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Dr. Seth Hosmer is the founder and owner of Health & Performance Chiropractic, and has been working with endurance athletes for over 10 years. (more about Seth)

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Chiropractic and Sports

Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about Thomas Jones, NY Jets running back. He has had an impressively long career, which he attributes to bring proactive with his healthcare, including regular visits to his Chiropractor. The article is here.

Other well-known NFL players including Jerry Rice have opinions about Chiropractic Healthcare:

Athletes of all types, as well as the everyday athlete, can benefit from Chiropractic Healthcare. Call us to schedule your visit today at 503.227.2279, and we'll help you get back to feeling your best.

MedicFusion

Many of you have already received a registration email for MedicFusion from HPC, so I wanted to provide a few more details about MedicFusion, and how we are using it. MedicFusion is going to replace a few stand-alone products that we use for online appointment scheduling and record keeping, so we are transitioning all of our patient records into that system. As part of that transition, all existing patient records are being moved into the new program.

Registration with MedicFusion is relatively quick and painless:

1. You will receive an email from us linking to your MedicFusion account.

2. A separate email will list your PIN number that is required to register on the site

3. Once you have registered, you will receive one last email asking you to click a link to confirm your account.

If you have any questions or need help, please call us at 503.227.2279

You may have also noticed that the email was from Hosmer Chiropractic Health. We have a few more changes in the works to provide better service for our patients, more details soon!

Chiropractic

Health & Performance Chiropractic. I frequently write about Health...and Performance, but it has been a while since I've written anything specifically Chiropractic. If you ask 10 people what Chiropractic is, you'd probably get 10 different answers. This reflects the fact that Chiropractic is a diverse profession, and each Chiropractor has their own way that they practice and the type of patients that they work with. This link brings you to a nice summary of Chiropractic healthcare.

In my practice, most people seek care because they are having pain, such as:

Neck and Back Pain
Pain after a sports injury
Motor Vehicle Accident
Dealing with old injuries that were not properly treated
Aches and pains associated with work (sitting, repetitive use, etc)

Chiropractic is uniquely suited to treat these types of conditions because Chiropractors are specialists in musculoskeletal conditions.

Treatment for musculoskeletal conditions typically utilizes Chiropractic Adjustments, Massage, and rehab. Patients are typically given home care programs as well (stretching, strengthening, etc).

When your body hurts, it is time to visit HPC. We can:

Diagnose your condition
Give you treatment options, and explain what is likely to help the most
Provide treatment
Teach you how to stay pain free

Think

The thought for the day is:
Do Something That Moves You Forward.
(now)

Body Heal Thyself: Cancer

Cancer is a scary disease. Just about everybody you talk to has had a family member, friend, co-worker or even personally suffered from cancer. There has been intense research on this disease, and an interesting result has emerged: sometimes the body heals cancer all by itself. An article from the New York Time s highlights the facts.

I have read another article in the recent past (though I can't remember where or the author) that stated that most people have cancer at least 6 times in their lives, and the majority of those cases self-resolve. A large number also do not self-resolve, based on cancer statistics. I am certainly not advocating that anybody forgo recommended screenings. Instead, I just wanted to call attention to an article that was interesting and hopeful.

No doubt there will be more research into those cases that do spontaneously resolve, with a goal of teasing out the variables that seem to facilitate endogenous extermination of cancer.

Labels: health

Things that Work

This is a new feature that I will do as the mood strikes, "Things That Work". The goal is to highlight just about anything that I feel is worthy of mention and additional attention. It could be a workout, treatment technique, product, just about anything. For my inaugural post, I will draw inspiration from recent workouts and choose Hammer Nutrition's Perpetuem:

First, full disclosure. The HPC Racing Team is sponsored by Hammer Nutrition, and HPC also sells Hammer Products in the clinic. That being said, the reason we carry and race with their products is because:

They work
They are "clean" (no simple sugar, junk ingredients, etc)
Hammer does a lot to support athletes

There are many choices out there for endurance fuels and sports nutrition that we could seek to partner with, but we use Hammer because quite simply we feel that they are the best products for both our Health and Performance.

Back to Perpetuem: though the original flavor is still available, it never agreed with my stomach...it does have its devoted fans though, so don't write it off if you haven't tried it. The new (as of 2009) Caffe Latte flavor is fantastic and also has a bit of caffeine as well (25 mg per 2 scoops). I would even go so far as to say that it actually tastes good, which is no small feat for a sports drink that has protein in it.

Perpetuem is my fuel of choice for long base rides because it provides consistent energy, and is very easy. Recently I have also been carrying other things with me "just in case" (flask of hammer gel) but I haven't needed it yet in several rides in the 4-5h range.

My favorite application is to put 2.5 - 3 scoops (depending on when my last real meal was) in each of 3 bottles, and head out for the ride. I usually also take 2 endurolytes per hour in the winter as well. I have had conversations with other athletes about this flavor and we all agreed that Perpetuem tastes best when mixed heavy in a concentrate bottle. If you do 2 scoops in a regular bottle, the flavor isn't quite concentrated enough IMO. Try 3-4+ per bottle, and drink water or HEED (1/2 strength or so) in another bottle.

Hammer has plenty of great information on their web site including product usage, etc, so check them out. We are also happy to talk to you about the products either at the clinic or at races (look for the orange HPC tent, and we usually have Hammer Samples).

Labels: things that work

Clavicle - Its a Wrap

Feels like it is finally time to put this one to sleep, but I thought I'd do one last update on the clavicle and how the healing process is going. This is how things look 2.5 weeks past surgery:

Overall, I'd say that things feel great and I am happy with my choice to have surgery rather than take the "wait and see" approach on this one. I still feel a bit of restriction in the shoulder joint from the lack of use all those months, but it is minor. I am back to doing all of my regular activities with no pain including Kettlebells and Yoga today. It feels good to be Back.

I've gotten a few common questions along the way, and this being my third clavicle fracture, maybe I'll write some sort of article about clavicle fractures...especially since this injury is so common for cyclists. Maybe a practical guidebook titled, "So you've broken your clavicle, Now What". There are a lot of different potential clinical scenarios, but there are a few big decisions to make early on regardless of what is going on. So, maybe a few tidbits to help answer those questions.

But for now, its a wrap and glad this one is behind me!!!!

Labels: sports injuries