Fusion Chiropractic and Dr. Cynthia Seebacher, D.C. are not offering free medical advice. Any information in the links provided are the opinion of the writer of the article. If you have questions please contact my office at 404.838.8985 —
On some days – or sometimes during weeks or even months – life is just hard and tough. And you may start to think to yourself that you might as well give up on your new habit, current goal or most important dream. This week’s post is all about that. And about the timeless wisdom […]
Fusion Chiropractic and Dr. Cynthia Seebacher, D.C. are not offering free medical advice. Any information in the links provided are the opinion of the writer of the article. If you have questions please contact my office at 404.838.8985
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”’ Helen Keller “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Mahatma Gandhi Living a life where […]
EVRL has FDA Clearance for Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain
Fusion Chiropractic is proud to announce our new Erchonia EVLR cold laser that is FDA cleared to treat CHRONIC NECK and SHOULDER PAIN.
Erchonia is the first laser manufacturer to have FDA clearance, 510(k), for chronic low back pain, musculo-skeletal nociceptive (pain), acne vulgaris, plantar fasciitis and even toenail fungus. Erchonia has also just submitted data to the FDA for the use of LLLT for autism.
Magnesium is used in over 300 metabolic processes in the body such as nerve and muscle regulation, protein synthesis, blood glucose control, blood pressure control, and many more.
There are several different types of Magnesium (Mg) on the market. The difference is the amino acid used to bind Mg and how it is absorbed in your body. The most common and least expensive type is Magnesium oxide.
Mg oxide: least bio-available (absorbed by the body), but still provides some benefits for constipation, Mg deficiency, muscle cramping, migraines, sleep problems, lowers blood pressure and reduces stomach acid. Sometimes you can get this in liquid form or powdered form to make a fuzzy drink. I usually recommend Calm Mg (powdered), Blubonnet(liquid) or TwinLabs(capsule) in the 400 mg capsule taken twice a day. You know you have reached a thereapeutic dosage when you have a loose, comfortable stool. If you’ve gone to the point of having diarrhea, back off on the dosing.
Mg Citrate: this type is used most often for constipation or bowel prep before having a colonoscopy.
Mg Chelate: highly absorbably by the body and the kind found naturally in foods. The chelation process also makes this a little more pricy, but you get more bang for your buck.
Mg Chloride: usually used as an oil to be used topically for those people who have digestive disorders or for use directly on the muscles that are hurting. Ancient Minerals has an effective oil/spray.
Mg Glycinate: highly absorbable in the body (bioavailability) and least likely to have a laxative effect. Mg Bis-glycinate is most effective and popular, and relatively more expensive than the others mentioned.
Mg Threonate: highly bioavailable and proven to penetrate the mitochondrial membrane inside the cell. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of every cell in your body. This type is also used for enhancing memory and cognitive function, such asNeuro-Magby Life Extension.
Mg Orotate: researched to be the most beneficial to the heart. Mg Taurate: using Taurine for heart health and protection. Mg Malate: useful for energy production associated with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc. Mg Sulfate: used in hospitals in intravenous (IV)form to lower blood pressure such as pre-ecclampsia, stroke, migraine. Mg sulfate is also commonly known as Epsom Salts, which help when used with soaking in a hot bath for muscle aches and pains.
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testing the levels of magnesium through a blood test is not an accurate assessment of Mg in the body. This is because most of the magnesium is not found in the blood, but in the tissues that use Mg the most: bones, muscles, organs, inside the cells. A more accurate assessment for Mg deficiency would be to measure serum Mg concentration in the blood or measuring concentrations in saliva or urine. By the time Mg deficiency has shown on a blood test, it has already been leeched out of the bones, muscles and organs of the body.
Mg deficiency is often based upon clinical presentation such as muscle cramping, high blood pressure, poor sleep, constipation, history of migraine headaches, etc.
Magnesium results are best when taken at night, just before bed, or in divided dosing such as morning and night.
My mother passed away on Sunday. This has hit me much harder than I ever thought it would, and I am moving through all of the feelings and mourning her loss.
I apologize to those whose appointments I had to cancel this week and I am so deeply touched with all the condolences and love.
I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you that I truly do follow my own advice. My journey has been both complicated and blessed. I’ve learned to overcome so many challenges in my lifetime. I truly believe that God gives me certain situations just so that I can figure out how to handle things and then turn around and help others with that knowledge and wisdom.
Back in the year 2000, I was still pretty new in my massage therapy practice when I became pregnant in November. I had received some aromatherapy training during my massage school, so I knew there were some properties in essential oils that would not be safe to use during pregnancy. Thank goodness for the internet back then and I was able to find out which essential oils (eo’s) I needed to avoid. Apparently my favorite massage lotion had Sage eo in it, and Sage (Salvia officinalis) is known as an abortifacient, which means it causes an abortion. Well I certainly didn’t want that!
I also had high blood pressure during my pregnancy, so that meant I could not use anything that could potentially raise my blood pressure such as rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) or juniper (Juniperi communis). Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) is also an essential oil that needs to be avoided during pregnancy because it acts on the body just like estrogen.
Have you noticed that every time I write out the name of an essential oil, it’s followed by a name in parenthesis? This is the scientific or Latin name of the essential oil. It is always written in italics with the first name capitalized but not the second. Why is this important?
Imagine a Fusion of Yoga, Pilates, Rehabilitation and Movement without Pain. Dr. Seebacher has taken years of experience from teaching all these movement classes and breaking them down for optimal performance for wounded athletes, weekend warriors and chronic pain survivors who don’t dare move a muscle in case it hurts. Often people complain of attending classes doing countless repetitions at high speed and end up hurting themselves. More often than not, it’s because they didn’t have the ability to perform the skill successfully at slow speed before catapulting into the competitive pace of an instructor teaching to the more advanced abilities of the class.
For your convenience, many of the Core Restore and Functional Rehabilitation exercises can be found on the Video page.
Kinesiotaping is like having your therapist’s hands with you when you leave the office. Kinesiotaping provides stability while also allowing mobility. Kinesiotaping can be done to activate or make a muscle stronger, or it can be done to relax or inhibit a muscle in spasm. It can also be applied to reduce swelling and inflammation, promote lymphatic drainage and even rehabilitate scar tissue. The key is knowing which one to use, when and where. This is why you should always visit someone trained in kinesiotaping before trying it on yourself at home.
The fastest way to make a change in the human body is to address it through the nervous system.
We are born with a variety of reflexes designed to keep us safe. Most people are aware of the withdrawal reflex where someone pulls their hand back quickly after touching a hot stove. Babies have what is known as the Startle reflex, aka Moro Reflex. There’s also the Rooting Reflex where the baby’s cheek touches it’s mother’s breast and baby instinctively turns the head towards the breast for feeding.
Sometimes these reflexes can get stuck “on” and keep us from fully relaxing the body as adults. In the nervous system, a body part is stimulated and the message travels to the spine, up the spinal cord and into the brain where the information is processed, then sent back down the spinal cord to the level that innervates the body part, telling the body part what needs to happen. The reflex moves even faster, staying at that same level of the spine without having to travel up to the brain and back down again.
