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

Play Ball!

The reason this time of year is so terrific is because it is "Renewal Time" Spring is here, flowers blooming, winter leaving, Flyers are back in the playoffs, Nova are the champs and of course the baseball season begins. 

Nothing epitomizes the renewal of Spring more than the beginning of baseball season because everyone starts out fresh and everybody has the possibility of becoming World Series Champs. 

So why don't we all take advantage of this time of year and as the Phillies are chugging along why don't we take our bodies and do some things that perhaps we wanted to but have not done yet or perhaps we started to do and dropped the ball.

Pick up the ball and get that exercise regime started. Watch what you put in your mouth and make good choices with your diet. Go to whatever doctors you need to go to for check-ups and just take advantage of the renewal going on around you. Of course, why not include chiropractic as part of that regime. We are here for you to answer any questions any time. Please don't forget any new patients can come in and get a free consultation with Dr. Ray. Go Phillies, go Flyers and congrats to Villanova again!

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

Lots of hands, lots of feet

Certainly it is true that as most people know, you go to the chiropractor for spinal problems- neck, low back, sciatica, etc. To be sure because of the every day wear and tear of our lives, chiropractic is incredibly helpful for these problems. 

However, often the every day repetition of our lives can also cause chronic and substantial symptoms in our hands and feet. It is important to tell everyone that fortunately back then in chiropractic school, we also studied hands and feet and the bones, ligaments, tendons and articulations that comprise our hands and feet. 

Because there are 27 bones in each of our hands and 26 bones in each of our feet all the work and schlepping we do can create chronic problems due to mechanical functioning, or really mechanical dysfunction. Most of the problems people have in their hands and feet are not severe or unusual problems but they are common recurring problems. 

So run, don't walk, to your local chiropractor or give our office a call because there are so many things that can be done with finger pain, wrist pain, elbow discomfort, ankle issues, foot problems, pain in our toes, etc. As I've said, many of these problems can be fixed with a little hands on effort, mechanical manipulative treatment, some stretching, and various other easy things to do. 

Of course, please have a blessed and safe holiday with your family and loved ones. 

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff

The Nerve of it...

Getting adjusted has many benefits: increased circulation, increase botanical function, decrease inflammation, increase joint function and many more. Another incredible benefit of getting adjusted is increasing function of our nervous system. How does this occur...I will tell you.

At the bottom of our brain, it changes shape to become stem like. At the base of our brain where the brain is now called the brain stem there is a hole in the bottom of our skull where the brain stem goes through. Once the brain stem exits the hole it is no longer called the brain stem, it's the beginning of our spinal cord. As the spinal cord goes through the back of our vertebrae which is called the spinal canal, there are 31 pair of nerves that branch off our spinal cord. These branches begin at the base of our skull just behind our ear lobe and creates 31 pair of nerves that go out of our cord through holes between the vertebrae. After that they branch out into millions of nerve fibers that go into every part of our body- our organs, arms, legs and everything else in between.

This is how our body works. There are signals that go down the brain, down the cord, out the nerves into our body. Then there are external signals that go into the nerves, into the cord and finally up to the brain- that is a 24 hour a day process so therefore...every time you get adjusted and you open up those nerve pathways and increase nerve flow you are also increasing the health of the body in many ways. Some of these ways you can feel and other signals are internal and silent. 

The point being that everything we do for our body that is good for our body has incredible and multiple benefits whether it is what we eat, exercise, sleeping or even getting adjusted. Because of these multiple benefits I urge you to stop in the office or give us a call to avail yourself of these multiple benefits. 

Enjoy the, hopeful, end of winter and the beginning of beautiful spring. 

Yours in good health,

Dr. Ray and Staff