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Jul 9, 12
Magical Medical Tour 19: Chiropractic; The Realignment Bureau
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When and why should one see a chiropractor? Does it have a place in your health care plan? Join us in a conversation with Richard Fox, DC and you will learn the answers to these and other important aspects of Chiropractic Medicine.
Hosts: Dr. Glenn Wollman, Christina Souza Ma, and special guest Richard Fox, DC – Airing Live on Tuesdays @ 10:30am PST (1:30pm EST)
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Jennipher
I’m wondering about hanging bars to stretch the back. inverted hanging from the knees or just hanging by the arms. Can you do any damage to your spine doing this? My lower lumbar area feels a little weaker that it used to be.
Joel
What is the best way to straighten and strengthen the back?
Richard Fox, D.C.
Hi Joel,
Sorry to take so long in answering your question, as I have been very busy with working on pre-Olympic athletes before the big event. As I said in the interview, I’m not so concerned with the “curves” of the spine unless the patient is experiencing symptoms of pain, numbness and or tingling in the extremities, or signs of a problem associated with the curve.
With respect to your question about strengthening the spine. It is usually not the spinal muscles themselves that need the strengthening, rather the hamstrings, quads, glutes, psoas and ab muscles. The spine sets on the pelvis, so a big part of what the spine is doing is going to be based on the pelvis. The quads/glutes can be strengthened by starting off with what we call 1/4 squats, then chair squats (1/2 squats), then we can add weights once we know the form of the squat is good. For abs, I like the Janda (Validmer Janda) Crunch in which we extend the legs as if pushing on an accelerator or brake pedal. In doing this, we inhibit the recruitment of the hip flexors (which raise the knee to the chest) and get a “pure” ab work-out. For hamstrings/psoas I like Romanian lifts, or using cable machines and combining the Romanian lift and cable pull at the same time for a “system” approach vs an “isolated” muscles approach.
If you focus on strengthening the muscles that control the pelvis or foundation of the spine, then the spine and it’s curves will respond appropriately.
I hope this helps!
Dr. Rick
Segovia
What does your local Chiropractor have in common with the average pool shark? They both live by the phrase “Rack ’em and Crack ’em”.
Richard Fox, D.C.
LMAO Segovia, you just have to remember the difference, between the “local chiropractor and pool shark”. As a Chiropractor we may “rack em and crack em, but we don’t Stroke em and Croak em! 🙂 So nice to meet you the other day!