tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186769852012-02-18T07:41:33.161-04:00This blog provides interesting and helpful, and sometimes entertaining details on health and science issues. You will also find information about the practice of "The Town Chiropractor", Dr. Erik Klein. If there are any questions, please email Dr. Erik or give him a call at one of the stated numbers.The Town Chiropractorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804086744993778243noreply@blogger.comBlogger971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18676985.post-77008050279125094632010-07-19T22:43:00.002-03:002010-07-19T22:48:33.936-03:00

This is week seven's map. We have results for everyone except for the All Cool Girls...The Global Trotters and Vogue Optical are pushing forward to the finish...remember, out of the teams that finish, one will win the Chiro Cup as Hampton's most enthusiastic activity group. Also for our winners who are:Business:1. Dr. VA Snow Centre2. Hampton RCMP3. Reid's AccountingFamily/Friend:1. Bonney

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Dr. Erik will be working in the medical poly-clinic at the World Junior Athletics Championships while they are held in Moncton. It is an honour to be able to provide care and service to these dedicated athletes as we are able to provide for optimum function as they strive for their best. Our clinic has been able to participate in many amateur sporting events including the 2009 Canada Games,

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We chiro's attempt to best practice what we preach. On Sunday, June 27, Dr. Kelly VanSlyke and myself along with some friends did what was (for myself and most of us) our first triathlon. Honestly, it was entry level, with a 300m swim, a 10k bike ride (actually around 12, but whose counting!), and a 3k run.It was a lot of fun, and a very healthy environment for new athletes participating in this

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Business Division:1. Dr. Snow Centre 2236.26km2. Reids Accounting 1829.14km3. RCMP 1807.77km4. Debbie and the Utter Fellas 1388.42km5. Global Trotters 1209km6. Vogue Optical 1160.27km7. All Cool Girls 1108.49kmFamily/Friend Division1. Bonny Walkers 1759.80km2. Linda Hodgins and family 1745.77km3. Tanya McCarthy's team 1709.45km4. Wildcards team 1618.61km5. Spirited Sprinters 1604.25km6. Alicia

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Here is a snippet of what certain unique activities will provide in steps:Football game 6-8000 steps20K bike ride 15,000mowing 1/2 acre 4000softball game 4000football practice 4000doing a full clean of a house 10,000busy day in a chiro clinic (just clinic hours) 14,000

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The results were delayed and we didn't produce a map this week due to some logistical issues but here we are...we hope to have a map for Wednesday. The Dr. Snow Centre is above Bouctouche!Business division:1. Snow Centre 1649.36 (above Bouctouche)2. Reid's Accounting 1284.38km (Pictou County)3. RCMP 1280.95km (Pictou County)4. Debbie and the Utter fellas 1045.84km (annapolis valley)5. Global

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Here is the week two map. As you can see, we have teams straddling all of Nova Scotia at this point with the Dr. VA Snow Centre almost over to Digby. Business Division: 1. Dr. V.A. Snow 1077km2. RCMP 802.07km3. Reid's Accounting 764.30km4. Debbie and Utter Fellas 631.01km (up one ranking)5. Global Trotters 560.75km6. Vogue Optical 521.47km7. All Cool Girls 492.85km Family/Friends 1. Tanya

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Here is the week one map. The divisions are clarified separately by colour. The race started on May 24 at Ft. Louisbourg and as people can see the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre is out ahead past Antigonish, however overall the Friend/Family division is clearing the business division.The steps/km's are as follows:Business:1. Dr. VA Snow 553, 702/ 498.3km2. RCMP 478,568/430.71km3. Reid's Accounting 358,383/

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Get your active wear on, and your pedometer and get out and wrack up your steps. Remember, it is not just about pure walking after work for example, but it is about movement all throughout the day. Whether it is parking at the back of the parking lot for groceries, or doing jumping jacks in your cubicle, its all good!Remember though, that for your activity to count your pedometer must be on you.

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We are currently accepting entries for a limited number of 5 person teams for our Second Annual Hampton Walkathon.This year we will be starting on Monday, May 17. What is it? Teams of five, will record their overall general activity on pedometers starting on May 17th. We convert these steps into meters or kilometers and each team progresses along a predetermined route (figuratively of course)

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Eric Tillman, successful GM of the Saskatchewan Roughriders recently pleaded guilty to sexual assault of his 16 year old babysitter. As a result, Mr. Tillman was forced to resign as GM after leading the Roughriders to two Grey Cup trips in three years. The defence's story is that Mr. Tillman was hopped up on pain killers and muscle relaxants as a result of back pain, causing him to act "

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Here is a study out of the United States that sheds a little more light on the neurological effect of Chiropractic care. The study authors took a group of people with neck pain AND dizziness OR balance issues treated underlying biomechanical issues in the involved regions with chiro care and found that there was a statistically significant improvement in balance, dizziness, and pain...depending

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Here is a good article where a Toronto neurosurgeon takes issue with Don Cherry's view of Sock'em Kill'em hockey. I for one have seen many many so called "clean" hits where an elbow is unceremoniously deposited to the chin causing severe rotation and extension to the neck. Beyond the actual concussion which often results in the brain itself slamming against the front and back of the skull like

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This poor little guy was injured somehow travelling between the location of his birth and where he was going to be raised. He was being transported in a trailer and even though there were no serious incidents on the road, he emerged looking like this. Apparently he does not seem to be in any pain, but vets obviously will take xrays and evaluate the stability of the misalignment. This case

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The First Annual 2009 Hampton Walkathon Sponsored by The Town Chiropractor took place this summer. Twelve teams started walking from a point in Montreal back to Hampton starting on July 1, 2009. After just under four weeks of walking (using pedometers to measure activity), the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre had walked the equivalent of 927km back to Hampton! For their winning time they received a donation

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I think the most satisfying conditions to treat in my practice are headaches. Routinely, women especially suffer from debilitating headaches that can strongly affect their lives. The typical route involves popping tylenol or Advil and some rest. If it goes on long enough a trip to the neurologist occurs resulting in a change in medication that often will assist with some symptoms but the

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This has been a very busy summer season. With the walkathon going on for the last six weeks, plus travel, a very busy summer clinical commitment, I am getting ready to head to the Canada Games in PEI this weekend.I will be treating elite juvenile athletes from across Canada for injuries and issues relating to performance. The most interesting aspect of this is, while I do treat athletes every

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Here are the week 7 walkathon numbers. I have been impressed how people are plogging along through intense heat, vacations, and fatigue to ensure they finish what they started. With no dropouts, I am truly impressed at the tenacity of the group who came aboard to see what they could do. Congratulations to everyone. We should be completed by next week!The finish line is 927kmFor exact numbers,

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Here is the listing for week 6. Week 7 will see the majority of the teams make it home.

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Hi folks,Unfortunately, I won't be able to accurately post a map this week as I am on vacation in Newfoundland and while I thought I could access my email, I will not be able to be. If team captains would be able to re-email their results to primetime_ek@hotmail.com, I can access that account and I could at least post the list of results to see which teams came home last week and which ones are

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Here is our map for wk 5. Three teams are in, Dr. VA Snow (from last week), and both Holly's teams...anything can happen in the chase pack where most teams should come in relatively soon. Keep it up, I am very impressed and proud that people are pushing forward.

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I am sorry about the rough quality of this, but it has been an intense week so I am putting up a very rough map that I took a photo of! We will have a better one set up on Monday, plus I'll likely have the next weeks up much quicker. Teams will all be coming in soon. Looking forward to it...Have an active weekend.

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Here is a 2007 article indicating that chiropractic care saves money over time due to lack of utilization of higher cost acute care when managing longer term biomechanical issues (aka most structural and functional issues we face with the human frame).The paper here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17509435 Just one note...there is a lack of randomization in the patient groups, so there are

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While not by a whole lot, the average number of steps for this week was up by just over 200 steps per person per day for a total average increase of 1.4% Congratulations, keep it up!

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Here is the map and the results for the period finishing Sunday, July 19. There have been some movements and obvious breakaways by the top three teams. However, the rest of the pack is VERY close together, and anyone can move up quickly with just a little effort. We even have two teams within 110m of each other after 19 days of activity! Amazing. Keep it up, people are doing very well.Click on

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Here is a CNN video report on a case in South Caroline where a single working mother had to work so much that her child ended up weighing 555 lbs. She was arrested for willfull negligence. It is a very interesting concept that usually pertains to parents being responsible for children....these arguments usually arise with regards to criminal behaviour but evidently there is not much in the way of

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Here is the wk 2 map....Have fun folks...lots of movement for sure! Love to see it.- click on photo to see finer details.

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Hi folks..The map will be up tonight because we got a bit held up, but here are the actual results. Steps are reported and change in rank is in parenthesis.1. Dr. V.A. Snow Centre 1368159 (-)2. Holly's #2 1119693 (-)3. Holly's #1 1089577 (-)4. Hampton United Church Choir 834648 (+1)5. Alisha Hodgin 774099 (-1)6. Rotary 1 753310 (-)7. Linda Hodgin 712304 (+2)8. Hicks and Harrison's 710435 (+4)9.

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Here is an article printed today in the Kings Co. Record by Terrance McEachern. Not the greatest picture in the world, but my wife still loves me! SUSSEX - A Hampton chiropractor is going to give $500 to a non-profit organization on behalf of the first local group to walk from Montreal to Hampton.Participants are not actually expected to travel to Hampton from Montreal, but they do need to

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The activity numbers for the Hampton Walkathon are up, and way up...but I can't release them until all of the figures are in. We're waiting for three teams...typically this means each team is being held up by one or two members...so light a fire folks so we can show people how far along they are. We have significant movement though..one team moved up four rankings!

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A fellow on facebook brought up a good point on my post regarding swearing and pain tolerance. He wondered if it was a similar effect when high intensity athletes vocalize during a particular activity. Martial artists and female tennis players come to mind.Here was an article that I dragged up that best described why people likely participate in this effect.http://www.healthline.com/blogs/

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A new study out in the Neuroscience journal NeuroReport in the UK found that swearing may temporarily relieve pain.The article is found here: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090713/swearing_pain_090713/20090713?hub=TopStoriesAs soon as I saw this headline I knew what the reasoning was. When you swear, you tend to do it at a relatively higher intensity than when you speak

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Apparently a poll was taken (is there ever an issue that never has a poll), to see whether Americans would look down on Obama because he is struggling with his smoking habit. I believe that Obama is being held up much higher for many fewer reasons than previous Presidents so obviously he is expected to be perfect. Take for example the photo of him at the beach with his girls and his shirt was

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Here is an article that was found in the Globe today. This physician, Dr. Coopersmith is taking a lot of flack for sueing Air Canada for being asked to assist a woman who was having a panic attack. Here's the article:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2009/07/10/montreal-doctor010.html#socialcommentsOn the surface, it does seem like he was being unreasonable, as complaining as a doctor for

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Here is an article in Time magazine that discusses the problem of obesity in the southern United States.http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1909406,00.html?cnn=yesMississippi (how could you ever spell it wrong), has been the "grandest" state for the past five years. The reason posted in the article is that they have a poverty rate of 21%, thus reaching for calorie dense foods...

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Here are the initial results of the first week of walking during the First Annual Hampton walkathon by the Town Chiropractor. The rankings are as follows:1. Dr. V.A. Snow Centre: 145.50km2. Holly’s Restaurant team #2: 145.07km3. Holly’s Restaurant team #1: 136.88km4. Alisha Hodgin’s team: 105.33km5. Hampton United Church Choir: 99.91km6. Rotary team #1: 90.65km7. Scotiabank: 79.44km8. Bonny

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Dr. Erik Klein has been scheduled to work in the host medical clinic at the Canada Games in August in PEI. This will be an exciting opportunity to work with high level athletes as they reach to maximize performance and potential. As I relayed in an earlier post, my practice involves a comprehensive and integrative formula that works extremely well for athletes. This will be my first major games

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A study was done to assess the epidemiology of three modern Asian countries with regards to the epidemiology (statistical assessment) of back pain. I had been wondering whether the prominence of hard futons in Japanese living (of which I participated in 1999-2000) might make a difference in levels. You see, the standard Japanese living arrangement involves taking a futon and sleeping on it on

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I am continuously getting word of people going well beyond their expected activity levels because of the walkathon. People only at 8000 steps in one day taking the dog for a walk etc. where they otherwise wouldn't have. That is exceptional and very exciting. We are also getting reports of people with 20,000 steps a day. That could put the finish just past July...WOW! On other, more technical

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Happy Canada Day,The First Annual Hampton Walkathon starts today and we have 12 teams ready to walk the cumulative distance from Montreal to Hampton. It is going to be a lot of fun with a pure vision to wellness.The teams involved are:Rotary team 1Rotary team 2Holly's Restaurant team 1Holly's Restaurant team 2Town of HamptonDr. V.A. Snow CentreScotiabank HamptonLinda Hodgin's teamAlisha Hodgin's

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The Hampton Walkathon continues to shoot along as we come towards our July 1 start. The pedometers are in, and teams are joining up. I am putting together maps and organizing the system so that we can flawlessly post where people are going to be and when. It should be a lot of fun.So far teams include local businesses, government, non-profit groups, and private folks. Things are coming along

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For decades, unofficially, chiropractors have been serving the athletic population at sporting events, due to the immense success in treating specific types of injuries. Throughout the 1980s and on, including the 1981 Canada Games, Chiropractic gained official status with various national sporting associations due to the demands of the athletes they represented. Chiropractic broke into the

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Starting July 1st, The Town Chiropractor is challenging folks in Hampton to participate in an active summer. The challenge includes teams of five walking, running, cycling, dancing, or yard puttering etc. the distance from Montreal to Hampton (exactly from Place des Arts to the John Peters Humphrey Memorial) a distance of 577.39 miles or 929.22km.The first team to achieve the culmulative distance

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People constantly ask about imaging, specialty visits and so on for problems that are treated by primary contact professions routinely. I am consistently asked about wanting MRIs for back problems and disc injuries and so on. I tell them that approximately 1/2500 cases will be changed with the results of MRI or CT results. It is extremely costly to the healthcare system, and is unnecessary

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I am very proud to say that my alma mater, McGill University in Montreal will be housing one of Canada's Chiropractic research chairs in rehabilitative medicine. We are gaining these chairs through the great support, both financial and otherwise, of individuals both in and outside of our great profession. I graduated with a B.Sc. in Anatomy and Cell Biology from McGill in 1999, and I am very

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For a long time I've been meaning to take a good strong look at all of the studies and review the evidence surrounding what is being touted as a miracle drug. I am just using this blog post to put up a new study from a foundation stating that supplementation should be increased from 1000 to 2000IU per day. There are numerous studies of varying quality out there that indicate that numerous

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Here is a repost with added information....A new paper out determined that it was much more effective to treat depression and chronic pain concurrently. I have always noted this as per my blog posting in late 2008.... chronic pain management must include neurological assessment and pain processing assessment.the new paper is here: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090526/pain

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One of these redheads is my wife...guess which one was in Run Lola Run. Hint: this photo was immediately taken after I told her she was turning out to be just like her mother!

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Here are some photos from my trip to Cuba...I couldn't help myself from a dysfunctional lost soul. I couldn't imagine a better place then on a beautiful oceanside to work some magic. Better then a stuffy office in a snowstorm in New Brunswick. After I was done I was asked to work on a guys shoulder but I did turn that one down...one patient per trip! For the Chiros out there....side posture on a

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The original intention of the previous blog was to state that a large scale "unscientific" study was undertaken by Consumer Reports rating treatments for back pain.Chiropractic had the highest rate of patient satisfaction for outcomes and experience. Physiotherapy was second, massage/acupuncture alone was a distant third....general medical and specialist care was rated well below 40%. While

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I subscribe to Consumer Reports and I get a lot of great information of cars, televisions, etc. Actually I was very happy to see that they rated the 2003-2005 Toyota Echo as the best value used car available....I happily drive one. I found it interesting that in my hockey locker room a few months back I heard a discussion from a fellow player who said that because I was driving a sub compact

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I found out today that people don't like being told that their insurance had expired and they have an outstanding account of $750. Even if its April fools day..My wife keeps telling me that I should keep my trap shut...I agree!

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I recently returned from the part 2 AFCI Acupuncture course for professionals (primarily DCs and PTs) that was held in Winnipeg in March. It was an exceptional course and I learned a tremendous amount that I put to use immediately with my first set of patients the day I came back. For example, some hand points that I used that has restored a lot of the movement and strength in a severly sensitive

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We celebrated Earth Hour yesterday with some friends having food and drink over a kerosene lantern. It reminded us of the days of our childhood, simpler times...while most of us embrace technology, there is in my belief, an overindulgence. I have echewed the Blackberry to most people's surprise...how in God's green earth can I get by without one....well I hire people to do that kind of work. If I

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We're moving our St. George office. I have taken a fairly agressive approach to building my practice and that has entailed a high amount of risk in order to be able to serve more people. My business plan included operating in small communities and you have to be flexible to do that. In this time or recession a lot of people get scared and they sit pat, lay people off, shed equity...thinking

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Here is some more technical biographical information for your perusal.Education:Doctor of Chiropractic: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College; Toronto, ON 2004B.Sc. in Anatomy and Cell Biology: McGill University; Montreal, Qc 2000Professional Memberships:New Brunswick Chiropractors Association: 2004-presentContinuing Education Committee Member (NBCA): 2007-presentCMCC Continuing Education Review

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Continuing education is an important aspect of any professional license. In my practice, continuing education goes beyond merely satisfying bylaws, but being able to expand my ability to heal and benefit the people who seek me out for their care.Here is a listing of the continuing education courses I have taken over the past few years and ones I am scheduled for (I have not included minor extra

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Craig Wilson, a friend of mine, and lawyer with Cox and Palmer along with his father, former Auditor General of New Brunswick Darryl Wilson, are close to completing a very interesting task: running every km of street in the City of Saint John. It started off in a very innocent conversation, where they somehow decided it would be great to run every street in Saint John going from St. Martins to

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The connection between Major Depressive Disorders and chronic pain processing.This very interesting study published by a team in the department of psychiatry at the University of California (click on the title link for the actual paper), had interesting findings regarding how pain is processed by different peope. It was found that people who have a diagnosed case of major depressive disorder

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A pilot project run in BC found that one way to improve wait times was to pay hospitals more money based on an efficiency system. While this is a great idea to move from a contingency fee system to a performance-based system it unfortunately is sad that hospital administrators themselves do not necessarily feel motivated to improve wait times unless paid to do it.One of the ways they did this

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Follow the link for a great article on how exercise balls are being studied and used in real classroom scenarios to encourage more focussed learning and the burning of calories in the classroom. The gyst of the article and others I've reviewed found that they can increase clarity by encouraging non-distracting fidgiting (to other students at least...teachers are SOL), and help to burn

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In July 2008 a bunch of us went to Grand Junction, Colorado and Moab, Utah to celebrate the marriage of a good friend of ours, Jamie Brown. I apologize for the photo quality...for some reason my computer likes to produce them smaller and they aren't that great when expanded. I am not that technical unfortunately.The landscapes of the south western US was very fascinating and unlike anything I had

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This is just an addition to my previous post. Something I have known for a long time on how to live longer. At this time, the only way to scientifically enhance longevity is through caloric restriction. This generally means reducing caloric intake by approximately 35-40%, but maintaining adequate nutrition. This makes sense, as so much cancer and heart disease is triggered by modifiations in our

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A new study in the Journal "Happiness studies" has found that people who report higher levels of happiness in their lives will actually live longer. The study found that "the strongest effect on longevity was found among a group of US nuns followed through their adult life -- perhaps reflecting the feel-good factor from belonging to a close-knit stress-free community with a sense of purpose."

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Often people go for years through a homogenous set of providers, often two or three times without ever seeing a chiropractor. You do physio for two years, massage for a few sessions, surgical consults more than once without having a surgical case, and you're still stuck looking for answers. You have been referred to a "learn to live with it" pain management clinic. Now, I'm not knocking it,

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There are loads of jobs out there that cause problems. Actually, very few jobs or occupations don't cause some sort of tissue strain, but how its managed and distributed is the most important factor. Some folks, like packing fish in Blacks Harbour, or standing on the line at Moosehead will undoubtably bear an increased burden because if you're doing a small selection of actions, with few

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Merab and I are in St. John's, NL for the wedding of Merab's sister at left. Unfortunately I don't currently have a photo of her fiance, or husband in 40 minutes. This Robyn and her daughter Chloe. She also has a son Mitchel, 4. Merab and I love coming to Newfoundland. It's like a second home to usThis is a view at Gros Morne National Park. A spectacular spot. I recommend everyone make a

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My dogs Chiro and Nikko got in a tussel with a porcupine on Thursday night. NOTE: THIS IS NOT MY DOG TO THE LEFT...its just a picture of a very unfortunate pooch. Nikko, a white lab, got quilled in his snout, whereas Chiro (seen below) had quills in her paws, left thigh, and worst of all, on her chest. Nikko dutifully sat there as I removed the quills from her face without much of a stir...very

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The safety of all popular treatments for common conditions is paramount to any care plan. A recent paper published in the journal Spine found here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18204390?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSumanalyzed the rate of vascular insufficiency injuries in populations who present to a chiropractor or to their family

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In the olden days, medical doctors thought virtually all of back pain was caused by disc disease, physiotherapists thought it was all muscle, and chiropractors thought it was skeletal in nature. Nowadays most professionals accept a more heterogenous tissue causation but still often have trouble pointing to the culprit.A recent study found here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12642766?dopt=

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On Friday, July 18th, 2008 I will be embarking on a great trip to the town of Moab, Utah to celebrate with some very close friends, the ending of bachelordom for Jamie Brown. I haven't ventured to the American southwest before so I am really looking forward to this. Coming along will be myself of course, Jamie Brown a certified Internal Medicine Specialist from UofT who is specializing

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It is a wonderful opportunity to welcome Bill Breuer, a successful and pioneering therapeutic hypnotherapist to our team in Charlotte County. Along with other credentials, he is a hypnotherapist and holistic counsellor.Bill Breuer, DC, CH, CI, FAPHPA pioneer in holistic healthcare, beginning in the 1970's he is former director and intake diagnostician of one of the oldest and largest holistic,

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Here are some images taking by my good friend and colleague Dr. Katie Sloma in Middleton, NS. While students, we volunteered to be immortalized in a textbook : The principles and practice of Chiropractic, by Dr. Scott Halderman...a chiropractor and an MD neurologist. My wife makes fun of my chops in these photos.

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There is a really common misunderstanding with regards to pain due to whiplash, often associated with motor vehicle accidents. People get diagnosed, often incorrectly, with muscle strain this, pulled muscle that, when in actuality the pain is coming from the joints in their neck. Endless rounds of TENS and ultrasound at your neighbourhood clinic will do little to relieve this problem and will

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Here is a study that says that chiropractic adjusting to arthritic spinal joints is better than using heat along for arthritic problems, one of the most commonly recommended treatments. See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16461169?ordinalpos=9&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum if you want to pick through it. Heat, antiinflammatories, and exercise are most

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I have seen an alarming pattern over the past six to eight months. I have loads of patients who are presenting with what may seem like shoulder problems, but the pain is actually coming fromt the neck. The problem is, these folks are suffering for years and their other providers are not taking a closer look to see the actual problems. It is a major problem in a system based on cookie cutter

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Admittedly, chiropractic has been behind the times when it comes to producing high quality research. Its slowly moving forward as chiropractors are adding research Ph.D's to their resume's along with other clinical MD degrees and others allowing for greater access to funding (this stuff is mega expensive) etc. We have a chiropractic research fellow at the University of Calgary and at UofT. I

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This blog has not been active for the past year, because I have been putting more information on my facebook site for "The Town Chiropractor and Integrative Care Centres". Which can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7234189179 . Please feel free to join and discuss any issues that you like.I will be transferrring much of the material over to this blog after awhile.

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Practicing in rural regions mean I see a lot of people who work in the labour field with varying degrees. Whether it involves 16 hour days on a fishing boat east of Grand Manan, or building a home in Hampton people are constantly seeing me regarding these problems.When you use your body, you will contort it in many ways, and many forces will be applied to your spine and soft tissues everytime to

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I spent six months of my twelve month internship at the Sherbourne Health Centre, which is an inner city Toronto public health centre heavily utilized by the HIV/AIDS population of Toronto. This gave me tremendous insight into these wonderful people's lives and a deep appreciation of the often overwhelming, and wildly ignorant stigma, that these people often face daily. Steven Lewis, the

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This is a funny cartoon that I have seen in the past. I did not draw this, nor do I even know who did or where it came from. I just think that its funny.Enjoy

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Of course, I see a lot of patients with back pain. Back and spinal pain in general is one of the largest drains on the economic system due to chronic and high spread work absenteeism. Actually, back pain is the second most commonly cited reason for missing work behind mental disorders, ie. stress. It is also the second most commonly cited reason for visiting a GPs office behind upper

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Since my wife has been sick as a dog over the past few days I thought I would write about a common supplement that I get asked consistently about its effects on the common cold.Echinacea has long been touted to, at the very least, ward off colds in their early stages. I decided to review some of the more recent and better developed studies on this subject.Echinacea is a genus consisting of nine

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Spinal manipulation is one of the most heavily researched topics in the conservative treatment of spinal and pelvic pain. No fewer than 160 randomized-controlled trials and clinical trials are found in the indexed, peer-reviewed literature on this subject. Conclusions, based on metanalysis' (scientific summaries of research papers) on the effectiveness of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) alone

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The purpose of using spinal manipulation or adjusting is to promote increased motion into the vertebrae of the spine that are not moving as they should. The term "out of line" is often used to identify such spinal lesions. These vertebrae are not "dislocated", nor "stuck out of place", however they do not move alongside the vertebrae above and below as they should, which causes local and

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Many studies in animals and humans have demonstrated that acpuncture can cause multiple biological responses. These responses can occur locally, ie., at or close to the site of application, or at a distance, mediated mainly by sensory neurons (nerves) to many structures within the central nervous system. This can lead to the activation of neurological pathways affecting various physiological

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A recent case from the Seattle-Tacoma region has hit the press recently that is really stirring up some very serious ethical issues. The case regards the modification of a human beings very structural self as, in my opinion, a matter of convenience for the care givers...in this case the parents.Essentially the parents and their physicians are embarking on a case to stunt the growth of a nine year

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Scientists have been attempting to identify and link causitive factors to heart disease for years. The old stalwarts of fatty foods, lack of exercise, smoking (which hardens the arteries), genetics et. al, have been commonly accepted, but how does one quantitatively, or objectively measure risk, and/or progress in fighting the battle against heart disease. A recent paper in the "Lancet", a

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Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is one of those disorders that encompasses a load of symptoms with few definable borders. Is it pre-parkinsons? Nervous twitches? Benign tremours? A recent article in the Globe and mail, reporting on a study discusses that perhaps this is a diagnosis that actually represents symptoms from more ominous disorders.http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM

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There has been a lot of discussion over whether or not anatomical or functional leg length differences can impact ones biomechanical structure enough to cause pain. The body has a remarkable ability to adapt, yet it seems that in lengths under 20mm, which previously had been thought by most to not be significant, it seems that the addition of a heel lift to level the pelvis and take the load off

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Dr. Erik Klein 

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A recent paper published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiologic Therapeutics recently found that on retrospective study of insurance claims, the addition of chiropractic care as a part of the insurance plan led to a reduction in rates of advanced or tertiary medical care (read expensive). In many cost analysis of other forms of care compared to medical care, the costs associated with

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Here's an interesting/basic article regarding multivitamins posted to the Canada News wire. Essentially it provides an overview of why its good to take a daily multivitamin. Most adults truly do not need a multivitamin, however especially in the older population where diet and appetite become an issue, it becomes more important. Further though, the body is much like a resevoir where some

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From the BBC World Service- LondonMy father only found out he had prostate cancer because he has a nagging wife.With no obvious symptoms, and doctors who dismissed his initial approach for a test, he could easily have left it until it was too late.Siobhan Toman with her dad EdwardSiobhan Toman's father Edward put initial symptoms down to 'too much beer'In 2003 while on holiday in Australia, my

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My name is Dr. Erik Klein. I am a Chiropractor living and practicing in Hampton, NB, Canada, and in Grand Manan, NB. Further, I am the anatomical sciences instructor at the ICT Schools institution in Saint John, NB. This is our local school of massage therapy.I am married to a beauiful woman, Merab Klein. She is originally from Portugal Cove, NL (suburb of St. John's). Away I go....

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What my goal is with this blog is to create a source of health care information that otherwise may not be available in the maintstream media. I would like to bring a point of view to healthcare, and allow the lay person to learn as much as possible in an easy to read, and informal format.Take care,Dr. Erik Klein

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