What's the meaning of life?

What's the meaning of life?

Whoa...big question, right? Well, I don't plan on giving you the answer to that, but I have some thoughts on how to improve and lengthen your Quality of life.

According to the Harvard Medical School, in 1919, the average life expectancy for people born in the U.S. was about 56 years. Today, that has risen to almost 79 years. Older populations in particular are growing. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that 65-year-olds can expect to live another 19 years on average, five more than in 1950. As baby boomers age, the number of U.S. adults over 65 is expected to more than double by 2060, outnumbering children for the first time, according to the Population Reference Bureau.

As progress on multiple fronts has made it possible for many people to live longer, interest has grown in how to age well: preserving physical and mental health to maximize quality of life in the elder years.

Those three words...Quality of Life. How do we maximize that? At our chiropractic office, we do that by working with each individual's personal independence. The more independent you are...the higher your quality of life is likely to be.

How do we improve Personal independence? Through MOTION. Mobility. Range of Motion. All of it. By improving your body's ability to MOVE, we improve your independence. That is the key. We don't simply want to help people with painful conditions. By addressing their pain via improving mobility in their muscles and joints, we improve their personal independence...and in turn, their Quality of Life.

Take Donna for example. See that xray? That's her shoulder. She fell in July, resulting in multiple fractures to her arm. Donna is one of my favorite people, and sadly I hadn't seen her since July 1...and her fall occurred on July 3rd. Over the course of the next several months, that shoulder stiffened up, scar tissue proliferated, and mobility was drastically affected. Upon examination, I was actually in awe of how much Donna could move her shoulder and seeing how she managed to get her arm high enough to wash her hair in a sink was impressive. But her quality of life and her personal independence were obviously suffering.

After working with her shoulder, neck, and upper back for a couple weeks, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that she was able to take a 'normal' shower again this week! Donna is moving around better, has lower pain levels, and is optimistic for more improvements, as am I.

When it comes to the muscles and joints of your body, motion is key. Not too much motion, and not too little. I work with each individual to provide pain relief through increased mobility...thus resulting in better independence, and better quality of life.

What activities do you want to do again? How can we help improve YOUR family's quality of life?

  

 

Fell on July 3rd. PT for about a month.

Was showering in sink, barely able to raise arm, now able to shower 'normally' again, bowel/bladder improvement also.