Anyone who has had to suffer (as I jokingly put it) through my classes knows I always ask this question. How we answer dictates how we take care of ourselves. Answering this question properly not only has an effect on our personal health, but on the whole health care industry. In other words, it could save us money AND save our lives.
In my previous blog, we established that reducing pressure on herniated, bulging, or degenerative discs using decompression therapy is vital if we are to heal the disc. To get true healing and retraction, a negative pressure within the disc should be attained. Only one system I am aware of, Vertebral Axial Decompression (VAX-D), has been proven to decompress lumbar discs.
When Team Health Care Clinic started investigating low level (cold) lasers a few years ago, we did so with a certain amount of skepticism. Could simply shining a light on tissue actually be therapeutic? It didn’t take us long, however, to go from being skeptics to firm believers in the wonderful healing value of cold laser therapy.
From pregnancy through childhood, a parent’s greatest concern is for the health and safety of their children. It is important to help your kids achieve a state of good health and develop good habits in early years so they are better prepared for adulthood free from illness and disease.
