Adelaide Family Chiropractic
1061 Adelaide Street North N5Y 5A2 London, ON, Canada

12 weeks of chiropractic care has resulted in improvements in some factors that are important for falls risk (sensory and motor function), as well as improvement in the physical component of quality of life in a group of older adult patients. https://spinalresearch.com.au/chiropractic-care-falls-pre/

We can all use a little stress relief!

This is an important article to know about. It is very technical, but the main point is that "all medical conditions predisposing for severe COVID-19 courses have a disturbed balance of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), with underrepresentation of the vagal branch in common". "Our observations, together with previous investigations, led us to hypothesize, that individuals with unimpaired ANS conditions, respond to SARS-CoV-2 infection with a well-balanced, innate, and adap...tive immune response causing mild symptoms of COVID-19." I wonder what can help with that? https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com///s42234-020-00058-0

Cortisol is a hormone released when you are stressed. When cortisol levels rise your body is in "fight or flight" mode. That means blood pressure and blood glucose levels rise, and your body starts to "shut down" the digestive, reproductive and immune systems! This very exciting randomised, controlled, pilot study found that the patients under chiropractic care had significantly lower cortisol levels!!! https://spinalresearch.com.au/randomised-controlled-trial/

"Conclusion: Spinal manipulations and mobilizations may result in significant decrease of systolic as well as diastolic Blood Pressure." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33005072/

"In this review, we summarize the recent findings supporting the role of the gut microbiota and immune system on the maintenance of brain functions and the development of neurological disorders." It makes you think about how prudently antibiotics should be used! https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/20/7551

"It is estimated that migraine affects around one in seven people worldwide, making it more prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma and ranking as the seventh most disabling disease among all diseases." https://spinalresearch.com.au/new-meta-analysis-on-migrain/

Some good coronavirus news! https://www.huffingtonpost.ca//cold-coronavirus-symptoms-p

We are very excited to welcome the newest member of our team!! Can you guess who this mystery employee is? (Please don't give it away if you have been in and know the answer)

Helpful and interesting...

We are sad to announce that Olivia is moving on to a new and exciting opportunity. Her final shift in our office will be on Thursday, October 1st. We are going to miss her, but we wish her well in her new position!

Our great profession was started 125 years ago by a Canadian from Port Perry!

This study looked at the low back MRIs of 730 people between 20 and 30 years old with low back pain, and or pain down the leg. They found evidence lumbar disc degeneration in 58.6%!! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32879583/

It is becoming clear that regular healthy lifestyle habits improve the likelihood of a COVID 19 infection being mild. Take steps now to improve your overall health! You may be surprised by how much difference it can make. "One study found that for people with a BMI of 35 to 40, risk of death from COVID-19 increases by 40% and with a BMI over 40 by 90%, compared to those not living with obesity." (BMI is Body Mass Index. 30-40 is considered Obese and over 40 is Extremely Obese) https://www.gov.uk//excess-weight-can-increase-risk-of-ser

Always good advice!

"Irisin is called the exercise hormone colloquially because it's released during moderate aerobic endurance activity when your cardiorespiratory system is engaged and your muscles are exerted." (from Psychology Today) This study indicates that Irisin may make people less likely to have a severe COVID-19 infection. Why don't we hear this kind of important information from our government or media? https://www.sciencedirect.com//arti/pii/S0303720720302173

"Is it desirable to live in so much fear of one disease that every aspect of our lives is disrupted and other threats to our health are increased?" An important question and in interesting perspective from a former Manitoba chief provincial public health officer. https://www.cbc.ca//joel-kettner-opinion-covid-19-response

In this short video, Dr Fonti explains some of the precautions that we are taking to keep our patients safe during this pandemic. https://www.londonchiropractor.net/pandemic-precautions/