Topic of the Week

Glucosamine

What exactly is glucosamine?

In the body, glucosamine is an amino monosaccharide produced by chondrocyte cells and used to make glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans. It is water soluble and well-absorbed in the small intestine. Glucosamine has an affinity for articular (joint) cartilage. Many scientists believe that glucosamine is the most important and rate-limiting substance for the synthesis of healthy cartilage.

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Olympic Weightlifting

Weightlifting refers to the sport of Olympic weightlifting. Olympic lifting focuses mainly on lifting with maximum explosive power, while powerlifting focuses primarily on using one's limit strength to lift the weight. The biggest difference between these two styles of lifting is that Olympic lifting is done very quickly, while power lifting is done moderately slowly. Olympic lifts must be executed faster and with more mobility because of a greater range of motion during the lifts. These lifts are dynamic, explosive, and demand flexibility, focus, and precision.

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The Biomechanical Effects That Takes Place With a Weakened Gluteus Muscle

This week's Topic of the Week is written in a more advanced language to encouarge you to stimulate the muscle that is your brain... as well as to encourage you to exercise the muscle that is your glutues medius. Amazing how one small, weakened muscle can cause so many issues throughout the body... read on to learn more

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Superior Labrum Anterior-Posterior

(Slap Lesion Tears of The Shoulder)

Front View of the Left Shoulder

Anatomical Overview

The term SLAP tear refers to a tear of the superior labrum of the shoulder. The labrum is a piece of fibrous tissue made of cartilage, called fibrocartilage, which surrounds the glenoid or the socket of the shoulder. It forms a rim like structure which aids in stabilizing the shoulder joint and provides an attachment for the ligaments of the shoulder.

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Understanding Wellness

The term wellness was actually coined in the year 1654 by a Scottish physician, the true meaning has evolved beyond what they both intended.

Defining Wellness

Chiropractors are the originators of the wellness movement, being the only health care professionals who recognize the body's natural ability to heal itself. This is why they have spent more than 50 years educating their patients on the benefits of a wellness lifestyle.

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Ultrasound Therapy

Ultrasound therapy is the most commonly used deep therapeutic heating modality in sports medicine. Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to heat the tissues. The energy is derived from acoustic energy rather than the electromagnetic spectrum. Sound (acoustic) energy causes molecules in the tissue to vibrate producing heat and mechanical energy.

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Mechanical or Inflammatory Low Back Pain - What are the potential signs and symptoms?

Two commonly referenced causes of low back pain include "mechanical" and "inflammatory". While there are no universally accepted definitions for these two labels, there are two distinct types of treatment for low back pain that seem to follow definitional separation.

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