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Mobility, Stability and Eficiency in Movement

Efficiency equals strength, speed, power, endurance, and most important, injury prevention.

Many athletes today work harder to become faster, stronger, and healthier. They improve their fitness by increasing their endurance, speed, power, strength, and flexibility. Yet, many of them are still inefficient in their fundamental movements. A lot of people have problems with both mobility and stability. Mobility is the combination of muscle elasticity, joint range of motion and the body's freedom of movement. Stability is the ability to maintain posture and control movements freely. An example is the avid runner. He/She will develop compensatory movement patterns to overcome functional insufficiencies. Hip stiffness will occur as a result of repetitive running and will lack the end range of flexion, extension, and other normal motions. As a result of this stiffness the lower back muscles have to sacrifice their stability to achieve greater mobility for the hips limitations. These imbalances decrease running efficiency and increase the chances of not only hip injury but also the likelihood of back dysfunction.

Devoting just a little time each week to strengthening your biomechanical weak links can do wonders for your athletic performance. Your body has the innate ability to compensate for weak links, which cause inefficient movements. It is this type of inefficiency that can cuase a decrease in performance and an increase in injuries. Ask yourself if your training program is doing anything to improve the stability and mobility of your body. Call our office and allow us to discover your weak links, thus preventing compensation and possible injury.

Triathlete Magazine November 2008

10 Reasons to Stay Away from Sodas and Energy Drinks

The average soda has no nutritional value - only sugar, carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup.
According to Harvard researches, the risk of childhood obesity increases 1.6 times with each additional daily serving of soda consumed.
Soda adds more sugar to a typical 2 year old's diet than cookies, candies and ice cream combined.
Numerous studies indicate that the sugar and acids in soda may cause tooth decay.
According to some household cleaning web sites, soda can be used as a toilet cleaner and rust and grease remover.
A Harvard study of teenage athletes identified a strong association between soda consumption and bone fractures in 14 year old girls.
An average can of soda has 35-38 mg of caffeine and as much as 13 teaspoons of sugar.
Most energy drinks contain about 80 mg of caffeine, along with other legal stimulants like guarana and ginseg.
Certain energy drinks contain huge blasts of cafeine (up to 280 mg) - almost triple the caffeine in a cup of coffee.
Energy drinks can boost heart rate and blood pressure, increase anxiety, dehydrate the body and cause insomnia.

Active Care Keeps Boomers Young

The youngest of the baby boomers have turned 40 last year, the oldest turned 60, and as a group they have one thing in common: They will be proactive in their quest to age well. Many companies are providing what the market demands. The baby boomers demand to keep moving has already given rise to a number of different providers offering various treatment modalities:

Pharaceutical companies sell new and improved drugs for arthritis

Orthopedic surgeons sell increasingly high tech surgeries with fast recovery times

Retailers sell ergonomically engineered products, such as beds, chairs, shoes, & sports gear

Chiropractors also have an opportunity to achieve relevance to the baby booming community. In the public eye, chiropractic has focused on a passive therapy -manipulation. We at Fall Creek Chiropractic are providing a combination of active and passive care. At this office, we have a posture focused practice catering to boomers' desire to keep going.

to your health, June 2007