Clairpointe Family Chiropractic

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  ⛳Whether you're teeing off in a league or enjoying a casual round with friends, did you know that golf offers unique health benefits when walking the course? This low-impact aerobic exercise not only boosts heart health, blood circulation, and cardiovascular fitness but also aids in lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart disease, and enhancing the body's oxygen utilization. These health benefits are specific to golf, making it a sport that not only entertains but also improves overall well-being. 🤕When enjoying sports, sometimes injuries can happen. Physical activities like golf can significantly strain your spinal column and joints. At Clairpointe Family Chiropractic, we specialize in working with athletes and preventing injuries through chiropractic adjustments. We may also recommend stretching, strengthening, and supplements to improve your game. Common injuries in golfers are back pain, tendonitis, knee pain, rotator cuff, and wrist injuries. While injuries

Natural immunity has always been the best way to protect yourself during the cold and flu season. There are five areas where you can make your immune system stronger and prevent illness. 1.) Get Adjusted! When your Atlas and Axis vertebrae (top two in your spine) are adjusted by a chiropractor, it directly stimulates your brain stem, which runs your immune system. The stronger your immune system, the less likely you are to get sick.  2.) Drink lots of cool, clean water every day. Your immune system runs on electricity, and your body acts like a battery to store that electricity; and like any battery, the immune system must be fully hydrated to work best. Tap water has chlorine and fluoride, which need to be filtered out, spring water is just someone else’s tap water, so purified water is best. 3) Take your daily vitamins. Stress, exercise, and daily life deplete essential nutrients in your body, which must be replenished for you to be healthy. Eating good food alone is not enough. Vita

Snow shoveling has inherent risks that need to be respected. One, if it’s snowing, it’s cold and slippery outside. Two, it rapidly accelerates your heart rate, and three, it puts a strain on your spine, especially your lower back.             Here are some tips for making it a safe winter by managing the snow on your home’s driveway and sidewalks. If the snow is deeper and you are physically fit to use a snow shovel, start by lifting with your legs. Be sure to switch hands to even out the pressure on your back. Never underestimate how your heart rate will rise when shoveling, so go slow and take breaks. If you have any physical limitations, hire someone to shovel for you.  If the snow is light, you can use a leaf blower, broom, or ergonomically correct snow shovel to push the snow aside. Use a snow blower or thrower to move the snow. These machines can be a great tool to save both your heart and your back. After shoveling, if you are sore, follow these tips below:  Ice your back like

Plantar Fasciitis typically causes a stabbing pain in the bottom of your foot near the heel and is caused by inflammation or tears to the long, flat ligament along the bottom of the foot, called the plantar fascia, and also in the Achilles tendon just above the heel.           T here are certain risk factors associated with this condition, most likely occurring for individuals between the ages of 40-60. If ignored, it can lead to more serious long-term problems than just foot pain, such as chronic pain and possible knee, hip, or back issues, and worse yet, a torn Achilles tendon. One of the problems with Plantar Fasciitis is that it causes the ligaments and tendons in the foot to be inflamed and shortened. As you rest at night, your body heals, and if your foot is flexed down like it normally is, those soft tissues start to heal in the shortened length. When you stand up in the morning, you re-tear those tissues, and they cannot heal completely. The doctors at Clairpointe Family Chirop

        Good mental health is achieved through a healthy mind-body connection. The Psychology professional has the tools to properly diagnose and treat a wide range of mental health challenges. The Chiropractic professional has the tools to diagnose and treat the neuromuscular contributing factors that can cause or amplify these mental health challenges.       Types of mental health conditions most seen in a chiropractic office: Stress and Anxiety: When people don’t feel well, they get nervous about their situation and become edgy and unsettled. Chiropractic care has a great track record of helping people feel better, which tends to reduce their anxious feelings and reduce the effects of stress on the human body. Depression:  This tends to affect people who have not been feeling well for many months or years. They have lost their ability to be active and enjoy life. They feel down or depressed and think that they are just getting older and will never be the same again. A thorough chiro

Did you know the weight of a dime is 2.268 grams? That’s all it takes to decrease normal nerve transmission by 70%! These nerve transmissions are communicating vital instructions like “how your immune system responds to pre-cancerous lesions” or “how many times your heart needs to beat.”    You want those messages traveling at the highest possible speeds with NO interference from a subluxation.   So how do you remove these interferences? Regular chiropractic care. Watch Dr. Gary Shoemker explain how the weight of a dime can interfere with normal nerve transmission. Become A Patient Don't let your good health stop on a dime; call Clairpointe Family Chiropractic at (313) 886-8030 to see how we can remove any spinal interference (subluxations), keeping your nervous system working at its fullest! Clairpointe Family Chiropractic 18720 Mack Ave Suite 120, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 (313) 886-8030 | www.clairpointe.com

  What Is TMJ? TMJ stands for the temporomandibular joint. It’s an important joint formed by your skull and your jaw bone and involves the muscles needed for chewing.    Your TMJ acts like a sliding hinge and connects your jawbone to your skull. It is responsible for opening and closing your mouth, allowing the jaw to move smoothly up and down and side to side, and enabling you to talk, chew, and yawn.   Symptoms Signs and symptoms of TMJ disorders may include: Pain or tenderness of your jaw Pain in one or both of the temporomandibular joints Aching pain in and around your ear Difficulty chewing or pain while chewing Aching facial pain Locking of the joint makes it difficult to open or close your mouth. TMJ disorders can also cause a clicking sound or grating sensation when you open your mouth or chew. But if there's no pain or limitation of movement associated with your jaw clicking, you probably don't need treatment for a TMJ disorder. Can Chiropractic Help? Chiropractic adju

  Sports Injuries Here at Clairpointe Family Chiropractic, we have many active patients who exercise regularly and play sports like tennis, pickleball, golf, hockey, and running.  Once in a while, a patient will have an injury from their activity and will need an extra hand in recovery. When a sports injury occurs, after the patient ices and rests, we suggest coming in to have the doctors look at the injury from a chiropractic standpoint. The doctors can show you proper conditioning, warm-up, and cool-down techniques for each sport or exercise activity to prevent future injuries. We treat these injuries by showing you proper stretching, strengthening exercises and recommending pharmaceutical-grade supplements. Common Sports Injuries Treated At Clairpointe: • Back strains • Tendonitis • Herniated disks in the lower back • Plantar fasciitis • Hamstring strains • Foot Numbness and Tingling • IT band syndrome Dr. Nathan has first-hand experience in recovering from sports injuries. He playe

       Stretching before a sport will help promote proper circulation, improve coordination and flexibility, reduce muscle tension, and prevent muscle strain. Without proper stretching, tissues may shorten over time and become fatigued, creating an opportunity for injury.        Dr. Nathan Blackwell has been playing baseball since he was five years old and has been weightlifting since he was 16 years old. Over the years, Dr. Nathan has noticed the positive effects of a 15-minute stretching routine pre and post-practice or exercise, which has been great for limiting soreness and maximizing performance throughout the years.   At Clairpointe Family Chiropractic, we have a great book we refer to titled "Stretching," written by Bob Anderson. Each page has specific stretches for all types of sports. Below are some of the top sports our patients play, and these are the stretches we recommend using from the book. By clicking on the sports photos below, you can print off the appropria