tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81737010784388853442023-11-15T10:55:56.956-08:00Great Ideas for Healthy LivingKoschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173701078438885344.post-80789471822121145252012-06-28T13:37:00.002-07:002012-06-28T13:46:11.901-07:00Chiropractic and neck pain<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;">Seeing a chiropractor or engaging in light exercise relieves neck pain more effectively than relying on pain medication, new research shows.</span><br />
<a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/for-neck-pain-chiropractic-and-exercise-are-better-than-drugs/"><span style="font-size: large;">Click here to go to article</span></a>Koschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173701078438885344.post-41955071265229807342011-07-04T13:13:00.000-07:002011-12-22T11:47:58.427-08:00Interesting facts you might not know about stretching<div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Stretching and flexibility are important but when is it best to stretch and how much?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">If you are an occasional runner or exercise a few times per week the research indicates some fascinating fact<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">s about stretching and injury risk. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;">Here is what the latest research is telling us about stretching:</span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 11pt;">Stretching before or after exercising does not confer protection from muscle soreness. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;">Stretching before exercising does not seem to confer a practically useful reduction in the risk of injury.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The basic science literature supports the epidemiologic evidence that stretching before exercise does not reduce the risk of injury.</span></div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">A warm up should consist of an activity that raises the pulse such as fast walking, cycling or skipping for 5 to 10 minutes. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">The cool down (~5min) portion may consist of light cycling and or walking followed by light stretching. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">If you are running or walking the most important areas to stretch are the calf, quadriceps, hamstrings, groin (psoas) and buttocks. Stretching the trunk is also important as well. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial;">Studies show that stretching before exercise neither prevents nor causes injury. Some of the most significant contributors to injury risk are:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">If you want to decrease the risk of injury and increase your flexibility it is more beneficial to stretch on a regular basis (everyday), not just before exercise. I recommend stretching when you are warmed up (e.g. mid day, after a hot shower, later in the evening). Yoga can be a great way to increase flexibility as well as core strength. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">It is important to get one on one instruction in order to make sure you are performing the stretches correctly to reduce the chances of injury. Our mandate at the Kos Chiropractic Centre is to provide exceptional care as well as useful and up to date information regarding health for your benefit. </span></div>
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Herbert RD, Gabriel M. Effects of stretching before and after exercising on muscle soreness and risk of injury: systematic review. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325 (7362):468.<br /> <br />Fradkin AJ, Gabbe BJ, Cameron PA. Does warming up prevent injury in sport? The evidence from randomized controlled trials? J Sci Med Sport. 2006 Jun;9(3):214-20.<br /> <br />Shrier I. Stretching before exercise does not reduce the risk of local muscle injury: a critical review of the clinical and basic science literature. Clin J Sport Med. 1999 Oct;9(4):221-7<br /><br /> American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “Stretching before a run does not necessarily prevent injury, study finds.” ScienceDaily, 20 Feb. 2011. Web, 4 Jul. 2011.<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">
<br /></div>Koschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173701078438885344.post-20694848715199295242011-05-16T13:31:00.000-07:002011-05-16T21:42:05.420-07:00Tips for Runners<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">As spring/summer approaches in Winnipeg the weather allows for us to get out and stretch our legs. One of the best and most common ways of doing that is running. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Injuries associated with running are an unfortunate but all too common occurrence. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Understanding a running injury is the key to effective treatment. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Running involves maintenance of a specific posture with tremendous muscle exertion over a long period of time. This can lead to muscular imbalances within the body. Over time pain can develop in the foot, ankle, knee, hips, lower and upper back. Imbalances are also often noted between flexor (e.g. psoas muscle – hip flexor) and extensor muscles (e.g. gluteal muscle – hip extensor), not only in the legs but also higher up in the trunk. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">* The key to good running posture is good trunk strength, (particularly the abdominal muscles) holding the body in an upright chest out position.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> Runners have a natural tendency to develop abdominal weakness.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If there is a biomechanical abnormality anywhere along the chain from the feet up then injures are more likely to occur. For example, overpronation is where the </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 11pt;">arch of the foot collapses, or the ankle rolls inwards as you walk.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> This can cause added stress on the Achilles tendon, medial (inner) side of the knee and the lower back resulting in pain and disability. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The same can be said from the top down. A gluteal (butt muscle) contraction on one side compared to the opposing side can cause relative external rotation of the leg (foot points outward) resulting in added stress on the hip joint, medial (inner) side of the knee and the inner side of the foot.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Saco-iliac joint problems in the lower back can also limit normal motion needed for biomechanics when running resulting in lower back pain and an altered running stride.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tips for reducing running related injuries and maintaining good biomechanical function:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Good motion in ankle, knee and low back joints as well as the upper back joints</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Have good arch support and comfortable shoes especially if you are running on concrete surfaces</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Balanced strength between your quadriceps (front of thigh) and hamstring (back of thigh) muscles</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Good gluteal (butt muscle) pliability </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Good abdominal strength</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 54.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Postural training exercises </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">If you are having any pain before, during or after running make sure you have it checked out before it becomes a bigger problem.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Stay tuned for the next blog update: Does stretching before exercise reduce the risk of injury?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dr. Jason Stevens B.Sc. D.C</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Sandell J, Palmgren PJ, Björndahl L. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Effect of chiropractic treatment on hip</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">extension ability and running velocity among young male running athletes</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. J Chiropr Med. 2008 Jun;7(2):39-47.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Willson JD, Kernozek TW, Arndt RL, Reznichek DA, Scott Straker J. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gluteal</i></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">muscle activation during running in females with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2011 Mar 7.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Kvist M. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Achilles tendon injuries in athletes</i>. Sports Med. 1994 Sep;18(3):173-201</span></span></div>Koschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173701078438885344.post-50556123142329737302010-12-20T13:45:00.001-08:002010-12-20T13:45:23.988-08:00Welcome to the Kos Chiropractic Blog<div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content">The physicians at the Kos Chiropractic Centre pride themselves on discovering and utilizing the best ideas for improving and maintaining your health. <br />
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The ideas you read about on our blog will be the distillation of years of clinical experience, observation, research and experimentation. <br />
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We are Drs. Gregory Kos, B.A., B.Sc., D.C., FCCRS(C), Dr. Jason Stevens, B.Sc., D.C., Dr. Natalie Carriere, B.PE., D.C., and Dr. Sara Korsunsky, B.Sc., N.D. <br />
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You can read about us and our mission at <a href="http://www.koschiropractic.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">http://www.koschiropractic.com/</span></a> </div>Koschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173701078438885344.post-49555839823829500512010-12-20T13:42:00.001-08:002010-12-22T06:54:13.359-08:00The Importance of Magnesium to Muscular Health<div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In our culture one of the most overlooked problems of physical medicine is the underlying muscular pain and difficulties that take place as a result of magnesium (Mg) deficiency. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Deficiency of any nutrient takes place for two principle reasons:</span></span></div><ol type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lack of uptake </span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Increased loss</span></span> </li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">To speak to the first issue there are a number of variables that affect the absorption/uptake of Mg:</span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Vitamin D deficiency... which is important for the uptake of many ions which are important for neurological function, muscular function, tissue function etc...</span></span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Poor gastrointestinal absorption (age, poor eating habits, etc…)</span></span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Excess saturated fat in the diet</span></span> </li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The second issue occurs due to an increased excretion of Mg from the body:</span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Increased Elimination...Excess Coffee, Tea, Alcohol, Phosphoric acid (soda), tannins and tannic acid (red wine and tea), distilled water, excess estrogen/low progesterone, protein/purines etc…</span></span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Increased demand such as; prolonged intense sweating, pregnancy, tissue damage etc…</span></span> </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 36.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Intense prolonged stress</span></span> </li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mg is less abundant in the body than Na (sodium), Ca (calcium) or K (potassium) and yet it plays a myriad of crucial roles in electrolyte, hormonal and enzymatic balance with an extremely wide range of repercussions throughout the body, if indeed, it is out of balance.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">One of the most important actions of magnesium deals directly with the release of chemicals at the muscular junction. The muscular junction receives input from the nervous system which causes our muscles to fire or relax. Acetylcholine, a chemical found in this junction is released for muscular contraction. Interestingly enough, it is also inhibited by Magnesium allowing muscular relaxation. Thus if there is a widespread Mg deficiency throughout the body tissues, muscles will fire, but because they can not easily relax and become over facilitated or “over tight” over time and will develop the tendency to become achy and easily aggravated. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">In addition, proper muscle relaxation and function results in good or better biomechanical function and pliability.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the last 50 years of clinical experience at the Kos Chiropractic Centre we have developed the best “recipes” for magnesium supplementation; we offer the best supplements at very good price points, and will give you excellent clinical advice to facilitate your muscular function, muscular pliability, and functional recovery.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">For those who are more scientifically inclined the following paper captures the benefits of magnesium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://george-eby-research.com/html/wide-mag-deficiency-path.pdf"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://george-eby-research.com/html/wide-mag-deficiency-path.pdf</span></span></a></span></i></div></div>Koschiropractichealthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16121463675492396387noreply@blogger.com0