It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over...

As a long time baseball fan, and sports fan in general, a win all 7th game for a championship is a sportsman's dream. Wednesday nights game 7 with the Cubs vs. Indians should be great, can't wait to watch it!

The never give up attitude that all teams need to accomplish a championship has never been more evident than this baseball season. 

It seems to me that many people have a sort of give up attitude when they take so much prescribed or over the counter medications for their chronic and acute pain they have in their body without trying chiropractic. I am not saying that chiropractic is the answer for all of these problems. I am saying that not trying what this specialty has to give is a crime against humanity. Unfortunately many people with long term pain do have a kind of give up attitude and I am here telling you that there are possible answers for your problems. 

Over the past 30 years of practicing chiropractic, I have seen many miracles with patients who have done terrific utilizing chiropractic care to combat there long term problems and then say to me "I wish I would of tried this years ago." Please give the office a call so we can sit down together and open your eyes to chiropractic care.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

PS- GO CUBBIES!!!

Time Flies When You're Having Fun...

I will never forget when I came out to Chester County with my wife and two little children thinking that perhaps Chester County would be a good choice to open up my chiropractic office.

Thank goodness with some hard work, treating people decent and well, utilizing extreme competency, and also warmth and concern- 25 years have gone by.

It's still rewarding to have a new patient walk into your office and with some tender loving care a short time later that person's life has changed through chiropractic. It still is a great feeling, I just want to thank everyone for giving me a chance to help.

My intention is to keep on doing what I am doing. So thanks again for your patronage and love.

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

October means it is officially 25 years!

Raise Awareness of Tech-Neck...

Whether it's at your work station, handheld devices, multitude of different tablets or your lap top computer; they all contribute to all of us needing to hold our heads flexed and leaning forward. As you continue to have the head in those positions, flexed and forward, it places the cervical spine in a weakened position and posture.

These constant and daily positions day after day can absolutely cause muscle strain, disk weaknesses, shoulder and upper spinal dysfunction and postural issues.

So I implore you all to do the following:
- Get a chair with a head rest and while you are sitting keep your head against the headrest
- Check and continue to check your ergonomics (placement of everything at your work station)
- Keep changing your position at your work station
- Have something to help remind you to change position whether it is an alarm on your phone/computer or a note on your desk or a chochkey around. Something to help remind you to get up and change your position every 20 minutes or so
- Run, don't walk, to the chiropractor if you notice that you are having prolonged neck pain, tingling in arms, shoulder or upper back discomfort and tightness

These are important pointers since we all spend too much time with our devices and in front of our computers.
Have a safe beginning of Fall (if you can believe it is Fall!).

Yours in good health,
Dr. Ray and Staff

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