tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-668066538999076472024-03-14T13:49:21.216-05:00Natural Sports Medicine BlogDr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-58148438328124392192020-07-22T10:30:00.008-05:002020-07-22T12:30:39.584-05:00Herniated Disc? Should You Go To The Surgeon or to the Chiropractor?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The study examined the treatment records of 277,941 adult patients during a 10 year period (2007-2017) with an initial lumbar (lower back) herniated disc. Theses patients were divided into 2-groups. The first was a group of patients successfully treated with non-surgical therapy (aka conservative treatment/care). The second group were patients that failed a conservative treatment plan and underwent micro-discectomy surgery.</div>
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Of the 277,941 patients included in this study, 269,713 (97%) of them were successfully treatment with conservative care and only 8,228 (3%) failed with conservative care and underwent lumbar micro-discectomy. </div>
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The results of this study of nearly 300,000 lumbar herniated disc patients suggests that patients are successfully manage through conservative management while a small subset required surgical intervention.</div>
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Now you have to ask the question, in the world of healthcare, what exactly is conservative care? Conservative care is anything non-surgical which is largely chiropractic care & physiotherapy.</div>
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So maybe those old-time chiropractors were right when they said...Chiropractic First, Drugs Second, Surgery Last.</div><div class="ydp80f43900MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></div><div class="ydp80f43900MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.drnarson.com/contact/">To make an appointment with Dr. Narson, click here</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians</i></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <em><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">_____________________________________</span></b></em></div>
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et.al., An Assessment of Nonoperative Management Strategies in a Herniated
Lumbar Disc Population: Successes Versus Failures; Global Spine J, July 7,
2020.</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-37829789833182963782019-10-23T09:15:00.002-05:002023-07-17T17:53:37.953-05:00The Fallacy of Chiropractors Causing A Stroke –More Evidence As The Truth Emerges<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In 2015 I wrote a blog post titled: </span><a href="https://naturalsportsmedicine.blogspot.com/2015/12/stroke-from-chiropractic-adjustment.html" style="font-size: 12pt;">Stroke
From A Chiropractic Adjustment?The Evidence Says No</a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">n that post it was revealed that the
referenced studies showed patient’s suffering a Vertebral Artery Dissection
(VAD) did not receive a chiropractic neck adjustment in 1/3 of the cases.
Furthermore, of all of the patients studied from that visited their primary
care physician (PCP) none of the PCP’s patients were given a chiropractic
adjustment or other type of neck manipulation of any form. So this begs the
question, how are patient’s suffering a VAD type stroke when 1/3 of the
chiropractic patients were never adjusted yet still suffered a VAD? How did
patients visiting their primary care medical physician suffer a VAD type stroke
when none of their patients received any type of neck manipulation?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The conclusions were obvious. The
patient was walking into their chiropractic physician (DC) and their PCP’s office
for treatment of symptoms that were associated with the VAD in progress. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is further illustrated by a case
report from the British Medical Journal: </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654207/?fbclid=IwAR0UpYu_ZAMCyHdyEIoYTZMbGbALcMPRMfdcFAeKtZ6Bi7WQzQk6wz_hzZk"><span style="color: #642a8f;">BMJ Case Rep</span></a></span>. <b>2015; 2015:
bcr2015212568</b>. Vertebral artery dissection in evolution found during
chiropractic examination. In this published case study the authors report the
following case history:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“A
30-year-old otherwise healthy woman consulted a chiropractor, reporting right-sided neck pain in the suboccipital region. The patient reported that,
3 days previously, she had gone to the local hospital emergency department (ED)
because of the sudden onset of loss of left peripheral vision. The visual
symptoms interfered with her ability to see through her left eye; this was
accompanied by ‘numbness’ in her left eyelid. About 2 weeks prior to this ED
visit, she had experienced an episode of acute left-sided neck pain with severe
left-sided headache. She also related a history of migraine headache without
prodrome. She was released from the ED with a tentative diagnosis of ocular
migraine. She had never been previously diagnosed with ocular migraine, nor had
she ever experienced any visual disturbances with her previous migraines.</span></i></b></blockquote>
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after the left-sided ocular symptoms resolved, she suddenly developed
right-sided neck pain without provocation, for which she sought chiropractic
treatment. She also reported a transient episode of right-sided visual
disturbance occurring that same day as well. This was described as sudden
blurriness that was of short duration and resolved spontaneously earlier in the
day of her presentation for chiropractic examination. When she presented for
the initial chiropractic examination, she denied current visual disturbance.
She said that she was not experiencing any numbness, paresthesia or motor loss
in the upper or lower extremities. She denied ataxia or difficulty with
balance. Medical history was remarkable for childbirth 2½ months prior to
initial presentation. She stated that her migraine headaches were associated
with her menstrual cycle. Family history was remarkable for a spontaneous
ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm in her older sister, who was about 30 years
of age when her aneurysm had occurred.”</span></i></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The hospital’s emergency
department released the patient with a tentative diagnosis of ocular migraine,
due to her history of migraine headaches. However, <b>the patient stated that the left-sided headache was atypical—“like
nothing I've ever experienced before.”</b> Her previous migraines were
associated with her menstrual cycle, but not with any vision changes. She had
never been previously diagnosed with ocular migraine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Based on the history of <b>sudden onset of severe upper cervical spine
pain and headache with visual disturbance and ocular numbnes</b>s, the chiropractic
physician was concerned about the possibility VAD. Magnetic resonance
angiography (MRA) and MRI of the neck and head were performed because the neck
pain and headaches were related to vertebral artery dissection rather than to a
mechanical disorder. Due to this suspicion, the chiropractic physician did not
perform a physical exam or neck manipulation/adjustment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The MRA of the cervical region revealed that the
patient actually had an acute dissection with thrombus formation in the left
vertebral artery</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">. The
symptoms she had been experiencing, including the headache, neck pain and
visual disturbances were symptoms of the VAD in process. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The patient was admitted to the hospital for close neurological
monitoring. During her hospital stay symptoms of headache and neurological
deficits improved. She was discharged the following day with a diagnosis of
left vertebral artery dissection and transient ischemic attack. She was
instructed to avoid vigorous exercise and trauma to her neck. Daily aspirin was
prescribed or 3-6 months. MRI/MRA imaging was repeated 3 months later </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">which demonstrated improved diameter of the
cervical left vertebral artery with resolution of the thrombus within the false
lumen. The imaging of the intracranial compartment remained normal, without
evidence of interval infarction or perfusion asymmetry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This case report
demonstrates what my previous post illustrated. While there is an association between
chiropractic and VAD, there is no causation. The case above clearly
demonstrates that patients are presenting with neck pain and headaches that are
associated with a VAD in progress. In a
typical scenario, the patient would have been discharged from the emergency
department, gone to the chiropractor and the chiropractor would have been
accused of causing the patient’s VAD. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine. www.NaturalSportsMedicine.com </em></strong></div>
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hurricanes, many people injure themselves. I would like to offer you a few back
safety tips during your preparation/cleanup for hurricane Ike and any other
storms throughout the rest of the 2017 season.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cleaning up around your house or condo requires a lot of
bending, lifting, twisting and reaching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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When bending, even for the smallest and lightest of objects, bend with your
knees. Do not bend from your waist as this is the easiest and most popular way
to herniated a disc in your back. It doesn’t matter how heavy the object is,
bend properly and you reduce the chance of injury. Remember, not all objects
are evenly balanced. That’s why your trainer has you do those unbalanced
squats!! Be careful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Smaller Objects</u></span></b></div>
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Don’t be tempted to lift larger objects, even if they are light in weight. In
order to move a larger awkward object yourself, you have to compromise proper
lifting technique and make your back vulnerable to injury. Pack small boxes
that are easy to lift. When packing a box, keep in mind the weight of it as you
add items. If you have a heavy or large object, put it on a dolly, hand-truck
or get another person to help.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Reaching</u></span></b></div>
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In order to store your stuff, you may have to lift it above your head, twist
and reach as you put it away. Use a step stool and put objects away that are
above the level of your shoulders. Try to keep the object at the level of your
shoulder when you are on the stool or ladder and hold objects close to your
torso. The further you hold an object away from you, the more pressure you
place on your back. When twisting to the left, be sure that your left foot,
left hip and left shoulder is pointing in the same direction as you turn.
Obviously the same goes for turning to the right. This method keeps your spine
in line when turning. Turning this way is okay, twisting your spine is not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Questions Later</u></span></b></div>
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</span></b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you do feel that you have hurt yourself and are not sure what
to do, I always tell people to apply ice compresses 1st and ask questions
later. Obviously, you must stop any lifting and take care of yourself. When
applying ice, never put it directly on your skin; always lay a handkerchief or
other cloth on the skin and then apply the ice pack on top of that. 15-20 on,
the rest of the hour off, repeat as needed. (and yes, I know of some of those
new ice recommendations, but after 27 years of practice, I've seen the results
and I'm sticking with ice per the original recommendations) for acute injuries.
Not everyone has full time professional trainers to help them with joint and
soft tissue mobilization, eccentric lengthening, manual lymphatic drainage or
other active techniques and until you get to a competent, physician with knowledge of muculoskeletal medicine (DO, DC or MD) , certified athletic trainer or
PT, Ice First-Ask Questions Later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></b><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no question you will be somewhat sore after preparing
for the hurricane. If you feel a little stiff, sore or achy, apply a moist hot
compress for 15-20 minutes to the affected areas to help relive soreness.
Repeat as needed 15-20 minutes per hour. Do not apply heat for longer than 20
minutes per application. And DO NOT Sleep on a heating pad! Unless you want to slow cook your muscles!!! A hot bath is a nice way to sooth sore, stiff achy muscles- just as long as you don’t need your bathtub to store extra water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Please remember that sitting in one place while you are evacuated for a
prolonged period of time can flair up back pain just like an acute injury (even
if you have no back problems at all). So make sure you get up and move around
every 25 minutes throughout the day & stretch too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-22783155869224407042017-02-12T16:50:00.001-05:002017-02-13T06:31:16.589-05:00Dr. Narson's Paleo Shephard's Pie Recipe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong><em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I first encountered Shephard's pie during lunch at Coral Springs Middle School. Surprisingly, I loved it. That was probably a first for a school lunch anywhere. Since being an adult and a doctor, eating healthy is a part of my life and based on much research, paleo is how I eat.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've seen and tried several recipes for paleo Shephard's pie and have tweaked them to the point I call this one my own. I make it with either grass-fed ground beef or free range ground turkey (not ground turkey breast because it comes out too dry). </span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shephard's pie has two layers, the "meat mixture" and the topping. Instead of mashed potatoes, this recipe uses a cauliflower mash. The recipe uses carrots, onions, celery and cauliflower, so there is quite a bit of 'veg' in there.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also, you can use the cauliflower mash as a side dish for steak, chicken, fish or use it by itself as a snack. try it as you make it, you'll see. </span></em></strong><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you like a hearty, savory meal, this is it. I make a tray of it and use it for lunch and dinner for about 3-4 days. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. </span></i></b><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dr. Narson's Paleo Shephard's Pie:</span></i></b><br />
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cauliflower, cut into florets<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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melted<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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freshly ground black pepper, to taste<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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parsley, to garnish<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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garnish<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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Tbsp of nutritional yeast<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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powder<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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powder<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 15.75pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2 lb. grass-fed
ground beef (or free range turkey)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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coconut oil & 1 Tbsp of Ghee<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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onion, diced<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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diced<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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stalks, diced<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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tomato paste<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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chicken broth<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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cinnamon<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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ground clove<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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smoked paprika<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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freshly ground black pepper, to taste<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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Tbsp of the ‘cauliflower mash’<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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coconut flour (optional)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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couple inches of water in a large pot. Once the water is boiling, place
steamer insert and then cauliflower florets into the pot and cover. Steam
for 15-20 minutes, until fork tender. Drain and place in large mixing bowl.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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ghee, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to
the cauliflower. Using an immersion blender (aka: stick blender) to combine the ingredients until
smooth. Taste test for flavor, make any adjustments then set aside.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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heat the coconut oil & ghee in a large skillet over medium heat. Add
the onion, celery, and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes until carrots and
celery get soft and onions become clear and just start to brown. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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salt, pepper, ground clove, cinnamon and smoked paprika to the ground
beef, combine well until the spices are well incorporated into the ground
beef. Flatten into a large patty and place on top of the
carrot/onion/celery mixture and press the ground beef into the pan. Cook
until it browns (once one side is brown, cut it into 4 piece, flip each
piece so the other side can brown. Once the second side browns, chop into
small pieces with a chopper. Cook for another 3-4 minutes and mix as you
go.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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tomato paste and chicken broth into the meat mixture. Season to taste with
salt and pepper. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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of cauliflower mash to the meat mixture and mix it in<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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coconut flour on top of meat mixture, then, mix it into the meat mixture
to thicken the sauce. Let simmer another 2-3 minutes. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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the meat mixture evenly in a rectangular glass pan to about ½ the height
of the pan wall. Distribute cauliflower mash evenly over the meat mixture
until the meat mixture is completely covered. Sprinkle (non-smoked)
paprika lightly over the top.<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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oven on 325 for 15 minutes. Then broil until top later starts to brown. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></li>
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<strong><em>Let me just say.... Wow, this was good!</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Enjoy!</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Dr. T</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong><br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-346950067151142392016-08-19T17:52:00.001-05:002016-08-19T17:52:47.372-05:00How Do You Act When The World Is Watching? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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rotation at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Being a chiropractic physician specializing
in sports medicine, this was a big deal for me. It’s something I set goals for, worked hard to develop my skill-set, thought about
and dreamed about for a very long time.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As such I have to say to swimmers
Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen of Team USA (and to all
athletes everywhere representing your family, town, county, school, state or
country) - you are all ambassadors. We watch you with high hopes and hold you
in high regard. We cheer for you when you compete, we ache with you when you
lose or get hurt and we feel such pride when you win. You are an extension of
us. You carry the spirit of our country
with you wherever you go and what you do on the world stage reflects on the USA
and each and everyone one of us here at home.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-82082096576051080422016-06-06T07:53:00.000-05:002016-06-06T07:58:04.964-05:00Concussion In Sports: An Internet TV Show Panel Discussion with Lawrence Taylor & Lisa Dwoskin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recently I was asked to be part of a panel discussion on the topic of concussion in sports and of course I did it. It was Co-Hosted by exercise physiologist and health coach Lisa Dwoskin & New York Giants Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor. I was happy to share the spotlight with my esteemed colleague Dr. Steve Perman of West Boca Raton, FL.<br />
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Concussion in sports is a deep topic. Think of the mad hatter going down the rabbit hole. You don't know how deep it will go or where it will lead you. Just expect the unexpected. Enjoy the video and post your thoughts and comments below.<br />
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The take home message from all this is (1) treat all concussion, even mild ones-seriously. (2) parents with children on a sports team where concussions and other sports injuries are probable, pool some money together and hire an athletic trainer or a certified sports chiropractor to evaluate and manage any injuries. (3) When it comes to concussion, all those bumps on the head add up. Addressing them early by a competent functional neurologist can make all the difference.<br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-38263374777148476732016-06-03T12:05:00.002-05:002021-11-29T21:07:34.852-05:00Let’s Dispel The Myth: Trauma Can Cause Schmorl's Nodes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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occur. The problem is doctors and scientists like to give conditions they
discover cute (and sometimes not so cute) names that are really not very descriptive
of the physiology of the actual condition. Such is the case with Schmorl’s
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classically been known to be due to any process which weakens the cartilaginous
endplate or the subchondral cancellous bone. Schmorl’s nodes have been most
commonly associated with Scheurman’s disease, Paget’s disease, degenerative
joint disease, sickle cell anemia and malignant tumors. Essentially they occur
because some physicologic process has gone awry, weakened the bony end-plate of
the vertebral body and as the bone weakens, pressure from the disc pushes
and deforms upward into the vertebral body. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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x-ray, CT-scan or MRI it is typically brushed off as an incidental finding-regardless
if the area is symptomatic or not. Although radiology text books always mention
trauma is a possible cause, it’s always at the very bottom of the list of potential
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2 studies published in Spine (V. Fahey
et. al.) 1998 and the American Journal of Neuroradiology (Wagner, et. al. 2000)
seem to bring the Schmorl’s node phenomenon to the top of the list when there
is spinal pain caused by a trauma in an area where a Schmorl’s node is present.
These papers show that not only can trauma cause a Schmorl’s node but most </span>(57%) of
the Schmorl’s nodes in 2000 AJNR study were traced to episodes of “significant,
sudden-onset, localized, non-radiating back pain and tenderness for which the MRI
images showed Schmorl’s nodes surrounded by vertebral body marrow edema”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are occurring from trauma more often than originally thought, what exactly is a
traumatically caused Schmorl’s node?
That’s a very simple answer. With a strong annulus and enough pressure
placed on the intervertebral disc from the forces involved in car accidents, falls and other
trauma; the force takes the path of
least resistance, fracturing and herniating their way up through the inferior and/or down through superior end plate of the vertebra - fracturing
its way into the spongy bone. </span></div>
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<span face=""helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Bottom line, if you find yourself having pain after trauma and your x-rays, CT scan, or MRI shows a Schmorl's node(s) in the area of your injury, then you can bet that the Schmorl's node was caused by the trauma. Just rule out the other Schmorl's node-associated conditions first. Now you just have to find a physician open-minded enough to read the research and work with you to resolve your symptoms.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 7.5pt;">1) Yochum & Rowe; Essentials of Skeletal Radiology; p.
114 </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 7.5pt;">2) Paul & Juhl; The Essentials of Roentgen Interpretation </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 7.5pt;">3) V. Fahey MBBS; et al.; The Pathogenisis of Schmorl’s Nodes
in Relation to Acute Trauma. Spine 1998;23:2272-2275 </span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 7.5pt;">4) Wagner AL, Murtagh FR, Arrington JA, Stallworth D,
American Journal of Neuroradiology 2000 Feb;21(2):276-81; Relationship of Schmorl's
nodes to vertebral body endplate fractures and acute endplate disk extrusions</span><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 10pt;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong><br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-54399451730921603132016-05-20T08:29:00.000-05:002016-05-20T11:04:55.128-05:00Dr. Narson's NO GRAIN-NO PAIN Paleo Pancakes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For one reason or another you can't or won't tolerate flour or other grains in your diet but miss some of those fun foods of your past. There are many good reasons to give up grains all of which seem to be forgotten when some of your favorite foods are offered up by friends and family.<br />
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If you're on a Paleo Diet or other grain restricted diet and miss your Sunday morning pancakes? Well here's your perfect Paleo replacement. <br />
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Dr. Narson's No Grain-No Pain Paleo Pancakes<br />
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No mess, no fuss, no grains, just good protein rich pancakes that your brain and body will love!<br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-18342328194661180992016-05-18T16:19:00.002-05:002016-05-20T07:29:35.108-05:00Your Non-Existent Gluten Allergy & Why Your Doctor Is Probably Wrong About It<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another patient came to the office this week and said <b>"my family doctor ran a bunch of blood tests and said I don't have an allergy to gluten, I don't have Celiac Disease so I can eat wheat".</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, they're probably wrong. Why? Because you can't hit a target you cannot see. In this case, you can't find something you're not even looking (or testing) for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've seen it time and time again. What I've come to understand is that most doctors don't understand the gluten problem. If you went to a conventional physician and they ran a gluten sensitivity test to see if you have Celiac Disease, you were test for something called Alpha Gliadin. That's it. This is the classic "Gluten" test doctors have been doing for decades. However since about 1999 scientific research has said there is more, much much more than Celiac disease to test for and there's more you can have an allergic reaction to than simply Alpha Gliadin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a matter of fact, research is showing that most gluten reactions happen outside of the gut. Every tissue is susceptible, especially Thyroid, Skin & Central Nervous System. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's the moral of the story. If you've had a gluten sensitivity test done recently by your family physician, someone that practice standard medicine, ask them what gluten sensitivity tests were run. If it only tested </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 20.8px;">Alpha-Gliadin, then your test was extremely incomplete. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A complete test will test for all of the following components...</span><br />
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<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gluteomorphin+Prodynorphin IgG</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gliadin-Transglutaminase IgG</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Gliadin-Transglutaminase IgA</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-2 IgG</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-2 IgA</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-3 IgG</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-3 IgA</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-6 IgG</span></td><td style="line-height: 1.3;"></td></tr>
<tr><td style="line-height: 1.3;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Transglutaminase-6 IgA</span></td></tr>
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I'll just come right out with the punch line: Poor posture (yeah, poor posture) is costing your company profits! It's more like a punch to the gut (of your business). <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">In 2002 Lockheed Martin lost $34 million due to employee illness. Half of that $34 million loss was directly due to employ</span><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">ees with neck pain, back pain and headaches. </span></div>
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And guess what? Lockheed Martin isn’t the only one. Statistics show that at any given time, 90 million people are suffering with low back pain and another 109 million with neck pain and headaches. I’ll bet there’s at least a few people at your company distracted by some aches and pains of their own. If that’s true (and statistically it is) How are you dealing with it so that your company isn’t losing tons of money as well? If you’re the one working for the company, then how are you able to do the best job you can if you’re in pain? Could you have lost an opportunity for a raise or other advancement?<br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">Although it doesn’t seem like a big deal to most, it comes down to poor performance, poor concentration and poor quality work because pain is distracting you from your work. I’m not simply talking about you lifting something causing an injury or you getting banged up at the gym or playing sports over the weekend. I’m talking about neck pain, back pain and headaches being caused just because you are sitting at your desk doing your normal every day job. Oh, and guess what? It all started when you were in grade school.</span><br />
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Simply put, if you sit at a desk throughout the day your posture is suffering. The changes sitting causes to your posture results in abnormal stress on your spine, abnormal stress on your supporting muscles and inflammation of little tiny nerve receptors. Add these together and you’re in pain. And don’t forget about how poor posture looks when you see others. What most people don't even notice is the poor "lower body posture" that causes the lower back pain. <br />
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The pain doesn’t have to be severe, a mild dull ache or a little spasm in one of the muscles of your upper back or neck is enough to distract you just enough to lower your level of concentration. Add this together with the other days, weeks, months and years and all that adds up. It certainly did for Lockheed Martin and it does for just about every business out there.<br />
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It’s not just sitting at a desk, but any job where you assume a particular posture for prolonged periods of time. The good news is, there are easy strategies to reverse this type of posture involving some simple stretches, exercises and modifications to your work space. All of which I teach at your company in my 30 minute lunch-n-learn series “Surviving A Day At Your Desk”.<br />
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Wouldn’t you rather go home in the evening after work feeling great, full of energy and ready to go out? It’s certainly a lot better than feeling tired and achy with only enough energy to drive home and plop down on the couch.<br />
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<li><strong><em>Florida Licensed Chiropractic Physician</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians</em></strong></li>
<li><strong><em>USA Triathlon Level-1 Coach</em></strong></li>
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong><br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-43154469135372237382016-04-08T14:06:00.000-05:002016-04-08T14:06:12.527-05:00Is Chiropractic Good For Your Brain?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">How important is brain
function to you and your life? I’d say it’s pretty important if you do anything
more than sit on a couch all day. From the everyday entrepreneur, the high
level administrator, CEO of a large corporation, the athlete, the college
student and mother of 2 alike, without a fully functioning brain, well, you
just wouldn’t be you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">September 18, 1895 D.D.
Palmer did a crude adjustment of a “stone deaf” Harvey Lillard and Lillard’s
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It’s an old story
that “we” chiropractors pass on from one generation of chiropractors to the
next. There have even been cases of
blindness being “cured” by chiropractic </span><sup><a href="http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=45289"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1</span></a></sup><span style="font-size: 16pt;">. Personally, I have experienced relief from migraine
headaches as well as episodes of brain fog after receiving a chiropractic
adjustment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">How is it that a chiropractic
adjustment can affect the brain? Isn’t chiropractic treatment only for back and
neck pain? Apparently some new research makes the connection between spinal
segmental dysfunction (subluxation) and the frontal cortex of the brain. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">This new research study</span><sup><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800094/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2</span></a></sup><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> shows
adjusting dysfunctional spinal segments effects the pre-frontal cortex of your
brain AND the results of which last up to at least 30 minutes (the max tested
in this study). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16pt;">Some of the functions of the pre-frontal cortex
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Personality expression</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Decision making</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">Moderating social behavior</span></li>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Seeing how this research shows that a chiropractic
adjustment of a segmental spinal dysfunction can affect the brain, who knows
how a chiropractic adjustment can help you.
I mean, if your brain is important to you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">So much for all those that say chiropractic is
just about neck pain, back pain and headaches!!!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Todd M. Narson, DC, DACBSP</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">1. http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=45289<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800094/<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-69342231497642442112016-03-31T09:26:00.000-05:002016-03-31T09:26:52.625-05:00Chiropractic Care Nearly 6 Times More Effective Than Medical Treatment of Back Pain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong><em><span style="color: rgb(51 , 51 , 51); font-size: xx-small; font-weight: normal;">Chiropractor Miami Beach - Todd Narson, DC, DACBSP<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">On June 16, 2009 the<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Report to Congress on the Evaluation of the Demonstration of coverage of chiropractic Services Under Medicare; </span></span>was submitted. A survey was conducted of 3,464 people seeking chiropractic care for pain and/or difficulty walking due to back pain (78%), neck pain (50%), Hip Pain (38%) and shoulder pain (32%). Symptoms were described as either "severe" or "very severe" and in 2/3 of the people, their symptoms "interfered considerably" in their usual daily activities. The most frequent type of treatment they received was (1) chiropractic manipulation (aka: adjustments) and (2) various physical therapy modalities like EMS, ultrasound, ice and heat.<br /><br />Of the 3,464 people surveyed, 71% (2,459) responded to the survey.<br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Benefits of Treatment & Satisfaction of Care:</span><br />60% of the respondants</span></span><br /><br /><br />Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong><br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-89892159928308437182016-03-31T08:17:00.000-05:002016-03-31T08:17:48.198-05:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Graston Technique®, ASTYM, FAKTR, SASTM, Gua Sha are all forms of IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization). The purpose of which is to break down scar tissue and adhesions that are causing multi-layered soft tissue restriction and adversely affecting the dynamic function of the underlying muscles, tendons, fascia & fascial planes, ligaments, etc. These restrictive scars and adhesions can be from old injuries, surgeries, repetitive strain (like carpal tunnel), mis-use or improper use of your body when working, playing, doing sports or just from the day-to-day activities of your normal life. They happen from car accident, sitting in front of a computer too much for too long or from childhood bumps and bruises that were never really attended too properly.
There are some minor difference between the techniques I mentioned above however ultimately, all are very effective for the right conditions. However effectiveness doesn't depend so much on the original coursework or specific technique, but the experience of the practitioner and the accuracy of their diagnosis coupled with proper application of the technique.
One thing I want to "get off my chest" is that Graston Technique® & ASTYM aren't new techniques. Your doctor or therapist may have just learned it and is all excited about it, but these techniques have been around for over 20 years with the original research being done at Ball State University. Gua Sha actually dates back to the 5th &; 7th centuries (roughly 700-BC to 500-AD). FAKTR & SASTM have been around since the mid to late 2000 respectively
IASTM techniques are not simply the use of instruments to loosen or remove adhesions and provoke an acute inflammatory response, but it’s the follow up treatment, stretching, therapies, resistance, rehab & anti-inflammatory nutrition that completes the techniques and is equally as important. Otherwise, you're simply doing Gua-Sha/Instrument Massage and without the proper follow-up, you can expect the symptoms and condition to return. Sometimes, they’ll return with a vengeance. This is why you want a fully trained (and experienced) practitioner performing this on you or your athletes
Having become certified in Graston Technique® M1 & M2 in 2002 and several years ago, trained in FAKTR-PM (now known simply as FAKTR), 11 years of the last 20 years using IASTM full time in my practice, weekend excursions as a member of the sports medicine team at local sporting events, a 10 day rotation at the 2006 Central American & All Caribbean Games and 10 days at the 2011 Pan American Games, all gives me a unique experience and perspective in the practical application of IASTM. You’ll find many others with varied but similar experience.
Some of the most important factors for providing good IASTM are:
1. A good physical exam
2. Sports specific examination of their injury
3. Creativity -Thinking outside the box (and sometimes outside the walls of your clinic)
As a result of my experience with Graston Technique®, FAKTR and IASTM in general, I developed my own instrument design known as the Narson Body Mechanic N6. The design is patented in Canada and I’m very proud to announce that it has been awarded a US Patent as well (just received the certificate today!!). The reason I designed this instrument was out of my constant need to be more efficient with IASTM. The design affords me the ability to carry all of the most useful IASTM instruments with me in one convenient tool. No longer do I have to carry a kit of tools with me. No longer do I have to clean multiple instruments between patients. I have everything in one hand at all times. The design includes a non-slip gripping surface which reduces tool slippage and reduces practitioner finger & hand fatigue which, the longer you do IASTM with real highly polished stainless steel instruments, you’ll come to appreciate. The other thing most of us in the USA can appreciate is that it’s the only useful “multi-tool” for IASTM that is made from 100% U.S. steel and made 100% by hand right here in the U.S.A.
When it comes to giving effective IASTM, the most important thing to remember is after a good base education, it’s the wealth of experience along with the doctor’s (or therapist) ability to be creative. From my experience, it's thinking outside the box that matters most, coupled with a good nutrition plan, rehab and anti-inflammatory therapies and the results will astound. It’s very possible with IASTM to take long time chronic injuries-treat them with IASTM and have the athlete back out playing the same day or the next day.
This year I have helped a multitude triathletes get back into their training to complete in the full Ironman triathlon. Others are back training to complete 26.2 distance marathons and half marathons and some people are back into their workout routine because of the proper application of IASTM.
Often you’ll find me at the pool, the track, with a cyclist on an indoor trainer or running on the sidewalk with a patient working with them while they do their sport. For me, putting a person in the exact environment that produces their symptoms is the only way to resolve the problem. Just like anything else in life, experience matters and creative matters. Even with IASTM.
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong><br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-35177391229528703902016-03-28T11:49:00.001-05:002016-03-31T08:08:48.297-05:00Plantar Fasciitis in Runners & Triathletes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Dr. Todd Narson</span></b><br />
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<b style="line-height: 12.75pt;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Miami Beach, FL</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Typically seen in runners and triathletes <b><i>plantar
fasciitis</i></b> is characterized by pain at the bottom of the foot when standing,
walking, jogging or running. Often the person notices pain on the bottom of the
foot when they get out of bed first thing in the morning as they put their feet
on the floor and stand up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Although plantar fasciitis can be a result of a one time
injury, faulty biomechanics is typically the culprit. Excessive external hip
rotation during foot strike causing over pronation causes increased elongation
to the point of micro or macro tearing anywhere along the plantar fascia to its
calcaneal (heel) attachment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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causes increased traction forces to the fascia. With repetitive foot strikes,
tissues along the plantar fascia become over stressed, inflamed and can
eventually fail resulting in plantar fasciitis. In some cases the plantar
fascia is strong enough to withstand the repetitive forces and instead of
plantar fasciitis, excessive traction forces on the calcaneal attachment of the
plantar fascia results in a traction spur known commonly known as a “heel spur”.
A heel spur can easily be identified on ultrasound or x-ray examination. It is
safe to say that eventually, most cases of plantar fasciitis will lead to heel
spurs if the condition is not resolved and faulty biomechanics are not corrected.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In our office we have been able to successfully manage
most cases of plantar fasciitis using conservative treatment methods such as
IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization), pulsed ultrasound,
interferential stimulation, ice & heat compresses, kinesiology tape and
manipulation to the joints of the foot and ankle. On rare occasions, the
athlete needs to be referred to another specialist. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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strengthening and increasing the resiliency of the involved tissues. Correcting faulty running biomechanics with a
running or triathlon coach is a must and along with your sports doctor
(hopefully me), most cases of plantar fasciitis can be successfully addressed
and plantar fasciitis a thing of the past.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-21284355891845301192015-12-28T14:46:00.000-05:002018-12-04T08:13:13.060-05:00Stroke From Chiropractic Adjustment? The Evidence Says No<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Neck Manipulation Causing Vertebral Artery Dissection Stroke</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As long as I have been a chiropractic physician I’ve heard
the stories. A patient suffering a stroke at the hands of a chiropractor.
Whenever the major newspapers are having a slow news week, you’ll see an
article about this subject rehashing the same old rhetoric. However the fear instilled in a patient from
news stories and other biased sources is something the chiropractic physicians face weekly in practice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A recent study took a different approach comparing the risks
of VBA stroke (vertebral basilar artery) of patients visiting a chiropractic
physician and their primary care physician. Interestingly there was more of an
association between VBA stroke with PCP visit vs a visit with the chiropractor.
Furthermore, it was found that in 1/3 of the VBA stroke cases associated with
the chiropractic visit, neck manipulation was not performed. The authors of the
study concluded:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="background: white;">We found no significant association between exposure to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="highlight">chiropractic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> care and the risk of VBA</span><span class="highlight">stroke</span>. We conclude that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight">manipulation</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> is an unlikely cause of VBA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="highlight">stroke</span>. The positive association between PCP visits and
VBA<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight">stroke</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> is most likely due to patient decisions to seek
care for the symptoms (headache and neck pain) of arterial dissection</span></i></b><span style="background: white;">.</span><sup>1</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From this study it seems that people are visiting their
chiropractic or primary care physicians because of symptoms associated with
having a stroke (headaches and neck pain as the artery is in the process of
dissection) and not being caused as a result of something the chiropractic or
primary care physician did. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This study's findings correlate with previous studies by Cassidy et. al,
that report very low risk of VBA stroke association with chiropractic neck
manipulation supporting a higher level of safety for patients with neck pain
and headaches. The media as well as other biased groups would have the
general public believe otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As research is </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">showing us there is less of a causal relationship between neck manipulation and stroke, rather an association of patients seeking treatment from their MD or DC with symptoms of a stroke presenting as neck pain, upper back pain and headaches. These patients </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are literally walking into the doctor's office with a dissecting VBA stroke in progress. </span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-32182649965492567592015-12-18T11:51:00.005-05:002016-03-31T08:09:13.715-05:00CONCUSSION - Increase Neck Strength To Reduce Risk of Concussion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With Will Smith’s new movie CONCUSSION coming out, parents
concern for their children’s safety in high impact sports is growing. As their
concern grows, fear grows in the NFL that this movie and the condition it’s
named after could have serious impact on the sport of football and open up a
can of liability worms that they wanted to keep covered up. But there is good
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According to several studies, increasing the strength of
your neck can reduce the risk of concussion. One study specifically states <b><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">for every one pound increase in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight">neck</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="highlight">strength</span>,
odds of concussion decreased by 5%</span></i></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <sup>1</sup>. Concussion can occur from a direct blow to the head or
due to a phenomenon called “contre-coup”.
A direct blow causing direct impact and inflammation or the contrecoup
where the body takes a hit and the head lags behind the momentum-striking one
side of the skull, then after momentum shifts the other way, the brain rebounds and strikes the other side of the skull. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A direct blow is more obvious. A boxer strikes
his opponent in the head causing the injury to the brain or a football player
takes a direct blow to the head. However in the contrecoup, the concussion is
less obvious to those unfamiliar. The athlete takes a blow to the body, the body
suddenly changes direction while the head and neck lag behind. This is when the
first brain-to-skull impact occurs. The brain strikes the inside of the head
because the body just shifted direction and the brain is literally floating
inside the skull. Then, as the momentum catches up to the change in motion, the
brain strikes the opposite side of the skull as the whipping motion stops. This
can occur when one player collides into the body another, it can happen if you
slip and fall or if you get into a car accident. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Think about shaking a walnut in the shell. Every
time the walnut hits the inside of the shell-think about your brain hitting the
inside of your skull. With each strike, the brain gets bruised and inflamed.
The more inflammation-the more damage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Increased muscle strength plays an important role
in slowing down the momentum of the head/neck caused by the impact trauma.
Stronger necks = less severe concussion.
Why? Because the stronger the neck muscles are the more they resist the
contrecoup whipping motion. This is why
evaluating neck strength should be a part of every child’s pre-season
assessment and neck strengthening should be part of every coach’s pre-season
strength and conditioning program. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The question is, how do you strengthen your neck?
There are numerous ways. First, get an examination of the neck to make sure it is stable and there are no underlying issues. Next, complete a
baseline SCAT (Sports Concussion Assessment Tool) evaluation. It’s important to
have a SCAT completed <b><u>pre-season</u></b> in case
a concussion occurs during the season, there is a baseline to compare it
to so the athletic trainer or team physician can make appropriate decisions on the athlete's behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In my opinion, neck strengthening should consist
of base strength (just get those muscles strong) and functional strength.
Functional strength is increasing muscle strength and coordination in such a
way as those muscles are used in real life.
These are programs I do with my athlete patients as well as those patients with post whiplash trauma,
recovering from neck surgery rehab patients and anyone suffering from the effects of
herniated or bulging discs. Neck strength and stability can go a long way to aid your recovery. And, in light of recent research, to help mitigate the effects of a concussion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Feel free to contact me to discuss a neck
strengthening program that’s right for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sports Physicians<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24930131"><b>Neck</b> <b>strength</b>: a protective factor reducing risk
for <b>concussion</b> in high school sports.</a> Collins CL,
Fletcher EN, Fields SK, Kluchurosky L, Rohrkemper MK, Comstock RD, Cantu RC. J
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influence of cervical muscle characteristics on head impact biomechanics in
football.</a> Schmidt JD, Guskiewicz KM, Blackburn JT, Mihalik JP,
Siegmund GP, Marshall SW. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Sep;42(9):2056-66. doi:
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of <b>neck</b> muscle <b>strength</b> and anticipatory
cervical muscle activation on the kinematic response of the head to impulsive
loads.</a> Eckner JT, Oh YK, Joshi MS, Richardson JK, Ashton-Miller JA.
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are the most effective risk-reduction strategies in sport<b>concussion</b>?</a>Benson
BW, McIntosh AS, Maddocks D, Herring SA, Raftery M, Dvorák J. Br J Sports Med.
2013 Apr;47(5):321-6. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092216. Review</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-60511043577079433682015-12-11T10:05:00.000-05:002016-03-31T08:09:44.735-05:005 Steps To Surviving The Holidays Without Busting Your Belt!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: inherit , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">I want you to know you can survive the holiday season without
missing out –AND- not messing up your healthy eating game plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: inherit , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">Guilt can be a strong emotion. Ultimately, in one form or another
you will succumb to the guilt. So why not plan for it rather than be controlled
by it? It’s ok to eat a food you desire as long as it’s not being done
regularly. When you do something on a regular basis (sit on the couch, exercise, eat poorly, eat
healthfully) you are telling your body to adapt to whatever it is that you are
doing do it regularly. This can be good or it can be bad. So if you don’t
make it a regular thing, you may be able to enjoy some holiday fare and not
bust your belt and have to start from scratch on January 1st.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="border: 1pt none; font-family: inherit , serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0in;">There’s no reason you can’t enjoy whatever you desire to eat at a
holiday party. That is, as long as you don’t have an allergy, food sensitivity
or autoimmunity to it-or you are diabetic. If that’s the case, well, you know
your limits-deal with it. You know the consequences. But otherwise, you’ve
worked hard to improve and maintain your health so here are my 5 tips on how to
survive the holiday parties with your belt, waistline and health intact.</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "pt sans" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fun. And trust me; there will be plenty of food there. However if your
blood sugar is on an even keel, then you don’t have to worry about being so
hungry when you get there that you devour everything in your way. Eat some good
protein and healthy fats before you go and you’ll get a long term benefit that
allows you to pick and choose your party food without being ruled by your hormones!
You remember how hormones ruled you as a teenager, although these are different
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filled foods such as carrot sticks can fill you up fast and last quite a while
as your gut takes the time to break them down. When you arrive at the party and
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No doubt, there will be cocktail shrimp, turkey, ham, roast beef, chicken, etc.
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dips (know your ingredients). But protein packs a punch of calories and having
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if you have food allergies, sensitivities or auto-immunities, then make sure
you know what was fermented to make your drink of choice. Moonshine most often
comes from corn, Vodka from potatoes, beer has gluten grains, wine is from
grapes and so on…Choose wisely. Don't drink and drive. </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "pt sans" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Desserts. Ah, the best for last and probably the reason you’re reading this
post. Other than ingredients that may play on you food sensitivities, allergies
and auto-immunities, realize it has sugar and is gonna taste fantastic. Eating
dessert for some people <b><u>is</u></b>the party. Look over those
desserts, choose the 1 or 2 items that for you are totally over the top and
remember that this is one of the reasons you eat healthfully and workout like a
fiend. Don’t feel guilty, just enjoy it. The fact that you’ve planned it and
that you’ve kept your blood sugar steady means you (hopefully) won’t overdo it
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with your next meal and hit the gym the next morning. You’ll be back on track
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-3209276634304286442015-07-20T14:48:00.001-05:002016-03-31T08:09:58.096-05:00Coaching The Coach: My Road To The 2015 Miami Ironman 70.3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>My Road To The 2015 Miami Ironman 70.3<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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So as many of your know for my 45<sup>th</sup> birthday I
decided to challenge myself to my first triathlon. There’s an <a href="http://naturalsportsmedicine.blogspot.com/2010/08/miami-beach-sports-chiropractor-gets.html">entire
story</a> behind how this guy (me) that absolutely hated running, did a sports
where the most grueling part happens to be running. Since the very early days in my career as a
sports chiropractor I worked in the medical tents at local triathlons. Now that
I had set my sights on actually doing a triathlon, I figured that after I was
done I would simply settle back into my former life and keep trekking through
life. But no, something happened when I crossed the finish line for the first
time. As it is said in the triathlon world - I got bit by the “triathlon bug”.
There was an incredible sense of accomplishment and an incredible sense of disappointment
that it had all come to an end-both at the same time. Talk about mixed emotion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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hooked. If you’re going to get addicted to something, triathlon is a good thing
to get addicted to. I signed up for more triathlons, joined a local triathlon
club and with open arms I welcomed the triathlon life style. To date, I’ve done 13 triathlons. Mostly
sprint distance, a couple “hybrid” distances and 2 Olympic distance
triathlons. Now it’s 5 years later and
decided to give myself yet another triathlon challenge for my upcoming 50<sup>th</sup>
birthday. The challenge-The 2015 Miami
Ironman 70.3. For those that aren’t into
triathlon, this is also known as a ½-Ironman or ‘½-IM’. <o:p></o:p></div>
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RUN HELP. This year started out pretty cool for me. I
was training for the South Beach tri and I happened to bump into a friend of
mine that I haven’t seen in a while, <a href="http://www.stellashalem.com/" target="_blank">Stella Shalem</a>. Stella is a <a href="http://www.stellashalem.com/" target="_blank">running coach and personal trainer</a> from Brazil and now lives here in Miami Beach. After running together once, she decided
that I needed help with my running and invited me to join some of her friends and running clients to her run-coaching group.
She taught me there’s more to a track than going around in circles and more to
a bridge than going up and over repeatedly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I learned proper run form, how to
make a true workout out of a track and a bridge and use these tools to develop
stronger running technique, speed, aerobic capacity and economy. She taught me proper warm ups and drills prior to the main running workout of the day. She was
critical to helping me through the 2015 South Beach Olympic distance triathlon and she even came out there to run along side me in the blistering sun. Stella is a great running coach and someone that walks her walk and talks her
talk. She eats & cooks healthy, thinks positively, motivates you constantly and
trains hard & smart. This girl loves
to run which is evidenced not only by her work ethics, but further emphasized by the bumper sticker on the back of her car which reads: <b>“Yes, I
run like a girl-try to keep up” </b>(and I never could!). She coached
me through my first official 5k and to a personal 5k record. This was my first experience as an athlete with a
coach, but it would not be my last.<br />
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Because I was a sports chiropractor and a triathlete, other triathletes began to seek me out. I was
told countless times “you understand what I’m going through”-or- “you get me” -or- “you
get it”. And, they were right-I did. Several
of my triathlete patients kept telling me they wanted me to meet their coach.
The same name kept coming up time and time again. <a href="http://www.fullcirclecoaching.com/team/" target="_blank">Erinne Guthrie of Full CircleCoaching</a>. "You’ve got to meet her” is
what I heard over and over again from my patients.<br />
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We eventually met and after getting to know
each other, she invited me to participate and speak at her 2015-“Ultimate Triathlete
Training Camp” at the National Training Center in Clermont, FL. The training
camp was quite comprehensive, technical and a lot of fun. I learned a lot as a
triathlete and started to see how much more technical and specific training for
a triathlon can be. There was a ton of
cycling, swim training and running in the mornings and lectures in the
afternoons. If you’re a triathlete, training camp is definitely something to
put on your radar for next season. Plus, it’s camp -who doesn’t like to go to
camp? What I discovered at camp was I
was merely exercising on the swim, bike and run. Training was an entirely
different approach.<br />
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I became curious as to how I could help coaches help their
athletes by better understanding the triathlon coaching process. I signed up
for a USA Triathlon coaching level 1 certification course and I have to say it
was one of the more informative classes I’ve ever taken. Of course, I had a much higher level of
understanding with a sports medicine background than most in the class, so the
information meant more to me at a different level. As the various USAT coaches spoke, in my head
I was already applying the information to improve my examination methods,
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It was during the weekend USAT coaching course and the exam
process that followed that I realized how much help I really need as a
triathlete. I mean, I could purchase a training plan on line and train myself,
but knowing what I know about sports medicine and now armed with my new triathlon
coaching knowledge and certification, I realized I had quite a few flaws in my
swimming, cycling and running that needed to be fixed. If I was going to be
training 6 days per week, sometimes twice per day, 1-3 hours per day, I knew I
needed to improve my bio-mechanics quickly. Poor biomechanics done repetitively
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So I signed up and
committed myself to the Miami IM 70.3 October 25<sup>th</sup>, 2015 and called <a href="http://www.fullcirclecoaching.com/">Full Circle Coaching</a> founder,
Coach Erinne Guthrie to help me map out a plan to get across the finish line
strong and uninjured. So with that, I signed up for a Training Peaks account,
linked it up to Full Circle Coaching’s coaching account and BAM!-My training
schedule from coach Erinne magically appeared!! So July 1<sup>st</sup>, just 2
days prior to my 50<sup>th</sup> birthday I started. Right from the get go I
received some great encouragement while being informed I have some improvements
to make (she must have read the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Minute-Manager-Kenneth-Blanchard/dp/0688014291/ref=pd_sim_14_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1YESR5H8CYXP0Z1TNKSM">The
One Minute Manager</a>). <o:p></o:p></div>
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swimming technique needed tweaking (that was being kind) and Coach Erinne was
able to pick out every flaw. And, I knew
she was right. It wasn’t the kind of swim workout I was expecting, but it
certainly was the swim training I needed. I was able to see some results right
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Over the next 4
months I will let you into my world of training for my first “long course
triathlon” by blogging my progress with <a href="http://www.fullcirclecoaching.com/">Full Circle Coaching</a>, coach <a href="http://www.fullcirclecoaching.com/team/">Erinne Guthrie</a> and her other
tri-coaching clients. The only thing I
ask of you is this: when you see me or other people cycling while your driving
along south Florida roadways, please slow down and give us some room. Trust me,
you’ll get to your destination on time-we just want to get to our destination
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-4990827148310566292015-05-20T08:44:00.001-05:002016-03-31T08:10:05.582-05:00Rest & Recovery - The Most Difficult Part of Your Training Plan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Do you want to get bigger, better, stronger, faster and more fit? Then take a load off. Literally.<br />
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As a chiropractic physician credentialed in sports medicine, I've seen my fair share of athletes and 'wannabe' athletes over the years. There's no doubt that exercise and training is a good thing but there is a point where you can do yourself harm. Typically it's the pampered housewife that goes to 2 hours of aerobics classes 7 days/week and works out with a trainer. They come to me at some point down the road when they start getting little pesky injuries, they feel like they're working harder and getting less accomplished and just fail to see the correlation between exercising 7 days/week and their injuries and poor performance.<br />
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Today happens to be a Wednesday. As a triathlete and triathlon coach, my training plan designates Wednesday as "Rest-Recuperation & Adaptation Day". It's actually a written part of my plan. It's also a written part of the training plan the coaches I work with use for their athletes. Why?<br />
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Although it's psychologically difficult for athletes, rest is a necessary part of the training plan because it is when your body adapts to the stresses of the exercises and training that you do. That's why it's not just called a rest day, or recovery day, but rest, recovery and adaptation. Although you want to get back out there and hit the gym or do one more day of training, what you really need is to take it easy and work on your mental game while your body makes the changes you've been asking it to with your training.<br />
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If you don't, you're asking for a breakdown. When will it happen? Good question. But, it will happen, probably at the most inopportune time.<br />
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A rest, recovery and adaptation day should be a specific written part of your training plan.<br />
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Here's what my plan looks like for my rest/recovery/adaptation day:<br />
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<li>Chiropractic Adjustment</li>
<li>Normatec Compression Boots (thigh, lower leg, feet)</li>
<li>StretchZone Stretch Session (www.ProStretchMiami.com) </li>
<li>Hydration</li>
<li>Massage</li>
<li>Contrast baths</li>
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Rest, recovery and adaptation is the basis of periodization training. This type of training has been shown to improve an athlete's performance of his or her competitors that don't periodize their training. It's the specific reason the Russians were kicking out butts at the Olympics for the longest time. They used periodization training for all their sports and it paid off big time. And a specific part of that plan is a planned day off.<br />
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Rest/recovery/adaptation day is a great day to review your workout plan, catch up on your office work and errands, prepare meals for the week or get some reading done. But whatever you do, take a break because your body needs to adapt to the changes you've been trying to achieve with your exercise and training.<br />
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Try to get your head wrapped around the concept that rest after a block of exercise is the part of your training plan that actually helps you get bigger, better, stronger, faster and more fit.<br />
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-22132473399208433292015-05-07T09:08:00.002-05:002016-03-31T08:10:27.276-05:00Does Food Really Have No Affect On Acne?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I was 21 I became interested in nutrition. My first book was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Longer-Feel-Better/dp/0870710966/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431007530&sr=1-1&keywords=Linus+pauling" target="_blank">How To Live Longer And Feel Better</a> by renowned scientist Linus Pauling, PhD. Dr. Pauling was a big advocate of mega-dosing vitamin-C (Linus Pauling was, among other things, famous for outliving all of his critics). By that time had been a couple year out of my teenage years. If you remember your teenage years as I do, beyond sports and school there was acne and visits to the dermatologist.<br />
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I remember the dermatologist saying to me on several occasions that what you eat has nothing to do with your acne. For some reason, I didn't believe him. To me, it didn't make sense. But, what the heck did I know-I'm just a kid. Well, about 6 years ago I heard another dermatologist speaking in front of a crowd of interested business men and women. The dermatologist rattled off a lift of foods stating "what of the following foods and your skin have in common? Pizza, chocolate cake, cookies - NOTHING!" The dermatologist said nothing? The answer astonished me. The difference now is I was no longer an uneducated teenager but had a doctorate, had been in practice many years and an avid reader and lecture attendee in the area of nutrition. Here it was 20-something years later and dermatologists as a whole still think there's no correlation between acne, your skin and the foods we eat.<br />
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Most people don't realize it but your skin is the largest organ in your body. It's the barrier between our insides and the outside world. People eat some bad food and get indigestion, diarrhea or constipation. People eat too many refined carbohydrates, sugar and trans fats and it clogs up your arteries and raises your blood pressure and leads to heart attacks and strokes. Eating some foods causes your insulin to spike, while some foods cause people to have allergic reaction. Consuming caffeine causes your brain to become more alert. But for some reason the food you eat doesn't have any affect on your skin. Really? Does this make sense to anyone else out there or am I crazy?<br />
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When I do nutrition talks to groups and in discussing it with patients, I classify the foods we eat into two main classifications (1) Pro-inflammatory (2) Anti-inflammatory. What are anti-inflammatory foods? Well, we can start with things like Chocolate cake, pizza and french fries (sorry citizens of the world, but it's true). Foods that stray too far from our evolutionary eating promote cellular inflammation. But let's go beyond that.<br />
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What creates your skin? The food you eat.<br />
What creates your brain? The food you eat.<br />
What creates your heart? The food you eat.<br />
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See where I'm going?<br />
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The food you eat are the biochemical constituents that become your body. If you want a healthy brain, eat healthful food. If you want a healthy heart, eat healthful food, want healthier skin, eat healthful food and so on.<br />
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Is it always as simple as this? No. But, to categorically deny that the very foods you eat whose biochemical constituents become the organs, cells and tissues of your body has absolutely no affect on the health of your skin is just silly. At the very least, eating an anti-inflammatory diet is certainly THE FIRST place to start. Let's take this one step further, go to your dermatologist to make sure your skin disorder isn't something more serious. But I hope you realize that diet does play a role in the health of your entire body, skin included.<br />
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Try eating healthfully for 4 months and see what happens. <i>Just a thought. </i><br />
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Below are some references from <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dietary-Cure-Acne-Loren-Cordain/dp/0978510917/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431007029&sr=8-1&keywords=The+dietary+cure+for+acne%2C+cordain" target="_blank">The Dietary Cure For Acne</a></u> (2006) by Loren Cordain, PhD.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cordain L, Lindeberg S, Hurtado M, Hill K, Eaton SB, Brand-Miller J. Acne vulgaris: A disease of western civilization. Arch Dermatol 2002; 138:1584-90.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cordain L, Eades MR, Eades MD. Hyperinsulinemic diseases of civilization: more than just Syndrome X. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2003 Sep;136(1):95-112. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cordain L. Implications for the role of diet in acne. Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2005 Jun;24(2):84-91.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cordain L. Dietary implications for the development of acne: a shifting paradigm. In: U.S. Dermatology Review II 2006, (Ed.,Bedlow, J). Touch Briefings Publications, London , 2006</span>
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So what does this mean you ask??? It means biostimulation of damaged tissue with LASER will cause tissues to heal faster and heal-stronger-faster. It means it can stimulate the regeneration of tissue, reduce inflammation and pain. What does this mean for an injured athlete or the victim of a car accident? Not only faster relief of symptoms, but faster healing of the damaged tissues as well. Not bad for a super-duper flashlight on steriods. </div>
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Understand there are 2 basic camps in the laser world; hot lasers and cold lasers. Hot lasers are the kind used for surgery; they cut, they burn, they get hot. Hence the name. Cold lasers (aka LLL or Low Level Lasers) generate laser light which can be in the visible or invisible spectrum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU_CAetCD9cEFV2_GBRap5e75ptRVq6M9anNAnT1OOANbWGWZFul9gnOGdno6kARCePDOr_xlcrOZqUNGlZyzpQ7zeWQIR6wVHof8mJIWkXYZ1wwUy0Mdm6vC7yrNw8twMhIIwoGw7g/s1600-h/Red+Laser_Beam1.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" height="99" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032247390530978274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGU_CAetCD9cEFV2_GBRap5e75ptRVq6M9anNAnT1OOANbWGWZFul9gnOGdno6kARCePDOr_xlcrOZqUNGlZyzpQ7zeWQIR6wVHof8mJIWkXYZ1wwUy0Mdm6vC7yrNw8twMhIIwoGw7g/s400/Red+Laser_Beam1.bmp" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 91px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 141px;" width="152" /></a> but do not generate heat. The cold lasers don’t actually get cold either, they’re only called cold because they don’t get hot. Cold lasers (what I like to call therapeutic lasers) are used to increase the rate of healing damaged tissues, reduce inflammation, reduce pain, increased blood flow and in the case of some therapeutic lasers and red lasers are known to also reduce infection.</div>
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Sounds too good to be true right? What are the side effects? Well, there really are none. Just don’t shine them in your (or anyone else’s) eyes because they can burn the retina and blind you; so, <strong><em>always</em></strong> wear safety glasses. Don’t use the laser over the thyroid, nor over a developing baby in the womb during the 1st trimester of pregnancy. Lastly, since therapeutic laser helps increase the rate of tissue healing, do not use it over cancerous growths as it can speed up the rate of the cancer’s growth. Outside of these very specific things; Let There Be Light.<br />
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What are the down sides? There has been no research to date that shows cold lasers can hurt any condition. At worst, they’ve only shown that over exposure to cold laser therapy <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrSxCNLnymffjzEXca1F1h5pNQ2iav6rS7NEwhRMUfAz25Sa5Y59Egp-oKTnIq0swdFvBHvV6g0BCUSEky9lVQXsKXQxRY2qo2_g27XHjbTfl-yJ5vHhjwTZm2XZxJLdvZoukXE4GkA/s1600-h/Laser+Light+Show.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="101" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5032128359807336898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrSxCNLnymffjzEXca1F1h5pNQ2iav6rS7NEwhRMUfAz25Sa5Y59Egp-oKTnIq0swdFvBHvV6g0BCUSEky9lVQXsKXQxRY2qo2_g27XHjbTfl-yJ5vHhjwTZm2XZxJLdvZoukXE4GkA/s400/Laser+Light+Show.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: right; height: 92px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 159px;" width="189" /></a>causes a plateau in the rate of improvement. Otherwise, doctors who do see the light are getting incredible results from this simple tool that simply stimulates the body to heal faster. So next time you’re enjoying the Pink Floyd Laser Light Show on a Friday night, ask yourself if your feel any better when you wake up Saturday morning.<br />
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<strong><em>So, does your doctor see the light?</em></strong> <span style="color: #663366;"><strong>I know I do.</strong></span> </div>
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<a href="http://www.usalaser.biz/faq.html"><em><strong>USA Laser</strong></em></a><br />
<a href="http://www.naalt.org/"><em><strong>www.NAALT.org</strong></em></a><br />
<em><strong><a href="http://www.laser.nu/lllt/Faq1.htm">Laser World</a></strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">Jan Tuner, Lars Hode; The Laser Therapy Handbook</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">William Prentice, Therapeutic Modalities in Sports Medicine, Chapter 10, pp 215-238</span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #666666;">Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</span></em></strong></div>
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Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-80519437796207876972015-01-09T15:33:00.005-05:002020-07-29T17:27:10.229-05:00Chiropractor or Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician: Does It Make A Difference For Your Sports Injury?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The short answer is yes. Although many chiropractors will list “athletic injuries” or “sports injuries” on their long list of conditions treated, there is an actual post graduate specialty in chiropractic sports medicine. And no, having been an athlete in high school, or college, or even the pros doesn't qualify you as a "sports chiropractor". You can't just have played sports, there's a lot of education required too.<br />
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<span> </span>Prior to the development of a formal chiropractic sports medicine education programs, “sports chiropractic” dates back to the 1930s. Sports chiropractic was born during the World Champion New York Yankees Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig era. Dr. Erle V Painter is the first known sports chiropractor. He was the NY Yankees athletic trainer. Combining his knowledge and experience of athletic training with that of chiropractic medicine, he took care of the most famous players the game of baseball has ever known. And if history tells us nothing else, we know they performed very well.</div>
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As a base education, both chiropractic physicians and medical physicians education is more similar than you may have been led to understand. A September 1998 study revealed that of the core curriculum (physiology, pathology, chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, diagnosis, neurology, psychology, psychiatry, OB/GYN, x-ray and orthopedics) and clinical sciences, that chiropractic students spend 3790 hours for these basic sciences and clinical sciences vs 2648 for medical students; and 1405 hours of clinic experience for chiropractic students vs 5227 hours for medical students (which includes their 3-year medical residency) <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(1). M</span>edical students then go on to their specialty training.</div>
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What the general public (and the medical profession for that matter) doesn't know, is that like medicine, the chiropractic profession has many post graduate specialties as well. The oldest (formal) post graduate specialty is radiology and requires a 3 year residency. There’s also orthopedics, sports medicine, neurology, internal medicine, rehabilitation, functional medicine and more. Some of these specialties have more than 1 level of proficiency, such as the sports medicine program. These programs are post graduate study, 1-year for the base level certification and 3-years for the “diplomate” level. It is the "diplomates" that are the specialists of a particular discipline of post graduate study. </div>
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In the United States, the <b><a href="http://www.acbsp.com/" target="_blank">American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians</a></b> is the certifying organization for the chiropractic sports medicine educational programs, examination process, credentialing and for the ongoing re-credentialing for year to year re-certification. </div>
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To get your specialty certification in chiropractic sports medicine, you must attend 300+ classroom hours in the areas of:</div>
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• Taping and Bracing</div>
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Within each of these base subjects come the specifics associated with athletes of different sports & different populations (gender, age, special needs, etc). Within the chiropractic sports medicine specialty after completing your first 100-hours of study, you must pass a national board examination. Once successfully passed you are now a “Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician®” and can go on and complete the remaining hours for specialty status. You’ll complete the coursework and take a second national board examination. Once successfully passed, you then sit for a multi-station practical examination where you are put in front of live patients in simulated game and emergency situations as well as radiology, athletic taping & head trauma/concussion management. There is no curve on the practical exam. You pass or you fail. Each exam is filmed and proctored. Miss more than 2 sections and you take the entire practical exam over again. Miss 1 or 2 sections, and you can re-take those 1 or 2 sections.</div>
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But that’s not all folks, in addition to passing the 2 national board written exams, the multi-station practical hands on examination, you must have completed at least 200 hours working with athletes in an “on field” situation. So, practical experience is also a requirement. However by this time, it’s not uncommon for diplomate candidates to have in excess of 500 to 1000 hours of experience working with athletes outside their normal office hours. If you put this in context of getting a bachelor’s degree (60 hours) or a master’s degree (120 hours) and the practical experience requirement takes on a whole new context.</div>
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Finally, each diplomate candidate must meet a sports medicine related publishing requirement and either publish or have their abstract accepted for publication in a scientific journal.</div>
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You must maintain an active healthcare practitioners CPR/BLS card as well. </div>
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After all this, you are now given the privilege and honor of being a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians®</div>
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So building on the base that Dr. Erle V Painter started, combining the professions of athletic training and chiropractic, the education of a certified sports chiropractor (CCSP) and the chiropractic sports diplomate (DACBSP) now combines elements of emergency medicine, radiology, nutrition, athletic training, physical therapy, neurology, soft tissue mobilization, chiropractic, orthopedics and much more.</div>
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It is specifically because of this kind of formal knowledge and practical experience that sports chiropractors are sought out by top professional teams, Pan American & Olympic athletes as part of their sports medicine team and as private consultants to coaches and athletes alike. But you don’t have to be a top Olympian or professional athlete to get that same level of care. If you're training for a 5k, half marathon or an Ironman Triathlon, or play pickup basketball in the park, now that you know the difference, you can find a “sports chiropractor” for yourself and your team. There's a reason the pros and the Olympics all have a sports chiropractor part of their team.<br />
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If you're here in Miami or Miami Beach, you can find more about my practice at: <b>w<a href="http://www.naturalsportsmedicine.com/">ww.NaturalSportsMedicine.com</a>.</b> If you're not local to South Florida, then just visit <a href="https://acbsp.com/directory/"><b>The American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians-Directory</b></a> . <b><font color="#2b00fe">All CCSP and DACBSP that keep their education and credentials up to date are listed there</font></b>. Another resource to finding a good sports chiropractor is the <a href="http://www.acasc.org/" target="_blank">American Chiropractic Association's Sports Council</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">References</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9737032">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9737032</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">3. <a href="http://www.palmer.edu/sportsdiplomate/" target="_blank">http://www.palmer.edu/sportsdiplomate/</a></span><br />
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong></div>
Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-61957030889571539202014-12-24T08:37:00.002-05:002016-03-31T08:11:51.200-05:00When the Cure Is Worse than the Disease<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes have increasingly high prevalence in world populations.(1) Such prevalence is rising despite extensive use of prescription medications. Problematically, many people have two or more concurrent chronic disorders and are taking multiple medications. But frequently the various physicians are not in contact and are not aware of the patient's complete list of current prescriptions. No single physician or nurse is managing the patient's array of medications. As a result, potentially harmful drug interactions are a common occurrence. (2,3). Mistakes are made and patients may suffer serious side effects. In such adverse circumstances, the cure in fact may be worse than the disease.</div>
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In today's health care systems, people as patients need to be good custodians of their own care. In many health systems, a patient is lucky if he or she is able to spend more than five uninterrupted minutes with their doctor. Physicians are rushed and harried by numerous responsibilities related to management of their offices, all of which take precious time away from patient interactions. In such an environment, patients need to be proactive to do their best to ensure that recommended treatment is actually going to be helpful, rather than potentially harmful. This is a very difficult task, as most people do not have backgrounds that will help facilitate understanding of such decision-making. But especially for those with a chronic disease, it's critically important to master at least a basic level of information regarding their condition and various types of treatment. </div>
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In addition to expanding one's knowledge base, an important long-term strategy is to begin to make lifestyle choices that will support good health. Appropriate and effective lifestyle choices include regular exercise, a healthy diet, and sufficient rest. All three of these key components of good health can be started right now. An exercise program should consist of five 30-minute sessions of vigorous exercise every week. A healthy diet consists of daily selections from all five major food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy. A daily diet should include at least five servings of fresh fruit and vegetables every day. Regarding sufficient rest, 7-8 hours of sleep per night is a good average for most people. If you're not waking up feeling rested and refreshed, you're probably not getting enough sleep.
Ultimately, each of us is responsible for our own health and well-being. Prescription medication may be necessary, but of course such treatment is primarily directed toward the effects of a person's disease or disorder. Changes in lifestyle are required to address the underlying causes of such conditions. Beginning to institute and maintaining healthful lifestyle choices will provide long-term benefit for the welfare and well-being of our families and ourselves.
1Bauer UE, et al: Prevention of chronic disease in the 21st century: elimination of the leading preventable causes of premature death and disability in the USA. </div>
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<strong><em>Dr. Narson is a 2-term past president of the Florida Chiropractic Association’s Council on Sports Injuries, Physical Fitness & Rehabilitation and was honored as the recipient of the coveted Chiropractic Sports Physician of the Year Award in 1999-2000. He practices in Miami Beach, Florida at the Miami Beach Family & Sports Chiropractic Center; A Facility for Natural Sports Medicine.</em></strong></div>
Dr. Todd Narsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15449532757964647891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66806653899907647.post-82915354526259878032014-11-25T11:59:00.002-05:002016-03-31T08:12:42.100-05:00Trying to Decide Between A Vitamix, Blendtec, Ninja or Nutrabullet? Here Are My Thoughts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a health advocate and teacher (one of the definitions of
the word ‘Doctor’ means <span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>a learned or
authoritative teacher</i></span>) patients, friends and friends of friends approach
me regularly regarding nutrition. What should I eat? What shouldn't I eat? Is
this or that good for me? And
inevitably, when it comes to nutrition I’m often asked about juicing, smoothies
and what’s the best blender or juicer I should get.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Over the past year or so I’ve
been watching infomercials pop up on television purporting the virtues of XYZ
blender and ALWAYS comparing it to the Vitamix.
Now, I’m gonna tell you straight up, I’m biased. After I got married in
over 20 years ago, one of the things we purchased was a Vitamix. Why? Because I
always believed whole foods were better to eat than foods that had the juices
extracted from them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">As I studied nutrition,
turns out I was right. Not that there isn’t a place for fresh juice, but with
juice as opposed to blended whole foods, you’re missing out on some valuable
nutrition. As such, Vitamix was my
choice. Because a couple of my food experiments were a bit harsh (maybe a lot
harsh) on the Vitamix, after 18 years, we purchased a second Vitamix. Yes, I’m
a big fan. To be able to take veggies and frozen berries and blend them into a
smooth liquid is the fastest way for me to get some incredibly dense nutrition
into my body and absorbed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">That being said, I’ve had
some recent encounters with the Nutribullet, Blendtec and Ninja Turbo blenders
that prompted me to write this post. Why? Because they’re all lying to you
about the Vitamix. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The reason why the Vitamix
is such a great blender is because of the ultra-high blade speed. In an
infomercial promoting the Ninja to the Vitamix, they kept stating the Ninja has
the same blade speed as the Vitamix. 24,000 rpm. But here’s the thing about the
Ninja. That’s all it has. Yes, the motor is a bit more powerful in watts, but
the Vitamix has higher amperage. Oh, one
other very important thing (sit back, I’m about to expose the Ninja infomercial’s
cover-up . All you have to do on the Vitamix is flip the switch to the high
speed setting and the Vitamix trounces the Ninja’s palrty 24, 000 and raising
them to 37,000 rpms. Along with the Ninja, the Vitamix also trounces the
Blendtec’s 28,000 rpms, the Omega blender’s 27,500 rpms and the New Nutrabullet
900’s 25,000 rpms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">And here’s why the added
blade speed is important. Skins and seeds. If you’ve tried making smoothies
with berries, kale, chard, broccoli, ginger, turmeric, black radish and beets
like I do, you’ll need the higher blade speed to pulverize the skins, seeds and
dense fiber. Otherwise, as I’ve experience with the Blendtec, Ninja and
Nutribullet, you’ll end up doing the drinking-chew with your smoothie. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The added blade speed on
the Vitamix makes it the king of all smoothie makers because it takes skins,
seeds and dense fibrous veggies and blends them into a smooth liquid. No
chewing necessary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">And for all those infomercial
clowns that find it so awkward to use the tamper stick, how the hell do you
drive a car or use a cell phone? It’s a stick for crying out loud? Seriosly? I
make nut butters in my Vitamix and do so with much less oil and end up with a
much smoother end product than any of the other machines can because of the
tamper. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">So if you’re on the fence
about which high speed blender to get, the others may have a more powerful
motor or funny infomercial, but the people at Vitamix have engineered a more
efficient motor that delivers what you need to pulverize the fruits and veggies
to get to the vital nutrients-blade speed.
Until another blender exceeds the Vitamix’s 37,000 rpms, don’t even
bother telling me about it. I'm tired of wasting my time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">If you want a “chewy”, get
the Nutribullet, Blendtec or Ninja. If you want to blend seriously dense fruit
and veggies into a real smooth smoothie, there’s no choice-The Vitamix is the
hands down king of all smoothies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">You shouldn't have to chew your smoothie... Get a Vitamix!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Yours in Health</span></div>
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