local customers.

1. Basic listings should be claimed
Dozens of business hub sites such as Google Places, Yahoo or Bing Local, City Search, Yellow Book, or Yelp probably have basic information on your business. Check these, and similar sites, and claim your business. This simply means that you log in and identify yourself as the owner. Then you will be able to update content, which may or may not be accurate. Be sure to check for the location of the marker on the map, to locate it precisely.

2. Add information to existing directories
Complete the basic profiles by adding as much information as is allowed. This might include description of your unique services, pictures, and video. You also want to be sure that the URL for your website is accurate.

Complete and detailed information will increase your business’ page rank within each directory. Backlinks from powerful directory sites are important. Listing a local phone number, rather than a toll-free number, will also improve your standings in local searches. Don’t use the exact same text from one listing to the next. Search engines will penalize listings with duplicate content.

3. Choose your business category with care
It’s important to find keywords that aren’t already locked up by the large businesses. For example, in Google Places when you are asked to add a category, you are really noting the keywords that will lead internet searchers to find your business. If you enter “dentist” under categories you will be competing with every other dentist in your area. If, instead, you enter “cosmetic dentist Philadelphia” or "philadelphia dental implants" your practice will rise to the top of specific searches. Actually, the location name is unnecessary in Google Places, so you might choose to enter a specific category such as “tooth implant dentistry.” In other words, create custom categories where your business will win the race to the top of the search engine return list. Be sure to add as many categories as are allowed. At least one will need to be from a suggested list.

4. Encourage customers to write reviews
If you can get customers to review your business this will also increase your ranking. The number of reviews is critical, and the quality of the reviews may be pertinent as well. Although few people actually remember to write a review, even if they promise to do so, there may be ways to provide incentives, such as coupons, for review writers.

Take advantage of internet opportunities to improve the chances that potential customers will find your local business.