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5 ways you can improve your life right now! Tips from our guests on Crackin’ Backs Podcast!

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By Dr. Terry Weyman

1) Movement is life. Take it from mobility expert, Emeril McCutcheon, most people, young or old
don’t move enough or even move correctly. Can you get off the floor without using your hands
or lift your big toe without using the other four? Mobility is not stretching, its not flexibility. Its
proper joint movement along with proper joint awareness. Minimum, you should work 5
patterns daily: Push, pull, hinge, core/carry, squat to increase your functional health. ACTION:
Spend 15 minutes every morning working on these 5 basic principles.

2) Mental Toughness- This is a tough one, as everyone is different, and everyone has different
issues. However, we have learned some gems that can help you out. Matt Hughes was struck by
a train and his life was immediately changed. He had a career and family, and life was great,
until it wasn’t. How has Matt handled it? Well one tip he gives, is to focus on the little things, for
these are the things that truly matter. Take each victory as just that, a victory. Then we learned
from Robb Bolton, an athlete struggling with Cancer. You think you have it tough, just listen to
the strength from this man. He uses exercise as his motivation. If he can move, even a little, he
is winning. But I think one of the best set of tips came from Rocker, Cris Hodges, when he gave
us 3 simple tricks to help you get out of your mental cave: 1) meditation- realizing you are not
your mind, your body or your thoughts. 2) Forgiveness- learn to forgive people in your life as
well as yourself and 3) You can do anything you want to. ACTION: Spent 5 minutes every day,
when you first wake up reflecting on these 3 things.

3) You are what you eat! Food does not just fill your stomach; it is the fuel that runs all the cells of
your body. You take time to research what you put in your car, what clothes you will wear out,
yet how many of us take the time to really look at what is going into our bodies? We learned
simple tips from Dr. Grace Hameister on how to read labels and how bad anything with the
word CORN in it is. Why is it, we always want to take short cuts, to look better or have that
perfect body? Tamra Dae will tell you that just doesn’t work, in fact, short cuts can shorten your
life! The best tip for eating: if God made it, you can probably eat it. ACTION: Go through your
refrigerator and toss all foods with the word CORN in the label. Drink an extra 2 glasses of water
on top of what you are doing and plan your meals every day with purpose.
4) We all need to be inspired to achieve more than we think we can. I read somewhere that 80%
of our daily thoughts are negative. 80%!! No wonder we gravitate to all those self help posts.
Turning off the negative inputs: The news, SM, and your negative neighbor- and focusing on

inspiration and turning words to action. The more someone tells you that it is unattainable, the
more you need to fire up all your engines. Get tips from Navy Seals, Monty Heath and Alex
Othmer if you truly want to hear what the human body/mind can do when you push it.
However, there is one person that stood out that gave the best advice. When you want to be
inspired, SERVE another! It’s simple, yet so powerful. Thank you, Jim Sayih. ACTION: Read a
book about something that inspires you or teaches you something you know little about. Read
15 pages a day!
5) Be a leader. You don’t have to be General Patton; you just have to stand up for who you are
and what you feel is right. Be creative in how you lead, be appreciative of those whom you are
leading. Remember, someone is always watching you, make them proud, by doing your job. As
small or as big as it may be, focus on doing the best you can at that job. Dr. Dana Sinclair teaches
us to be peaceful under pressure and to focus on doing your job. If done well, the emotional
accolades will follow. Action: write down 5 things you want to achieve during your day at
breakfast or first thing. Don’t go to bed until you check all 5 off your list.
For more inspiration, listen to the show as each guest, will educate you, inspire you and improve your life. www.crackinbackspodcast.com

Turf Toe

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By Dr. Ciro Errico

In sports like soccer, football, lacrosse, track, and even gymnastics turf toe can be an injury that can occur. Though commonly seen on turf fields it can be seen in a variety of sports due to the mechanism of injury. All these sports include the need to jump, run, ‘cut’ or quickly turn; often times it occurs while the player is on his or her toes. This action causes injuries like turf toe.  

So, what is turf toe?

Turf toe is an injury in which the big toe is hyperextend causing a sprain of the ligaments surrounding the big toe. It is often times caused by jamming the big toe, or repeatedly pushing off the big toe during running or jumping.

What are a few signs and symptoms?

When a player has a possible turf toe injury there will be swelling, pain, and limited range of motion in the big toe. The player will have a hard time placing his or her foot on the floor due to the pain of trying to push off while walking.

What can a player do to help treat turf toe?

To treat turf toe the first thing to do is RICE method which includes: rest, ice, compression of the area, and elevating the foot to help reduce the swelling. Receiving professional care like chiropractic care is beneficial; there are many things that a chiropractor can do. Laser treatments help the cells of the damaged ligaments and tendons to reproduce ATP in the body, and allows for a faster recovery. Myofacial release is beneficial: the injured muscles need treatment to reduce inflammation, and also allows the surrounding muscle to not over compensate and cause more problems. MarcPro helps the muscles to flush out the inflammation, and the allows to bring more blood flow to the damaged area; this process of bringing blood to the area of damage allowing oxygen to get to the muscles and help heal the damaged muscle fibers (www.marcpro.com promo code: GOTCSI). Taping the area of damage allows a reduction of inflammation, and provides support to the tendons and ligaments. Adjustments of the foot, ankle, and the spine allow the body to stay aligned, and continue to provide optimal innate care in body.

How to prevent turf toe?

One of the best ways to prevent turf toe is to wear shoes that do not allow a significant amount of bend in the shoe to prevent excess amount of hyperextension and pushing off with the big toe. Working on gait patterns, and finding optimal foot positioning can help prevent more turf toe injuries. Also, exercises, such as the one on www.gotcsi.com youtube channel for big toe work well in strengthening the joint.

Dr. Ciro was a Doctor at Chiropractic Sports Institute, in Westlake Village, Ca. For more info go to their website: www.gotcsi.com

Sunglasses, not just for fashion but a VITAL part of your athletic equipment

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By. Dr. Terry Weyman

When I was a young kid, I was a beach lifeguard. One of the days I chose fashion over performance and wore a trendy pair of cheap sunglasses (but they were cool). Later that night I kept seeing spots and those spots kept getting worse. After seeing the Eye Doctor I realized in ONE day I had burned my retina and would have permanent damage. ONE DAY. Ever since that day, I have looked at sunglasses in a whole new light!

Being a Sports Chiropractor I am out in the sun a lot! Whether it’s on the side of a Motocross track, in a feed zone of a major bike race, or on a lake running a slalom course, I protect my eyes FIRST.

Your eyes are one of the most important organs for sport. Why? Well, your head follows your eyes and consequently, your body follows your head. Your eyes are so instrumental in initiating all quick movements such as seeking out that perfect line, looking ahead to spot that deadly situation or finding your receiver that if your eyes are not working properly you will NEVER perform at your best.

The problem with wearing trendy or cheap sunglasses is that the lenses are tinted instead of treated to prevent UV light from getting to your eyes. A tinted lens will allow your pupils to dilate or expand which will allow more damaging UV rays into your retina (this is what happened to me). UV light can damage the eyes by essentially giving the cornea a sunburn or, in the long run, causing cataracts, retinal and macular degeneration. A good pair of sunglasses that blocks UV can not only help you see better but improve your image since most of the good glasses look great. All Eye Doctors recommend sunglasses that block over 98 percent of all UV.
Unfortunately, the non-prescription sunglasses industry (cheap sunglasses) is weakly regulated, and even bold words in its advertising such as “UV absorbing” or “blocks most UV light” might mean nothing.

The brand I now wear, TAG Heuer Avant-Garde Eyewear. Not because of the name, but for their lenses. I tried on a pair and was blown away on how clear everything was. The lenses are the best, and they were light and very comfortable. Then I went on line to look at the research and saw how many awards they have won for not only design but for their innovation with lenses and protection. This is a company known for watches but their Avant-Garde Eyewear are amazing.

What ever Sunglasses your chose, know this. You only get one set of eyes. Your eyes are not only the window to your soul but the initialator of movement. The lighter the eye color the more you need to protect them. My advise in everything, don’t go cheap on your health and never live with regrets. You don’t want to “burn your eyes” because you were wearing some cheap glasses “because I am always losing them, or sit on them and these were cool”. The cost of TRYING to repari your eyes will far exceed the cost of a good pair of Sunglasses.

Dr.Terry Weyman is the clinic Director of Chiropractic Sports Institute and has been involved with Professional sports for over 20 years. Visit his website at www.gotcsi.com

H-wave- it’s not your mammas muscle stimulation!

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By: Dr. Terry Weyman

I am known on the Sports circuit as the “Doc with all the cool toys”. However, it’s not about the quantity of “toys”, it’s about picking the right “tool” for the right job. My job is not only to improve athletic performance but also to get the body to recover faster than it can by itself. Ask the Top Amateur Motocrosser how important tissue recovery is when he is laying in the hospital the day before the National Championships with a back injury, or a Pro Golfer the day before the Masters down with a knee injury, or a 20 year old football player the day before the Combine down with a hamstring pull. How important is tissue recovery? VERY.

So, one of my tools is the H-Wave electric stimulation machine. No, this is not your typical E-Stim or Tens unit. This is much more and its part of my regular treatment protocol for getting our athletes back to the field as fast as possible. The H-wave was established for treatment of dental related issues from TMJ to providing anesthesia for those not wanting to take medication. Doing a paradigm shift, we now use it for much more than pain control or overall healing. Now, it is looked at as a machine that can speed up the bodies ability to heal itself and the surrounding tissue to get the athlete back on the field faster than expected. H-wave is unique in that it has the ability to stimulate on both low and high frequencies, at the same time! Now you can aid in pain control to reduce muscle guarding while you work on tissue effusion to maximize healing. What a concept. Once your Doctor or therapist grasps these concepts, the treatment combinations and results are limitless. This is the only machine I know of that can either heal an injury or allow the body to naturally recover faster for next day competition. How do each frequencies work and why do you need both? Well let’s look at each form of stimulation and explain why each form is important.

Ultra Low Frequency Stimulation
Development and protocols for H-Wave were based on the well-established facts that fluid shifts and pressures are essential for tissues to heal and to create homeostasis in an injured area. The H-Wave device was specifically designed to improve circulation and enhance fluid shifts; thereby, addressing the inflammation that is so often the causative factor in pain and disabilities. The goal of H-Wave is never to mask symptoms, but rather to speed recovery and/or manage chronic symptoms to allow the body to increase in normal cellular production and integration. Published research has shown that the specific technology of H-Wave represents a paradigm shift in electro-therapeutic treatment and produces the optimal non-fatiguing stimulation for fluid shifts.

High Frequency Stimulation
Some conditions require additional pain relief that fluid shifts don’t entirely address. This is why H-Wave has a secondary mode that is focused entirely on shutting down pain and breaking the pain cycle similar to TENS, however, with a longer lasting effect. Again, in this setting H-Wave is not intending to mask pain while the device is on, but rather create a strong anesthetic affect with significant and lasting relief after a 30 minute treatment. The H-Wave device is so unique and capable of shutting down pain that we have FDA clearance for electrical anesthesia in the field of dentistry. If it can take away the pain from oral surgery, how do you think it will work in the world of athletics when used right?

As I have said, the H-wave is a tool, when used in the correct settings and for the correct purposes, can change the athletes recovery rate and increase their chances for success.

Dr. Terry Weyman is the owner of Chiropractic Sports Institute and travels the world caring for top athletes. He also works for Pepperdine University in their Athletic Training room and for The Factory, a high level training facility. He can be reached at www.gotcsi.com

To be better, start with the EYES!

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By: Dr. Terry Weyman

We often forget to train our eyes for our sport yet they are so instrumental in initiating all quick movements. Your head follows your eyes and consequently, your body follows your head. By training the eyes, quick movements such as; darting through that hole in the defense, finding your receiver quicker, making that quick hockey shot or getting the ball in the elusive corner of the lacrosse net, will become easier. Training the eyes will also help reaction time for sports such as Motocross and Baseball. Do this simple drill for 10-20 seconds two to three times a week and watch YOUR eye reaction speed increase. Have a partner, stand behind you with a red laser pointer. Have them move the pointer on the wall in front of you in quick patterns, all around the wall. Do NOT move your head, just your eyes and follow the dot. Make a game to see if your partner can move the dot faster or in a pattern that you can’t keep up with. Practice this simple drill and watch your performance increase!

Dr. Terry Weyman is the CEO of The Chiropractic Sports Institute in Southern California. You can visit their website at www.gotcsi.com and sign up for their bi-monthly newsletter, TidBits.

About Dr. Terry Weyman

Dr. Terry Weyman lives in Southern California where he has been the Clinic Director of Chiropractic Sports Institute for over 31 years....
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