Active ChiroCare E-Zine

S.M.A.R.T. Goals 

In the last E-Zine, I told you that Active ChiroCare uses the S.M.A.R.T. process when it comes to goal setting. SMART goals help us get from, "This is what I want" to actually achieving your goal. In this week's E-Zine, I'll start with how we're SPECIFIC in our goals with our patients. 

A person's body can wear out faster than it should because it doesn't have the strength and integrity to withstand gravity.  This instability can also lead to pain (neck, back, shoulder, knee, foot, etc.).  This means your body can function and be at its best!  This is why we take x-rays on every one of our patients.  This gives us a blueprint specific to YOUR spine.  

When I study a person's "blueprint", I can quantify and determine exactly how unstable and out of alignment a person's spine is.  For example, a person should not have forward head posture.  Forward head posture is many times a cause of headaches, neck pain and numbness/tingling in the hands.  Ideal head posture means that your ears should be over your shoulders.  If it's not, we can determine SPECIFICALLY how unstable your neck is.  

Look at the examples below.  

BLACK LINE = Normal, healthy position for the spine.  

RED LINE = Where the spine actually is.  

 

From the side, you can see in the x-ray the person's neck has straightened

out and even gone the wrong way.

 

On this normal x-ray, you can see that the RED and BLACK lines are nearly on top of each other.  This means that the spine is where it should be.

Reality.  Abnormal position of your spine can cause pain. However, the absence of pain does NOT mean that your spine could still be unstable.  That would just mean that you don't have pain yet.  

Your Reality.  What's keeping you from knowing if your body is as strong as it should be?  Here's the challenge:  Make your body as strong as possible so that you can continue running, playing with your (grand)children, and doing the things you love until the day you die!

Next week I'll touch on the next part of S.M.A.R.T. goals -->  Measureable

Life Active-ated

I am so PUMPED to share with you Linda's patient testimonial this week!  

 Linda wanted to start doing BStrong4Life because of her history of osteoporosis and osteopenia.  She had been taking Boniva (prescription medication to help with bone loss), but she didn't want to have to depend upon medication for the rest of her life .

Linda decided to start doing BStrong4Life to help build her bone density.  She started in April of this year, and just recently had a dexascan (bone density exam prescribed by an MD or Orthopedist), and the results were amazing!  She had a significant increase in the bone density of her hip, and has maintained the bone density in the rest of her spine as well!

Not only has she improved her bone strength, but her overall muscle strength has improved 110% since starting care!

Linda explained to her MD what she has been doing instead of taking medication, and he is very curious to find out more!  You can bet that he's going to get a phone call from me to explain these awesome results!

Linda with Dr. Leif

Who do YOU know that would benefit from BStrong4Life?

Gravity is constant. How it impacts your body matters. The gravitational force acting on

your body is destructive when your frame isn’t right. If your head, torso, pelvis and feet

aren’t balanced; gravity is unrelentingly wearing out your frame… prematurely. A damaged

frame limits everything you do; you never reach your potential. There is hope. When an

accurate blueprint of your body is created, and compared to normal, structural weakness

and vulnerability to gravity can be determined. More importantly, a specific solution to

improve or normalize abnormal posture under the relentless force of gravity can be effectively

implemented…before it’s too late.

The BS4L™ System attacks abnormal posture and function with a vengeance: from every

angle, and from inside out simultaneously.

With the right blueprint, your body is literally rebuilt, millions of muscle cells and nerve

circuits at once.

Every aspect of strength and function is addressed. How you resist gravity, how your body

reacts to it, the force your bones exert to resist this universal force, and of course, how your

joints dynamically respond to every move you want to make.

BS4L™ System will make you stronger, straighter, faster, and healthier, in less than 30 minutes

per week. You can always do more, but you must never do less…

The ultimate in structural stability, and dynamic core strength… BS4L™ System is for every

body under gravity.

BS4L™ System Copyright December 28, 2009 Dr. Scott J. Heun Dr. Perry Cammisa all rights reserved.

Want to know more about how BStrong4Life compares to traditional exercise?  Then watch Dr. Perry Cammisa's video here at this link, and watch the video!  Dr. Cammisa offers BStrong4Life at his office in the Chicago-land area.

Call Active ChiroCare to schedule your FREE demo today!  

Active Encouragment

"I will guarantee you that the day you step outside your comfort zone by making success your goal is the day you discover that adversity, risk, and daring will make life sweeter than you ever imagined."  - Mark Burnett

Questions or Comments?

Do you have a question about health, posture, chiropractic, neck or back pain, sports injuries, scoliosis, BStrong4Life, etc., that you would like Dr. Leif to answer?  Email him and he'll post your question and his answer to your questions in the next e-zine!

Email Dr. Leif at DrLeif@ActiveChiroCare.com

Also!  Active ChiroCare would like to include pictures of current patients who are out being ACTIVE as a result of being out of pain or from doing chiropractic care or BStrong4Life!  We'll include these pictures in the next e-zine as well!  Just email Dr. Leif the pictures!

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