October 8, 2008 – Our Infamous Trigger Point Workshop

We had a great crowd for our now famous Trigger Point workshop that occurred last night!

Our office holds educational talks like this, because it is in our core values and mission statement to “educate and empower” our practice members to make better choices and to do simple things at home that can aid them to be more independent in their health!

Last night was no exception!  At the beginning of the talk, I explained the causes that bring most people into office, those being:

-TRAUMA – Can be MACRO trauma – like a car accident, bike accident, etc… or MICRO trauma – overuse injuries like Blackberry Thumb, mouse injuries using the computer, etc.

-THOUGHTS – Stress, need I say more?

-TOXINS – What you put in your body – if you put garbage into a gas tank, do you expect your car to run right?

That is why people come here……why do they come back?  Easy – life happens.  I told the audience how some people come in telling me they heard that “once you go to a chiropractor, you have to go for life!”  I always tell them that simply is not true, it is always a choice, and that is for them to make.

But I asked them, “If you workout and look fantastic, would you never exercise again, citing that you were done?”  Or you know what, I went to the dentist this year and they “fixed” my cavities, so now I am good the rest of my life?  Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it?  So why is chiropractic different – and we take care of your most valuable possession – your spine!  Here at our office, it is more than that, we take care of shoulders, knees, ankles, you name it – we have the training to help or to get you to the place that can help you.

After that – we got to the interactive part of the workshop.  Partnering up, myself and our special guest of the evening, Robin, one of our new awesome massage therapists, showed different techniques you can use on your own to help yourself or a loved one, either augment your care in the office, or as a healthy part of caring for yourself.

People were shocked to see how much you can feel in someone’s back.  That is one thing I absolutely love in my “job” – you can “feel” other people’s pain and they know you can feel it!

Using props like marbles, dried rice, and plastic bags, I led the patients through a exploration of each other’s back to explain what was in there.   You see, educating someone about what is in their body, helps them understand what is going on – and that gives them power to know what to do!

The best part of having their doctor there, and the massage therapist, is we were able to individualize, communicate, and educate their loved one or friend to help them the way they need to be helped.

Going over the contraindications for massage, we told people that it is not a great idea to massage someone who was experienced a significant injury and that they should use ice.  We explained why ice is the treatment of choice and the mechanism by which you can actually make yourself worse by using heat, as it brings more blood into an already congested area. 

We finished up the talk by educating them on when they need to get in here – when they need us, which they will.  Life is a process.  We are all in a state of constant degeneration.  Being under regular chiropractic care, helps retard that process and helps you heal quicker from injury. 

At King of Prussia Family Wellness, we help you identify predictable patterns of wear, educate you to help take care of yourself as much as possible, and get you back to your life quickly.

Check out our talks!  You can learn a great deal that is applicable to your life!

Until next time,

Dr. Brandie