You Just Never Know...

I just recently heard the news about the fire in Downingtown, PA that is just a few minutes from my home. We all certainly pray that no one was hurt and that all of the businesses return to being open as soon as possible. 

In this crazy life of ours you just never know when bad will happen or tragedy will strike or even bad health will occur. That is why it's so important to enjoy and be grateful for each day. To relate this to getting adjusted you can feel fine and not have any outward problems but you just never know when your spine or your disks or your muscles or your joints will "freak out" and start talking to you. 

So I urge all of you to be proactive with your health on all levels and certainly with your neuromuscular skeletal system. Get in and get checked, because you just never know...

Again, lets all send our love and thoughts out to the businesses and people that were affected by the Downingtown fire. 

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Read the story on the Downingtown fire here:
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20150512/six-stores-damaged-in-downingtown-fire

Dr. Rays Mom Turns 90!!!

It is amazing to think that my mother just turned 90 on April 28th. Its also amazing to think what it entails to do what needs to be done to get to that age.

...And yet some people need to do a lot of things to sustain themselves to get to that age, and other people are just born with incredible genes and they live to old age without to much fanfare.

I implore you all- don't lean back on your genes, because we don't really know how those alone will sustain us. So, do these things to increase the odds of living to 90 with dignity and optimal function:

-Exercise regularly

- Eat a well rounded, colorful diet

- Keep moving

- GET ADJUSTED- my favorite!

- Keep being social

- Promote good mental attitude about life

It is amazing that she is 90. I feel blessed to still have her here. I feel blessed to have all of you so I can continue delivering loving chiropractic.

God bless all of you!

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Referral Basket Competition is Back at Resnick Chiropractic!

It's been a long time but our Referral Basket competition is back!

Refer friends, family, or co-workers to Resnick Chiropractic and you will be entered in a raffle to win this beautiful spring prize pack valued at $150...Stop in the office today for details and start spreading the healing power of Chiropractic today!

Stop in the office for more information today!

Arthur-itis

Unfortunately the pounding of everyday life, the ups and downs, the falls, the repetition, the shlepping, the shoveling, the raking, etc. - is a real pain in the ass...LITERALLY! But, alas it is also a real joint changer. The longer we exist on this crazy earth of ours the more Arthur-itis, or really arthritis...or proper term- osteo-arthritis, our joints obtain. It is a natural cause of living on earth for many humans. Can't really prevent it but loads to do to assist it.

By far the number one thing we can do to combat these joint degenerative changes is to (keep them moving)- stretching, strengthening, and exercising. Hmmm..their is something else. Oh right, GET ADJUSTED! The essence behind the delivery of the adjustment is mechanical motion which is the number one help for arthritic joints. 

So come one, come all with your arthritic needs. Tell yours friends and family. Lets get those joints adjusted.

Thank GOD spring is here!

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

The "NERVE" of Chiropractic

The premise behind manipulative care is that the everyday repetition of our lives- sitting, bending, lifting, sneezing, etc.- creates mechanical problems between the vertebrae and the disks, tendons, ligaments and everything else. That is why getting adjusted is so wonderful (in my humble opinion, as well as many others). The % of patients that improve with chiropractic is incredible- that is documented and is a reality. 

But, one often disregarded part of chiropractic is that we have 31 pairs of spinal nerves. These nerves exit from the spinal cord in between the vertebrae and then meander to every part of our body. Therefore, their is an absolute correlation between getting adjusted and nerve health. I can't tell you how much nerve health happens from getting adjusted because its hard to quantify. Because of the proximity of these nerve fibers to the vertebrae, their has to be a severe relationship. That is also a big part of getting adjusted. 

So get your gluteals in to the office and get adjusted. Your body needs it for multiple reasons. 

Happy Passover & Easter...

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Diskalicious!

One of the most amazing structures in the human body among so many others is the Spinal Disk. The vertebral disk in the spine is a unique and interesting structure. By far the most important purpose of the disk is to act as shock absorbers between the adjacent vertebrae. They also act as ligaments to hold the vertebrae of the spine together while acting as joints to allow for slight mobility of the spine. 

Their is a total of 23 disks- from the time we start walking they become overworked and underpaid. 

Think about it: the pounding, the stresses, the repetitive forces of daily life that act upon these disks is incredible to think of. Because of the daily abuse our disks overtime get dehydrated and thinner which can cause problems with a decent % of human beings.

So what can we do to help these amazing structures? The best thing to do is keep mobile, keep exercising, get adjusted, be conscious of posture, watch your ergonomics at work, drink enough water daily to hydrate the disks, etc. 

Please keep this in mind- our disks are important to our health. 
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact the office. 

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Spring Time Warriors...

We all know the expression "weekend warriors," this refers to all the people that aren't super active generally speaking but on the weekends play three rounds of golf, work in the garden for hours, play tennis for 8 sets, etc. Than Sunday evening rolls around and they can't walk, they can't talk, and they are in pain from something they strained. We all know that is silly to do, but we all do it because we are all silly human beings. 

"Spring time warriors "really refer to the same thing. We have been sedentary, most of us, during the crazy winter months and now that the weather is slowing starting to be normal, we are raring to go! So, we start off with too much. We don't slowly ease into it. Almost like New Year resolutions- it really does feel like newness which is what Spring time really is. 

I implore all of you when it comes to starting up again whether its exercising, walking, outdoor cleanup, planting, sports, etc, to TAKE IT SLOW. Don't overdue it in the beginning. I have seen too many people over all these years with their zeal to get out and enjoy the non frigid weather and they do too much too quick. 

Please keep this in mind. Enjoy the last few weeks of this "Polar Vortex Winter." Be safe out their.

Any questions don't hesitate to call the office.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff