We will be hosting 5 Ideal Protein Events in the next few months.

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Come visit us at the Ideal Protein Open House, call 253-862-1555 for more details:

• 1/24 @ 6PM
• 2/11 @ 10AM
• 2/22 @ 6PM
• 3/10 @ 10AM
• 3/20 @ 6PM

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Please call us at 253-862-1555 to reserve your seat. The seminar is only one hour long and gourmet samples will be served!

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What’s better than coffee and chiropractic?

Getting both at the same location!

Dr. Henschell is please to announce that the ground breaking has commenced and that we’re preparing to build and move to a new location. Not too far though, just around the corner.

Please take a minute and read the article in the Bonney Lake/Sumner Patch about our new location and information.

There’s good reason why our parents and teachers nagged us to “stop slouching, stand up straight and pull your shoulders back!”

Good posture is an important component of good health…while poor posture can negatively influence many health functions and conditions such as headaches, moods, spinal fractures, blood pressure, pulse rate, and lung capacity.

One of the most common forms of poor posture is Forward Head Posture (FHP). In today’s world, the incidence of FHP is growing due to many people having bad posture when using computers, video games, backpacks, and even trauma from things like car accidents.

Of particular concern is an alarming trend I’ve seen developing in teenagers where they purposely slouch their posture to look relaxed and “cool”. This is especially dangerous during the teenage years as the spine is still
developing and more vulnerable to the effects of poor posture. Parents, if your kids are doing this, nag them even more…it’s extremely serious!

If your head is not aligned directly on your neck, then your shoulders will be forced into a forward position, putting excess strain through the neck and upper back muscles. As your head posture moves forward, the muscles of your neck and upper back need to work harder to support the weight of your head.

Persistent FHP also puts compressive loads upon the vertebra of the upper spine. This is often associated with the development of an Upper Thoracic Hump, which, with age and decreasing bone density can evolve into Dowager Hump when the vertebra develop compression fractures.

A recent study also found this posture (known as a hyperkyphotic posture) was associated with a 1.44 greater rate of mortality in the older population.

How to tell if you have Forward Head Posture

If you have good posture your ear, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle should sit in vertical alignment. In other words, if you drop a plumb line from your ear it should pass through all those points. If you have a lot of forward head posture then the imaginary plumb line will fall in front of these points. It’s not uncommon to observe 30mm+ of anterior head placement in new patients. Would you be surprised that your neck and shoulders hurt if you had a 20 pound watermelon hanging around your neck? That’s what FHP is doing to you! Left uncorrected, FHP will continue to decline.

Chiropractic can be very effective in helping to identify and correct the effects of this all too common condition. If you have concerns, or know of someone who may be experiencing this, call us today!

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Fall is here, and as seasons change, so does your body. Old cells are sloughing off and new cells are being created. During this process sometimes our immune system is compromised and we may become sick. If your immune system is high, you have a greater chance of not becoming sick.

There are a number of supplements and measures you can take to support your immune system and fight off flu. Recent studies are showing the crucial role Vitamin D plays in immunity. If you are not receiving 25-30 minutes of direct sunlight exposure to your skin, you may be Vitamin D deficient (http://vitamindcouncil.org)

A balanced diet will provide much of other necessary vitamins. Vitamin C is just as easy to obtain in red peppers or broccoli as it is in a pill. Zinc, found in every cell of our body, is crucial for immune system function and healing. It can be found in many animal proteins, whole grains and nuts. The hardest thing to do may be avoiding sugar. It increases insulin which reduces some hormone production. This depresses your immune system, leaving you more vulnerable to illness.

Finally, prevent the flu from spreading. The virus enters your body through your mouth and nose. Cover your coughs and wash your hands frequently. Consider salt water rinses to prevent proliferation of the virus in your body. Drinking plenty of fluids will keep you hydrated and can help wash the virus into your stomach, where it can’t survive.

This technology allows us to measure precise changes in 6 key areas:

1. Weight Distribution
2. Areas of High Pressure
3. Body Balance
4. Mass Displacement
5. Phases of Gait
6. Gait Symmetry

Measuring these key areas, allows us to tailor treatment, and possible orthotics to help alleviate or even eliminate back pain.

Here is a video highlighting the way this technology works. If you’d like more information about Digital Orthotics, please click here to visit their website.

All information found here is courtesy of Digital Orthotics

Here are some photos from the event.

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Dr. Dean Sheldon to our clinic. He recently graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, IA and has returned to our great state. After spending some time at WSU pursing Veterinary medicine and playing sousaphone/tuba in the marching band, he lived in Switzerland for two years as a missionary for his church. While in Switzerland he experienced first-hand a more natural approach to healthcare, which transferred into a desire to learn more about the natural healing art of Chiropractic. He married his sweetheart Michelle and moved out to Iowa 6 days later. While there he attended chiropractic college and found great joy in helping people, especially young children. He, his wife, and his young daughter Kara moved back to Washington to pursue and internship with a Doctor in Tacoma, and after an exhaustive search he found the place he was meant to be, here at Henschell Chiropractic.

Bonney Lake, WA is a great place to live if you love playing sports, especially soccer. Children of all ages play soccer on the plateau. Soccer may be one of the most popular sports around the globe, but it is also has one of the highest incidence of trauma. Severe spinal cord injuries, disc herniation and fractures, and dislocations are among the acute injuries to the cervical spine in soccer.

In soccer, the neck absorbs a great amount of force during heading the ball. The speed of a soccer ball can travel up to 100 km/hr.

“Heading” of a soccer ball, defined as the intentional act of directing the soccer ball with the forehead, is an integral skill that soccer players must master in order to participate fully in their sport. In fact, soccer is the only sport where the flight path of the object projectile is skillfully and accurately altered with the forehead. The proper technique for heading the soccer ball, as it is taught to all soccer players, is to use only the forehead region, approximately an area between the eyebrows and hairline in the vertical dimension, and between the most forward portion of the temples in the horizontal dimension.

To head the ball with a good amount of power you’ll need to arch back and swing your head forward. Keep your shoulders leveled and perpendicular to your aim. Contact should be made with the center of the forehead. There are several different ways that you can head the ball.

Diving header:

In this technique, you must propel your entire body in the path of the ball. Your arms have to be stretched forward for protection on landing.

Glancing header:

When executing a glancing header, you must turn your head in direction of your aim. This motion redirects the oncoming ball.

Flick header:

On flick headers, you are actually making contact with the back of your head. As you arch backward, you direct the ball backwards. This technique is often used by midfielders who have their back towards the opponent’s goal.

The maximum force applied to the head can be calculated as approximately 2,000 Newtons which is about 450 pounds for each heading of the ball. Some studies have shown that heading the ball can potentially damage the brain. Degeneration of the cervical spine in soccer players is 10-20 years earlier than the normal population. The pathologies found in the cervical spines of some soccer players may include disc protrusion, loss of cervical curve, spinal cord damage and osteophytes in the cervical canal.

Playing soccer may decrease a person’s range of motion in the cervical spine over a period of time. The head of the soccer player should be held quite rigid at impact to absorb the force of the ball and prevent jarring at the neck. This will decrease the risk of rotational acceleration of the head in respect to the body and also the risk of damaging the brain and cervical spine. The degenerative cervical spine in soccer players caused by heading the ball can increase with age and maybe irreversible.

It would be beneficial if your child is properly trained on heading the ball and also having their extensor muscles strengthened to prevent early degenerative changes to your child’s cervical spine.

Martin R Henschell DC

Bachelor of Science, Biology and Physical Education, Mayville State University, 1995
Doctor of Chiropractic, Life West Chiropractic College, 1998

Dr. Martin Henschell has been an active member of the Bonney Lake community and has sponsored several childrens sports organizations including soccer. Dr. Henschell’s love for sports and the safety of the children are his number one priority.

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This week, Henschell Chiropractic PS has a great ad in the Bonney Lake and Enumclaw Courier Heralds.

As part of our ongoing education for our patients and community, we wanted to out this out for all to see. It’s important for individuals and families alike to know all the facts about vaccination, and help them make the right informed decisions.

So look us up in the Hearlds’ then call us for an appointment, or if you have any questions and want more information.