A special greeting to all our Mabuhay Chiropractic patients. Since last year our clinic has started an annual Patient Appreciation social function. It began in support of the formation of the Chiropractic Patients Federation of Asia (CPFA) – Philippine Chapter. We are doing it again this year and are inviting our most loyal and notable members of society who value what chiropractic has done for them and their families. The 2nd Annual Mabuhay Gala is organised for Saturday, August 1st…
The theory of Chiropractic revolves around the concept that spinal misalignments (subluxations) may adversely affect body function. Every year we have patients undergo chiropractic care for neck complaints that also have a medical history involving abnormal thyroid function; so this blog will present the different scenarios of why chiropractic can been helpful to some patients with abnormal thyroid function. Most people are surprised to hear that neck problems can be the cause of their Thyroid disease; sometimes regarding autonomic facilitation.…
According to the World Federation of Chiropractors the Chiropractic profession is officially identified as: “The spinal health care experts in the health care system.” Most family doctors will be familiar with the medical specialists concerned with the spine, the Orthopaedic Doctor but they will be less familiar with the Doctor of Chiropractic. This article will focus on the condition they both share expertise in… the slipped disc. The difference in approach is entirely based on the different training and basic…
Happy 2nd Anniversary docMIKE Blog! This month we will reach 160 blogs published for the benefit of our followers. Every month we take note of the different topics asked by our patients and the community at large to plan out which blogs to write that month. Sometimes a different conversation puts one subject ahead of the line and we post that same week. As time goes on we are finding that our chiropractors are now referring to docMIKEblog daily as our patient…
Speaking with Dr. Guy Riekeman, President of Life University – the world’s largest Chiropractic College, docMIKE Tetrault proposed that an educational think tank be formed to assist poorer countries with their desire to have a Chiropractic College of their own. Until this Consortium of experts is convened to take a serious look at the challenges of starting up new schools in poorer countries, we will see much of the random results we see today in new school start-ups. This project…
How can chiropractic care help martial artists become better? Martial arts are about fluidity, and movement, with movement comes strength and power. Chiropractic care is well known to increase joint mobility, which in case causes the body to be more relaxed. When the body is relaxed the artist is able to move better in both speed, and flexibility. Martial arts is something that pushes our bodies to the extreme limits that are far beyond the average persons tolerance. It is…
We work or study hard most days of the week, then on weekends, isn’t nice to just sleep in? Yea! But sadly, most people complain that they feel groggy or worse have body pains after they oversleep on a weekend. Shouldn’t we feel better and more rested after longer sleep? Why is that? Our quality of sleep is best achieved after we have been asleep for a while and that normally takes place when we have a regular time to get to…
How long do you see yourself living? 70’s? 80s? 90s? 100? The concern isn’t as much that we will live this many years but the question we have is: “What quality of life will that look and feel like?” Mabuhay Chiropractic Clinics has partnered with Dr. Eric Plasker, author of the best seller, The 100 Year Lifestyle, to help bring our patients a new pinnacle of lifelong health. If you liked this post, say thanks by sharing it! Follow…
When Chicago White Sox minor-league Greg Shepard remembers his life-altering sports injury in 2000 where he slammed into the left center field wall chasing a fly ball, let’s say his words are simple: “The wall won.” The next morning, Shepard woke up virtually paralyzed. “I couldn’t lift my body out of bed, turn my head or move my right arm,” says Shepard. Naturally, his wife at the time wanted to rush him to the emergency room straight-away. But Shepard had something else in mind. “I…