The Bodies Work is Never Done...

Happy Labor Day weekend to one and all!

Is it really September or am I just dreaming?

The summer of 2016 really did speed along, but here we are anyway. A safe and pleasant Labor Day to one and all. 

As you know Labor Day is celebrated to salute the workers of this country and the tireless dedication that we all have in pursuing our employment. We also celebrate and give thanks to the workers in the past that created unions to assist in fairness. We also want to give prayers and hope to those unemployed who are looking for work. We say to them "Keep your heads up and be positive and employment will come your way." Of course it is a great time to remind y'all that our bodies work is never done...

Regardless of the abuse we put it through and the non stop silly/stupid things we do to our bodies it is like the energizer bunny- it just keeps on going. 

I implore everyone to stop for a moment during your joyous Labor Day holiday and just appreciate the bodies ability to take care of itself and do all that it needs to do. 

Be safe out there. Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Backpacking back to school...

We have all come to understand that the back packs our children use to go back and forth to school can really be problematic. So I ask all of you to raise your consciousness about this and lets talk about some of these issues...

Different information has been gathered over these past 10-15 years showing that too much weight in back packs can cause problems such as:

- Heavy compression on disks

- Increasing the curvature of the lower spine

- Causing back pain and shoulder problems

- Over loaded packs can also strain neck and thoracic spine

- Developing curves in the mid and lower back causing muscle strain and irritation to the spine and ribcage

- Rounding shoulders

- Back pack over load can cause students to lean forward, reducing balance and making it easier to fall

Here are some important tips to help prevent over loaded back pack issues:

- Always use both shoulder straps. Wear packs on back, not over 1 shoulder

- Adjust straps to fit the pack snuggly to the child/adult body holding the bottom of the pack two inches above the waist and keeping the top just below the base of the skull, do not carry pack low toward butt

- Lift packs using leg muscles and keep close to the body, do not bend over with arms extended

- Do not lean forward when walking with back pack, if that is necessary there is too much weight in pack

- The pack should not be larger than users back

As parents, be proactive. Ask your child if they feel any back ache or pains. Coach your child to only carry books needed in packs leaving unnecessary items at home or school. Please train your child to clean out his or her pack at least once a week.

These are important, trust me. In the past 15 years I have seen more and more children with mid and low back issues due to back packs. So, watch out for this issue please. We want our children to be as healthy as they can be.

Any questions do not hesitate to give the office a call. Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Important Choices to be Made

At the moment, I am totally drained as a response to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. All the rhetoric is dizzying and confusing to be honest. It is a lot of choices to be made and rather important ones to boot. I think we all have to try to do our best to make what judgments we feel are the right ones for us and the best ones for the country. 

We also have an amazing amount of choices that we daily have to deal with when it comes to the health of our bodies. Making good evaluations to decide what to put into our bodies, trying to make good emotional decisions for our mental health, making good choices concerning our exercise regime, etc. These are distinctions that we must deal with everyday and are very important so our bodies can continue to be as healthy as they can be and allow us to live the lives that we imagine. 

Please never hesitate in calling the office if you have any questions concerning these choices for your health. We are here to answer those questions any day, any time or at least get back to you as promptly as we can. 

Keep on trying to make excellent decisions for your bodies as well as for our great country. 

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Cultural Homeostasis

Recent events continue to show us that in the United States of America we need to work on getting along with each other and making sure that all that we do works in conjunction with our neighbors. 

It reminded me how our bodies work. The word homeostasis refers to how the human body and all the systems within it work together so our bodies function on a level that allows us to almost take for granted how incredible the human body is. Homeostasis refers to the cardiac system working in conjunction with the circulatory system, the central nervous system is working in conjunction with the autonomic nervous system, the kidneys are working in conjunction with our bladder, etc. etc. 

All of these are happening purely because of the innate wisdom of the body. This innate wisdom creates the homeostasis effect. 

So this is what we all need to strive for- to live together, work together, listen to each other, respect each other so we all get along without having to think about it. That is part of our makeup. 

Wouldn't that be terrific and isn't that something for us all to strive for. Getting along and not even having to think about it because it is just "who we are," just like our bodies. It functions without even having to think about it. 

Keep the faith.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Be Safe on the 4th!

All of us here at Resnick Chiropractic just want to wish all of you a safe and pleasant 4th of July weekend.

As always, we are here for you for all of your chiropractic needs, questions or concerns. Don't hesitate to give the office a call. We will be here Friday and Saturday of the holiday weekend.

Please keep a close eye on the kids with the fireworks and sparklers going off. People get hurt every year so keep a watchful eye on youngsters. Oh by the way, adults do stupid things also (please see JPP of the New York Football Giants). Everyone watch what you are doing and if you are doing any kind of fireworks keep an eye out for everything. 

Please always remember and never forget- if you have a Fifth on the Fourth, you may not be able to go Fourth on the Fifth...

Yours in good health and God Bless America,

                                      Dr. Ray and Staff

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Time flies when your having fun...

It amazes me and totally blows me away that I have had the privilege of practicing in Exton, PA for over 25 years. As I have said before, it is an honor to change peoples lives and give them the ability through chiropractic to enjoy their lives to the utmost that they can. Often, neuro-muscular skeletal problems take away a persons quality of life. They may live with it for a while thinking it will go away or they will take a lot of medication assuming it will take away the cause.

Chiropractic is available to everyone to assist in getting to the cause and with some loving care allows the body to heal itself.

Being in Chester County for over 25 years is amazing but I certainly want to thank everyone for allowing my new office, of which I am celebrating the 2nd anniversary, to be successful and terrific.

It has been convenient for patients to get to the new spot, easy access in and out of the parking lot and I am more visible since I am right next to the Toy's R Us shopping center that has a lot of great people coming in and out of it everyday.

So all in all again thank you for believing in me and giving me the honor of adjusting ya'll.

Keep on being careful out there.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and staff

"Ray's Anatomy"

Most people- educated people or people in the know if asked really aren't quite sure where our first vertebra is. Often when I ask patients, "Point with your index finger along the side of your neck where you think your first vertebra is", most point in the low point of the neck not far from the little bump we all have at the base of our neck. Believe me, if that is where our first vertebra is we would be in serious trouble my friends. 

So, you may ask where the heck then is the first vertebra? If you lift up your little earlobe and point your finger just behind your earlobe against the base of your skull, believe it or not that is where the first vertebra is. The reason it is there and always has been there is because we all have a little hole in the base of our skull. Through that little hole goes the brain stem and once the brain stem peaks through that little hole the spinal cord is created. Once that brain stem becomes our spinal cord that is where the first vertebra must be to protect our spinal cord since that and the brain consist of our central nervous system. 

Always remember and never forget my friends that the central nervous system is the main computer of the human body and must be protected by bone. Those bones are the skull for the brain and the vertebra for our spinal cord. Chiropractic deals with those vertebrae and the effect that their functioning has on the amazing human body. 

So go forth and take care of yourselves. We are here for your always. 

Yours in good health, 

Dr. Ray and staff