Rowlett Chiropractor describes intermediate neck exercise

Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no exercise equipment.
It works the longus capitis, longus colli, SCM (sternocleidomastoid) muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to increase neck strength and muscular endurance.
The benefits are improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin by lying on the back with the head extended off the table, maintaining a chin tuck position.
Slowly extend the head back towards the floor and then raise the head, returning to the initial neutral starting position and repeat as instructed.
Move slowly through the range of motion.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

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Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosus muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to increase knee strength and muscular endurance.
By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin lying on floor facing up.
Bend knees so feet are firmly on floor.
Extend arms upward toward ceiling.
Activate core muscles.
Lift hips off floor to attain a bridge position with knees, hips and shoulders in alignment.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

Initially, you may develop some cramping in the back of your thigh. A simple hamstring stretch before and after may prevent this from occurring.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

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Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the gluteus medius/minimus, piriformis and hip lateral rotators muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to Increase hip strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury

Begin lying on side on the floor with legs extended.
Top leg should attain a straight line through hip and shoulder.
Bottom leg may be bent for added stability.
Activate core muscles.
Lift top leg upward, abducting leg as foot simultaneously rotates. This will result in a toe-up position.
Slowly return to start position.
Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.

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Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.
It works the peroneus longus/brevis, tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, gastrocnemius, soleus muscles.
The purpose of this exercise is to improve muscular endurance, ankle strength, and proprioception.
By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin seated in a chair with good posture.
Extend leg.
Attempt to write alphabet from A through Z with toes, moving ankle in all directions.
Repeat for prescribed sets.

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Here is a simple exercises that you can do at home with no equipment.

It works the multifidus, erector spinae, transverse abdominus, oblique muscles.

The purpose of this exercise is to Increase low back strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention

Begin lying on your back.

Extend arms above head flat on floor.

Activate core and lift knees above hips and maintain a 90/90 hip and knee position.

Activate core.

Lift one arm off the floor and raise it towards ceiling until above shoulder level while simultaneously extending one leg downward towards floor.

Pause momentarily.

Return to start position, alternating sides.

Core activation should be maintained throughout entire exercise.

Repeat for recommended repetitions and sets.


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Body: Here is a simple exercise that you can do at home with no equipment.

It works the areas related to the shoulder such as deltoid – anterior, deltoid – lateral, pec major – clavical head, and coracobrachialis muscles.

The purpose of this exercise is to Increase shoulder strength and muscular endurance. By doing this exercise you can have the benefits of Improved stability, functional strength and injury p

Begin on floor on hands and knees.

Hips should be above knees and shoulders above hands. Attain a straight spine position.

Activate core muscles. While maintaining a straight spine, reach forward until arm is at shoulder level. Slowly return to start position.

Repeat for prescribed repetitions and sets.





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Involves no equipment.

This exercise works the abdominal, oblique internal/external, iliopsoa muscles.

The purpose is to increase abdominal strength and muscular endurance.

The benefits include improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.

Begin lying on floor.

Lift knees so that a 90º position is attained at hip and knees. Place hands beside ears. Activate core.

Lift shoulder off floor approximately 6 inches attempting to bring elbow toward opposite opposite knee so that both simultaneously meet.

Return to start position and repeat on opposite side. Continue alternating sides until recommended repetitions are complete.

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Published: Thursday, September 9, 2010 3:21 PM CDT
Star Community Papers, Rowlett
The Rowlett City Council recognized Dr. James Fowler III with a proclamation during Tuesday’s regular session.

Fowler was recently presented with the Five Outstanding Young Texans award by the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce.

“None of this would be possible without the people behind me,” Fowler said. “(My wife and I) want to be in a town where we can make a difference. I look forward to the future. This is an honor and a blessing.”

Fowler was recognized for his philanthropic work and community service for the city of Rowlett. He was nominated by Leisa Peebles, a past member of the Garland Jaycees and a senator in the Jaycee organization. Peebles serves with Fowler on the Downtown Main Street Committee and has been impressed with his enthusiasm, dedication and willingness to work with local community and non-profit organizations in Rowlett.

“Dr. Fowler brings a fresh approach to the community,” she said, “and has become a well-respected and much-liked contributor to the community.”

According to the Jaycees, Fowler brings excitement, enthusiasm and fresh ideas to Rowlett and his chiropractic practice.

He and his wife moved to Rowlett five years ago and have been involved in the community from day one. Fowler is a director on the chamber of commerce, sits on the city’s Economic Development Committee and is on the committee and a sponsor for the Rowlett Downtown Main Street Series. Fowler also dedicates his time toward helping local non-profit organizations and contributes financially to their efforts to improve the community through fundraiser opportunities. Fowler strives to educate his patients and the community on vital lifestyle choices, the 100-year lifestyle and proper spinal motion to increase energy and eliminate pain.

Fowler joins Whitney Laning, president of the Rowlett Citizen Corps Council, who was a FOYT recipient in 2004. Other recipients for this year are Alberto P. Cardenas, Houston; Mark A. Melton, Dallas; Michael H. Morath, Dallas and Sean Carter-Hammerle, Houston.

Should You Adjust a Pregnant Woman?

Yes, Yes, Yes. It is even more reason to adjust someone.  Of course the way we do it at First Step is completely comfortable and safe. Watch Racheal talk about how Dr. Fowler helped her with low back pain. She is 38 weeks pregnant and the natural relief couldn’t have come at a better time. What is even better she was actually a Chiropractic skeptic and her mother made her come in to the office.

You can watch Dr. Fowler adjusting a pregnant mommy by clicking here
http://www.drjamesfowler.com/2008/12/pregnancy-and-chiropractic.html#links

Today the field of alternative medicine is like a wild jungle, full of unsubstantiated claims, junk science, and marketing hype.

This website is dedicated to providing referenced, scientific data on a variety of holistic and alternative medicine topics, focusing on universal principles, sound physiology, and the undiluted healing powers of the body itself.

Healers of the past have already solved most health problems of today. Unfortunately, most of their work died with them. Their voices have been muted by the din of a thousand self-proclaimed experts and Magic Bullet salesmen. This website seeks to draw from the forgotten wisdom of the past, and to honor its simplicity.

At the same time we spend more and more money each year for “Health Care.” We have more doctors and more drugs than any civilization in history. But it’s not working.

What’s not working is the underlying idea. If doctors and drugs could give us better health, we’d already be better. That is why the field of holistic and alternative medicine is growing so fast – it’s survival.

The healthiest people in human history were groups who were geographically isolated from “civilization.” These people had no specialists, no HMOs, no prescription drugs, and no immense hospitals. They were never subverted with the idea that the responsibility for their own health lay outside themselves. Except in the cases of traumatic injury, for most of their lives they looked to the body’s inner wisdom, and trusted only that.  And it worked – they had beautiful teeth, strong bones, and very little degenerative disease.

Today it’s almost as though our ancestors are trying to speak to us. The searching, jumbled mess we find in the field of today’s Alternative Medicine has a real, valid, vital, underlying power source: the impulse to give the body time to heal itself, to let it try and put the steps of the healing process together all by itself, without potent, unproven interventions.

What do Evan­der Holyfield, the heavyweight champion of the world, John Smoltz, the 1996 Cy Young award winner, and Dan O’Brien, the 1996 Olym­pic Gold Medallist in the decathlon have in common? What do they share in common with Marla Maples Trump, who can afford the best the world has to offer, and James Earl Jones, the fine actor?

They have all been on the cover of Today’s Chiropractic Magazine sharing their excitement about the benefits of Chiropractic Wellness Care. Evander Holyfield stated in the December 1988 issue, “I do believe in chiropractic. I found that going to a chiropractor three times a week helps my performance. Once I drove 20 miles to see a chiropractor before a fight. I have to have my adjustment before I get in the ring.”

Dan O’Brien said in the August 1996 issue, “you obviously can’t compete at your fullest if you’re not in alignment. It was the holistic idea that I liked about chiropractic. I really think chiropractic is essential in running. If I could put a percentage on it, I think I compete eight to ten percent better from regular chiropractic use, if not more. It is essential for me and my training routine,” declared O’Brien.

Ten percent is a huge amount for an athlete, or anyone for that matter. For Dan O’Brien it was the difference between him winning the gold medal and not even making the team.

A runner who runs a 10 second hundred meter dash may win an Olympic race, while an 11 second hundred wouldn’t even qualify for the team. In football, a 4.5 second 40 yard dash would make a fast running back, while a 5 second 40 yard dash would be average for a lineman. A baseball player batting .330 might win the batting title, while a player hitting .230 would get sent down to the minors.

Can you imagine if your entire life improved by ten percent? What if your energy, sleep, healing ability, and immune function were all improved by 10%? How about a 10% improvement in hormonal balance and digestion efficiency? If your entire body was functioning ten percent better it would make a huge difference. You would enjoy a much happier, healthier, energetic life!

What is it that the pros know about Chiropractic Wellness Care that most people don’t? Why do they receive Chiropractic Wellness Care to help them be their best and healthiest?

The first answer is that these professionals know health is not just how you feel. For example, they know that you can feel perfectly fine, and still not be healthy.

Did you ever know someone who thought they were healthy and then all of a sudden had a heart attack? Do you know anyone who felt fine one day and then, what seems like all of a sudden, got diagnosed with cancer, diabetes, arthritis, or a herniated disc?

These conditions take 10, 20 or 30 years before they show any outward symptoms that you or your doctor might be able to identify. However, what they will do is reduce your body’s function slowly over time, thereby limiting your health potential and quality of life.

This process happens so slowly over time that we accept these weaknesses as normal and go on with our lives, never knowing what we are missing out on. Top athletes and performers are challenging their physical and mental limits every day so they keep track of their function and performance in relation to their 

true wellness potential. Rather than waiting until they get sick or injured, they fine tune their body and mind all the time with Chiropractic Wellness Care.

Next, these top performers fully understand the relationship between their nerve system and the function of every cell, tissue, and organ of their body. Try these simple interactive experiments to illustrate this point.

Wiggle your fingers and toes. How did you do that? Your brain sent signals down your spinal cord telling your fingers and toes what to do. All your motor function and movement is controlled by your nerve system, including your balance and coordination.

Pull a hair on your arm. Now pull another one within an inch of the first. Do you feel the pulling in the same place each time, or a different place? You can feel the pulling in a different place because every hair cell has its own distinct and unique nerve supply that is connected to the brain. All your feeling and sensation is controlled by your nerve system.

How do you digest your food to get the maximum intake of nutrients your body needs to function properly? How does your heart know how fast to beat when you are exercising in order to supply appropriate oxygen to all the cells in your body? How does your body know what hormones to produce and when it’s time to go to the bathroom?

Every function of your body is controlled and regulated by your nerve system. Your brain takes in all the information from the environment and sends out signals which trigger the appropriate response by your body. As long as there is no interference to this system, the brain receives the correct signals, and in turn sends out the correct response. The result is a healthy human being with unlimited abilities and human potential.

Unfortunately, if there is interference to this pathway, it acts like static on a telephone line and all the body functions become reduced. Dr. Chung Ha Suh, a researcher out of the University of Colorado, found that 45 mm. of mercury pressure, roughly the weight of a quarter, is enough to reduce the function of that nerve to 40 percent of its original value.3 We’ve already seen the significance of 10%, can you imagine the effect of 40%? Removing this interference is a serious health issue.

One person returned to his chiropractor after not being adjusted for over a year. When his Chiropractor confronted him on wellness, he said, “I’m into wellness. I eat healthy and I exercise regularly.” Unfortunately, his neck muscles had atrophied significantly and he had lost close to 50% of the range of motion in his neck. He had interference in his nerve system and didn’t know it until the damage was done. All this happened while he felt fine.

This is not wellness. Random House Dictionary defines wellness as the fact or condition of being in maximum mental and physical health.

Chiropractic care is essential for wellness. Chiropractic removes interference from your nerve system so there is no static on your lines. Chiropractic Wellness Care keeps your spine and nerve system free from interference so that your body can function at its best all the time.

This is why top performers receive Chiropractic Wellness Care. Marla Maples Trump “has made her chiropractic care a family priority. Her daughter gets adjusted, and she has referred her husband, mother, chauffeur, nanny and personal assistant for care.”

You too can experience true health and wellness. Begin by making Chiropractic Wellness Care a part of your family’s life.