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Tritown Chiropractic Newsletter October 2008! 
Healthy Update!
Why are anti-oxidants good for me?
Anti-oxdants are molecules that prevent oxidation. Oxidation is a process in which substances are broken down, often to toxic substances known as free radicals. Free radicals cause damage to cells, and are thought to be involved in cancer formation and even aging of cells. Anti-oxidants remove these free radicals. Oxidative processes which can lead to free radical formation are excessive sun exposure, eating foods which have been fried, even sustained emotional stress. Having sufficient anti-oxidants in your diet can help to combat all these free radical formations. Foods which are very high in anti-oxidants are any brightly colored fruit or vegetable, especially things like blue berries. Also certain vitamins, such as vitamin C and vitamin E can serve as anti-oxidants.
Special Reports:
Spine surgery in the USA.
Spine surgery, most commonly for disc conditions, is done more frequently in the US than in any other country. And there is no evidence that we have a sicker population requiring spine surgery than other countries. In addition, there exists significant geographic variations in the rates of spine surgery. That is, the region of the country you live in may be the determining factor in whether you will or will not have spine surgery for a given condition like disc herniation. The actual incidence of back surgery has been increasing since the 1980s and specific surgical procedures like spinal fusion has tripled through the 1990s alone. This increase in surgical rates and significant geographic variation in surgical rates suggests that specific guidelines for appropriate back surgery are not being followed.
From Deyo, Trends and Variations in the Use of Spine Surgery. Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 2006.
Question of the month:
Why do I have to keep filling out paper work at my chiropractor’s office?
You probably are periodically asked to complete a pain drawing, a pain scale and/or a questionnaire during your sessions of care with your chiropractor. The pain drawing is a picture of a body from the front/side/back and you are asked to mark on the drawing where your pain is located. The pain scale usually asks you to rate the intensity of your pain on a 1 to 10 scale in which 0 = no pain at all. The questionnaires usually ask how your pain is affecting your ability to engage in activities of daily living, like getting dressed, traveling, lifting. These forms are used to measure your response to care and your progress of improvement. Research has clearly demonstrated that these paper forms (pain drawings, pain scales, and pain/function questionnaires) provide the most accurate determination of your response to treatment. So while the paper work may seem like a hassle, it provides your doctor with valuable information.
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